Argot

1.A specialized and often secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group.

2.A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds.

Yesterday was the first day of photo classes. These are amazing classes, they are SO fun. We take black and white photos (with a film camera) and then develop the film into negatives (which look pretty cool, all ghost-y) Then we enlarge them on photo paper in the dark room. Most of them turn out really well. It’s one of the funnest things I have done all summer.

I took photos of things around Tam High, and then some at the boat docks in Sausalito. Those will be cool, especially the one I took with our family in the boat hull reflection. We also went to the houseboats to take pictures. That’s the coolest thing of all. All the houseboats are like pieces of art. For example, there was a purple one that looked a lot like a boat (most of them don’t)… It’s hard to explain unless you see it. All the houses have art displays in front of them. Not typical “great” art, in fact a lot of people might see it as junk. It’s not, its amazing, intricate and beautiful. There was old typewriters, ship wheels, plants, shells, toys, signs… I love it. I want the area outside my window to be like that,I’m starting soon. I have no doubt that I’ll go back there a lot. Not during low tide though, of course :D