Happy birthday Marc. Do not fret, you're only as old as you allow
yourself to feel.
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On 7/14/2011 8:19 PM, Marc Lawrence wrote:
> It was my 41st birthday a couple of days ago (an achievment which I
> still feel fraudulent and unqualified for as much as I did at 40), and
> The Loved One has engaged in a deception that surprised me, buying me,
> amongst other things, unexpected photography-related "trinkets"
> ("trinkets" in that they're less about gear thanthe pleasure
> photography brings me). Anyway, I thought you might like to see them,
> such as:
>
> The lens cup
> http://flic.kr/p/a3evm6
>
> The F-stop watch
> http://flic.kr/p/a3hnCw
> (FWIW, I also got plain, old everyday geek-chic, in the form of a
> Casio Data Bank watch)
>
> The Minox mini-Leica (and Eye-Fi card)
> http://flic.kr/p/a3hnMs
>
> and, of course, the t-shirt
> http://flic.kr/p/a3evZ8
>
> I was quite pleased, did a little jig, clapped my hands...all that
> stuff that confirms how eminently unqualified I am for my age (and
> possibly how rigorously I attend to not trying ;) ).
>
> Photography is something that generally makes me happy and (perhaps
> ironically) gives me a sense of being part of reality when...well,
> let's just say I struggle achieving those particular notions most
> times [insert wry smile]. That The Loved One attended to that, so
> thoroughly deceived me in my usual attempts to get him to reveal in
> advance his intents (the tricky bugger even had me convinced he'd
> never heard of the photojojo website), and gave me things so
> unexpected and apt...well, materialism aside, it is nice to be wanted
> (and nice to be reminded of what makes one happy).
>
> I also got a couple of books, a Magic Trackpad, and a set of Sgt.
> Peppers matryoshka dolls (it's all there in the Flickr stream,
> including the lunch ;) ).
>
> I'm assuming you care about the photo stuff though. And if you don't,
> you know where the delete button is.
>
> Cheers,
> Marc
> http://www.parknmeter.com
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