Old School LOMO

Old School LOMO just to brighten your day due to the heavy previous post.
I did recently sell the Zorki-4 the russian rangefinder so maybe I can get a TLR Box soon

hollah

My Enemies

My Enemies Are Men Like Me
by Derek Webb
off of: Mockingbird

I have come to give you life
And to show you how to live it
I have come up to make things right
To heal there ears and to show you how to forgive them

Cause i would rather die
I would rather die
I would rather die
than to take your life

cause how can I kill
The ones i'm supposed to love
my enemies are men like me

so i will protest the sword
if its not wielded well

cause my enemies are men like me
Peace by way of War
is like like purity by way of fornication
it like telling someone murder is wrong
and then showing them by way of execution

and i would rather die
and i would rather die
i would rather die
than to take your life

when justice is bought and sold
just like weapons and war
the ones who always pay
are the poorest of the poor

There is a lot to say about this song. I'm sure many will not like it and proably protest it. but I'm not sure exactly how to put out there my thoughts on it

So when so many make faith complicated, I will try and express the simplicty of the faith that I have.

I don't like religion.
Its more of a relationship than a relgion
I have a history of faith, in past generations that is.
I am a spiritual being who believes in a biblical creator
Each day I want to find out what it means to be more like him.



mood: thoughtful
music: derek webb bootleg
Evening: Cool outside its a nice night

Good Morning

Good Morning Monday

Nice to see you again

Me and my Brother McGee

So me and my brother David (not McGee) headed off for the metropolis of Pavo. Thats where I am at now. If your wondering about Pavo I will tell you a few things. For one it is home to the Cone Family, thats my mom's fam So I have my grandparents here and 3 familys of aunts/uncles/cousins and many seconds around here

a side note: another reason to dislike walmart
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT - news) said on Saturday it still expects a 3 percent to 5 percent increase in November sales at its stores open at least a year
This year, Wal-Mart has vowed aggressive discounts to lure shoppers, and has already launched its holiday advertising campaign -- the earliest start in the company's history. January 05 Net Income Applicable To Common Shares $10,267,000,000 I wish I had a company with 10Billion Dollars in it Reason number 9934 to dislike walmart cause this massive attack continues to grow
anyway back to pavo.
population in July 2004: 711

Its also home to the Peacock Festival Which is ususally the second saturday in may. And Cleave Dean who was an Arm wrestling Champion, But I've never met him, and The Legendary Burger Shack which is just about the only eating place in town, we also don't have a redlight but Do have an IGA and a Dollar General

and if you like geneology my grandfather traced his line back to William1 Cone, R. S. (1745- 1816) which would have been 8 generations ago from me

thats about it

hollah from pavo

sorry for the history lesson

JM

I had to turn on the word verication because i've been getting advertisement posts if this is a problem i'll try another way of keeping these loonies out

loonie

now why should you call me a loonie and have me associated with that class of people I only wanted a liscence for my pet fish Eric

......

If You think

2 Generations ago my grandparents probably lived in a house very much like this one. Its interesting to think of where we have come from. I'm not sure who lived in this one but It did wisper to me as I passed it during a drive in the country. Even though Old Houses might be a cliche picture I still love taking pictures of Old Houses

Thanks to all for a fab weeekend for those who visited the house and made a party a success and for those in swainsboro who had a fantasitc late night double feature picture show

its been great now for some grub and sleep

tie them around my neck

I need to tie my camera batteries arond my neck
I keep misplacing them either them or the charger. lol They don't ever seem to be in the same place at the same time.

DANG YOU MESS
I need an oompaloompa to come over and clean my room while I sleep

I'm recovering from last night. It was super. I had a nice cup of Muse tonight it was beautiful. Coffee is my friend, and I pledged to H to stop drinking (hard drinks) so dang much, so that should be fun.

Ok america we need to talk:
What is up with cheaters? I mean if you don't want to be in a relationship than don't and just stop being sneaky and cheating on those who you say you are into.

I recently learned an acquaintence is now "talking" to another guy while dating her boyfriend

JM

Fine Drink

So I need to have a light-hearted talk with you drinkers out there. There is a difference in grabbing whatever you can find and chugging it and finding something that grabs you in the gullet and says hey now this is good. So If you drink drink good, except if you want a pbr b/c if you want a pbr nothing else will quince that thirst lol

So for a while I was basically straight beer. I've been around the world to India, Russia, Jamaica, Ireland, and Poland with beer. I seem to be done with beer for the time being and moving onto other fine drinks

Recently as being in the last week or so I have had some Japanese Plum Wine, and some north American and Canadian blended whiskey

I've also been really intrigued with Whiskey especially bourbon. I just found out about this small batch stuff and I really want to find some. It reminds me of gourmet coffee, I've had the knobb creek before I knew much about it. But it makes sense that if you have an artisan distiller its going to be so much better than the mass produced stuff.

so next on the list is some small batch bourbon and some sake. But that's another day and another dollar, or many dollars that is lol


speaking of good food
I could totally dig some smoked mozz

I LOVE CHEESE

JM

a crossroad

2000

How many more?


