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Jay. @meangrape.com · 29/09/2026

The best method for keeping hadassim & aravot fresh for all of Sukkot is disputed. As I don't have enough fridge room and find damp paper toweling and foil primitive at best I have moved into the 21st century. 4 mil Mylar, Tyvek 10G, and 70gsm Rayon. Four days; still damp; vegetation is great shape.

This is perhaps a 10x15" image. A corner of a bright white semi-textured paper (Tyvek) folded over the corner of a very white flat paper (Rayon) both weighted down by an off-white rectangle stitched shut on the short edges. They are both folded over a sheet of the Rayon. In between the fold is a clear plastic film.

Maybe 6x8". A partial view of a keshetil--a light brown woven holder made from ~ 0.5" strips of dried date palm leaves. One strip that holds the keshetil to the lulav has an end protruding to the right. It is laying on top of yet another sheet of Tyvek (I have a lot of it). You can see some Tyvek wrapped around the lulav; this is the bottom of the wrap so it's a triangular cut. Wrapped around it is damp Rayon; it's translucent you can see the keshetil and part of the Tyvek wrap around it. No Mylar is displayed because it would be effectively invisible in this shot. I tried.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 24/09/2026

Now that the 48x48" work table is set up, and I've done some work on it I *really* wish I had the space for a 48x72" one. Two 24x48x36" tables oriented horizontally; two 0.25x24x48" tempered hardboards oriented vertically and taped together with gaffer's tape; one 36x48" self-healing cutting board.

A large worktable. Most of it is taken up by a cutting mat with two 6" clear spaces on the side. One the left strip is a bone folder, some hollytex, a stack of cardboard, hollytex, and rayon, a strip of linen tape, and some 1mm shims made of thick paper. On the right strip are three rows of tape, three small soft weight bags, and a small pair of black scissors. On the mat are two rolls vertically oriented. The left is shorter and perhaps 32" long--all you can see is the kraft paper it's rolled in. To the right is a 40" long roll of buffered interleaving tissue paper; it's a slightly off white.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 06/09/2026

Color profiles on your monitor make such a huge difference

macOS picker.

1 Design & Print (P3-D50)
2 Photography (P3-D65)
3 HDR Video (P3-ST 2084)
4 Internet & Web (sRGB)
5 Apple XDR Display (P3-1600 nits) [selected]

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 06/09/2026

My platelet donation happened with a caveat. It went wrong enough that I had a bag of ice taped to my arm for 30 minutes.

Left arm elbow down of a white man. A small plastic bag full of ice chips is taped to the bend of my elbow and wrapped tightly to it with red stretchy tape.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 01/09/2026

Continuing in my quest to get a thematically correct shot of a Heavy Metal magazine. Harman Phoenix 200. Holga 120GCFN. photos.meangrape.com/galleries/he...

A black background with hints of the underlying heavy velvet structure with metallic red highlights in the upper right and down along the left outlining the center. In the center is a Heavy Metal magazine. The cover itself is bright white on the bottom and red on the top. The text is outlined in white. The cover art is a winged woman wearing typically skimpy Heavy Metal clothing.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 01/09/2026

Abandoned Harvard Square in the rain at noon. Trix-X +1. Holga 120GCFN.

Black and white photo; high contrast. Looking out from a doorway onto a brick plaza. A two story brick building in the background. It has white trim and pillars. A sign says pizza. There is a tall black lamppost to the left. Raindrops fall into a shallow puddle covering the bricks.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 29/08/2026

Somewhere in Somerville. Ilford Ortho 80. Holga 120GCFN.

Black and white. A wall. The bottom third is a medium gray, the rest a very light gray. In the center is a dark door with a mail slot and a sign that says employees only. The vertical sides of the door are curved in. The vignette darkens the corners. It looks like something you would see in a Twilight Zone episode.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 29/08/2026

Chinatown. Fomapan 400. Hola 120GCFN.

A sidewalk surrounded by scaffolding. An asphalt road to the right. The image is vertically cut in half along an angle in the center.The left is dark shadow; you can barely see the scaffolding. The right is lit. The road curves away in the distance.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 29/08/2026

The Paramount. Lomochrome Metropolis. Holga 120GCFN.

Daytime but the colors are muted. Most things are a light tan varying darker in the shadow. Two tall buildings in the background; one on the left, one--taller--in the center. A flat wall stretches from the middle to the right side angling across the image. Centered is a vertical sign that says Paramount in all caps. Below it is a fragment of a horizontal sign; its edge is a dull red. On the left are two light posts of a fancy and faux-older style. Except for the lamps on top the are mostly black. there is an orangish-reddish basket wrapped around one full of plants.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 29/08/2026

CineStill 400D; Holga 120GCFN. MBTA.

