Possession Retirement
By: Gustav Hoiland
Category: Uncategorized
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
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| Focal Length: | 38mm |
| ISO: | 1600 |
| Shutter: | 1/0 sec |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
It’s the final weekend in my abode. The pictures are coming off the walls, the books are finding themselves boxes instead of on shelves, and all around there’s a potent atmosphere of transition. This shirt, among many others from high school, are finally being outed after years of service (and one final sweaty farewell run). Two appropriate stories:
Reading in the Saturday sunset on the back porch, a yankee beer in hand and mexican cylinder of calories in the other. Not so much reading a southern literary magazine as staring in its general direction, distracted by the verbal breakup in the apartment below that wafted through their open window. I only heard half the story – one side was louder than the other – and only when I took a brief reprieve from chewing.
Quick product story. I liked Anthony Bourdain’s sunglasses in his Havana episode. I didn’t know what they were. After losing two pairs in Cuba, I bought a new pair at Urban Outfitters for $15 (seen here on the desk). Just recently I saw a eyewear company’s advertisement (Persol) that didn’t even feature sunglasses in a thick, trendy magazine. Intrigued, I looked online and found out that’s exactly what Bourdain was wearing. And that my UO pair is a near-exact knockoff of their signature style. And finally after more research that they cost $350+. Coincidence, chase, adventure, and ultimately a strange disappointment mixed with respect for quality goods from reputable purveyors.
One day I may be a reputable purveyor of quality goods.
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