When life hands you a pink slip...

The trailer alone is emotional to watch. I've been fortunate enough to hold on to a job in a field where a good deal of my peers have been let go, but I do know what it's like to have to leave something you love because it's not financially sustainable. But, as demonstrated in this film, maybe sometimes moving on is the best possible thing you can do to find happiness. Cheesy? Just the right amount I think.

"Lemonade is a documentary about a few of those 70,000 people in the advertising industry who have been handed a pink slip and gone out to discover who they really are and do what they really should have been doing."

Back At It.

Dear WorldWide Web.

I hope your weekend was fantastic. Maybe later Marc will give you an update on his - I know he saw Extract, the new Mike Judge film at the Princess. I spent the majority of the weekend a couple hours north of here, on the beach and with some of the worlds best friends.  

A sunburn, an arrest and a lot of skids later (don't ask), I am back at my desk ready to conquer the world. 

Or at least the week. 

I just wanted to quickly make a note about something that's happening this Friday. As CAFKA gears up for it's September 18th launch, this friday is an event in conjunction called I Heart Video Art. I will be there working the door and Marc will be drink...errr schmoozing his way around. Working the room, you know?

Here's an official blurb:

Some people think that video art is like Buckley's Cough Mixture - they don't like the taste but they watch it anyway because they think it's good for them.  We beg to differ.  CAFKA’s Artistic Director Rob Ring is serving up some tasty video libations guaranteed to fill your heart with gladness.  This will be a multi-screen extravaganza not to be missed.  This is a licensed event & may contain content that is not suitable for children.

Admission: $25

CAFKA Members and Students $20

More information here.

Instant Love

Warhol's

Last June the world kind of ran out of Polaroid film. I have a special place in my heart for Polaroids. They are so candid and honest and immediate. A little hobby of mine is purchasing old cameras at flea markets and antique stores. Great in theory but I run into issues when I try to find film for them, which these days, is usually impossible. Ironically, in the case of my 1983 Polaroid Sun 600, Impossible may be the answer.

Polaroids of my parents from the mid '70s. They are about my age here.

First off, let me quickly explain why Polaroid film is unavailable now:

Polaroid made negatives. Every Polaroid has a negative and a positive. The negative material was made in Boston and the equipment they used was decomissioned years ago. Before the equipment was decommissioned, the company produced miles and miles of negative and put it in cold storage. So once that negative was gone (last june), there really wasn't anybody to make more of it.

Enter: SavePolaroid & The Impossible Project. Essentially, one man (Dr. Florian Kaps, Impossible Project founder) purchased the last Polaroid factory, hired some of the staff and is working to produce a new type of Instant Film by early 2010. At this point it is undecided as to whether he will keep the Polaroid name or not.

I find it interesting that we've come so far with digital photography, and live in a world with such advanced technology, but trying to recreate instant film is deemed an "impossible" project.

Perhaps the secret of creating successful instant film died with this guy. 

Or maybe there is just not enough interest/money/materials?

I for one hope Polaroid film comes back, and for less than $100 a pack.