Keeping up with it
I've just been here hanging out plugging along. I haven't written in a while. I just wanted to start thinking so this blog post is going to be a mess.
Well I've been out an about. I went home to my home state. Currently I'm living in a different place than I grew up in. I went home, saw my girlfriend, my parents, some of my friends.
It was good to get back and not worry about life so much. Whenever I'm there I don't think so much about whats going on around me. Just enjoy the momemt.
I went to my cabin up at the lake. That was a time of meditation. I read some books. Changed my perspectives. Now I think I know more about who I want to be as a person.
How do you decide what to do with your life? I mean you can try to have a good job and be well off, have a loving family, all that jazz. But is that what is needed for a good life?
Maybe I should persue my passions relentlesly. Become the best photographer, or gamer, or programer. There are many lives one can lead. Is being great what it is all about?
I wonder what will be the most traveled path. I image the career the 2 story house. One son, one daughter. Maybe I buy a boat and go out to the lake when I retire. Maybe I never stop working.
I just bought a film camera off E-bay. It's a Pantax A3000. I'm excited to get it, but it's taking a long time to ship to my house. I've always been into film photography.
I took a class in middle school that was digital photography in nature. This class was all about going outside and taking photos. We had cheap $20 digital cameras in the late 2000s
High school, I took a black and white film course. This was the first time I ever went into a dark room. I really like working in the dark room. It's quiet dark, and you see your photos right away.
In college, I took another black and white photography class. This was my favorite because I had the most freedom and I felt like I learned the most.
I bought this camera so that I can take new photos around town. I want to reconnect with my past self who took photos. I want to buy a film scanner so that I can put those film photos online. I also want to get a mobile developement kit too so I can develope my own film.
I just want to make stuff again. Its been missing from my life.