gabimatic 2011

gabimatic is a project of daily self-portraits created with the hipstamatic app for the iphone.
through all of 2011 i took one self-portrait per day, at arms length, practically blind. the photos are mostly unaltered, i.e. frames, effects, chromatic aberrations and textures were created by the app, not by me.

an installation of the gabimatic project is in preparation. gallery inquiries are welcome.

I am not sad.

I am not sad.

This is just the way I look when I am not smiling. And now I'm gonna smoke that cigarette out there in the cold. Good night. facebook | twitter

It was sunny today. Almost spring.

impatience

arm-strong

arm-strong

I will leave for America in just two days. facebook | twitter

before packing

schiphol @ 8am

sunny

starwards

snow day

snow day

It's possible to blog from an iPhone (even though not very comfortable). facebook | twitter

In the bathroom with Klimt

o'hare

With Sandra

right on

get ready

the good housewife

my sharoni

mit großer schwarzer Katze

at the desk

at the desk

where I spent most of today. facebook | twitter

forgotten field

floating in purple

sunny spot

stay warm

stay warm

after all, it's the photographer who takes the picture, not the camera. or is it? facebook | twitter

disappointed

in the light of the monitor

Listening to Rita McBride

back to the roots

Year of the Rabbit

spin doctor

grumpy old woman

you don't have to put on the red light

you don't have to put on the red light

but you can now comment on my blog, even without having an OpenID or a Google account. I got complaints, so I fixed it. Try it on today's post, if you like. facebook | twitter

yeah.

yeah.

not a lot to say today, except for a little spring haiku. facebook | twitter

charged

carrot cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting

carrot cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting

I needed to produce something sweet after this. facebook | twitter

red pencil

there's a new english pub in the hood

there's a new english pub in the hood

It's called Queen of the Sunset, and we had cider, fish and chips there which was all pretty great. We also saw the new Coen Brothers movie (True Grit), which was nice, but not great, and then, I still had to chirp a bit. The end.

time, time, time

time, time, time

see what's become of me while I looked around for my possibilities facebook | twitter

valentine's day

just one of these days

wrapped up

henna for vienna

early morning traveler

the high door handle

big wheel

in the golden room

hamburg

ginger-lemon-honey infusion

ginger-lemon-honey infusion

or why I didn't write what I was planning to write.

snotty

the cat came back

the cat came back

also, I've found a couple of nice new things in cyberspace. facebook | twitter

in motion

in motion

and satisfied. (feeling better today - finally!)

how does it feel?

meh

just an instant

a little bit of green

gathering for dinner

gathering for dinner

all food dishes ready. even if you're too old to rock'n'roll. facebook | twitter

into the sun

into the sun

and why plans are useless, sometimes. facebook | twitter

biutiful

biutiful

what I watched in spanish with dutch subtitles. facebook | twitter

kitchen sun

dinner

up

siamese twins

frown

blinded by the light

radiating

wet towels?

argh

all the pretty little horses

yawn

beautiful freak

beautiful freak

For Flickr Bingo: Anime self portrait warp - O66. I didn't have that number on my card, but I thought I'd play anyway. facebook | twitter

at kp21

spring

spring

snapped quickly during lunch break. might write a blog post tonight, but might not be able to upload it today. blog post is up. facebook | twitter

lovesong

timm and me

nine out of ten significant people have to do with money or war

in the sun

renaissance woman?

elevated

wired

spring by the lake

last sunrays on the daffodils

by the light of the screen

too good to be true

globalization and environmental policy

open

happy in antwerp

happy in antwerp

what else we found there you can read here. facebook | twitter

crapola

new bread

lamplight

lamplight

I'm trying to win - and you can help me. facebook | twitter

treehugger

stall door, cinerama bathroom

stall door, cinerama bathroom

after seeing Black Butterflies, and writing this. facebook | twitter

with michael wadleigh

first leaves on the chestnut trees

media boycotter

media boycotter

why I don't know a thing about Celine Dion. facebook | twitter

letdown

letdown

Part of what happened on campus today. facebook | twitter

entering the american sector

desk cat

a public affair

keukenhof

keukenhof

in the sunshine. and with flowers. facebook | twitter

grung-ed

why bank robbing is not a career option for me

cracking up

early earth day

early earth day

how we made a wish tree from old ties today. facebook | twitter

by the kitchen window

spring cleaner

trooper

canned heat

easter sunday afternoon

visiting laszlo

time traveler

inner peace

panelist

panelist

The black bump in the background is Sashi, the podcat. And I am still smiling about a funny video for a good cause. facebook | twitter