You're rushing down a rectangular tunnel that narrows to a tiny black square at the end. The bottom half is red with a pale zig-zag line on the left. The right wall is ivory; it has dark odd symbols on it. The left wall is metallic. A corrugated strip with sharp edges runs down it; above that are darker and lighter strips of varying sizes. The narrow ceiling looks like concrete. You're escaping from a dystopian hellscape.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 08/08/2026

A quick picker for macOS display reference modes. Saving myself four clicks and sorting through a list of modes I don't use.

Small window with 5 numbered items.

1 Design & Print (P3-D50) with a checkmark
2 Photography (P3-D65)
3 HDR Video (P3-ST 2084)
4 Internet & Web (sRGB)
5 Apple XDR Display (P3-1600 nits)

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 07/08/2026

A tree from an intentionally underexposed Lomography Lady Gray

$A black and white photo. A tree trunk and branches coming from the right and spreading to the left and bottom. The leaves look like fractals. The tree is pure black; the leaves are close to it. The blackness of the tree is dotted with many small bright white dots. The sky is a dark gray with some lighter clouds near the top outlining leaves.$

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 20/07/2026

Fried Oreos (unfortunately it's the very small sign you can't read)

A soft black and white photo with a light leak on the right side. I forget the name, but it's a food trailer with open sides. The sign on top says "Fried" "Lemonade" and you can't read it but "Fried Oreos".

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 19/07/2026

I just finished a 16 page letter to D—. Wax seal and all.

Closeup of a white envelope flap sealed with a circle of gold wax. The impression is a honey bee with its wings extended.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 17/07/2026

I don't remember where this was. Maybe a head shop? An Indian place?

A window looking into blackness. A neon sign that says OPEN with a cord hanging down out of the frame. The sign isn't lit. There is a light flare coming in from the left middle of the frame.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 15/07/2026

If the alt text is more than one word you get the surrounding text as well

Search box filled with the word brick. An in descriptions sections with a thumbnail followed by "A russet brick wall viewed from an angle..."

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 15/07/2026

When you're searching for alt text is also searched not just gallery names

Search box with Lomo inside it. Below a dropdown box in two sections. The top is labeled galleries and has Lomography, Lomograph Phoenix, and Lomochrome Purple. The bottom is labeled In descriptions and has a thumbnail and "Lomo" next to it.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 15/07/2026

Once alt text is deployed it appears as a caption under the image in its individual Lightbox page thus doing double duty

A russet brick wall viewed from an angle.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 15/07/2026

Here an image's alt text is ready to be approved

Three status cards. Not started: 3. Pending: 0. Approved: 1. Below them it says "1 image(s) ready to finalize. Below that an oxblood button labeled "Finalize and deploy alt text (1 images)". Below that an image thumbnail with a tag in the upper right corner "approved"

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 15/07/2026

This is the entry page for an image. You can save it in which case it goes to the Pending state for someone else to review or approve it to go straight to the approved state. I should probably style this page to match the rest of the site.

Corner of a page. Has a text box that says "Enter descriptive alt text for this image... Has save/approve/close buttons

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 15/07/2026

You can look at all images w/o alt text or by gallery.

Web site. Says Alt text Management. Has three boxes: "Not started: 8" "Pending: 0" "Approved: 0" A list of galleries with individual per galley not started, pending, approved stats. Below that is an Edit image alt text box.

Website labeled Lomochrome Purple. Same alt text status boxes. Four image thumbnails with a None tag in the top right corner

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 05/07/2026

My two cameras are named Archie and Gertrude. They have labels.

Small black plastic back of a camera with a Dynmo label “Gertrude”. The sides have some blue painters tape holding the back tight.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 05/07/2026

Do I have fountain pen ink on my boots or not?

Two brown cowboy boots uppers. Quite a bit of black splotches on the toes. Outside.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 04/07/2026

Same. Dear alt text users, these are visually complex double exposures I won’t be able to explain well. I apologize in advance.

The left side is a brick wall, russet perhaps, with graffiti on it it goes from left to right at an angle. Coming from right to left at an angle meeting the wall is a transparent twin—bricks with graffiti. To the top right is a saturated sky going from cobalt at the edges to a paler blue. Vignetted.

This is the most difficult to explain. A tall two story church. Two windows in the center. The top right is blackness in the shape of. lopped off trapezoid. The building is sobered with transparent psychedelic images. Twists, curls, curves. The color is all teds and oranges with some lighter spots scattered about.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 04/07/2026

All film. No post-processing.

A picture of a sidewalk going from you to the horizon. Vignetted. A deeply saturated cobalt sky fading paler. The sidewalk is a warm salmon. There’s a brick building to the right with windows reflecting the scene. Dark shadows of light poles are spaced along the sidewalk. There is a tiny pedestrian at the end.

