The old building in which my wife used to work had a display case of old typewriters in the lobby. One of the security guards was nice enough to let me take them out and photograph them (very averagely, it looks like) in the last few weeks before last day there. I didn’t know it … Photos: Underwood Typewriters
Some photos I took of the Cathedral of Learning a few years ago. It was inspiration for the de Sales College building from Pale Blue Scratch.
It was time to put the 36 year old Functional to rest. Her cassette and chain got rusted out from disuse over the perpetual scamdemic months, as I was working from home all the time. The steel frame was starting to take a beating, too, that she couldn’t really come back from. So I traded … Photo: New Giant Rincon Bike
No photos this time, since the route we took we nearly the same as the Wetlands-Scouts-Rachel Caron loop I posted. We did see a snake that we thought was dead, a deer with a sneezing fit, and lots of graduation parties in the park pavilions. We took our time hiking, with some potty breaks, food … No Photos: Scouts’ Trail Hike
Alltrails mapped this nice hike out for us, a combination of three connected trails at Harrison Hills. Here’s the map. No, we didn’t walk 19.8 miles. I was a dum-dum and started tracking our progress from when I left the house. The real trail length was nearly four miles. These first three are some long … Photos: Wetlands-Scout-Rachel Carson Loop Trail
A few photos here of Highland Park, which is less trail-like and woodsy than Harrison Hills, and much more developed and urban park-like. Space is a little tighter. It’s also much more trafficked, mostly because of the generous walking and biking paths on the streets that run through it. A good chunk of park real … Photos: Highland Park
This one was 2.3 miles, with lots of wet spots (duh), elevation changes, and overlapping with other trails. We saw a fox run across the trail near the end, and bear poop (more on that). I don’t know anything about flowers, but this one at the start of the trail was very noticeable. Later on, … Photos: Wetlands Trail Hike
I’m not on social media so this is the only channel I have to document silly and slightly gross things like this. I nearly always get this sweat pattern at the gym when I wear gray shirts, and I’d regret not ever doing a sh!tpost about it. It’s hard to see the “horn” on the … Photo: Demon Hunter Logo Sweat
Currently reading After the Long Goodbye, a Ghost in the Shell book. It’s hardcover with a dust jacket, but on the cover itself, Psalm 139 is printed. Rather bizarre, though the first Ghost in the Shell film had some biblical references in the dialogue. I don’t know how Psalm 139 relates to the story yet, … Photo: Ghost in the Shell Hardcover Bible Verse
We had adjustable desks at the office, and I would stand most of the time. The last few months of working from home has me sitting way too much, and I could tell it started to affect thing snow that I was back at the gym. So I thought making a standing desk would be … Photos: I Made a Standing Table
Here’s a bunch of photos of the haul from my friend Chris Francz, my half of the book trade we did. I wrote for his zine, Crucial Times, a while back, and I’ve always liked his art and writing. His Etsy store is here. I’ve only skimmed these for now, but I’ll dive into these … Photos: Chris Francz Books
Behold! The last of my photo dump posts. The Beauty The Blood came out of the same New Jersey scene as Redeem, Kissing the Hands of Wrath, Solace (even though they were from New York), and other bands I can’t remember. They were friends of mine that I saw a lot during my Life In … Photo Dump: The Beauty The Blood, Somewhere in New Jersey (August 15, 2005)
Only two worthwhile photos of Hawk Nelson. Still Remains played a small stage; they had just released their first album a few months prior, and I don’t think a lot of people knew them. I don’t like Pillar‘s music that much but I remember they were great live performers. One of my favorite photos I … Photo Dump: Hawk Nelson, Pillar, Still Remains at the Purple Door Fest (August 19, 2005)
Finally got some decent photos of Haste the Day, compared to the 2004 shots. You’ll notice in both the Norma Jean and The Chariot shots, that they all end up on the ground. That’s how it is with some bands. First up is the chair guy. He balanced three of them on his chin while … Photo Dump: The Chariot, Norma Jean, Haste the Day at the Purple Door Fest (August 19, 2005)
I don’t remember these two bands’ sets, specifically. This was a few weeks after Blindside released The Great Depression, which was…okay. Nothing tops Silence for me, though. Blindside: mewithoutYou:
This was a special photo set for two reasons. This was when Project 86 was in the sweet spot in their career for me. They had released their third album, Truthless Heroes, on Atlantic Records, back when getting signed to a major record label meant something more than it does now. Their first three albums … Photo Dump: Project 86 at the Purple Door Fest (August 23, 2004)
For some reason I didn’t get a lot of shots of Haste the Day. I think I was talking to someone during most of their set. I discovered their last album, Coward, a few months ago, after years of not paying attention to them after seeing them on their final tour at the now-defunct Altar … Photo Dump: Haste the Day, Stretch Arm Strong, Squad Five-0 at the Purple Door Fest (August 23, 2004)
The Purple Door Fest doesn’t happen any more, but I went to two of them with a press pass. There were too many bigger bands to pass something like that up. The ones of Beloved are the best out of the three, because I could get better shots from the side of the stage as … Photo Dump: Anberlin, Beloved, Further Seems Forever at the Purple Door Fest (August 23, 2004)
Nearly certain these were taken at the same show the photos of Acceptance and Dead Poetic are from. I recall He Is Legend playing but I didn’t get any photos of them (I met a friend, who lived hundreds of miles away, by surprise there, so I was talking to him). This was when Bradley … Photo Dump: Showbread, Far-Less, Bradley Hathaway, The Chariot at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia (October 23, 2004)
Found a bunch of old live show photos on my external hard drive that I thought I’d share. Here’s Acceptance and Dead Poetic at the First Uni Church in Philly, 16 years ago (goodness). They’re not terribly good photos, but with shows like these where it’s easy to get close to the band, you can … Photo Dump: Acceptance and Dead Poetic at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia (October 23, 2004)