Day 21 - Jalebi

Day 21 - September 21st 2007
Location: Saratoga, California
Setting: Book Club

1. Preferred nickname?
Jalebi
2. Birthplace?
India
3. Paper or plastic?
Paper
4. Favorite childhood toy?
A doll that closed it’s eyes
5. Where were you on 9 -11?
At home.
6. Best piece of advice you could give?
Oh that’s a thinking question, can we come back to it?
(Later) Live for the moment. Or live in the moment.
7. Favorite way to spend an afternoon?
Sit in bed and read.
8. Song of the week?
I had one. ... Downtown.
9. Do you know any racist jokes?
Racist jokes? Sure.
10. Latest book or movie you’d recommend to a friend?
Book is Agony and Ecstacy.
11. Who wins in a caged battle-to-the-death match: Rosie O’Donnell or Oprah?
Rosie for sure

Day 20 - JJ

Day 20 - September 20th 2007
Location: Los Altos, California
Setting: Sidewalk of Main street

1. Preferred nickname?
I don’t have a nickname. Sometimes they call me JJ at one point of time at my work
2. Birthplace?
Passedina, California
3. Paper or plastic?
Paper
4. Favorite childhood toy?
I actually- it was my bike. I could go anywhere. Freedom.
5. Where were you on 9 -11?
I was at home. Before I went to work, and I was listening to the news as I was getting ready to work.
6. Best piece of advice you could give?
Always wear a smile
7. Favorite way to spend an afternoon?
At the beach, sure, isn’t that the best place. Just the sound and the smell. You can decompress so fast there. Overcast, sun, it doesn’t make a difference.
8. Song of the week?
Ain’t to proud to beg by the temptations
9. Do you know any racist jokes?
Actually no
10. Latest book or movie you’d recommend to a friend?
Murder at the Smithsonian by Margaret Truman. She’s Harry Truman’s granddaughter. And since she grew up in DC she did murder mysteries at all the sites.
11. Who wins in a caged battle-to-the-death match: Rosie O’Donnell or Oprah?
Tough call. I’d have to go with Rosie O’Donnell.

Day 19 - Dro

Day 19 - September 19th 2007
Location: Los Altos, California
Setting: Rancho Shopping Center

1. Preferred nickname?
Dro (Andrew)
2. Birthplace?
Los Altos, California
3. Paper or plastic?
Oh. That’s a good question. I don’t really have a preference.
4. Favorite childhood toy?
Skateboard for sure
5. Where were you on 9 -11?
In a classroom
6. Best piece of advice you could give?
Uh. *pause* Be yourself
7. Favorite way to spend an afternoon?
Just kicking it with friends.
8. Song of the week?
Ooh. Sunshine by Atmosphere
9. Do you know any racist jokes?
I know so many racist jokes
10. Latest book or movie you’d recommend to a friend?
Book, Scar tissue. And movie would have to be, 300 or Smoking Aces.
11. Who wins in a caged battle-to-the-death match: Rosie O’Donnell or Oprah?
Rosie O’Donnell for sure.

Short Self Reflection

To be honest I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing on the post processing with those last few shots- I just want to mix things up and try things out differently to keep myself out of a rut. There's the glaringly obvious preference of tightly cropped face shots that I tend to favor, so I'm trying not to let that be limiting, and only use it when I can't think of other ways to do it- but that being said, I still find the tight shots more dynamic. Some of the people I've shot have been available to play around with a variety of poses and then I get to chose the best of many shots, though others deem one sufficient, which I must respect.

Today while I was shooting my Day 31 face, a friend of her's walked up and after watching the two of us shooting for a bit, asked if he could be tomorrow's face. Having people I don't know offer to participate rather than searching for them is a bit strange; although it makes life easier and I'm still getting to meet new people. Anyways, I gave him my card and we'll see if I actually end up shooting him next.

I hope you're enjoying looking thus far, and that I get the 12 days of shots from my computer to yours in a timely manner.

Also my hand is healed- but here are a couple shots I got of it when it was still in the bandages:

Day 18 - Erica

Day 18 - September 18th 2007
Location: Palo Alto, California
Setting: Stanford University Quad

1. Preferred nickname?
I don’t have one, Erica
2. Birthplace?
Denver, Colorado
3. Paper or plastic?
Usually paper, but if it’s water bottles...
4. Favorite childhood toy?
Definitely kinex
5. Where were you on 9 -11?
I was in school in Aberdee Scotland
6. Best piece of advice you could give?
For what? Love what you do
7. Favorite way to spend an afternoon?
Kayaking, white water kayaking
8. Song of the week?
Ohh tough one, tough one. Seeing as our dorm’s theme song is umbrella, that’s gotta be it.
9. Do you know any racist jokes?
Sure, who doesn’t? Especially if you’re a victim of them
10. Latest book or movie you’d recommend to a friend?
A thousand splendid suns
11. Who wins in a caged battle-to-the-death match: Rosie O’Donnell or Oprah?
Oh. It would have to be Rosie O’Donnell I think

Day 17 - Tyler

Day 17 - September 17th 2007
Location: Los Alto, California
Setting: Peets Coffee

1. Preferred nickname?
Tyler - I don’t know. I don’t really have a nickname
2. Birthplace?
Menlo park
3. Paper or plastic?
Paper
4. Favorite childhood toy?
Legos
5. Where were you on 9 -11?
I was at Crittenden Middle School in 6th grade
6. Best piece of advice you could give?
*pause* I’m trying to think. I guess life’s short so ... no that’s a quote. The best things in life are free
7. Favorite way to spend an afternoon?
*Smiles* probably sleeping, or hanging out with friends or eating... all 3
8. Song of the week?
Lets just sat ... oh this is hard for me to say... lets just say run it by Chris Brown
9. Do you know any racist jokes?
Yeah but I don’t want to say them, they’re offensive
10. Latest book or movie you’d recommend to a friend?
The peaceful warrior -it’s a movie
11. Who wins in a caged battle-to-the-death match: Rosie O’Donnell or Oprah?
Oh I don’t know that’s a good one ... I’ll just say Oprah

Day 16 - Dan

Day 16 - September 16th 2007
Location: Los Altos, California
Setting: Backroom of Starbucks

1. Preferred nickname?
Dan
2. Birthplace?
Beverly, East Yorkshire
3. Paper or plastic?
Paper
4. Favorite childhood toy?
A dog called Brownie, a stuffed dog called brownie
5. Where were you on 9 -11?
I was going in the car to college.
6. Best piece of advice you could give?
Life is an adventure, enjoy it
7. Favorite way to spend an afternoon?
*laughs* Having a laugh with friends, and having sex. And dancing. So it’s three things.
8. Song of the week?
White Room by Cream
9. Do you know any racist jokes?
Racist jokes. Do I have to repeat it? I can’t remember it though. *cracks up* She’s actually typing what I’m saying. (Conversation with coworker... I can’t type that fast)
10. Latest book or movie you’d recommend to a friend?
*pause* *chuckle* * thinks... long pause* The secret. By Rhonda Burn. I think.
11. Who wins in a caged battle-to-the-death match: Rosie O’Donnell or Oprah?
WHAT? *cracks up* Who’s Rosie O’Donnell? I haven’t even heard of her so I’d say Oprah