It was after noon and the lunch time people had already left. I'm more and more uncomfortable shooting street scenes these days even though it's one of my favourite things. It's something to do with constantly being alone even though I'm surrounded by people. I just do not want any confrontation with people asking me what the hell I think I'm doing.
In the last few years I have found out that there are way too many people with guns all over the place and they seem pretty willing to shoot people.
On an old timey family friendly touristy shopping street... is that likely? probably not. But I'm an odd duck taking photos everyday. I have no friends in a place I have been in for 60 years. I did have one friend who owned a really wonderful bookstore with books piled up all the way to the ceiling. He passed away quite some time ago now. I loved just sitting there in a chair and talking with him. He was really into jazz music and had the jazz station on the radio all day. That station is located on campus at Long Beach State University. There's a surf shop there that has been there since 1959. I didn't buy my boards there though. It's a little bit stuffy and over priced. I rarely go in there. Talking to the shop guys who are all in there early 20's is ok I guess. They don't know me. Not that it matters. Just seems sad after all the photos of the local breaks I take. Far better than the crap they have on their walls. Oh, my ego.
Well blogging and writing is such a treat. Overvalued and over emphasized here. But I'm just mad I earn so little. The quality of my shots has no relationship to my post earnings. I must find something, some way to go farther away from here then at least I will be living a bit more instead of tracing my steps in an endless circle.
