"it was inevitable"

::imagining life without google image::
what a sad image searchless world we would be a part of.

yesterday marks day one of photo project.
because i know youre just itching to know how it went i will delay details and tell you a story

last night we lost our power in kimball junction due to a stinky power tower (dont ask me what it is exactly) on Parleys Summit that caught fire. i got a phone call from the power company to ask Summit County residents to reduce power usage due to this incident.

like the conscious citizen that I am, I disregarded the message and went on working fawn. the lights dimmed every so often, but nothing worthy of my or anyone else's concern on main street...

about two hours later i get a phone call from drew who apparently was sitting in our dark apartment, previously listening to a new record, running the dishwasher and a few other items dependent upon an electric current. thinking he finally blew a fuse, he peeked outside only to see that the lights were out in every window and on every street corner. even the outlet mall was sans-illumination; he commented on the prominence of headlights on confused drivers' cars. he was calling to see if we had power on main street. i put rocky mountain power's and his phone call together and filled him in... my poor lover aloof in shadow. how sad. end of story.

the photograph i decided to take was after we got home

by that time the power had been restored for a full 17 minutes.

reveling in its return, drew uncovered his turntable to replace the needle from where it had been prior to the blackout. i thought this was really humorous, considering the fact that in the car we were scheming as to what an electricity-less evening was going to come to.

the fact of the matter is that we are frighteningly reliant on electricity - taking it for granted with every switch that we fondle. on. off. the moment we are without we are confused, angry, bored, absent. time goes by so slowly because we have no way of recording it. "i should get candles for the gallery just in case it happens to effect main street..." my boss pondered today after i told her about last night.

yes...troubleshooting a blackout can be fun in certain instances, but as soon as the power returns, though it makes sense to conserve, we instead have an inclination to indulge as if to say, "its been so long since we've last rendevous'd" or as though you just moved back to NYC from Park City, UT and you ordered a whole 22" pizza that you intend to finish off all by yourself. its absurd, but it happens...

thus the inspiration and theme for this photo. i double exposed a pair of angles of drew at the turntable. i used my Diana F+ that i got for christmas. i was recently inspired to perfect double exposures and the diana is great for that. check out random google image search finds for examples of inspiration. mmm soft focus.

so thats that. i have yet to be inspired to take today's photograph, mainly because ive been so busy at work(s). speaking of which...