A municipal trash can with two stickers on it. The top issue bumper sticker shaped: short and wide. It says Davis Square It’s time for a plan! Below that is a larger square one. It says Board of Peach at Versailles! Board of Peace Epic!! The entire image is red scale: reds, orange, salmon. The back and side (buildings and trees) has a nice soft bokeh.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 03/07/2026

My feet from this morning

Image is as wide as the two feet in orange docs with black laces that are the focus. You can see a bit of a flat bottomed white linen shirt leading down to blue jeans with a half cult.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 29/06/2026

And pants. It stains them well, too

Blue jeans upper leg. Dark splotch of ink. About 4”/10cm x 2”/5cm

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 29/06/2026

Lomochrome Purple in a Holga 120GCFN

A mostly dark photo with a bright blob in the middle left edge. A fence rail middle bottom to the blob. Green long thin plants with small leaves along the fence. A dark bush along the top left side. The right side is a large bush with five lobed leaves; they are purple. Three plants are in the center going vertically. The leaves are variegated mostly purple like the five lobed leaves with a lighter purple edge. At the very top between the plants on the edge is a muted small white building going horizontally.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 29/06/2026

The powder house from Powderhouse Square in Somerville, MA

The entire picture is muted and had a light flat purple tone. It’s almost monochrome shades of tinted black to light purple. A tower made of stone. The view is from the bottom looking up. You see a partial window grate with an arch. The tower goes almost to the top of the frame which is filled with sky. A bit of tree leaves peeks in from the top left.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 28/06/2026

Fun in the photo booth

Vertical stack of four black and white photos from a retail photo booth. Subject is a white male with a shaved head and a large white beard. He wears glasses. The beard is only visible in the third picture. From the top: I am holding a small black camera up to my eyes. My fingers are long and thin. Second: I am holding the camera vertically. The third has no camera. My thumbs are touching my temples, my index fingers are pointing up, the rest of my fingers are curled closed, and my brow is furrowed. Finally, I’m holding the camera covering the bottom half of my face. I’m visible from mid-nose up.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 24/06/2026

Fountain pen issues

Right hand white make with five splotches and smears of dark purple ink

Left hand white make with five splotches and smears of dark purple ink

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 23/06/2026

One hank of yarn to one ball-like thing that you can pull from the center

White man’s hand holding a vaguely oval ball of tightly wrapped purple yarn.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 22/06/2026

Phlebotomist #2: “I don’t understand how they bruised you. Sure your veins are difficult, but you have SO MANY to choose from.”

Inside of a white man’s forearm. Lots of prominent veins. Two small bruises in the bend of the elbow. You can see a watch band.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 05/06/2026

Izzie giving a lecture on the female reproductive system at the midrasha

Tall thin young woman with dark brown hair and glasses is standing in front of a whiteboard with a drawing of a uterus and ovaries with a few spermatozoa moving in. She has a wide tooth-baring grin and her two hands are up making air quotes.

She is looking very seriously and in near disgust at a student. Her arm is fully extended with a finger pointing at a sperm cell.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 24/05/2026

It’s Noro’s tsubame tsuyama. I was thinking a big scarf

A ball of multicolored yarn labeled 44 tsuyama with some Japanese. It’s light blues and grays and darker browns.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 18/05/2026

I've lived here for 9 years and never seen this restaurant

Screenshot from Apple Maps. "Send Noods" with a noodle soup icon

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 17/05/2026

From Izzie. I declared her victorious in our meme battle

Browned piece of meat surrounded by rosemary. Caption: So much beef you can make a shehacol on it.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 13/05/2026

Yarn for a shawl should arrive tomorrow!

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 08/05/2026

My handwriting is very big and looks silly with anything less than an <M>. Different inks work better

The back of a white sheet of paper. You can see the barest hint of a sentence from the other side.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 07/05/2026

Here’s a different ink.

White paper with “This is Sailor Itezora” written in gray ink.

The back of the paper. The sentence is faintly visible.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 07/05/2026

I don’t think so this is a different ink.

The back of a white sheet of paper. Hints of a sentence are visible.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 07/05/2026

Maybe a bit much fountain pen ink coming through. Ito Bindery. Very smooth and somehow elegant.

White paper. From the back side we see three sentences with a few dots where the ink is almost through the paper.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 06/05/2026

Steamed halibut with Aleppo pepper and soy sauce, zha cai, and glutinous rice I should have steamed two more minutes. I’d show you a picture, but it’s too big to upload so here’s a screen cap.

White ceramic dinner bowl. The botttom half is a pile of small grain white rice. At the top is a large piece of white fish heavily covered with a dark red powder. To the right is a pile of thick pale green shreds of vegetable.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 06/05/2026

Let me try a tightly cropped one

Dot grid paper. Dark gray ink spelling Ainezu. Underneath is a medium gray spelling I am a cat.

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Jay. @meangrape.com · 01/05/2026

Ahah. The next image begins to shed some light on it

Text from the third or fourth paragraph of Bereshit 33 in English and Hebrew. The last two sentences of Hebrew are circled in red.

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