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Saturday, April 13, 2002 |
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While I was doing the book-surfing. I remembered a book an old roommate lent to me years ago, called American Pictures, by Jacob Holdt. It was this amazing photo journal by this Danish guy who hitchhiked for years around the U.S., with only a few dollars. He got rides from the rich and the poor, and somehow, like a chameleon would blend in. That's what made the photos so arresting. I can't say I looked at the U.S. the same again. To see how poor the poor is, and to know that their stories are so rarely told. 
Ever since reading it, I've wanted a copy of my own. I even was in Denmark, and had his store address and didn't get one!!! arg! I think it was because I didn't want to lug around a big book while backpacking, or the store had funky hours, or something. It never occurred to me to look up the book on-line, which is when I found the site. Looks like the book is out-of-print. He's going to put out an updated version. But I'm sentimental about the version I read. I want, I want! oh, and he's a bit of a nut, with a jesus-complex, if I remember correctly, but that's okay, his book is still amazing and insightful. 2:27:45 AM comment []  |
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Now I'm in total book-geek mode. 1:33:07 AM comment [] |
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Support your independent bookstores! have you been to powell's, in portland? it's a great independent bookstore--a huge wonderful maze of new and used. And a great online ordering alternative to amazon.com! 1:31:24 AM comment [] |
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 I went to the bookstore tonight, and this book, Faces, by Jean and Francois Robert caught my eye. This photo is a bit too small to get the full effect, tho.Here's the publisher's statement:Twenty years ago, Swiss graphic designer Jean Robert discovered a face in a padlock. Since then, he and his brother François have been photographing the smirks, smiles, and pouts in everyday objects, finding uncanny resemblances to human and animal faces in everything from buildings to mops to shoes. 1:28:08 AM comment [] |
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Mmmmm! 
got a way cool sticker tonight, a black kitty with a fish in its mouth and a little pink heart.1:16:37 AM comment [] |
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Just lift the lid, stick a finger under the rim, and gloss away! 12:09:18 AM comment [] |
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