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Bingeing through Somebody Somewhere. When did HBO start doing kind and sweet?

Hope it was a great day (and continues in the night).

Went to a rocky beach with Esmé today and took along those Lomo lens re-creations to test. For any potential interest here are a couple from the Achromat. Fun rendering. Good to get out.

Maita - I Just Want To Be Wild For You

I got my second last week. Hope you have no side effects, but I felt a little weak the next day. As with most issues lately, a nap took care of that. All fine two days out.

Hope it's a wonderful, sunny day.

Speaking of big guys, anyone watching Peacemaker? It’s my smart-dumb, semi-guilty, middle of the night watch.

We're in Ozark now. Add teenage money laundering to the earlier Euphoria sex and drugs list.

This is another reason to watch the show. https://www.popphoto.com/news/hbo-euphoria-shot-on-kodak-ektachrome/

Yep, though inherent would be closer to bought. Mel's sister gave it to us as she left the country to convert souls to white Jesus. And of course ROI sucks for any other choice when you're comparing to free. Especially during rarely used pandemic times and Mel's Mini is just more fun to buzz around in. #firstworldproblems Grahame, there's actually a children's CD stuck in there, that condenses (shockingly well) the first three Star Wars films down to a softer ~35 minutes using voice actors, half of which seem to have never heard the original actors. The accompanying book is long gone ([ding] "turn the page"], but we switch on every few months, usually at night, for a semi-exciting adventure and laugh. Far worse things to get stuck in a CD player. #firstworldproblems

Not sure if it really needed it, but first car wash since the start of the pandemic. The 2010 Kia Optima is back to all its sexy glory. I really hate this car.

I’m curious your experiences with the 2i. Keep eyeing it. Also this Tweet from last night seems relevant.

I suspect this could go in at least four threads...

The Architecture of Musical Instruments https://petapixel.com/2022/02/02/photographer-reveals-the-architecture-inside-musical-instruments/

So that’s where Galifianakis got the Between Two Ferns idea

"So they rigged up cardboard cups that contained three-inch speakers and chamois pads from a flight helmet, and they attached them to a headband made of a bent clothes hanger covered with a rubber shower hose."

RIP Monica Vitti, “Queen of Italian Cinema” https://theweek.com/news/1009681/italian-film-star-monica-vitti-dies-at-90 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/movies/monica-vitti-dead.html

Kinda funny Leica's highest resolving lenses (SL) and current highest resolution sensor (M11) don't work together.

Equally small is hard for mirrorless to compete with M bodies, but lightweight they can. As mentioned above, the E mount Zeiss Loxias and Voigtlander E models, if you can deal with manual focus, are great on Sony bodies, but there are a ton of options. It’s what I used for a couple years. M-mounts versions can be adapted to anything (also mentioned above). Not small or light, but nicely balanced, I recently switched from a M240 to original Leica SL (that seven year old body) and couldn’t be happier with it. Shoot mostly M glass adapted. You may want to read around the below to find lenses, if you’re adapting. It’s Sony-Leica focused, but you could apply out. https://phillipreeve.net/blog/

Don't feel bad. They originally each auditioned for the others role. I keed. Thankfully someone just uploaded the drunk reflex test. For those younger members this is how television used to look like.