February 8, 2014

What didnt do this past weekend.

Jan 31st- Feb 2.
You know what I DIDN'T do this weekend?
Post to Instagram. hahahahahaha.
hahahahahaah. This is funny because sometimes I get paranoid about documenting very artsy environments. It's not about showing off for me, if I wanted to show off, I would. But I like catching moments in a frame and running filters through it. I find it a fun way to capture memories and review later.
and this weekend, well I just didnt have time for that. I had a lot of great opportunities. that dive bar. that deep dish pizza. I was constantly around beautiful people. that AMAZING EGGS FLORENTINE! that christ centered hipster church. the random run in with  now good friends. that huge screen. those couches, lord have mercy I have never seen so many couches. the beers. that baby. YES. believe it or not I gave up the perfect insta moment to post a picture of a BABY and BABIES GARNER 100+ likes guaranteed. think of what it would've done to my ego. *starts stroking*
but it's not really what I missed out that's my main focus. My main focus is my "in the moment" documentation could possibly plague my memory. Sometimes memories are best left to the brain with imagination working together. A memory is better is sometimes better than a photo because a photo you can examine and sometimes have it replaced how you remember the moment. A perfect photo takes perfect timing, lighting, enviornment etc. And even though I had a pleothra of those opportunies, I had no desire to capture it in such a way because I liked the memory I held.
This weekend was a bit of a challenging one. I experienced a growth spurt and I can honestly say I'm not the same person I was on Friday. But what I cherish is that I didn't have pictures but rather the memory itself. That is the only thing I have to hold onto is the wonderful memory.

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