The Impossible Year

Tag: chicago

  • Holiday Decorations Polaroid Impulse SE AutoFocus / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Beth Ann started putting up Christmas decorations.

  • Jess’s Songwriter’s Circle Polaroid Impulse SE AutoFocus / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection My friend Jess Godwin has been organizing little songwriting / singing gatherings in her home. Despite my lack of any musical talents I was invited to join in on one of these. It was a blast and extremely relaxing. Great people, good wine, pleasing…

  • Vacant Seats on the Brown Line Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection I love these weird little felt like / cloth seats that are still on some of our CTA cars. I can’t imagine they will be around much in the future.

  • Regal City North Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Beth Ann and I went to see The Hunger Game: Catching Fire. I kinda like the lights pattern of the theater’s hallway.

  • Birthday Trivia Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Spent my 32nd birthday with a quiet group of friends playing trivia at Mystic Celt.

  • Beth Ann’s Cello Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Beth Ann pulled this out for the first time in a very long while and played for a short while. She was frustrated that it was out of turn and she was out of practice. I was merely impressed.

  • Magnetic Darts Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection My lease doesn’t allow an actual dart board so I have this magnetic set in my hallway.

  • Tornado Brunch Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Tornados ripped through Chicago’s suburbs forcing Beth Ann and I to stay in all day. We holed up and made homemade brunch from scratch. Pretty good day, all things considered.

  • Growlers Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection One of my favorite travel traditions is to buy growlers of local microbrews. I have about 10 of these things. My favorite being the Moab, Utah one where alcohol is crazy regulated but actually pretty good. (Restriction leads to innovation.)

  • Leyla the Vampire Polaroid SLR 680SE / Impossible PX-680 Color Protection Spent the night of the 14th into the early hours of the 15th with Leyla here taking vampire photos in my studio. Full set coming soon but there is a preview image here.