ALL I NEED IS 35 MM OF MAGIC AND LIGHT

I've decided that, no matter what, I want photography in my life -- always. What a revelation, right. I mean, obviously 'cuse it's super badass, but also because all I need these days is 35 mm of magic and light ... all I need is to hear that snap of the shutter to feel all artsy and shit. And, seriously, looking through the view-finder of my heavy, bulky Leicaflex SL makes everything look just a little bit clearer, and a little bit sexier. 

"Songe D'une Nuit D'emeute"

They're a week late, but here are some photos of our trip to Belgium. Bruges has this whole texture about it, a beautiful run-down, weathered look ... it's hard to describe. I would love to live there, even though it's impossible to find a place to eat at on a Saturday night, awkward.

I Turn My Camera On

I dropped off a roll of film last friday at this insanely overpriced shop on Haarlemmerstraat (the one with the big, red, "LEICA" sign). I checked it out even though a few weeks ago, when I asked another shop owner about it, he just grunted, saying, "Nothing in there's under 100 euro." They made good prints though. 

I just picked them up today ... after being really excited all weekend. I'm into them. Plus, after I dropped the roll off on Friday, I finally went into this other photography place -- it's a school -- where I can rent a darkroom. It's really cheap too ... 50 euro for 10 trips to the DOKA (Donkere Kamer -- Dutch for darkroom). Unfortunately, they don't have a full set up where I can process film ... only photo enlargers. I have to get the film processed somewhere else. But, it will be great to mess around with some of the negatives I just got back. 

What else? Oh, yah, my mom came to Amsterdam this weekend. It was a short trip, but we did a lot. On Saturday we rode our bikes north to a small town named Holysloot. There, we ate a pretty delicious, delicious, meal and then made it back to the city in time to check out the Architecture Museum. Sunday we hit up the Van Gogh Museum and had the greatest tomato soup ever at this awesome cafe on the Herengracht.

I hope this was a long enough post for you, Sara, and I'm glad you like the pictures.