Non-Concert Photography

Sorry kiddos. It's been a crazy past three days in the lab. Crazy good, for the most part, but I've been running around and doing so much science that I haven't yet finished processing my photos from the Bright Eyes show. But never fear, I believe there are some good ones in there. It just takes time to go through 150+ photos, even after throwing out the ones that are totally out of focus.

So to appease you all while I work on those (and trust me, tonight I am working on those photos and my laundry, nothing else), I've posted some non-concert photos that I've taken in the past. Here's some from the Hillcrest Farmer's Market in January:







And here are some that I actually shot with my 35mm film SLR camera awhile back:







That last one is an example of what happens when a glass Pasteur pipet breaks while you're trying to attach it to some vacuum hosing. Ouch. My original thought was to ask for a bandaid, but when we realized how deep the cut was (it actually scratched a tendon), I got sent to the doctor's and ended up with three stitches. After reassuring the doctor that, even though I had been working in the virus hood, there was no adenovirus in my cut, he told me, "Well, I guess you'll never be a hand model." Indeed. I still don't have the grip strength in that finger that I used to. Which is a shame, as it was always the hand I used to open twist-off bottle caps.

In other random news, I've been listening to The Clientele a lot lately. Their new album (released May 8th), is fantastic. I love their lush sound that harkens back to the 60's and Simon and Garfunkel. They're playing the Casbah May 22nd with Beach House and the Electric Soft Parade. Do not miss that show - that's one hell of a lineup.