Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Forced Spontaneity

 How often have you posed for a picture trying to make yourself seem carefree and lost in the moment? It is pretty likely that you have done this at least once. Why do we try to force ourselves to look unbelievably excited whenever a camera is on hand? Well we think that the only thing captured (and thus the only thing remembered) will be the single moment of excitement and not the awkward part of making ourselves look that way long enough to have a photo taken of it. This was probably the thought process going through Mach1’s head when he took this video. It is thus far may favorite video of the trip.


Do you see the look of exasperation in his eyes as he tries to hold a pose designed to be fun and carefree? I have watched this video several times and each time I find new levels of comedy. For example: when he took this video he was alone in the bathroom (after stealing my camera) so who is he talking to when he says: "wait... I think it is on video"?

in short: Enjoy

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