Gave up 30 minutes into “Spider Man: No Way Home” and watched Wim Wenders' “Wings of Desire” instead. Glad I did. The special effects and story were much more believable and interesting.

She doesn’t like the popping or beeping sounds that the flashes make so she’s “hiding”.

Forgive me, I’ve misplaced my slogan mug.

I’m loving “Prioritize Pleasure” by Rebecca Taylor.

Made a couple more fiber-based prints in the darkroom. It’s fun digging through old negatives and printing some favorites.

I’d made a huge mistake.

New posts will be via baty.net or other external feeds for a while.

Fresh, 2022 - ★★★½

I don't have a better ass joke, sorry.

West Side Story, 2021 - ★★★½

Dazzling and terrifically well-made. Visually stunning and occasionally breathtaking. Spielberg is a genius. And yet, and I'm not sure how this is possible, I was kind of bored.

WordPress is fine. Medium is fine. Facebook is fine. Twitter is fine. Mastodon is fine. Your self-hosted static-HTML website is fine. Instagram is fine. A typewriter in your basement is fine. Write wherever you feel like writing.

Is there something I can use to automatically unfollow and/or mute anyone whose Twitter avatar is not round?

The Kodak Retina IIIC is neat. baty.net/2022/the-…

My dad called me from Florida and told me that a friend had no need for “some old Kodak” camera. Turns out it was a Retina IIIC, which AFAIK is far and away the best camera Kodak ever made (in Germany, no less). It arrived today. So cool!

Well, I got the Focomat IIc in place, but it doesn’t quite fit. I was able to make 8x10 prints but it can’t be raised high enough to do any significant cropping. I guess I’ll have to get it right in camera, then.

Contact sheets are no longer technically necessary, but I find them to be beautiful on their own, especially with 6x6 negatives. I often make 2 prints, one for the binder and one to hang.

I woke up and went with a real blog (Hugo again) for my daily notes posts. I think I’ve turned waffling into a hobby. baty.net/2022/the-…

I found half a box of Blackwing Naturals in a drawer so of course I immediately sawed that obnoxious eraser off all of them.

I’ve been highlighting key phrases in my paper notebooks and it’s awesome. baty.net/2022/high…

If you need photos of my dog, desk, notebooks, cameras, or self… I’m your guy!