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...in the meantime...

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:48:00 +0000

...check out tumblr...

overexposure

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:20:00 +0000

kittens! one each

where did all the snow go?

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:22:00 +0000

i'm at one of those points where every decision, every incident, seems fraught with importance and implications.

the tiniest events are SCREAMING at me...this is right! this is wrong! this is why your life is heading in the wrong direction! you must do more of this to right yourself! you must stop doing this!

it just seems like every moment is a new opportunity to turn in the right or wrong direction...every moment is redefining my life's purpose and direction, and my worth as a human being.

ah, yes! buddhism! this is it! this is what I've been looking for my whole life! i must renounce material desires and focus on my inner development! then again, look! i just canceled my cable! perhaps this is the key to success--no more wasting time with superficial bullshit like football! or no--I must go back to school, to follow my TRUE inner calling, to be a musician! it must be so!

it's all bullshit, of course.

life's not that simple, or that complicated. we all need to relax a little bit and trust ourselves a little more. if i die tomorrow, none of this matters--and if i die when i'm 103, then i'll have had a million more chances to make a meaningful life. and if i die next year? then i die next year--in baton rouge, in north carolina, in new york, broke, rich, single, in love, playing music, selling books, teaching third graders--i don't know that it ultimately makes that much of a difference.

so why put forth any effort at all?

so that if i die tomorrow, at least i'll have been happy today, i suppose.

then again, maybe it's just human nature. whatever the fuck that means. 'if this town is an apple, then just let me take a bite!'

see, now i'm back to where i started. if i can't take a big enough bite of the big apple, i need to leave! right? isn't that the 'right' decision, what i'm meant to do? go back to baton rouge and seclude myself in discipline and righteous devotion to my chosen task? isn't that my destiny? isn't it? please?

because i went to the met

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:42:00 +0000

my favorite part of the met museum

bonus points for identifying which section!

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noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:14:00 +0000

whisper to me, you're beautiful

the return of happiness and kittens

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:03:00 +0000

the storm is breaking. i think.

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your thanks is appreciated

what's the weather like?

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:15:00 +0000

the cold is here, and i couldn't be happier

fill me with trash, and piss on the ashes

there is no rainbow, no tomorrow

we fight fear with aggression and purpose

i can't

maybe

fuck

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:37:00 +0000

pictures suck

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fuck brooklyn. and fuck you.

this blog is dead.

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goodbye.

Old Church

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:34:00 +0000

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Sterling Pl and Classon Ave

Resolution 1

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:28:00 +0000

less words

way too many

one last thing...

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:36:00 +0000

my camera was dropped on the floor, which means i'm unable to access the electronic viewfinder. this is perhaps a good thing, no?

Bonus Post: New Beginnings

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:26:00 +0000

have you ever listened to nina simone?

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her voice shakes like fall trees and their leaves

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what a pitiful comparison. but believe me, i had to try.

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i live in a beautiful neighborhood, full of photos, but i stopped carrying my camera months ago.

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what am i doing here? 'this is the end of the line, i've clearly read every sign' says nina. maybe i should go back to where i belong.

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which is where, again?

Welcome Back

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:44:00 +0000

it's been a long time since i've posted

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we'll start the new renaissance with some gorgeous pics of coney island. the above was taken by me.

the below by kristlechirpen:

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i'm interested in something new. i think a collaboration might be nice, perhaps with someone who lives in a different city (or borough, even).

any takers? email me, or leave something in the comments. auditions will not be strenuous.

check out the blogs i follow. the work of nathan kensinger, the kingston lounge, the pasilalinic-sympathetic compass, blue jake, and joe's nyc are not to be missed.

please also check back often, and leave your comments. thanks for reading.

from the archives (2): baton rouge

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:44:00 +0000

the weather today in the city reminds me of deep south heat waves...

this is baton rouge by the campus lakes, dalrymple drive

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LINK ALERT!: in honor of the deep south heat wave, please check out these wonderful photos my brother took of Dixie, AL (and no, that's not a euphemism...that's the name of the nearest town!). there's a text file that goes along with them, so if anyone's interested, drop me a line...

abstractions 4

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:10:00 +0000

from the archives: coney island

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:50:00 +0000

another one from the collection...coney island, last year

i'll try and make a return trip soon...

bonus post, no. 8: from the archives

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:42:00 +0000

flashback!!

for me it is, anyway. this is a shot from a bayou east of new orleans. took that when i still lived in baton rouge. i was going through old photos and it really stood out...

Rob Brown Trio @ The Stone

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:11:00 +0000

this is another flashback (3/31/07, to be exact!), but i came across it after seeing rob brown's quartet perform this sunday night, so it seems appropriate.

before...

rob brown

with daniel levin (cello) and satoshi takeishi (percussion)

satoshi is quite literally a blur of movement when he performs

great group. be sure to check out mr. brown's new album, Crown Trunk Root Funk

i rarely take pictures at the stone now, as i was reprimanded on more than one occasion (by another photographer, no less! i suppose he had the artist's blessing, but still...) by a guy that i see at just about EVERY experimental gig in town taking pictures in the front damn row. perhaps it has something to do with john zorn, the club's 'artistic director', who i once heard curse out some polish photographers (on a bootleg recording), and has something of a negative relationship with critics.

whatever. i don't have to take pictures. i'm there for the music, so i don't anymore. but i have to wonder if most artists would really mind having a few non-flash shots taken while they were playing, as long as they had some say in where they were published.

any thoughts out there?

bonus post, no. 7: to be bluejake

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 27 May 2008 03:49:00 +0000

i love bluejake's signature shots of urban decay along flushing ave and elsewhere, and i suppose you could consider these homage (or cheap imitation). sites and shots like his are what got me interested in creating a photoblog.

never really intended to put these up...the last thing this world needs, after all, is someone else taking artsy photos in gowanus. look for more crown heights and ft greene/clinton hill photos this week, and (hopefully!) the photos of my school i've been planning for weeks now.

look in the bottom corner of this last one for a candid shot of kristlechirpen, famous of course for her KITTEN PHOTOS

Memorial Day Special

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:41:00 +0000

let the flag wave high and proudly

union st near the gowanus canal

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:34:00 +0000

a recurring theme...

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:59:00 +0000

i know i've posted skyline shots before, but i felt like this one came out rather nicely, so i couldn't resist...

Clinton Hill/Fort Greene: Clinton Ave 1

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:47:00 +0000

I've been walking to and from work down the avenues of Clinton Hill and Ft Greene...mostly Washingon, Clinton, and Waverly, but also others. I'll feature them intermittently over the next few weeks

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we start at myrtle ave

housing project, you say? not so! these are co-ops (perhaps used to be projects?). more to come from these later.

some lovely stone buildings

the three following are around the st. joseph's campus:

pretty brownstones, lovely trees

more porches in this neighborhood than in mine...this could be a cottage in the south, complete with garden.

and...more co-ops!

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OK, at this point my camera gave out, but I'll certainly get some more shots either tomorrow or next week.

Still working on some photos of the school I work for...easier said than done!

kittens, pt. 6: portrait of needles

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:58:00 +0000

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note: to any and all

i've changed my settings to allow anonymous postings...so any of you that are unable to post because you don't have a Blogger/Google ID can now post comments. so do it.

nightscape

noreply@blogger.com (redrawblak) — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:00:00 +0000

from a friend's apartment on the 36th floor of a building on 39th street/1st ave