random thoughts on a sunday

some people are watching the oscars in the lounge. two of them were really getting excited. i used to get rather excited, but now i don't. i think it's because i haven't been watching many recent movies to feel too strongly about who or what movie should get the award.

it was a really nice day today. nice weather. i didn't get to go to my church's service at 9.30 am this morning because it was too early. instead, i visited the other one which was just opposite the coops. it took us less than 5 minutes to get there.the worship was a little more traditional. i am very used to the worship in my church, where the music is more expressive, personal, energetic and louder. i feel that over here, the atmosphere was little more reserved. however i did enjoy the sermon. it was about anger; about how Christ has taught us how to deal with our own anger. it reminded me of how obsessive and destructive anger as an emotion had been in my life few years ago.it was my first time in that church, but i was surprised to see many familar faces. they were people whom i met long ago in ann arbor through some other friends. a few of us went out to Panera bread cafe for lunch.

somebody showed me a place today which he thought was great for picture taking. he felt that it was especially beautiful after it had snowed. it was defintely very charming and mysterious. well, i have been there during spring time before, but it certainly felt and looked different during winter. when i came back home, i obeyed my urge to head out there again, this time alone with my camera. when i was out there, the only living things i could see were the deer that spotted me and ran away and a dog that kept barking in one of the houses. there were a few homes, but not a soul was in sight. i used up 16 shots of my film.

i plan to head out to downtown ann arbor this week to do take some pictures. there is this alleyway which i have always been drawn to. its walls are filled with wierd and bizarre graffiti. i had been there with my classmates for a video project last year. sometimes, homeless people go there and talk to themselves or simply wait for people to walk past so that they could ask them for money. i will wait for safe moments when nobody is around and then i can spend time choosing some favourite angles of the place to shoot from with the camera.