I keep saying that I’m going to stop making movies and focus on other projects, but there is something comforting about the process of creating a video. I feel the same way when doing yoga, or reading, or any other activity where I’m completely in control. It’s all very Zen.
Happy V Day.
I slowly circle it, taking in every angle of it’s beauty while it calmly stands there oblivious to my devious thoughts. I examine each of it’s 20 or so stems; the color and shape of it’s bloom, it’s proximity to the others and it’s scent. Finally I choose one. A slight tug [...]
It’s been a long time since I’ve discovered a new fruit. I first heard chatter about this fruit here and before we could figure out what it was, the fruit guys dropped off a handful of them at our office.
So what is it? Pineapple guava. It has an artificial taste and smell, [...]
…are the my current fruit obsession. Here is a photo of these golden drops of deliciousness. I took this in Milan, where I first discovered the fruits at an open market. Thereafter, I was constantly on the hunt for them. They were often found at uppity “whole foods” equivalent produce [...]
Shopping
It is very strange how generic all the non-clothing stores are.
There is a Tabaccaia, which sells stamps, bus passes, lotto tickets,
envelopes, phone cards, gum, etc etc. about every 200 yards. They
are all, for the most part, exactly the same. Some sell jewelry
and other nick knacks, but beyond that there is no difference.
The stores don’t even [...]