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It’s not very often that I wish I had a different job. Now, there are many times when I didn’t have MY job — namely after two rejections in a row, or when the writing. is. just. stalling. so. bad. I. want. to. kick. it. in. the. nuts. But even then, I don’t want to trade it in for something else. I just don’t want to do it.
But then this morning I stumbled (totally randomly — I was searching for something unrelated) across this guy’s blog. Steve Ryan, photographer.
I about cracked up at this photo of him at a dildo factory. He looks so adorably uncomfortable that I want to hug him! Plus, I think the photos are really cool. I’ve done articles on chocolate factories, which are quite neat, and on coffee, beer and wine production, but never on dildo production. Can you imagine this as one of those “How Is It Made?” shows? What fun!
Okay, I’m done drooling over the idea of being able to photograph dildos and sexy women in hot clothes and sexy men on ocean trawlers for a living. It’s back to the words for me. Building pictures the only way I know how — one letter at a time.
What would you do if you didn’t write (or whatever you do for your “job” right now)? Paint? Sculpt? Drive a garbage truck? Be a fisherman? Make movies?
Kiss kiss bang bang, s.
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“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.” ~Tony Benn
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PS — Cool Russian camera image by this artist.
i often think about that..since a while (actually since i startedto lecture at schools from time to time) i feel like i wanna teach …maybe i ll finish my studies some day and start teaching then…
let’s do it. let’s trade jobs.
@Danielle: Ooh, I can totally see you being a teacher!
@Steve: Yes, let’s! I would love to have that experience. You write for the day, I’ll hold the camera. Then we could chronicle it. Would be totally hysterical, I think.
done. we may as well house swap while we’re at it. how soon can you be in berlin?
That is a slightly creepy dildo maker.
He can see into our souls…
I never thought about the makers of my dildos before! And now I know why!
If Danielle was a teacher, he would Get Into Trouble. Beware the hormones, Danielle, it’s a hotbed out there…
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are those dildos by fun factory?? their add is next to my head in the alley cat magazine..i did looked uncomfortable too when my grandmother asked me what these thingies are..:-)
any combination of: artist/writer/photographer/teacher…or maybe just dildo maker!