Psalm 34:14
Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

WHERE THE FUNK

must find my digital camera......

ok it was in my car

Last week: Got bumped into, another bang w/ the car, this one wasn't my fault
found a job, stopped temp work, wen't to Savannah, Pembroke, Savannah, statesboro, Pembroke, Brunswick, Savannah, Brunswick, found out I don't want to do sales and stopped the new job

I haven't taken a picture in a while. Been itching for photos. I'm not sure where to go next. The O Show is getting sooner and sooner. I am wanting to do portrait styles of people in black and white but not sure how to approach it. I sarted to listen to some Ginsberg poems, I found some barn wood the last time I wen't for a drive. I'm not sure how yet but I want to include those 2 things. But anyway the pic below is one from my last walk about. I need to increase my filmage. And just get out there and click and shoot. at least 3 rolls in the next month, and get the 3-5 rolls I have developed. That plus the digital will hopefully be plenty to choose from.

I also must post more. Thanks for you responders out there. I appreciate you.

I did find a dandy of an espresso in Savannah Its at Boba Cafe which is upstairs in city market. I think the key to finding the perfect expresso is to look for a locally owned place that doesn't try to hard to advertise their espresso. And make sure the person who makes it drinks it. Or you risk a bad espresso moment which really stinks. But i've been to boba twice so far and its pretty good.

I also got a small coffee pot for the house and figured how how to make a dang good cup (brita water filter) at home

that's enough
I need hot tea, but I think i'm out of it.

JM




lol

howdy

Howdy all. The weekend so far is going well. I'm one step closer to the new job. Hopefully it will work out.

First Friday was a great time. It was nice to see my rooter friends. AT, PRB, and Bird. And even Mr Mayor.

Hope ya'll make it back soon. There is something to be said when you go out to an event and you see multiple people that you know. I remember the times when I went to events and saw no-one I knew. That's one thing that I love about this town. Now of course people can lay down roots anywhere and grow them into a community. But I feel as if SB is my community to partake in enjoy, grow and learn from. So I ask myself this, as I'm moving from "college kid" to "local guy" what is the heartbeat of this town. What makes it move or sway from back and forth. What's its history. What's its future. The roots are showing in Portal coming up soon. Which I think is a great thing. But it makes me want to be a part of my community more especially with creating art that represents it both in its horrendous glory and wonderful mire.

so maybe that's a new theme Statesboro. Of course its been done before but Maybe I can look deep into these streets and find out what they are about

p.s.
Go forth Love and Rock
and when you Rock Rock Hard.

JM

a nice soak

Well it is raining today, and i'm home sick frome work. Its the nice type of slow rain where the small drops seems to soak into everything.

hopefully there will not be too much flooding with tammy

when I was in highschool I had a karaoke machine with microphone inputs. So one day during a rain much like this I put the microphone up to the window and recorded the sounds of the rain. Than played electric guitar dubbed over the rain so it was a combo of both.

I need to go for a walk in the rain

There is just something about it. It brings back so many memories, riding bikes, duck boots, puddle hopping, writing poetry in class while wet from the rain, wet tents and socks at tollochee. The way storms always seem to come to calm emotional events.

thats enough about the rain
if its raining there. Enjoy it, don't forsake it.

Tuesday

The Rain keeps on teasing me. I mean it has rained but not for long. The other day while I was sleeping I was awoke by the rain but within the hour it was gone.

So come on and rain for pete's sake

other notes: I have a sinus cold, thats always fun

not many pics lately

Jm

1 2 3 Click

Not sure if I said this or not to you but I have signed up for a show at DK for January 06. Unless something comes up to hinder it. I'm still mainly in the thinking and looking mode. I'm looking for barn wood to have involved in the show. I have an idea of which way I want to go as in the pic shown but we will see as time comes closer.

It seems as its been forever since its poured rain. The pic above was taken after a nice rain. Its a ditch on the side of a clay road. I wen't down to that road about a week ago but barely recognized it because it was so dry. The fascinating thing was there was actually a current in that ditch back when.

