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chapterone — thought and direction
Published: 2005-02-04 17:33:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 635; Favourites: 9; Downloads: 139
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Its funny that one of the few days in your life when you question yourself on which direction you are heading and for what purpose is your birthday. That day brings home alot of unanswered questions that lead you into a maze of thought about yourself as a person.That one day can change you, but not through a number, through realization.
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hehe, nice dome, clewer idea, but hoy did you do this im wondering ?
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great vision - there are so many comments so forgive me if I'm asking something already asked, but did you actually mean for the tape to start getting jumbled at 6? It's going along very straight until 6, when it then goes all the way 'up' until 12 - as if that's when you start realising you're alive in the world and getting to grips with who you are and where you're going and what it all means - then it takes a mad dive at 18...which is when it goes all outta control, which pretty much sums up my life anyway - so by the time it's reached 20, the numbers are too mangled up to understand - and I guess by the time I reached 20 is when I realised I haven't a clue what i'm doing with my life, where it's going or what is gonna happen - and yep, at the time of your birthday is when that realisation is even worse cos you realise that the last birthday only seemed like last week, so if that's a full year gone by without you having achieved anything and still not knowing where you're going, then are the next 60-odd going to fly by that fast too? In the big jumble illustrated above? Not to mention feeling old in your twenties cos if life is going to continue the way it's going then jeesh that's it, end of story until you can retire, when really you're too bluddy old and poor to do anything, not to mention probably not even having the energy or want to do anything.
so this piece really strikes a chord with me as you can see!
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HOLY SHEEEITE KELLY ITS THE NEW BIBLE! 
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was glad to see this one in progess wax on wax off 
studio work seems far to fiddlesome for me i reckon
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haha, cheers my man. wait until you see my new studio work....oh the time it took!!! but i'm well happy with it. thanks again mate, and cheers for the help with this one.
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Such wisdom here. Isnt true that we have many ages? A spiritual age, intellectuall age, emotional age ...but, the one that really "counts" is the chronilogical age, unfortunately. Great thoughtful piece
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perfect words my friend, yup...it is a shame that the number is what seems to really count with people.
all we can do is respect our elders and teach our children and give them as much right as we give ourselves. and try to learn more of the individuals 'ages' and try to see more of the person that they truly are inside. thankyou for that lovely comment.
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Pretty cool idea here.
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i can totally identify with your words Laura. at the end of the day its just a personal way with dealing with everything, its a shame but so obvious that if you live your life in a clean white room and one day a dirty mark appears in it then you are going be upset. when i have those 'measuring up' moments i just remember my holiday in South Africa when i saw the miles and miles of shanty towns and i try my best to put everything into perspective. i think its not about material achievements but inner ones, if you can sit with yourself in a quiet moment and be internally happy with yourself, as a person then everything is going well in my book. i hate those little panicky moments when you think things could be rushing away from you but its nice to know that someone else deals with it in the same way i do. thankyou Laura.
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my pleasure Ben. It's a relief to me as well.
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Very cool picture. Nice subject matter. Although i am rather stumped on how you managed to set this picture up....none the less very cool
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ah thankyou very much my friend. 
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As *kat1e- said in the first comment, you keep amazing me. Great photo and great concept!
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Excellent caption. I like the concept very much, highly original. Great work on this.
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thankyou very much indeed for the lovely words my friend, really nice of you. i'm happy that you like it and let me know that you did. all the very best, Ben.
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thankyou my friend, i'm chuffed that you like it and that it made you think. thinking is good, its something i try to do often.
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yay! well that can only be a good thing right? i have you on devwatch now, sorry for taking so long with that! oops. 
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interesting image
i totaly agree
and it seems with every year that arrives, another question arises too
one silly question: is it ur birthday?
great piece ben
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strange isn't it how that happens? thankyou for the lovely words and the little heart.
heh, thats not a silly question, the answer is no though, mine was on the 7th of december....sagitarius....free spirited, adventurous, fun but brutally honest sometimes. born in the chinese year of the snake, my matches are the rooster and the ox while the boar is my enemy. is was born at 7am weighing in at 7 pounds exactly in 1977....i wonder what my lucky number is?
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my lucky number is 7 as well
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*takes notes*
you seem to have done ur research
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I wish I had something intelligent to say about the photo, but as usual I cant think of anything. I'll just fav it instead
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aw thankyou my friend, very nice to see your name again. 
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thats so cool - its very very strange - i think thats why i like it - a change from what it looked like set up downstairs - cool shot
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thankyou very much.
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Does your inspiration and creativity ever run out??? Not that I want it to mind you.
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lol...i sincerely hope not..especially as i'm beginning my training to do this for a living! i am so very humbled by your compliments, they really are touching. thank you my friend.
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WOW! Great concept of items in this image. You're good.
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HAHAHA. well thankyou very much
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Wow, thank you for those words. That means a lot to me to hear you feel that way.
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Nice idea and nicely done! I somehow like that light but still visible background very much.
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thankyou very much my friend, very nice of you to say so.
i found out that by having the background perfectly white it just took away the depth of the tape, it made it seem like a top down view, and that was not what i intended. thankyou for your words.
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ah, i love the concept. that is too true. i think of what i'm going to do in life every year on my birthday. it's odd, but that day seems to just bring everything into focus just a little more. good job
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it is odd that we specifically chose that day to try and realign our lives...and why wait?
thats the strange part. thankyou Jenn, for your words.
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that is the truth
the time goes
by
you change you stay the same
you question...and you come to realise
me mostly...that the cycles never end
god bless and curse them
this is gorgeous
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i totally agree with you Holly. its a mad mad world all in all. thankyou for your words.
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This is amazing! you suprise me every time 
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awa Katie thankyou so very much, AND WOOO!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DD! absolutely fantastic news! very meaningful picture you have there indeed.
and seling your work as wel... 
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