Neat!

I'm not entirely sure how Personas works but it's essentially a generator that color codes your web presence. It's totally wild watching it scan the web for instances of -- you. I pushed the button a couple times and got several results but ended up reading over and over a quip from my hometown paper, "Speaking of good leaders, Senior Becky Lettenberger is the Vikings' third tri-captain." Senior. In high school. When I played softball. A whole lifetime ago. WEIRD. Also weird is what these colors stand for... online, fame, sports, management, committees, medicine...illegal??religious? religion? what does that even mean?!

NYC: Chinatown

I spent an amazing weekend in NYC a few weeks ago and shot my first roll of color film in years. I have been tangled in a long passionate affair with film since my mom gave me my first yellow plastic point and shoot when I was 13. Now, like then, I find shooting with a set number of frames, with no idea what may end up on the reel, both terrifying and exhilarating. After roll upon roll of black and white, a friend of mine, and devout Eggleston follower, asked me why I don't shoot in color. I didn't have a good answer. Getting back this roll felt a lot like magic.