Monday, March 15, 2010

Speed of Spend

It seems that as much as things are developed for improved speed and efficiency, they also seem to burn an ever-increasing hole in our pockets.

Today's subject would have cost a pretty penny back in the day, but these days it would be hard to give it away. And so the pile of equipment that has depreciated grows.

That said, it is nice to have things that work well, and are as good as you can afford. I guess that's the crux of it - living comfortably inside your means.

Day 74 - Photo 74
IDE(a)

Oh no!

Another relaxing shot. Make up your own stuff here, I'm all chilled out.

Day 73 - Photo 73
Lightly Sanded

Natural Attraction

Things often appear to happen by accident, but maybe there's a grand plan in place somewhere?

Day 72 - Photo 72
Fond Erosion

Soothing

There's something strangely relaxing about watching the waves roll in, the clouds roll by, and the hours roll away.

Day 71 - Photo 71
Chilled

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Economies of Scale

If you take the smallest and largest objects on this planet, you'll find they have the same basic structure, and are similar in more ways than they are different. Mountains vs Sand Grains, Oceans vs Raindrops, Planets vs Atoms. It's all just a matter of where you're looking from.

Today's photo is a tribute to this Scaleism. If you knew the original image, you'd know this was a representation of a much smaller part of it.

But given it's a rather abstract piece, it could be a bit tricky...

Day 70 - Photo 70
Size This!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Infinite Loop

It's random rant time.

I'm not going to try and relate todays writings to any kind of higher meaning or purpose (or lower ones either for that matter). Nor is this going to be some great philosophy that life is like a sweat mark slowly building up on a keyboard, before being wiped away by the spray-on detergent of doom.

Today is simply a bit of free-writing.

right now I'm thinking of a little white rabbit sitting on a hill. You know, one of those typically English scenes, white fuzzy rabbit on the greenest of lawns. There aren't any rabbit holes around this rabbit, which means he's (yes, I've decided it's male, deal with it) either very respectful of the care and love which has been lavished on that lawn, or he's wandered a long way from the safety of the warren.

My mind twitches/blinks (something like that, I can't think of the right word to describe it), and now theres a red, fiery moat. around a lone outcrop of rock. And while the moat is all red and fiery, it's calm at the same time. Sure, the impression is that you'd probably die if you set foot in the moat. But the liquid itself is simply lapping gnetly at the old weathered rock, carefully insinuating its way into the various cracks and crevices.

Another blinktwitch, and it's a festival scene. Thousands of people thronging as a mob to the throbbing beats of a musical act on stage. The crowd a sort of barrier between the act and reality, the real world.

And all at once, the image fades into a shade of blue. Not a vibrant, exciting, electric blue. More the kind of blue you'd see after downing 10 pints while listening to a soul-wrenching blues performer. The kind of blue that just floats at the edges, and almost disappears into black at the centre.

But the centre has a smile. The warm, caring smile that is both new and familiar. The kind of smile that infects you with an inner warmth. A smile that's as much with the eyes as the mouth.

And now I will stop. For the smile has warmed me to peace.

Day 69 - Photo 69
Relationless

A light in the black

Or just a fear of the dark?

This little gem was found while driving home from an open-mic night (no I didn't sing). And only because we were lost did we even find this place.

Silver linings and all that....

Day 68 - Photo 68
Meaning Full