shadows, isle of palms, south carolina

shadows, isle of palms, south carolina, originally uploaded by minervacat. Last Trip to the Island (Erin Belieu) You’re mad that I can’t love the ocean, but I’ve come to this world landlocked and some bodies feel permanently strange. Like any foreign language, study it too late and it never sticks. Anyway, we’re here aren’t we?–…

thanksgiving oh-four

thanksgiving oh-four, originally uploaded by minervacat. Bartlet: Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct? Operator: It can also be baked in a casserole dish. Bartlet: Well, then we’d have to call it something else, wouldn’t we? Operator: I suppose. Bartlet: If I cook it inside the turkey, is there a chance I…

local 506

local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. and i said “thank you, each and every one of you, for loving me at my worst” — the Whitlams, “Thank You”

corb lund — losin’ lately gambler

the never @ duke’s von der heyden pavilion, originally uploaded by minervacat. Corb Lund & the Hurtin’ Albertans — Losin’ Lately Gambler. Out 9/21, New West. I occasionally wonder why Corb Lund and his songwriting talents aren’t more of a hit on the American pop country radio waves and in the Nashville scene, but then…

uncle jack’s 60th birthday party

uncle jack’s 60th birthday party, originally uploaded by minervacat. Yesterday I caught up on my entire creating and uploading backlog of food photography; 21 days of November. And can I just say? I am so frelling tired of my Everything I Ate project. So. Goddamned. Tired. Back in January, I had the ambitious idea that…

the club is open festival: red collar

the club is open festival: red collar, originally uploaded by minervacat. I was not great with film; it taught me a lot about composition but very little about the technical aspects of shooting, metering for light and aperture and shutter speed. I spent about five months having no idea what was going on before Ash…

duke @ carolina football

duke @ carolina football, originally uploaded by minervacat. North Carolina Throws passes down the field three yards at a time. FAIL. — Orson Swindle, Every Day Should Be Saturday A sad and accurate assessment of our offense. I don’t have a lot of football photos, because Carolina football tickets are too expensive for my tastes…

holy ghost tent revival @ trekky records studio

holy ghost tent revival @ trekky records studio, originally uploaded by minervacat. I’m really hung up on music studio photography lately; that’s what’s been kicking me into high mental gear this week. In specific, this photo of My Chemical Romance’s Ray Toro (left) and Gerard Way (right) has just absolutely fascinated me. That’s my inspiration…

espn college game day: chapel hill

espn college game day: chapel hill, originally uploaded by minervacat. Carolina tips off their first nationally — not on the U, not regionally — televised game tonight against THE Ohio State University.  I am allowing myself to watch the first half and then I have to go to bed, because I am an old person,…

the side of the vic theater.

the side of the vic theater., originally uploaded by minervacat. “Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” — Danny Kaye