I am sick and don’t have the energy to post anything substantial. But here is a silly doodley thing I made the other day in my iPad. I am having fun with art apps. My favorite is Paper but this one is the terribly-named Procreate. This particular one is nice because there are a multitude of brushes and colors to choose from. It is fun to just let go and let my imagination create something that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.
In my meditation group we are reading, “How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness
This week’s exercise has is “Appreciate Your Hands:”
Several times a day, when your hands are busy, watch them as though they belonged to a stranger. Also, look at them when they are still
I have to admit that I have not been doing this everyday, let alone several times a day. However, today I got my first manicure and had a chance to really observe them and think about them.
It was really a wonderful experience. The (really nice) person tending to them kept telling me to relax them. They seemed to be afraid of someone else touching them. Once I relaxed them they enjoyed the experience immensely. I didn’t expect a hand massage. When my hands were being massaged I realized that I don’t take care of my hands like I should. Not at all. They do so much for me. They console me. They perform important tasks, like writing and using the computer. They are helping me type this blog post right now. They do these things seemingly on their own. They just know what to do, most of the time, without any prompting from me. They know how to 10-key type! I don’t even have to think about it. My fingertips know exactly where to go on the keyboard and my brain doesn’t even have to think about it. How amazing is that?
I pay them back by ripping apart my cuticles.
I decided, as my hands were getting massaged, that I am going to make sure I take care of them. At the very least, I will take the time to splurge on a manicure once a month. My hands deserve it.
Not Well. Going home sick today.
I tried the Ektar 100 next. I am seriously in love with this film. I LOVE the saturation and contrast. Here are some photos I took with the Yashica on an evening walk in my neighborhood. These are all straight out of the camera. No tweaking at all.
Overall, I am very happy with how they turned out. I love this camera.
The next roll of film I tried in my new camera was Portra 160. Wow. I really, really like this film. I am not sure why it is so different than the Portra 400, but I really like the subtle, almost dreamy tones. I took these photos during the Magic Hour so perhaps that made a difference? Though I took the Portra 400 photos during the Magic Hour, too. Regardless, I really enjoy this film and will use it again.
