Some photos taken on an old kodak disposable camera from September and then some final shots taken from February. Only 10 of the 27 shots actually showed. I think it was too dark and I am beyond hopeless with a disposable camera. But the ones that did are very lovely!
River eating fries on my porch in the beginning of Feburary. A very cold day, but it was very refreshing to see friends after so long in isolation. Code red in Manitoba was intensely anti-social.
Dil sitting on my porch the same day, enjoying poutine. What a Canadian moment. My laptop is even telling me that poutine is spelled wrong, this American computer can’t comprehend the French Canadian vernacular. This chrome book’s hardware is one of the last relics I seem to have left of an American mind haha.
Photo I took of my street that day. Pretty colorful little street I live on. Arlington Street is a wonderful haven to be stuck on in quarantine. I really love living here. I feel I got very easily drawn into the Wolseley neighborhood in Winnipeg, very friendly and colorful neighborhood. This photo is so warm and romantic to me. Who wouldn’t wanna live in front of such nice and colorful homes?
Dil sitting in a forest very close to the Forks. We were having some drinks while hidden away after seeing the Justice4BlackLives rap show. Ths would of been beginning of September, I think. I had matched with one of the rappers on tinder and I thought about talking to him after the show, but I didn’t. Oh well. The night as a lot of fun as always.
River and Charlie sitting in the forest, probably across from Dil. They both look so caught off guard. The flash must of been abrasive, I can’t really remember. I remember sitting in the grass while Dil rolled cigarettes and laughing a lot.
Very sweet picture of my three really cute friends on a path by a bison sculpture before the show.
Charlie smoking on my roof in a really good Amy Winehouse look for my birthday party in mid September. This must have been taken around 3 am?? Very fun night. I had to cut the other person out of the photo for reasons not worth getting into. But, look at how nice Charlie looks!!!
Most of the photos from the party came out looking something like this. Just really blurry and dark. I learned I definitely need to use flash if I am going to be taking photos inside of my house. This one I thought was especially spooky — if you look very closely you can see on my tv is the lyrics for Billy Joel’s “Vienna”… “Ooh, when will you realize Vienna waits for you..” We did a lot of karaoke that night and this is the only living proof of it. I guess it’s best that way, sometimes it’s best karaoke isn’t recorded with physical evidence.
Me and Charlie on my roof. Very late in the night(or early in the morning?). Very good times. One of the best birthdays I have ever had without a doubt. Friends ended up eating bean dip and drinking to much on my roof until 8am. I would say it was less partying and more consoling at that point in the morning though. Very nice to console and be consoled by folks you love! A friend drew a really excellent comix about watching the sunset and talking about our families that night/morning. Happy to experience great moments with great people, and also have such fantastically creative buddies who can go home and make really awesome art about the experiences.
Ending here, with Dil! Dil got a lot of shots in this roll of film! Just the luck of the draw I suppose since over half the photos didn’t turn out. Or it’s the universe trying to tell me something. It does always feel a little ghostly what shots turn out and which don’t. Well anyway, whether it’s coincidence or divine intervention, here is Dil on the roof looking extremely picturesque and glamorous. Even with with a big drain pipe behind them. Still taken on the infamous roof on my birthday. Excellent memory. Much love to them and a good place to end the showcasing of this camera roll.
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