Just a few random pictures I took with my phone over the week. My best friend and I were downtown eating and trolling through the open-air market and other historical sites when we remembered that we hadn't taken any pictures. Combine that with my forgetfulness for writing this week's events down in my journal, and I decided to just post a few pictures on the blog as a means of cheating.
These lofts are kind of a dream home of mine. I have a vision board, but this place isn't up there yet. Nonetheless, it's at the forefront of my desires. If PCH sent me a check (or I made good money from doing what I love), I would vouch for a top floor corner unit facing West. Lots of natural air and light.
I always tell people that staying here would be the one reason to keep me in town while my heart sings to move Westward or three hours East (again). Still, I really am fond of this dream I have of staying in this place. For at least a year!
While it is terribly small and slow, I love my city's downtown area. It's filled with not only historical homes/buildings, but also little alleyways and nooks perfect for exploring on foot. Not to mention areas of cobbled road. Oh, and ghosts! Nevertheless, the area is growing every day. The detective story I started writing two years ago takes place in a fictional downtown inspired by my own.
The building on the right was built in 1821 for cotton traders. It's now a restaurant where you can get crispy skinned gulf red snapper for $31. Needless to say, I just admire the building as I walk along.
A small area of historical homes and stores preserved as a museum and touring location. If you're from here, chances are you took a field trip out here in the third grade.
The building we're standing on is where in July of 2004 (ten years ago exact) I went to apply for a job as an extra in a movie that was filming in our city. For two long days I worked toward my screen "debut" as a military man waiting to board a train. I got sprayed with a hosepipe as a form of rain, and ate Salisbury steak underneath a tent separate from the leading actors–which included Gabrielle Union and Billy Dee Williams. That was super cool!
A month or so later, I got a $110 check for my work. It was a check that I desperately needed at the time because I didn't have a job. In any regard, being an extra in a movie was a great and treasured event.
That's all I got for now. Thanks, everyone for stopping by. I really didn't want to let this pictures stay tucked away in my phone. (^_^)
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