farewell, rabbit uncle

farewell, rabbit uncle

we may not have been close, but I remember you fondly. facebook | twitter

queen's day

queen's day

The rest of the orange madness is here. And here's what explains it all. facebook | twitter

happy may day!

abbottabad

scam watcher

there's no rewinding time

hiding behind carcassonne

hiding behind carcassonne

Carcassonne is our favorite game. We play a couple of rounds of it about every other night. It's different every time, that's why it never loses its appeal. That, and strawberries. facebook | twitter

after the burnt cauliflower

with the glass blower

she sells seashells - not.

crooked fingers

futurama

hungover

hungover

one of the nasty side-effects of getting old. facebook | twitter

on the train with naomi klein

on the train with naomi klein

What an impressive read. I blogged about it, but since blogger is currently down, I will only be able to post it tomorrow. Watch this space for a link. [EDIT: It's here now.] facebook | twitter

friday 13

friday 13

Blogger is still down, the sun is shining, so this is all you get. I'll be back. facebook | twitter

dry spell

dry spell

Europe is going through a drought. facebook | twitter

morning sun

rainbow victory

rainbow victory

or how the Ugandan anti-gay death penalty bill was shelved. facebook | twitter

unconsumption

unconsumption

or why the social graph fails on me. facebook | twitter

size matters

size matters

In the absence of everything else, I've been writing about size considerations regarding a grizzly bear bean bag. Go figure. facebook | twitter

not in africa

not in africa

instead, the kid's been learning to play the piano, and we're excited about tomorrow's rapture. facebook | twitter

golden brown

faux rhino

post-rapture

train bathroom

chapstuck

riding home

riding home

The first hipsta shot I actually took while riding the bike. You can see it because of the wind in my hair. Other than that: No doubt. facebook | twitter

laundromat

red

red

and why delete ≠ erase on Flickr anymore. facebook | twitter

they might be giants

life in water

life in water

I had trouble to decide which. This one made it because of the surreal, 1920s silent movie feel (okay, it's in color, but anyway). Read more about today's surreal experiences here. facebook | twitter

yawn

yawn

Too much writing in one day. facebook | twitter

we are numbers

stripey

queen of the sunset

beach

beach

I should have applied even more sunscreen. facebook | twitter

after a full day

reduce

don't be a bully!

hollandse nieuwe

waiting for the day after tomorrow

believer

divine idea

no-flash corner at vapiano

no-flash corner at vapiano

Vapiano has free gummy bears with their coffee. And heavenly panna cotta (not free). Also, this weekend you can order the Hipstamatic limited edition lenses and films which you missed (like I missed the Dalí Pak). Signs and wonders! Other than that: Will the blunder matter? facebook | twitter

safe at last?

dalífied

dalífied

The Salvador 84 lens was also part of the HipstaPak which I got hold of. I am not going to use this one for selfies a lot, though. Just too weird. Other than that, my desire is to seize the day. facebook | twitter

running in circles

thank you for the music

people, people

tissue smile

tissue smile

I've been going through stacks of these lately. Allergy season for me. Other than that, I don't miss much. facebook | twitter

pentax

procrastinator

procrastinator

thinking of the tax declaration and being frozen in inaction. facebook | twitter

midsummer madness

midsummer madness

Choosing a subject for the Face challenge. facebook | twitter

dressed up

dressed up

for the choir singing farewell to our dean who retired today. other than that, it's all about enthusiasm. facebook | twitter