Saturday is the Emanuel (Swainsboro, Ga) Arts fest. I'm not sure If I will make it or not. The parents are coming to town and they don't do that too often so I need to be here when they are here. Also H has to work, and I'm low on Gas

We will see.

Also Mary ( a root grouper) has been said to be returning and is on the way to swainsboro if not alreaddy there.

So welcome back to Georgia Mary.

music: John Butler Trio: Kinda a mix of Americana and rock

JM

a master piece

I just watched some of the Bob Dylan - No Direction Home DVD. It was on PBS tonight. I have it recording so I can finish it tomorrow. The blurb said that the dvd shakes us free of our comfortable assumptions. Which as a dylan fan / admirer / singer I had a few of my own. anyhow I found a lot of the things in the film inspiring and some neat things and un-expected things. So if your a fan, or a fan of real music in general I suggest you checking it out


so I will part with my favorite poem, it has stayed with me for about 6 years now

The Red Wheelbarrow
William Carlos Williams (1962)

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens.

moody monday

The seasons are changing, with what seems like a long summer saying its last hello.

I did have a nice shot in the dark today at the grind. Its not as inviting as dk. But I did get it in a mug which was a nice.

I long for those cool winter nights around a campfire. I hope to make that happen before too long. A hello to all of my swainsboro friends. Hope to see you soon and play some croquet.

thats about it for now, its definately a moody monday
hope the rest of the weeks brings joy to you all

A new one

Mood: Relaxed
Music: 80's Alternative listening to Human League - Human

Its been a interesting week so far. I've been working in pooler etc etc. I actually got a roll of film developed and put to cd. Its from my SLR so that was a nice treet. Part of the on-going Life Portfolio.

So now the question I have to ask and seek is how much photoshop is too much. And how much tweeking should the SLR pics go through. I guess it just has to be by my gut feeling attached is an example 1 of the pic and one of the tweeked one.

I'm definitely still trying to find my touch. I see other artists and know that them. I.e. A Desmal Piece is a Desmal Piece, or a Bridget creation is hers or Mats or the other artists I know of. But What I have to find. I feel as if I need to go on a mission, lol. But what I have to find is what is my voice. What images speak that this is me and whom I am. Its also important that I create me and not others. That's one danger I see with photoshop is that its easy to create images in the styles of others. But I think the organic nature of a click and print with not much inbetween is that is is less tempting and easier to create you in it. But than the question on broader terms must be asked. Can Originality Exist and is Original Art Possible.

that must continue another time, preferably with a few friends around a pot of loose leaf herbal tea. Which I have been enjoying lately. I have had some great black tea mixed with a little echinacea and peppermint


Other delights: The Vineyard http://www.meinhardtvineyards.com Me and H went there last night It was superb. I've been there a few times.

So here is it

So here is the deal. I'm listening to I tunes and i'm like whaa whaa I have these cool songs on there. Its always nice to find a hidden song

of course with a music junkee its easy

so here is a quick pick just to get something out there its been a while. A typical JM out the window. I need to do a series of these. I was trying to catch a water tower while not wrecking but missed it. I got luered into a sweepstake. I'm usually not that gullible. So I have to remember to cancel what I suscribed to. All the things I subscribed to were trial subscriptions, just 2 of them. I was trying to win a camera.

those things rarely work
oh p.s. If you have an extra camera that you want to give a good home to send it my way

or if you want to buy me a Nikon D70. Holla at a friend

I need to do something worthwhile

JM


peace and to my home here I come

9-12-01

Where were you 9-12-01. I know where I was. I was in my sisters room in Brunswick at my parents house playing my guitar while my tape deck was recording.

There are many songs in my heart. Songs of love, songs of faith, songs of despair. But this tape labeled 9-12-01 Is definitely one that stands out. I have many tapes of my playing probably about 20 or so.

But this one especially as I am listening to now, I haven't in a while still haunts me. Especially since when I listen to it it takes me back 4 years which seems like moons and moons ago. Some of the songs some are screams, some are crys some are ironic.

There are songs in my mind and in my soul. Sometimes it feels like they are screaming to get out. I feel now a need to play, a need to shout, a need to play as in the old days till my arms went numb

so anyhow that's my deep moment for the day
I need to take PICTURES BTW holla at DK if your nearby

In Case

In Case you read this

Hello

In case you are not reading this than Hello to you who are not reading this

update:

dental surgery, w/ no major problems so far. Not a lot of picture takings, wen't on the tybee casino boat and got kind of sick, kind of a bumed out week

but i'm still here and the weather was nice today

peace
jm