And it's not simply a "Wow! We look older!" What she gets here is a view of growing up and maturing as a person. But more than that, she also gets a view of the changing world in the last 10 years. Maybe I'm seeing too much here, but I'm allowed, because I'm the beholder.
I wonder, for example, if I'm the only one who sees the 2000/2010 photos in light of 9/11. I wonder if she also thinks there's a different feel to the country. Maybe. Or maybe it's in my head. I have always been cynical of the idea that the world changed on 9/11, but maybe subconsciously I do feel this way?
Maybe I just like it because I lived in New York in 2000 (well, Brooklyn), and looking at the blog, I feel like I'm looking at my own transformation.
Here's one example from her blog. The top picture was taken in January 4th, 2010. The bottom one is from January 4th, 2000.
(Found this via Kottke.)
6 comments:
One decade as a employed man. yay!
SJ, you've been employed for 10 years? Don't they know who they're dealing with?
Oh! I never responded to this one. Because it confused me. But it's funny! I think. :-) :-) :-)
And I'll just refrain from the decades of being employed conversation because I started working pretty young...so that would make me sound older than I actually am.
I always confuse people! It was really just a short "Look at this blog I found" post. The blog made me think about 10 years ago, running with the crazy dogs in Prospect Park. I can't believe the crazy dogs are still here.
I'm writing this as you commented over on Xbox4NappyRashes site congratulating him on the birth of his daughter.
I am writing it here because this post is down the page a bit and i don't want him to see it :) I knwo I have your email somewhere - but I'm spamming 140 people here and don't have the energy to look it up :)
A while ago, before Martin's (xbox4nappyrash) wife got pregnant I promised I would post a youtube video of me singing "Yes" by Mcalomont & Butler whilst accompanying myself on the ukulele to celebrate the birth of their child.
This will not be a pretty sight as I can neither sing, nor really play the ukulele (this isn't false modesty - I really can't).
However what I thought might make it really cool would be instead of just a straight video I put together a montage of videos shot by readers of his blog all celebrating - i.e. dancing, sticking thumbs up, cheering, holding up signs, that sort of thing. It would have to be something that would work without sound as I would put my (awful) soundtrack over the top of it.
It would be great if you could participate. If you send me a short 5-15 second video clip (or at a push a photo, but a video would be much better) along with your name and blog then I'll put it together with other submissions and get something ready for the end of the week. I think it would be a really nice thing to do for martin to show him and E how pleased we are for him. and Martin has been incredibly supportive of me and my various projects in the past.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. My email address is dghughes28@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks again.
Dan.
Sure, I'll hopefully do it tomorrow. Not only do I have the album, but I bought the single when it came out. I watched them play the song on TV for the first time (on Jules Holland). And I used to go to the same cafe in Soho as McAlmont (in my blurry days). I'll never forget his short-shorts.
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