after magritte

after magritte

Maybe you don't know, but I'm both shy and arrogant. facebook | twitter

cherries at 9:04 pm

lunch in the sunshine at bagels & beans

kthxbye

kthxbye

Not exactly a business plan, but at least a start. facebook | twitter

picnic

mars der beschaving - march of civilization

mars der beschaving - march of civilization

Between 7,000 and 10,000 people gathered today on the Malieveld in Den Haag to protest against the planned budget slashes for culture and arts (which will mostly hit the small cultural organizations). To view the full set (34 shots), click here. And here's todays blue, two, three. facebook | twitter

by the light of the screen

not a crystal ball

surprise, surprise

surprise, surprise

while this look of surprise was staged, that which followed it was not. facebook | twitter

torn

jamming

with hammer and cooking spoon

in the flow

in the flow

that's about how I look like in this state. facebook | twitter

say it hot

who's that woman?

airbound

airbound

The start of a lovely trip to Bavaria. facebook | twitter

the lion and me

on vacation

on vacation

I was missing Emerson today. But not much else. facebook | twitter

a grand day out

a grand day out

and not a lot of words left. facebook | twitter

lines

nailbiter

just because

just because

everything is temporary anyway. facebook | twitter

a rainy day

sucked in

oh lord.

oh lord.

I want that Google+ app for iPhone Badly. And a job would be nice too. facebook | twitter

so tired

so tired

still playing around with Google+. facebook | twitter

pondering

pleased

pleased

My prayers were heard! facebook | twitter

to the stars

to the stars

one more on Google+. I'm such a nerd. facebook | twitter

starry starry night

starry starry night

I forgot to release this yesterday. And this. facebook | twitter

dotted

i've got all my sisters with me

i can't hear you

i can't hear you

feeling a little deaf today. and cold. facebook | twitter | google+

with a little help

green

it's all about the weather

paper bird

paper bird

and what it has to do with junkies. facebook | twitter | google+

mapper

kraut und rüben

kraut und rüben

That is German and means cabbage and carrots (literally), or higgledy-piggledy (non-literally). And that's what today's blog post looks like. facebook | twitter | google+

spock is not impressed

china, again

white mouse

white mouse

and august, a wondrous month. facebook | twitter | google+

click

click

I like the way the Float texture makes this look a bit like I'm wearing a tiara. And then, there's still this. facebook | twitter | google+

dos and don'ts

dos and don'ts

Another one on Google+. And a bit of street photography. facebook | twitter | google+

born to be wild

born to be wild

Also taken for Flickr B-I-N-G-O, assignment Inspired by Music. Explanation of inspiration here. facebook | twitter | google+

in the elevator

in the elevator

Dylan and Miriam are here! And time flies. facebook | twitter | google+

that was then

up close

up close

should we all try to see the world with different eyes? facebook | twitter | google+

in the place with the pretty baristas

i wonder

obscured

future

time traveler

with the vintage citroën

a fresh start

by the bridge

by the bridge

Life seems like a big party these days. facebook | twitter | google+

with my tomato plants

reader

tramrails

tramrails

What should (and should not) be done about the traffic in the hood. facebook | twitter | google+

panna cotta yum yum

tunnel vision

closer

sunny with a light breeze

missing me

on the train

hell broke loose

war child

waiting in düsseldorf

spare me the details

it was late and I needed a gabimatic

it was late and I needed a gabimatic

to go along with this piece of whether Flickr is a dating site or not. facebook | twitter | google+

game over

privacy matters

manchester brick walls

this was a rusty wall

this was a rusty wall

And the John S lens made it green. Other than that, Photocamp was really nice. facebook | twitter | google+

john rylands library

looking up to the clouds

watching the world pass by

shmeat eater

i have a system.

space junkie

space junkie

All good things come from above. NOT. facebook | twitter | google+

new camera

windblown

windy

scarf weather

scarf weather

Other than that, I was doing a bit of research on some sweet stuff tonight. facebook | twitter | google+

loaded

loaded

with sage and the mail. and rambling about food, again. facebook | twitter | google+

radiating

radiating

Do you know what EHS is? facebook | twitter | google+

Musing about garbanzo beans, and the weekend. facebook | twitter | google+

caturday

caturday

why trying to stand our ground can be the wrong choice altogether. facebook | twitter | google+

