Sometimes. :D
<3 to alison
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Fall Color 1
I stumbled across the Civic Center Farmers' Market very early on a Sunday...the city was empty and beautiful in the crisp November sunlight, and suddenly there was industry! And color!
civic center farmers' market 1 from Devora Z on Vimeo.
civic center farmers' market 2 from Devora Z on Vimeo.
civic center farmers' market 3 from Devora Z on Vimeo.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Citybound
Being away, even for a day, always makes me miss home/the city - never used to be like this. Wonder what changed?
1. Root Elements
2. teenyredshoes
3. kooop
4. Xxxtine
5. alpha haidork
1. Root Elements
2. teenyredshoes
3. kooop
4. Xxxtine
5. alpha haidork
Monday, August 17, 2009
Flickr Five: Eggs
1. >:( -.-; ):< by yellowrubberduck
2. Eggbert is in Trouble... by ReRe
3. Eggbert - Intro by ReRe
4. Egg Wars by darkside_1
5. Eggs by featherdusting
OM-G & SD1000
I finally decided to go back to photography again - not for any commercial gain, not to compete with anyone, just because I love it and miss it. I still don't have a DSLR, but I have my little digital camera, a Canon SD1000. It's pretty well-worn at this point, because I take it with me everywhere and I love it to death. I even have a little mini tripod that is perfect for it, and makes it much easier to take pictures at night.
I mentioned before that I re-bonded with my old film camera the other day - I present to you a pristine model (although this one isn't mine) of the Olympus OM-G, a.k.a. the OM-20.
My camera was my mom's in the 80s, and I think can be specifically dated to 1983 (older than me!). It's one of the amateur models, but it still takes pretty rad pictures when I tell it to. The great thing is that there's a good line of lenses (Olympus Zuiko lenses) that people are still selling and for relatively cheap, so if I decided I want more lenses they're out there.
I'm excited to take some color photos with the camera, but I do have a fondness for digital when it helps me make something like this:
Sydney - Edinburgh Castle Pub, San Francisco, CA. July 11th 2009.
More photos will come soon :)
p.s. the last post was my 100th post! Go me!
I mentioned before that I re-bonded with my old film camera the other day - I present to you a pristine model (although this one isn't mine) of the Olympus OM-G, a.k.a. the OM-20.
My camera was my mom's in the 80s, and I think can be specifically dated to 1983 (older than me!). It's one of the amateur models, but it still takes pretty rad pictures when I tell it to. The great thing is that there's a good line of lenses (Olympus Zuiko lenses) that people are still selling and for relatively cheap, so if I decided I want more lenses they're out there.
I'm excited to take some color photos with the camera, but I do have a fondness for digital when it helps me make something like this:
Sydney - Edinburgh Castle Pub, San Francisco, CA. July 11th 2009.
More photos will come soon :)
p.s. the last post was my 100th post! Go me!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Foodzie Triplet: Peach Jam
7x7 Magazine posted about Foodzie a few days ago, and a friend also sent me the link to this awesome site. Basically, the concept is that it's a DIY, small-goods site like Etsy, except that it focuses on food products! I live in an area privileged enough to stock many of the featured suppliers' products in my local grocery store, but for people who live in distant areas, this site is amazing.
I am a little iffy on the idea of buying things from far away, even if they're coming from individual producers - the product still has to be trucked to my door, regardless of the fact that it's not coming from a corporate/conglomerate farm. But I still think this is a step in the right direction - if people can convince their local communities that they want individualized products enough to order out of state for them, maybe more communities will begin producing their own jams and chocolates and sauces and actually trying to feed their people. It's an idealistic view, and not a very realistic hope, but I can dream :)
Here are three different sellers of peach jam (and variations):
1. Sunchowder's Emporia Jams (Longwood, Florida). Peach Jam Gift Basket: 3 8-oz sampler jars with Peach Lavender, Peach Cobbler, and Peach Habañero. $35 for the gift basket, which includes a ceramic plate, napkin, and spreader.
2. Terra Verde Farms (Rimrock, Arizona). Peach-Blackberry Preserves: 9.6-oz jar of peach-blackberry, with a hint of lemon and minimal sugar. $7 per jar.
3. Frog Hollow (Brentwood, California). Organic Apricot, Nectarine and Peach Conserves: 3 8-oz jars, 1/each, tree-ripened summer fruit jame with lots of texture. $21/set of 3.
