NOTE: While the wasp on the jello's main theme is undoctored images processed from disposable cameras, I was taken to task for putting a certain individual's picture on this site. Therefore, pictures 13, 23, and 25 have been altered-- almost imperceptibly-- to remove this individual. I debated whether or not I should even make a note of it, so sly and convincing are these doctored images, but honesty got the best of me. From now on, I'll try to get release forms.

1. Starting point
On November 10th, Miranda and I took our first trip to Martinsville to see the Karma there and visit our friend Gary. Before we left, we stopped by Target to get some stuff and ended up buying a disposable camera. These pictures are all from that camera-- this first one shows Miranda in front of the store, having just thrown away something.

2. Backwoods
This road runs behind Target and also behind a sort of strip mall with a Staples office supply store and a Goodwill. However, you will notice that it looks like it's in the middle of nowhere. However, if you could see out the window to the right of where the picture was taken, and if all those trees out there were cut down, you'd see Crawfordsville.

3. Open country
On one side of the road is an elk farm. On the other side is this sweeping view. I like it better than the elk farm.

4. Porno drive-in
On the way to Greencastle, about halfway I guess, is a landmark that is hard to spot nowadays. It's an old drive-in theatre that used to show pornographic films. Until a couple of years ago, they still had a long metal wall up around it so you couldn't see in. Now, the wall has been torn down and it's just a big field with a decrepit projection house and part of a screen. Miranda took this picture.

5. The Titty Church
Miranda took this one, too. Just outside of Greencastle is this church, which you will notice looks like a very large bra. I have dubbed it The Titty Church, although that's probably not what it's actually called. Still, though. Look at it. Nipples and everything.

6. Big D's
I think Big D's is in Paragon, Indiana, which is the last small town we drive through on our route to Martinsville. I went to college with a guy whose nickname was "Big D," but I don't think he runs this place.

7. Martinsville jail/high school
I'm very sad this picture didn't turn out better. There is a jail in Martinsville that looks just like a high school. This was my attempt at taking a picture of it. I failed.

8. Casey's
Once we were in Martinsville, we had no idea where the Karma store was. We stopped at a Casey's to ask for directions, and this is the backlot of the station. It was very rainy and gloomy that day, as you can no doubt tell.

9. Enter the Gatti's
Here's me walking into the Gatti's pizza restaurant in Martinsville. Everyone there hated us and glared at us pretty much the whole time we were there. It was great.

10. Exit the Gatti's
To remember our new friends from Martinsville, I turned on the flash, held the camera over my shoulder, and took a snapshot as we left Gatti's. Everyone probably hated us even more.

11. Ashley fakes a hug
Well, a smile really, but "Ashley fakes a hug" is closer to a reference to a song by The Wrens, so I took it. Ashley is a nice girl who works at the Karma in Martinsville, and she is smiling in this picture. Directly after the picture was taken, however, Ashley was not smiling. We found out later that she suffers from severe migraines which are easily triggered, and my whimsical camera hijinks set one off. I felt really bad about it, but I felt marginally better once I got the picture back and it turned out so well.

12. Martinsville Karma: 1
Ignore the fingers. You'd think I would be better at this by now, but I'm not. This was another random over-the-shoulder snapshot.

13. Gary and Miranda
Pretty self-explanatory, really. It's Gary and Miranda! Miranda insists this picture makes her look pregnant. No matter how much I exert myself, I cannot convince her otherwise. We gave Gary a copy of this picture, and Miranda used a black marker to remove part of her stomach.

14. Martinsville Karma: 2
Another picture of the Martinsville Karma store. They have strobe lights and blacklights on back here, but it's hard to tell in the picture. Also, most of the back wall is covered with aluminum foil. Presumably to keep the government from listening in.

15. Smoke and Mirrors
You can actually spot me in this picture, kind of, which was the idea. I'm wearing a Portishead shirt. And taking the picture.

16. Martinsville Karma: 3
One whole wall of the store is taken up with big rugs and wall hangings and shirts. Here's a slightly less fingered picture of said wall. Surprisingly, that one red one near the middle is not a confederate flag shirt.

17. Dope Rides
A picture of Gary and Miranda's vehicles parked in front of the store. That's a K-mart back there, but you can't really tell very well.

18. Outside
Here's the outside of the store. Notice the place next door looks like it says "BURP" on the sign. That's very funny. I'm in fourth grade. I think that's Gary's white car there.

19. WCBK
Miranda tried to get a picture of a local radio station with the call letters WCBK, I believe. If you're thinking to yourself "That's just some house," you'd be exactly right. It looks exactly like a house, but it's a radio station. In the big window where you'd think the living room is is a bunch of radio broadcast equipment. It's wicked cool.

20. The Hate Laundry
This was on our way back home the evening of November 10th. I wanted to stop at this laundromat and take pictures, because it's very 1970s in decor and I wanted some pictures with no people in them. No luck; the place had closed about two minutes before we got there. We walked up to the door and tried it and found it locked. The two old people inside working made wild gestures with their hands that I guess meant "Damn hippies, this place is closed!" We got back in the car and pulled away, and the old man came up to the door and stared at us the whole time we backed up and drove off. I got a picture of the sign. The old man probably disapproved.

21. Where I live
A very dark, forlorn afternoon image of my aparment. Taken on accident, I think, but I like it.

22. Dogs playing poker
Miranda and I went to my mom's one night to do laundry and watch Moulin Rouge and play with my dog Timmy. Miranda discovered that Timmy loved to play with the flashlight, and wore him out thoroughly.

23. Hip Hop Aliens: 1
In the strip mall where Karma is located in Martinsville is a Big Lots store. Out front, they have machines with toys and such. The best toys are these Hip Hop Aliens figurines-- Miranda and I bought several of them and posed them like they were hanging out on the desk. Gary sneaked in the picture.

24. Hip Hop Aliens: 2
Miranda posed with the aliens. Soon after this picture was taken, we went back to Big Lots to get some more, because they're bad ass.

25. Treasure
This was a trip just before my birthday, and once I saw the Hip Hop Aliens I knew that the one I wanted for my birthday was the orange guy with the two turntables. We got about 12 of them and didn't get him-- mostly we just got doubles or triples. One character we got quadruplets of, which was quite frustrating. Finally, with my last two quarters, I got the turntable guy. Here, I proudly show him off while Miranda and Gary model their pants.

26. Dorktakepicture
We had one picture left, and I wanted one of me and Miranda together. Gary was off doing stuff, so I took on photographer responsibilities. Notice how I look like a big happy goof. Because I am.