It’s not easy to get organised for a year-long project. I made a catalog of ideas for each category, some of them already outdated or no longer relevant, and I cross them as I go along. But I don’t have a list for 52*3 photos yet.
I. Body
I’ve had a beard since I was 16. In high school, kids that didn’t know me thought I was a teacher in the corridors. I don’t know why, I’ve always thought it was something I wanted to have, even when it was weird or unfashionable.
This one is by far the longest I’ve had and it takes years to get to this point. Hence the inclusion here. My goal is not to be hired by ZZTop, but I like a long beard.
My wife says it makes me look like a cartoon character and when I go somewhere people remember me because of it. Even if I don’t remember them at all.
II. Objects
We bought this mirror for my dad a number of years ago. I think we were still living in Aberdeen. We bought 2 to be sure to have a good one. This one was the one that had a stained mirror so we kept it and it’s followed us from house to house since.
My dad was really into sailing. He had his boat he was using in the summer, and was reading sailing magazines. So we thought that a porthole mirror would be fun.
III. Places
My office is located in one of our outbuildings. The reasoning was that that way, cats wouldn’t disturb me since they can’t leave the house.
It worked for the indoor cats. But that was without counting on outdoor cats who decided to live with us.
What’s amusing on the door sign (that came with the house) is that the department listed is the old name (Charente-Inferieure). The one the locals hated enough that eventually the name was changed to Charente-Maritime.
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