Somewhere in the Rajasthan desert, with my trusty camel in the background.

I really like this photo, even though I look dreadful in it -- hair awry, unshaven, what on fucking earth was I thinking with those sunglasses? (I was thinking they'd keep the dust out of my contact lenses, which they sort-of did.) Guy's camera broke, springing open at one point, so some stray light got in to cause those defects at the top. I like it anyway.

Somehow it seems to capture the essence of stay-at-home, reclusive, misanthropic Matthew adrift in a hostile and exotic world. It glamourizes my flaws and winnows out that adventurous spirit. It shows me as I want to be.

Well, you know, when I'm not wanting to be Orlando Bloom.
Posted by matt at August 25, 2003 04:27 AM