Iris' Journal

Duly Instagram'd: Early B'day Gift! \o/

Published by Iris in Photography, iPod / iPhone Apps, iPHONE 4S, Instagram,

Published on 11/11/12 at 12:59:07 pm using 24 words.

Thank you, Dol!

OiR - Last Snapshots

Published by Iris in Photography, LUMIX, FZ-35, Places, iPod / iPhone Apps, Unexpected Sugar Loaf,

Published on 11/07/12 at 08:31:21 am using 21 words.

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Thumbtacked (October 26th, 2012)

Published by Iris in Inspired by, The Written Word, Favorite Quotes / Passages, Photography, Iris' Journal, Little Things, Thumbtacked, Instagram,

Published on 10/27/12 at 03:44:15 pm using 382 words.

And it happens again. Coincidence laced with something I can’t quite put my finger on. Blind choices that converge and lead to a startling connection whose significance is unfairly withheld. (More on those blind choices and connections here, here and here.)

I’d had a snapshot of Damien Rice as my cover photo on Facebook for over a month until a couple of days ago, when I arbitrarily decided it was time for a change.

Probably inspired by my post on the 165th anniversary of Jane Eyre, I knew I wanted words as opposed to images this time around. Or rather, words as image. So, just as arbitrarily, I reached for my Riverside Anthology of Literature, and proceeded to leaf through it, revisiting some old favorites in search of a meaningful passage to turn into snapshot.

Prufrock (Eliot) as usual, was the strongest contender. That is, until I chanced upon and remembered Ulysses (Tennyson), which has had me since high school. Even before that. Since Dead Poets Society, really. But consciously and faithfully (to both meaning and language) since high school. It’s worth noting I hadn’t thought of it, read it or heard it in quite a while.

Snapshot taken and duly instagrammed, it became my new cover photo.

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Mood du Jour: Margot (Take this Waltz)

Published by Iris in Movies, Memorable Scenes, Me, Characters, Mood du Jour, Screen Shots,

Published on 10/25/12 at 12:17:29 pm using 94 words.

This is half Mood du Jour, half Cryptic Smiles that Fade to Black. I hope to turn my attention back to this sequence with a focus on the latter in the coming days. But for now, this is my Mood du Jour. Letting go of expectations, enjoying the ride, reveling in alone time.