tubbing

seemingly unrelated events

hooded

colorful

from citizens to consumers

from citizens to consumers

looking back on the 20th century and its major development. facebook | twitter | google+

off and on

vroesenpark

back from the sea

on calcium and vitamins

not impressed by the lucas ab2 lens

anarchist

i'm sweet enough

inglorious

october

shine your light on me

voice

voice

Why it feels good to complain, even if nobody listens. facebook | twitter | google+

here comes the sun

here comes the sun

better get some cash before it hits you. facebook | twitter | google+

rotterdam hipstagenic

gone

i blew it

i blew it

Never, ever, forget to check your camera settings. facebook | twitter | google+

unideological

scheveningen

scheveningen

and what the German word na really means. facebook | twitter | google+

voilá!

voilá!

this is the low-cost space-saver guerrilla version of the garlic trick. facebook | twitter | google+

99%

escalation of commitment

pink

almost gone

almost gone

Getting ready for my trip to Germany - and pushing out today's blog post about media wars in Germany. facebook | twitter | google+

with the boys

fall in the forest

iron traveler

iron traveler

what happens if you have to take two buses, three trains, and your own feet to bridge a 40-mile distance. facebook | twitter | google+

i walk alone

butch

meditation

meditation

And why it's tough to do nothing. facebook | twitter | google+

with the cows

forest forager

before breakfast

train surprises

autumn blues

thank you, universe

afghan-wrapped

scary

energy

energy

is it veganism or the menopause that makes me wake up before 6am on a weekend morning? facebook | twitter | google+

cloning

cloning

what I did with the extra hour that was given us today. facebook | twitter | google+

musing about reusing

balancing act

jetzt gibt's was auf die ohren!*

jetzt gibt's was auf die ohren!*

vimeo has a music store. (*a kind of double-meaning: "here's something for your ears" - which can be either music or a slap) facebook | twitter | google+

question

question

can you identify more bird species than logos? facebook | twitter | google+

restored

at the veggie conference

spreading

nice dentist

office bathroom

office bathroom

I barely fit into their skinny mirror. But the soup was delicious. facebook | twitter | google+

short days, long nights

short days, long nights

And Google+ has introduced pages. facebook | twitter | google+

askew

askew

why time flies most evenings. facebook | twitter | google+

don't tell me

saturday

saturday

cleaning, shopping, cooking, and some fun. Good thing that weekends have two days: Sunday will be my day off off everything. facebook | twitter | google+

an unexpected encounter

patron me

patron me

If you're into street photography, you might like this. facebook | twitter | google+

happy birthday to me

being difficult

the cold finally got me

the cold finally got me

but, other than that, things have been positive in Rotterdam today. facebook | twitter | google+

sick

lifting

in the fog

in the fog

And what else happened on this November Sunday. facebook | twitter | google+

red

theme songs

scary elevators

de allerlekkerste

sun-kissed

smiling

not worth it

be afraid

be afraid

because, apparently, it's good for you. facebook | twitter | google+

outlook

at the end of the day

at the end of the day

sometimes, all that's left, is vanity. facebook | twitter | google+

out of whack

out of whack

This is my back (right), compared to an ideal one (left). But there's hope. facebook | twitter | google+

TGIF

the disappearing day(light)

a successful sunday

memory lane

'tis the season

measuring wind

tingle

tingle

Reading George Monbiot while on the train to Germany. facebook | twitter | google+

earth citizen

shameless

shameless

It's not my job to satisfy you. facebook | twitter | google+

on the fifth train

23 1/2

23 1/2

A short one on health. facebook | twitter | google+

smell restraining order

on modeling

ouch

purple me

another day on the couch

another day on the couch

slightly better than yesterday - dealing with Facebook privacy. facebook | twitter | google+

post-dishwashing

featuritis

featuritis

Google+ announced some new stuff today. facebook | twitter | google+

new tee

memory lane

marveling

the good, the bad

decorated

christmas day

why can't I choose?

mothball memories

smirk

smirk

musing about virtual currency in online gaming. facebook | twitter | google+

it's getting better all the time

infinity

infinity

and a look on my 2011 daily blogging project through the rearview mirror. facebook | twitter | google+

gabimatic is over

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