I walkout of work this morning to the most painterly sunrise fog and I have fucking tungsten balanced film in my camera!?

I am very excited about a very dumb idea for a small project in my head and I think it’s gonna be a quick “fuck it, let’s do it” kind of thing.

I have 11 rolls of film to develop. I’m posting Mardi Gras pics through Easter.

This moment was foretold in the before times

It was 9 exact.

I’ll put $20 down that he invites the Patriots

Putting the over/under at 9 people on my line tonight. That out of the normal 19 we normally have.

If you watch the bands in the Quarter, tip them. If you are in the front row of the parade, tip the flambeau!

I did not win the camera, which is kinda a good thing because I really needed to not spend that money on said camera.

Got through 5 of the 8, so I’m calling it a success.

The overwhelming need to explain to people that their flash on their phone has a range of 5-7 feet. You’re not lighting up shit but the backs of people’s heads.

Welp, Thoth lost a float for throwing whole bags of beads at people with intention to harm. Float 32 had every rider removed. They were told get off or get arrested. We were the people being thrown at. ##NolaSky

I am now a “I’m only here for the Super Bowl ads” person at parades (the in between parts > parades)

We have 4 @aaronsvoboda.bsky.social @nolafredo.bsky.social

Three hours later than I was hoping, I’m finally out the door. It’s the last day I have for Mardi Gras, so going to try and get through all 8 rolls of film I have in the bag today.

Did I just bid on a camera I absolutely don’t need because I like the color of it?

Mobile Nursing Nest available for use at any Mardi Gras First Aid Station.

You may be shocked to find that I did not make it out of the house on time again today

The people who would pay this I think I’m insane paying $25 a month for a rideshare bike subscription

Violife is my go to. Daiya is getting better, especially since they switched to oat milk.

Gonna get a little weird with Lomochrome Purple

In the 13 years I’ve been here, I have never made it to Iris on time. Today does not break that tradition.

I need three clones to be able to do everything in my head the next 24-48 hours.

Every day, as each new thing comes around that more reasonable humans would feel shame for, I start to think more and more that Budd Dwyer was a man not only of ideas but a man of action. Really knew how to get things done.

I SHOULD HAVE CALLED IN!

I love mixed genres of music and I really need someone to point me in the direction of some Zydeco Metal

Should have called in

Accomplished

I can’t call in…I can’t call in…I can’t…

Out the door 3 hours early to make sure I can get to Nola Film Plug and buy film and will spend the entire time repeating to myself that I can’t call in today.

How many rolls of film do I shoot this weekend? I’ll be shooting 35mm, 110, maybe some instant (I have a cart of 600)

The 6 hours of sleep I got will be the longest stretch I have for the next week and I don’t even get to see a parade until Friday

Fuck cancer but also fuck this country's abysmal healthcare system

And people think WoW isn’t a cozy game. I’m a cow fishing.

This is stupid in general, but the fact that this would ban Ragbrai is even stupider.

I need 12 untested Yashica Electro35s, right?

Humanity peaked once the uncrustable was invented and it’s been down hill since

I’ve seen two different videos; one asking millennial metal heads how their bluegrass kick is going, and one asking millennial punks how their outlaw country kick is going…I’ve never felt so attacked on two fronts before

No Kings includes Draft Kings

I need another trip somewhere

My expectations for making a single parade this year are real…real…low

Something a little lighter for tonight’s shift

I chose to shoot the Oshun parade on my #charmera camera last night. The linked blog post has the whole set, which kind of look like a fever dream to me. Here are four of them, though. www.flowstateneworleans.com/blog/bp/char... #photography #nolasky #mardigras #neworleans #parade #fotografia

Hey Colesby, how’d you get through the slog this is working overnight the first night of the first weekend of Mardi Gras? Glad you asked. I listened to Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen and that was as optimistic as it sounds.

Only 15 minutes later than normal. I’ll be betting on the weekend being worse.

Parading tonight? Swing by the Kerry Irish Pub and catch me singing Irish songs from 9pm-1am!

Went for my first run in probably 4 months. Various thing kept getting in the way (injuries, minor health issues) but it felt good to be back out and running.

go off jack white