Back in November Edinburgh family Robinson went on a visit to Edinburgh Castle.
Photos were taken. These are those photos.
Edinburgh Castle Visitations
Month: January 2011
Man in the Water o’ Leith
One of Antony Gormley’s Statues in Edinburgh.
Crazy Hat Photography Failed Endeavour
It maybe of interest to regular Waffle Group readers what I was originally trying to do with Crazy Hat (which has something up, by the way).
My marketing effort didn’t yield great results, but to be honest my heart just wasn’t in it.
The source image is decent though. It ought to be because I bought a sod-off expensive fast lens to take the picture.
Crazy Hat continues to evolve. I mentioned before that Crazy Hat would involve photography. That’s been scratched as I whittled it down to something more focused. The photos are staying here on Waffle Group.
I settled on Environment, Society, and Technology. Three interlinked concepts, in my view, but Serious Topics under a Crazy Hat.
But I also want to write Crazy Reviews and do Crazy Experiments and be generally Crazy. It’s not going to mix too well.
Another persona is required—Serious Writing Neil. Serious Writing Neil is the one most likely to pay the bills. Not to say that Crazy Hat Neil can’t, he’s just going to struggle more.
Ah bugger. I feel like I have a multiple personality disorder.
Waverley Sky Light
Library Puzzle Chair
Loneliness of Football
Everything is Going to Be Alright
On the way to the Edinburgh Modern Art Gallery today it occurred to me that I may have completely fucked up my life by coming to the UK. No job. No money. No nothing.
Angie and I argued. She went home in disgust at my negativity.
I trundled on towards the gallery with Jethro. I was filled with rage, but a determined sort of rage. A rage to take Jethro to the gallery, see the giant furniture, and have a nice time no-matter-what goddammit!
I rounded the corner and beheld the gallery façade…
The neon lights knocked me forcefully. I fell to a bench, and my anger flushed out of me. It wet my gloves as it fled through my hands to the floor. Then it was gone—my red eyes and damp gloves the only evidence of it having ever existed.
When I stopped crying we went inside. . The giant furniture was amusing. The tourists were life-like. Edvard Munch’s lithographs were chilling.
Jethro and I had a wonderful time. I think I believe Martin Creed.
The Shrooms of Edinburgh
Impaled
Introducing Crazy Hat: Photography and Musings
There is a new place where I will be throwing out content into the internet. I can hear Quinn groaning in anguish. Possibly my other friends could be grumbling too, but with Quinn I am certain of this because he has moaned before.
The site is not yet alive. I am still attaching the bolts, clamps, and sourcing sufficiently powerful batteries to ramp up the voltage required to jolt the beast into life. I’ll let you know when I switch on the juice.
That’s not to say it’s going to be a monster. I’m no Dr Frankenstein.
The site is called Crazy Hat — Photography & Musings, and will feature photography and musings.
Hey Neil! Isn’t that what you already do at Waffle Group?
Um… well… Well, yes.
So, what’s the point?
Quiet you! I spent a whole lot of time working on the site and logo for my aborted photography business, and I didn’t want to completely waste the effort. I made pretty designs that I refuse to allow to go to waste.
Seriously though, writing at Crazy Hat will be more focused and of an editorial nature. Only content that meets a certain level of quality will be allowed, and everything will be edited before going online. Things will be published to a schedule. There are fewer, better considered categories available. This is not the case here at Waffle Group. Things are out of hand here. Things are confused, chaotic, random, inconsistent, and not particularly professional. Crazy Hat will strive for professionalism.
What will become of Waffle Group?
Do not fear for Waffle Group. It will trundle along as it always has. Long rambling waffle will appear from time to time, giving you an account of my day-to-day ongoings. Snapshots will materialise. Rants about cellular service providers, banks, and other evil corporate entities (stay tuned for one about Standard Bank — they have raised my ire). Editorial writing hasn’t been happening here much any way, so you can hardly claim you’ve missed it.
So, in summary — business as usual at Waffle Group. A whole bunch of extra, wonderful stuff over at crazyhat.co.uk ! Score!
Hold tight. Crazy Hat coming — end January 2011
The Waffle Group 