Blog: "Photograph of Another Bird"
by Paul Jury

Saw this on the window at Vons as I was buying milk at midnight:


(Sorry for the blurry pictures - cameraphone + night = less than pristine photography)

Aside from the fact that this was posted at Vons (perhaps they have a luring birdseed department I never knew about), I like that this picture isn't of their actual bird - just a bird that looks like their bird. Which brings up a good point: how often to you actually photograph your cockatiel? The only reason you would, I guess, would be in case this happened.

I guess all cockatiels do kind of look alike. Which raises another good point: couldn't they just buy another one, name him Charlie, and go on about their business? Like one of those cliche sitcom plots? But I guess Charlie was "beloved" or something, and had a special cockatiel personality (because clearly cockatiels have personalities).

I also like that if you see Charlie, you should use a net or pillowcase to gently capture him. In case, you know, you happen to be carrying either of these things while shopping at Vons.



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"Camera's Back; My Will" - 11/06/07
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"Weekend Airplane Disaster, Part 2" - 10/19/07
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Sam:  
 		You know what the Internet needs? More blogs.
Paul:  
 		I agree. But at least our blogs are sometimes about these sweet videos we're trying to share with the world.
Sam:  
 		Being a writer is fun. I wonder what we would've done if we were alive a century ago.
Paul:  
 		Maybe we would've created videos. Viral videos.
Sam:  
 		I think we would've been more worried about real viruses. Like whooping cough or consumption.
Paul:  
 		Was that still around in 1907? I only know it from Oregon Trail.
Sam:  
 		I only know about Oregon Trail from when I got bored with Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. The game, not the television show with Rockapella.
Paul:  
 		Those guys were hilarious. Definitely TiVo-worthy.
Sam:  
 		I have more mp3s of a capella music than I should really should admit.
Paul:  
 		Are you going to throw those on your iPhone? Or iPod? Or Microsoft Zune?
Sam:  
 		No, I already packed those with the funniest videos we've made. In case I ever bump into Steven Spielberg or Matt Groening or Jessica Alba on the street, I can show them the hilarity.
Paul:  
 		Jessica Alba wouldn't be interested in our efforts to go viral.
Sam:  
 		She would if that virus was consumption.






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