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What? When? Where? How Long? Why?

WHAT?
Moving. On.

WHEN?
Starting today.

WHERE?
According to Wikipedia:

A flipped image is a static or moving image that is generated by a mirror-reversal of an original across a horizontal axis.

Many large format cameras present the image of the scene being photographed as a flipped image through their viewfinders. Some photographers regard this as a beneficial feature, as the unfamiliarity of the format allows them to compose the elements of the picture properly without being distracted by the actual contents of the scene. The technique is meant to bypass or override the brain’s visual processing which normally sees what is expected rather than what is there.

HOW LONG?
In one day increments. I'll be back here if, when and however often I need to.

WHY?
A recurring goal in my life - especially since starting this blog - has been to "right size" the effect of my gayness/bi-ness/queerness on my life. For today I've achieved that. I love this blog and all I received from it. Its background is black. Changing that would change its essence.

Without denying my background, my essence, I'd like to try moving forward without being shadowed by it on a daily basis.

I want to see what’s there in my life, in me. Not just what’s expected to be there, by me and by others, but what’s really there. And if and how “expected” differs from “really.” And if it matters.

Today is my birthday. My Alcoholics Anonymous birthday. As of today I’ve been sober for three years. I announce this in order to show others what can happen, not as a form of self-congratulation.

My sobriety is a gift. A daily reprieve from the obsession to drink and the insanity drinking brings into my life. My sobriety gives me a chance and a choice. And today it has brought clarity and stability into my life. Clarity and stability which allow me to look at a flipped image without falling over. Or throwing up.

Peace out, y’all. I love you.

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