Macro Mondays!

So, Friday I received my Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro. I think I've never been more excited over a photography prospect. So with that excitement and good intentions in mind, I think I'll have Mondays become Macro Mondays on my blog. How does that sound? I think it might incite me to update more often.

So, here's to start it off, my very crappy test shots of things lying around the house:

Oh it's possible.

Terra Naomi!

She's the greatest.

Check out her music here.

Also, the video that started it all!

Oneshot 3

So! I finally managed to find a new way to record. Unfortunately there is still quite a bit of noise so I apologize for that. It'll have to do for now. Tried a more classical approach to chord progression, this time around.

Snow anyone?

Should I put out a pumpkin or hang Christmas lights? Because I'm very confused now.

Shhh.

I finally have them.

My dream headphones.





PS. See how it rolls up in a ball? Gosh.

Les 7 doigts de la main - La Vie

I went to see "La Vie" by Les 7 doigts de la main (The 7 Fingers) tonight, at La Tohu.

More than circus, it was theatrical. And not theatrical in the way that Cirque du Soleil sees it, with big Mardi Gras-like costumes and masks; extravagant and surreal stages. No, this was raw, and beautiful.

The setting draws the audience into what appears to be a glimpse into the purgatory, after death. Then starts the telling of the stories of a few individuals who died, punctuated by beautiful, sorrowful aerial contortions, hilarious delirium, sensual and tense tango, brought to life by incredibly engaging characters.

At the end, all guests were invited to congregate around the stage, where a session of Q&A with the 7 artists (now with an additional live DJ who also has his own number), themselves the creators of the show.

I had always heard of Les 7 doigts de la main. But tonight was the first time I go see one of their shows. And I would go again: tomorrow, if I could. So should you.

Dreams of the Rainbow