February 2012
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You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores...
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January 2012
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December 2011
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“When we lived in Austria in the winter we would cut each other’s hair and...”
– “Secret Pleasures” by Ernest Hemingway from A Moveable Feast.
This bit was actually left out of the final cut, but put back into the restored version as a footnote… possibly because it is such a beautiful paragraph about his wife Hadley and himself.
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Chekhov Disappoints
I remember reading Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Lady with the Dog” years ago and liking it quite a bit. Thinking Chekhov must be a decent writer since he is hailed as one of the greatest writers of all time, I decided to pick up a book with five of his short stories on the topic of love and attraction, which I’ve been getting through on my subway commutes.
I had...
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Just realized...
that Neil Gaiman has written/contributed to more books than I have read.
*begin head-hanging*
November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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I bought my ticket to New York to study painting under Knox Martin. (stunned)
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“Temperance in Moderation”
– Something I saw at a pub in Boston.
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“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you...”
– Lao Tzu (via anonymousinblackandwhite)
Good advice as I try to decide whether or not to pursue an opportunity that would take me overseas for a year. Wah.
August 2011
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“Summertime” by Ella Fitzgerald. The...
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Guilty Confession
I really enjoy those re-captioned Harry Potter pictures of characters saying funny things to each other.
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July 2011
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F-11 Photographic Supplies, Bozeman, Montana
What did I do today?
Spent $86 on film at F-11 Photographic Supplies in Bozeman, Montana, but no guilt here for supporting the only professional film processing store in the state.
And did I mention the mini-geek-out-freak-out I had in the store because it was so awesome? I liked it better than Salt Lake City’s pictureline that I raved about last month and that place was pretty damn...
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Ella Zee Photography →
Follow my new photography blog > ellazee.tumblr.com
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June 2011
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December 2010
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An Obituary
A very special wetland died today, and I was a witness. This is what I saw. We walked 25 km along abandoned railroad tracks to Torotorofotsy, an internationally-protected RAMSAR wetland. After three days of heavy rain, we were sure to see the Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca), a thumb-sized critically endangered frog found only in a handful of places, one of them being Torotorofotsy. We...
November 2010
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Antananarivo and Moramanga
Tana, looking deceptively gorgeous. Taken with Pentax ME Super.
Cobblestone street in Tana. Taken with Pentax ME Super.
Nasoavina standing next to a vulgarly named pousse-pousse (basically a people cart) and a taxi-brousse. Taken with Kodak Retinette 1A.