Thursday, March 31, 2011

Day 273


273/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today we explored Santa Cruz.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Day 272


272/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Day 2 of the road trip, and today we hit Hearst Castle, which was incredible.

Day 271


271/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today was the first day of my road trip. This is Salvation Mountain and it is absolutely insane. 

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Day 270


270/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

I'm done with finals, and today I finished my grading, so tomorrow I'm going on a road trip. This is the plan for the next 5 days. 

Day 269


269/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today was St. Patrick's Day and I was feeling Irish. 

Day 268


268/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today was my Experimental/Avant Garde Film final, and I got to screen a movie on the big screen in the theater. 

Day 267


267/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today was my gnarly day for finals. Two essays due in the morning and a film final in the afternoon. I stopped by the library and I thought I was hallucinating when I looked in the mirror. I saw John, Paul, George and Ringo. Turns out it was just a cool art installation in the bathroom!

Day 266


266/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

It's finals week, and all of my finals are crammed into the next three days. The one that I'm least worried about, Experimental Film, is coincidentally the one I'm thinking about most. I've got abstraction on the mind, and I'm so strung out on caffeine that the world seems foreign to me. So for your viewing pleasure, I have something a little abstract for you. I can't wait for this to be over!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Day 265


265/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

The time changed today, which led to a little meditation on the concept of time itself. But first, I should probably explain the clock...

Day 264


264/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

A while ago I got myself a Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash camera...

Day 263


263/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

There comes a time in every young cinematographer's life when he must get himself a light meter. Today was that day for me.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Day 262


262/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today I went down to Ventura to have dinner with my family. 

Day 261


261/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

I  have a lot of people ask me questions about camera stuff. My roommate Jake is looking to buy a camera and we were talking about what he should look into getting. I told him flashes are where it's at, and then we did a little test. 

Day 260


260/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today I came across an art installation on campus that was pretty cool. 

Day 259


259/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today was my 21st birthday. This is my first legal beer. it was a 22oz Anchor Steam and it was delicious. 

Day 258


258/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today Joe and I went and shot a movie for our Experimental Film final. Vince tagged along to see what making an experimental movie is like. I don't think he was prepared for Joe's skills as a sound recorder. Joe was actually able to get some sounds out of this dead bird...

Day 257


257/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today I had 3 women slave away in the kitchen to make my dinner. 

Day 256


256/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

I'm really starting to question why I pick up my camera. 

Day 255


255/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Still sick as a dog, I'm feeling worse today. I can't go to class though, so I'm catching up some netflix at least .

Day 254


254/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

It's Wednesday again, and while I'm not killing myself, I actually feel like I'm dying. 

Day 253


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Not really feeling inspired lately. It's just one of those days. 

Day 252


252/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

I had no idea what I was going to shoot today, and then I found this.

Day 251


251/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today we celebrated Kim's birthday!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Day 250


250/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Things have been chaotic lately, this quarter is definitely testing me. My room has definitely been a casualty. 

Day 249


249/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

You know that new theater on campus that I talked about on Day 123? Well today I got to play FIFA in it!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Day 248


248/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today I shot the UCSB Battle of the Bands, where students compete for a spot in the line-up at Extravaganza. 

Day 247


247/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

I was going to kill myself again today, and I had the picture, but then I really thought about it, and I don't feel like that anymore. 

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Day 246


246/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

Today I was a victim of racism.