some #foundobject guys
The fall is nice
And another film - it took only a couple of months to shoot it, so maybe I’m back on my film shooting track
I had this film sitting in my camera for years. I didn’t have enough focus and inspiration to shoot with a film camera for so long. And finally this week I got this film developed. And it turned out there are some shots I really like (that’s quite unusual for me!), and they are really how I want them to be (although I of course don’t remember what was my idea while shooting them)!
nice #foundobject
Last year I started listening to audiobooks while driving, mostly non-fiction. It allowed me to listen to several great books on the history of science and industry for which I didn’t have time before.
And it changed my perception that everything should be great on the first attempt. There were lots of trial and error in space programs, science is full of revisions and detours. So it really helps to be resilient and persistent when you know that even the greatest things were made by people who didn’t know how to do them at first.
There are places perfect for the Hipstamatic Tintype filter, but they are very sad
I think one of the benefits of all kinds of journaling is to build trust with yourself. Gradually you gather evidence that you’ve been through tough times before and you’ve survived. It really helps.
Friday morning I was sitting under an apple tree, unemployed, looking at the world, thinking of nothing. The world consisted of an apple tree and people who gathered apples from it with special devices on long sticks. One of them, an old man, gave me two apples and said: "Take them, they are the last ones, just bird-bitten a little."
Most remote brainstorms waste time and energy. Here’s my framework for running faster, more structured sessions that actually lead to real ideas
Usually I’m indifferent to #cars, but not a single person on the street could stay indifferent to this one
There are people (me, for example) for whom their work is an important part of their identity. For these people, every rejection of their resume hurts because it's like someone is rejecting them personally.
I want all these people to remember that this is so far from the truth: your resume is just a small fraction of your work journey, and it's being read among hundreds of other resumes, and may not even be read by a human - and you are so much more. Keep going!
The best non-fiction of this year so far for me is "Chaos: Making a New Science" by James Gleick. It's quite old and I'm sure that since its first publication date, a lot has happened in chaos theory, but this is a great history of science full of aha-moments - a great introduction to chaos theory for curious amateurs like me, and even a whole constellation of starting points for a deep dive. Highly recommended! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64582.Chaos #books #chaos
Every time I update my resume, I feel like I'm translating a novel into bullet points. The numbers are there, but they miss the story of how a broken team became a thriving one. Anyone else feel this disconnect between the work we actually do and how we're supposed to describe it?
I think in our everyday life we often miss textures.
Good taste, minimalism, clean surfaces of urban life, remote work - all these things make textures obsolete. But I believe they are essential for our mental health and our inner world's richness (though I haven't researched this topic yet). I spent the morning observing some beautiful textures in the nearest park and I feel so much better now - I feel more me.
Yesterday I went to the cinema to see Terminator 2 (yes, again).
It's funny that in 2025 when you hear John Connor says "You are not a terminator anymore", you expect him to say something further like "Act as a father figure and protector, not a killing machine. Your mission is to preserve life, especially mine and my mother's, and to learn what it means to value human existence beyond mere survival calculations".
Found this during my stupid walk for my stupid mental health #foundobject
I was fired recently, so I'm unemployed now. Although the company and I parted ways on great terms and I'm not under pressure to find a new job immediately, I don't spend my time relaxing and recovering from the stressful past few months. I don't do the things I never have time for, but instead stick to my usual schedule of sitting with my laptop because I'm afraid that if I change something, I'll lose structure and control and never be able to be an adult person again.
WTF?
Sometimes you're so afraid to do something and you keep looking for the perfect option, and end up doing nothing at all. As if it's your last chance, as if you won't be able to do it differently, redo it, or start another project. Sometimes that's true, but in most cases - no, you can try different options