During the 1970s America underwent another phase of urban renewal. Pictured above is a circular concrete bench built in the late 70s.

Prairie Island Park, Winona MN 2010

So it goes.

I was at the Eyota skateboard park just this Tuesday when it happened. I’m not even sure how it happened.  I was having a good time of it. Boardslides. Ollies off of the steps. 50-50 grinds on the quarterpipe and just a really lovely day. Move over Sheckler. Tedfoo pwns this park.

I was having trouble landing the longer boardslides so I kept telling myself to loosen up and relax so I could come off of the rail with more control. Well I think I was too relaxed when I slopped up the rail. My left foot (I think) came off the tail of the skateboard and I rolled the ankle. Done. Bag of suck.

I got ice on it right away. Compression bandage (make shift bubble wrap and tape). Rest and elevation. BOR-ING.

So now I read blogs on sprains and rehab. Sucks. Everyone is like – don’t do this and don’t do that. Basically just sit and suck. I believe I have a grade I perhaps borderline grade II ankle sprain. Suck.

Anyway. I’ve started an ankle journal and have been shopping for a new board (the other one is cursed now). Pictures to come.

In other news I’ve paid for another year of hosting for tedfoo.net. It’s not expensive and it’s hard to end a blog that’s been online for six years (not counting other versions, hosted elsewhere). It’s always good to have a spot on the internet that doesn’t belong to a large, potentially evil, corporation. Here’s to the fundamentals.

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Also her photo sets (taken of her) are awesome:

http://www.charlottegainsbourg.com/#/photos_en

Beck produced her album. She also did a cover of this guy’s song (who looks a lot like Beck).

Anyways – so I’ve been playing a lot of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare lately, which is unusual for me because I never figured myself much of a gamer. It does pass the time nicely as I wait for Spring to finally arrive. Of course it is officially Spring but it’s ugly out and I’ve grown weary of photographing ugly landscapes. So – a bit of pause on that front. Also I’ve been trying to figure out what to shoot next. I’ve been nicely told that the big picture (buildings and found objects) may be getting a bit old. I’m not sure about that but I am losing my taste for it.

Thinking about E6.

Merchant's National Bank

A rare sighting of plecostomus. Don't hate him because he's ugly and eats poo.

So, I’ve been shooting a large volume of film lately. Processing it too! I’m a real photographer now! I think I have a decent system for development. The only problem is warming up the water from the basement tap. I use a hose and point it toward the floor drain but that method causes a lot of floor splash which is unsightly and plain messy. I think the only solution is a utility sink. At that point, I might as well just go for the whole deal and set up a real darkroom.

I will also be able to develop color film soon. I’d like to thank anyone who is following on my Flickr account for bearing with me on my large posts of black and white photos. It’s about me, not you. The exhibit has long been closed.

Let’s see, what else?

Oh yes! Big ass fish tank purchased. Well, big ass for me. It’s a 37 gallon tank. I have three fancy goldfish in it (Firecracker, Squirt and Buffy) and one Plecostomus. Nothing makes me feel more like an aquarist when I say Plecostomus! Actually, it’s an Albino Plecostomus. Ugly mother, but essential. He eats crap and algae. We haven’t named it. The tropical fish in my 10 gallon continue to flourish and no unspeakable acts have occurred. They are a happy tribe.

So that is my news! Film and fish.

Touché.