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Out of focus, (because the focal length of the Ilford Sporti is more than five feet). The Fomapan is just right for flashbulbs. Bits of dust are fine. She was videoing me on the phone, but decided to hold it to her face like a camera. This is it, this is the style.

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  1. cjdTue Aug 21, 09:21:00 pm BST

    took a few moments to see the mirror... like it. Are you back for a while?

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  2. Garry NixonTue Aug 21, 10:44:00 pm BST

    Glad you like it. Yes, I'm back for at least a few months - maybe even until February. We're moving to Glasgow soon. I might be starting at Lancaster University in January on a part time doctorate. Fancy a pint?

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  3. cjdWed Aug 22, 07:28:00 pm BST

    surely yes... a part time doctorate? that's a 5 year stretch is it not?

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  4. Garry NixonWed Aug 22, 08:50:00 pm BST

    'Tis indeed. Shouldn't be too much, though: mostly writing up shit I'm doing at work, anyway. It's all stuff I'm interested in. I do two weeks in January on research methodology, and then another two weeks the year after, I think. And there'll be the odd jaunt down there at other times. Less than two hours from Glasgae on the train.

    I'll bring an old camera and immortalize you.

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  5. cjdThu Aug 23, 06:35:00 pm BST

    I'll bring my pen and draw your ugly ass....

    Did you take me of your blogroll btw?

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  6. Garry NixonThu Aug 23, 06:54:00 pm BST

    Er... OK, yes. I usually take blogs off that have gone quiet for more than a couple of months. But you're back on now.

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  7. cjdFri Aug 24, 11:13:00 am BST

    Thanks... some groovy stuff will appear very soon....
    It's just that I think I get a good % of traffic from your blog.. you popular professional, you.

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  8. Garry NixonSun Aug 26, 09:45:00 pm BST

    That's surprising. I never look at the stats. Nobody comments, except you and spammers, so I assumed nobody's reading.

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