Happy. Tired.

I have my film scanner.

I've just spent most of the past six hours starting to figure out how to get it to do what I want.

I have day job stuff to do over two of the next three days (which two depends on when the required freight arravives).

No pictures yet, but soon, soon!

Just a quick update

I got a hold of the place in Kelowna a couple of days ago. They do have what I'm looking for in a scanner, and I should be able to get into Kelowna sometime within the next week. So WooHoo!! Once I have the scanner, and figure out how to use it, I'll have new images to post.

How Long?

I haven't called the place in Kelowna where I might be able the get my scanner, yet (it's been a combination of being busy and forgetting that I have a business to call until after normal business hours). If I can manage to remember to call some time in the next three days, and if they have the scanner, and if they're open weekends, I could have my scanner by this weekend. If.

I've been reading a lot lately (part of what's kept me busy, and forgetful), mostly stuff by Robert Anton Wilson and other writers mentioned by Wilson.

The photo was shot back in March or April. Part of what drew me in were the geometric suggestions.

And I'm not one of them

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 9 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Can't get the scanner through Andres in Penticton, going to have to try Kelowna, make a phone call tomorrow I guess.

It's interesting, to me anyway, that with all my concern over getting a film scanner (and a bit of desperation to have something to post) that I've gone though my 'early works,' those ones that I do have internet quality scans of, looking to find a roll that could provide two or three decent images that I haven't shared yet. There is no such roll. I'm not surprised by this, back when I was just beginning to learn, I would bracket most shots, reducing most rolls to only ten or twelve unique images. Mostly of things that I either wouldn't photograph now, or wouldn't photograph in that way. Most of the semi-precious stones have be shown before, somewhere.

So here's something that I just haven't shared here yet. Shot in the summer of '05 in Penticton

I'm back from Alberta. It was a hectic trip. I did get a few shots in BC, but none in Alberta. In all my life, I can only remember seeing one roadside turnout on an Alberta secondary highway (and come to think of it, outside of the national parks, I don't remember too many on the primary highways either). Motorhomes great for traveling though, at least when U can find somewhere to park the 31 foot monstrosity, which is fewer places than U'd think. So rush rush rush, and then to top it off, on the way home, we have to limp the 400km with a busted radiator and shot rear suspension. Honestly the best thing about the whole trip was all the pretty fall colours that I didn't get to photograph.

Anyway, this photo was shot late last spring between Midway and Greenwood BC. I'm showing it mainly because I haven't got my film scanner yet, seems that the Nikon rep for Andres Audiotronic is screwing around, which given my views on Nikon Canada doesn't surprise me in the least bit. If things aren't straightened out by tomorrow, I'm going to have to get my scanner elsewhere, which means going either to Kelowna, or fucking Vancouver.

Going to Alberta this weekend, to visit family for Thanksgiving (it's the second Monday in Octobre, up here in Canuckland). It's not really a big deal to me, but what the hell, I usually only get to see these kinfolks twice a year.

I'm still waiting on that film scanner. Either Andres or Nikon dropped the ball, my guess would be Nikon (I have mentioned before that Nikon Canada is a joke, and it's a poor one at that). Oh well, the Assistant Manager at Andres in Penticton is going to "see if he can get me better price on the scanner."