uhu
5 Nov 2009design travel
Shortly after my brother died, I went to my boyfriend’s sister’s wedding in Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. It was… literally the most terrifying flight I’ve ever been on: Air Transat. The plane’s chassis was creaking like a fucking rocking chair. We transferred like eight times. Then we arrive and I had my first all inclusive… piña colada poolside service. I’m not complaining. We spent most of the time trying to find someone to have a threesome with. Every single market we went to there was José trying to sell us: cocaine, hustlers, cristal (you figure it out), illegal electronics and… pirated copies of The Hills. This was not such a bad trip. One of the only things I bought was a tube of UHU glue because I was totally stricken with how UNIVERSAL the packaging was.
hotel maya
31 Oct 2009travel
I was in Gaudalajara with Xavier. We were staying at the Hotel Maya in Zona Historico. We took the first class bus from Acapulco where we had just finished having lunch with… someone. They served Fresca and ham and cheese sandwiches on the bus and played Shirley Temple movies. Hotel Maya was painted hot pink, we stayed in a room with barely running water. We met Eduardo who had GHB in a Visine bottle. The policia frisked us on the street in front of some pawn shops. I remember eating patas and wearing smoky sunglasses.
living in tokyo
31 Oct 2009travel
Enough said? This is, apparently, a municipally funded guide to garbage collection, abortions, mental health and all those important things you may need to know. I found this in a dumpster in Portland. Oregon.
110 film
28 Sep 2009travel
I’m certain these cameras will remind you of cereal box prizes from your childhood. The 110 cartridge was introduced by Kodak in 1972 as a sort-of idiot-proof alternative to 35mm. Most photographic manufacturers stopped making 110 film in the early 90’s – but if you’re lucky enough to find some deadstock at camera shop, you can easily make a pinhole camera. A few years ago I was in Guadalajara and found box upon box of 110 for about 20 pesos apiece. In a mezcal-soaked trip across oaxaca, I took as many rolls as I could; photos of buildings and alleyways, photos of transvestites in D.F., photos of the street dog that followed me around. 110 film is almost impossible to develop. At this site (collection d’appareils photo, accessoires, gadgets et objets divers) there are some perfect examples of the compact, neon, and very tech look of the 100 camera: 110 divers and micro 110.