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[joearf]

2023.02.03 - (FB) Profile Update Fridays: These were taken using a remote shutter last night as I sat watching Ingmar Bergman’s ‘The Passion of Anna’ (1969). Long exposures because the only light was coming from the screen (purposely moving my head in the bottom rows to see the effect). This is not to say I didn’t enjoy the movie. I set these up during the part where Elis (Erland Josephson) was taking portraits of Andreas (Max von Sydow) and… well, you know, you can’t show me a camera without me getting the itch to take my own pictures (I rewound the movie so I wouldn’t miss anything). As with any Bergman movie, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it but, also, was left wondering ‘what the hell was that about?’ knowing that I’d be working it out in my head for the next couple of days. In fact, I spent coffee time this morning writing out the whole movie in my notebook. Wikipedia quotes Vincent Canby as writing "it does seem designed more for the indefatigable Bergman cryptologists (of which I am not one) than for interested, but uncommitted filmgoers." Have to agree. #profileupdatefriday #fbprofileupdate #bergmanmovies #thepassionofanna #watchingmovies and #takingselfies #blackandwhite #longexposures https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNNCseup9f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joearf]

2023.01.21 - FB Profile Update Saturday: At this point in the afternoon I was sitting at the EastEnd bar trying to jot down from memory a story I started composing around 3AM after my cat woke me up for some ear scratching and an early morning feeding, a revision of a fairy tale I’ll call ‘The Princess Had to Pee.’ A girl shows up at a castle claiming to be the princess of a neighbouring kingdom looking to marry the resident King and Queen’s son. They get at least three of these a week so, of course, they have to put her to the tests. So far none of alleged princesses have passed the first three of their tests: manners (some are downright rude), manner of speech (some are downright Appalachian in their presentation - nothing wrong with that, mind you: good folk most of them, but you ain’t never seen no princess come out from over there, no) and table manners (feet and elbows off the table, please!). This one, conducted her self well, spoke with charm and handled a fork and knife with great dexterity. The fourth test, though, was going to be a challenge. They invited her to spend the night in the guest room. The bed was stacked high with 100 mattresses. Though puzzled, she gamely climbed a ladder to the top and settled down to sleep. The footman took the ladder saying he would be back at 6AM. Around 3AM she woke up needing to go to the bathroom, but couldn’t get down. She tried holding it in until footman came back, but after a couple of hours she could hold it no longer. The next morning the footman, accompanied by the King and Queen and what they saw surprised them: from underneath the bed came a stream of yellow liquid. It was a pleasant surprise because they knew: only a true princess could pee through one hundred stacked mattresses. Then something or other happened and they lived happily ever after. The End. #fbprofileupdate #profileupdateweekend #selfies #doubleexposure #photoediting #photomanipulation #storywriting #mycatwontletmesleep (at Greenwich, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnsMF5HuZjv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joearf]

2022.12.17 - (FB) Profile Update Weekend: Another Saturday - and thank God for that! It’s been a hell of a work week! One in which nothing I thought I was doing right actually was, but (and it’s a very big but which, I cannot lie, I like) I learned so much from getting things wrong. I will say, however, in the interest of getting things done on time, I would have liked to have spent less time learning - Greenwich, CT #profileupdate #fbprofileupdate #thankgodfortheweekend #whataweekitsbeen (at Greenwich, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmRvtHiumpI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joearf]

2022.11.26- (FB) Profile Update Saturday: Reflecting on the past week on yet another unseasonably warm Saturday - 45°F/7°C, expected high of 53/12. Thought wearing my 12 year old Queensland Reds fleece would be enough to keep me warm, but got more than I expected and am perspiring my orbs off (that’s me, trying to be polite & sophisticated) - Greenwich, CT #profileupdate #fbprofileupdate #anotherunseasonablywarmday #nicedayforawalk #overdressedfortheweather https://www.instagram.com/p/ClbhpeHOI-R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=