Day 12

Title: Radiance


I went over to my parents' house for Mexican food. The green chili was awesome. I once talked to a guy from Texas (or California, or some other stupid state) who said that he wanted to move to Colorado just for the green chili. He said that wherever he's from, they call it "salsa verde" and that it's just a cheap imitation. For Christmas mid-afternoon dinner, my grandma always makes (among other things) her world famous mac & cheese. I told him that I like to smother it in her also world famous green chili (I think the recipe my dad uses is hers). He then invited himself to my grandma's for Christmas this year.

I recently found a new form of photography that I've taken a liking to: taking pictures while driving. I don't like to take my eyes off of the road (I'm scared enough of driving as it is), so I just pick up the camera and guess what I'm shooting at. It's got an ephemeral quality to it, like you'd never be able to take the same picture twice. It feels like you're trying to capture the ultimate decisive moment. Plus, you've got to trust your hand to point the camera by feel and make it see what your eye sees. There's a lot of beauty in this world (or at least beautiful pictures to be taken), and a lot of it goes unnoticed due to high speeds and tinted windows. Rather than slowing your car down, why not freeze it in time for just a moment?

This picture was not taken from a car.