All images taken from the Foodzie pages for the respective products, not trying to steal any images only publicize.
I am a little iffy on the idea of buying things from far away, even if they're coming from individual producers - the product still has to be trucked to my door, regardless of the fact that it's not coming from a corporate/conglomerate farm. But I still think this is a step in the right direction - if people can convince their local communities that they want individualized products enough to order out of state for them, maybe more communities will begin producing their own jams and chocolates and sauces and actually trying to feed their people. It's an idealistic view, and not a very realistic hope, but I can dream :)
Here are three different sellers of peach jam (and variations):
1. Sunchowder's Emporia Jams (Longwood, Florida). Peach Jam Gift Basket: 3 8-oz sampler jars with Peach Lavender, Peach Cobbler, and Peach Habañero. $35 for the gift basket, which includes a ceramic plate, napkin, and spreader.
2. Terra Verde Farms (Rimrock, Arizona). Peach-Blackberry Preserves: 9.6-oz jar of peach-blackberry, with a hint of lemon and minimal sugar. $7 per jar.
3. Frog Hollow (Brentwood, California). Organic Apricot, Nectarine and Peach Conserves: 3 8-oz jars, 1/each, tree-ripened summer fruit jame with lots of texture. $21/set of 3.
All images taken from the Foodzie pages for the respective products, not trying to steal any images only publicize.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
About A Week of Saturdays
I began this blog a few years ago, with the intention of creating a sort of Tumblr-like photostream of my own photographs. Ever since, the site has evolved considerably, and the only constant has seemed to be that the posts themselves are about my own life and the things that interest me while I'm living in the SF Bay Area (Berkeley specifically).
I've posted photographs of my various outings, snaps of street art, reviews of various eateries and shops, commentary on design and culture, fun and/or artistic pictures of my friends, food I've eaten at restaurants or made at home, and even a window into what school tends to be like for me. I'd like to think that the common factor in all these posts is that the subjects they address matter to me in some way, regardless of what anyone else might think or want.
When I was pondering a title for the blog, nothing seemed to work particularly - everything was too cliche or too smarmy for my own good or too irrelevant. But "A Week of Saturdays" seemed to capture what I think this blog is actually about. Being an undergraduate has never proven easy for me, and yet it depresses me to think of how many people reserve pursuit of adventures, hobbies, and pastimes for the weekends, thinking that their job or their academic life precludes any kind of "indulgence" on weekdays. Well, I refuse to buy that - even at the height of finals, even when I am stressing about a paper or perhaps when I am simply on vacation, I've made an effort to choose to "indulge" my desire for culture, for social experiences, and for things that make me happy. Food, music, art, photography, fashion and friends are all things that continually pique my interest and keep me sane under the pressure of academic demands.
So, at the risk of sounding totally cliché, that's the blog: a metaphorical whole week of Saturdays, with nothing and yet the possibility of everything to do.
-Devora
You can also find me on Yelp and Twitter.
I've posted photographs of my various outings, snaps of street art, reviews of various eateries and shops, commentary on design and culture, fun and/or artistic pictures of my friends, food I've eaten at restaurants or made at home, and even a window into what school tends to be like for me. I'd like to think that the common factor in all these posts is that the subjects they address matter to me in some way, regardless of what anyone else might think or want.
When I was pondering a title for the blog, nothing seemed to work particularly - everything was too cliche or too smarmy for my own good or too irrelevant. But "A Week of Saturdays" seemed to capture what I think this blog is actually about. Being an undergraduate has never proven easy for me, and yet it depresses me to think of how many people reserve pursuit of adventures, hobbies, and pastimes for the weekends, thinking that their job or their academic life precludes any kind of "indulgence" on weekdays. Well, I refuse to buy that - even at the height of finals, even when I am stressing about a paper or perhaps when I am simply on vacation, I've made an effort to choose to "indulge" my desire for culture, for social experiences, and for things that make me happy. Food, music, art, photography, fashion and friends are all things that continually pique my interest and keep me sane under the pressure of academic demands.
So, at the risk of sounding totally cliché, that's the blog: a metaphorical whole week of Saturdays, with nothing and yet the possibility of everything to do.
-Devora
You can also find me on Yelp and Twitter.
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