Let the Good Times Begin

We're off on holiday. Will be back sometime!

Ghost Of His Smile - Sparkleho...

Vive l'automne: pt. 2

She's got opinions.

Dry The Rain - The Beta Band

Vive l'automne: pt. 1

Waking up to six inches of snow yesterday gave me a rather sickening bit of nostalgia for last autumn which, for several reasons, we didn't get to enjoy as much as we would have liked. So here's yet another post of me stickin' it to you Winter, wishing you'd just go away.

Mustard - Latin Playboys

Aaron plans his final move

"Hmmm. Time Travel Mode, Time Travel Mode... "

Softly, Marcus, Softly

Here's a little bit of escapism. The Feverish Devil Sickness has settled in at Chez Smith.

Survival gear includes (check all that apply):

3 boxes of tissues
Sports Night DVD [complete first season]
Nasal spray
1 bulk bag Kirkland tortilla chips
1 18oz. bottle of "special mix" salsa, aka "Daddy's Spicy"
1 vinyl LP "The Sleepy Strange" by Japancakes
1-2 three year-old boy(s) (second one may be necessary if first is unwilling)
1-2 pieces of cheese (to bribe boys if both are unwilling)
Camera
Soft-white 30-inch reflector
Large window, w/translucent drapes (optional)
Sick leave

Slinger

Here's Ian wearing his Broken Arm Disguise, trying out various poses for his Michael Mann feature debut.

(Older photo. He's had the cast off for several weeks.)

Red Firetruck

In response to a rash of requests from Marcus and Ian, I humbly present...

Red Firetruck

It's red. Trust me.

I'm an Artiste.
Reviews are forthcoming.

And the Good Times Too

Everything Merges with the Night

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

So, in a sort of cheeky response to requests for photos of our new place... here is a polaroid night shot. With people. The weather warms a bit and they just show up to sit on the grass.

Brother on a bedroom bed

"Don't let Ian see you - he's got a broken arm..."
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Winter Hater

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

Another scowly shot to you, Winter.
[Written in response to weatherbug's forecast of "snow... colder" for tomorrow]

View On Black

Nowhere's Nigh

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

It turns out that Tony collects cameras... and radios?
Anyway, he recently inherited a Rolleiflex 2.8A and brought it by so I could take it for a spin. The secret that I've been hiding is that I also happen to have a modest collection going. And I think, I've just inherited a new Rollei :)

View On Black

Moments before...

This was taken just a few minutes (seconds?) before Ian slipped and fell under the guard rail and off the bridge, breaking his arm. Talk about lame.
Lame.
Talk about it.
Now this photo has a sort of dooming quality to it that makes it difficult to enjoy.

That was on the President's Day holiday a couple of weeks ago, while we were at the park with Tony and his kids.

It turns out that it is a spiral fracture in his upper arm (I'm not medical).

WWBD?

WWBD?, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

Rhetorically, of course. Since I think we all know the answer.

We won't be fooled again

Being forced to stay indoors the past few weeks, I'm starting to "get to know" the light in our new place and this corner is one of my favorites between 11 and 1 in the afternoon. This is good since we are pulling out all of the science to help fuel the Hate against winter. That's right. We are declaring Winter an insidious form of Evil that we will no longer tolerate quietly.

So consider this our manifesto: We, the people of Chez Smith, are officially sick of you Winter.


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A bridge too far

A bridge too far, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

The need for a trial run on a new (to me) camera beat out the need to avoid a red air quality day...
I'm the Bad Dad.
My excuse is stupidity.

Sorry or Please

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

I'm just getting to the huge backlog of photos I've had building since the first part of December. Add to that, Heidi has been sick for the past week and I've been helping someone else learn to develop film and I'm just not posting as much these days (kind of missed a whole month there in December, which we've only done a few times in the past three and a half years). Although, I'm taking photos again, so that's fun.
Polaroids. More Polaroids.

Escape is so simple

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.


And if you're into Polaroid stuff... there's good news on the horizon!
[LINK]

Casiotone for the painfully alone

... We are alive - barely!
Have been busily bustin' our tails to get the reno done on our new place (yeah, right!), then said "to hooey with that" and moved in a week and a half before Christmas. Christmas. Crazimas. New Years. Yay!
And the boys turned three.
More to come. Hope the holidays found you well.
Happy New Year!

Heidi, Marcus, Ian, Mike

Ghost of Noir Recessions' Past

I've been going through some older photos trying to remember what it's like to use a camera... and I found this little gem on the cutting room floor. You want a little insider information on blogging? It's all outtakes, people.

Given certain national/world economies, I thought Ian's badge of capitalist pride and expression rather prophetic. He's like the creepy kid from one of those demon child horror movies - and this one is wearing the mark of the beast!
Mwahahahaaa!