Pool

Pool Rona Chang

I've been working on my freestyle with a coach for over two months now. I can finally, finally do some laps without looking like I'm having a heart attack. Yay!

Carlo's Bondi Baths

I just made my first ever purchase- Untitled (Bondi Baths, Sydney, Australia) 2007 by Carlo Van de Roer- from Jen Bekman's 20x200 venture. To be honest, I had a hard time deciding whether or not it was I should do it because I felt that the deal was selling the artists short and goes so much against the grain of limited editions (small ones). In the end, I decided that Carlo (who I met and had a great time talking to at fotofest) is ok with this deal, I can afford it (and in a big way, I'd like art to be more democratic, hence the two-sided debate in my brain), and it's a wonderful image. I'm still kicking myself (really hard) for not buying Carlo's gorgeous Astoria Park photo and Bert Teunissen's La Alberca (I was in Houston when that happened so maybe I can be excused).

(Carlo's photo from 20x200.)

Swimming on a barge in the East River

For urbanites like myself who love swimming, there is an awesome floating pool in Brooklyn Heights this summer. I headed there Friday afternoon with two friends, enjoyed the the neighborhood, views, and the pool! There is a beach for lounging while you wait for your turn. Be sure to get there an hour (weekdays) or half hour (weekends) before the swim session to get the wristbands which let you in for free, capacity is limited and the slots fill up fast. Details here.