I’ve been really into light graffiti since last winter (admiring it, not doing it). I’ve compiled my favorite photos below. To make your own, you just need a camera with a slow shutter speed, a tripod, and a flashlight (unless you want to be like Lichfaktor and create full out light shows in which case you need some of those lightee thingies they used to give out at concerts and carnivals).

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Who needs spray paint when you have light? It’s also a good way to “go green”, if we must tag (as no fumes go out into the atmosphere).

Also, this next one (obviously) isn’t graffiti, but I am amazed by it just the same so I’m including it . .
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the Teena Marie episode of unsung debuted tonight. the episode was really good. I was wondering how she linked with rick james, so that was clarified in the doc and it was interesting to see how that relationship unfolded (I won’t spoil it for you–cuz you know it’s gonna be on again).

HOWEVER, at this point i have come to expect unsung to point out the special songs that the profiled artist had during his/her career. i waited and waited and waited for them to mention deja vu, but no such mention ever came (they also said nothing of portuguese love, which surprised me, but didn’t bother me at all).

maybe it’s just me, but i expected them to talk about deja vu not just because it was such a special, beautiful song, but because i think that song really spoke to Teena’s cross-cultural appeal. plus, rick james wrote it — and with how much they discussed the whole rick james-teena marie saga i just knew they were going to play that song!

anyway, i might one of like three people on earth who care that the song went unmentioned (i mean, it wasn’t exactly a chart-topper), but i care. i think it’s her best song ever.

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Push by Sapphire is one of my absolute favorite novels. Now it has been transformed into a film called Precious. This makes me nervous because movies usually do books no justice and taint your view of the story.

Apparently, Sapphire had the same reservations. Not sure how I feel about this. I guess I need some time to let it marinate in my mind.

I will say that I’m glad Sapphire is getting the recognition she deserves for writing such an amazing book. I still don’t think I’m going to go see the film, though. I’ll probably just spend that time rediscovering the book (since it’s been about eight years since I last read it).

Anyway, here’s a good article I found about the book.

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