summer 2012: "...the song sings itself"

(with apologies to william carlos williams)

sandy hook, nj

june 2012

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lens experiments: suburbia

jersey.

nov 9, 2011

cloudwatching

garden state parkway-style. april 24, 2011.

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morning (on the eve)

garden state

nj. august 4, 2010.

nj. august 4, 2010.

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sun day 2010: north beach, sandy hook, nj

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hobo-style

last time i was in hoboken (before yesterday) was maybe ten years ago.

i forgot how painless the commute is, but i don't see making it back there again anytime soon (though...the feelies are playing this weekend).

washington/11th

i don't think i've been to maxwell's in about 15 years. did they always have a restaurant?

one happy gal. worth the trip just to see her smile.

bus stop, wet day

if someone were to grade my navigating and co-piloting skills, i think i'd rate a solid, all-around B...plus?

high marks for map-reading and general calm.

very good at assessing the snack and drink situation, and "the hand-off" (as co-pilot).

but--distractible. that messes up my average.

it's a different thing when it comes to traveling by bus, especially to new jersey. i seem to find new, inventive ways to get myself lost.

this both amuses and horrifies my family, since new jersey is my home state. but i contend that the route looks different from day to night, and season to season. the homes look, if not the exactly the same, similar enough--or it's a good bet that trees have been felled or what i have chosen as my "landmark" has been razed and replaced, or expanded, mcmansion-style, beyond recognition (at least, within the few seconds it takes to see it and process what it is, before i pass it).

last year, on my way to a dentist appointment, i panicked--got off far too early. i made my way there fine on foot (i am a good new yorker that way), but i was late. what i didn't know was after i declined my dr's kind offer to pick me up on the boulevard, he sent his assistant out in her car to come find me (i beat her back to the office). the family loved that one.

yesterday, all went according to plan. i braved the still strange route without (much) panic, and even timed it perfectly. so no good stories, but i have pictures (it took for-ev-er to get home)...

"bus stop, wet day"

the mills bakery! i have never been, but i love the sign. when i see the sign, i know where i am (for a little while)

oof, the turnpike.

tracks

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mall action (day 2)

we're into day 2 of shooting for this project --not sure when it will air. the thing about these production jobs is once all the materials are handed over to the client, i have no idea if or when they'll ever go live.

if these webisodes are pushed live somewhere, you'll have a good laugh--hopefully, because that is the idea--at my acting turns. today, i played "the friend" at the restaurant. not hard to act or ad lib a line or two as larissa, our main actor, is a sweetheart. it was easy to imagine having dinner with her. but i got a little too into character--they teased me for being a bit too chatty on camera. (ham.)

anyway...from glamorous secaucus, nj:

rufus (also not afraid to ham it up from time to time, which i, as the photographer, really appreciate)

a bit more "work man" like here...

oh when oh when am i ever in harmon meadow? i had to call my friend, reza. he slipped away from the office to say hi....

a big thank you to antoinette and elaine, from stefano's restaurant, for the location and the delicious (garlicky) hummus platter...

nancy, who somehow makes the craziest tasks seem like a labor of love...

rachel and rufus

randall (and a random robin's egg that matches his eyes...)

ha!!! the fast food photos (graphics by nancy)

i am weirdly proud.