David J.

@davevhal.bsky.social

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Gym Mouse, Nerd, Native New Yorker, occasional movie watcher. https://letterboxd.com/davevhal/

Poster of the movie “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” At the center of the poster two men stand back to back holdingguns. Beneath them is a collage of the colorful characters that are also in the movie.
Photo of dawn from an elevated subway station. In the frame, a woman, a subway, and the skyline changing from blue to orange
The moon, Venus and Manhattan’s skyline at sunset
A silhouette of a man, Zojo-ji Temple, and the Tokyo Tower at sunset. The photo is primarily a blue sky with a warm glow giving shape to the three figures
Tokyo skyline from an observation deck. On the right side of the frame a woman in silhouette. On the left side, Tokyo Tower
Observation deck in Tokyo at sunset. In the frame, several people looking out over the city trying to get the best view. The skeeter is a big fan of this view, people watching at the top of the world
Photo of the skeeter in a snow storm. He has a salt and pepper beard which in the snow looks more like salt than pepper.
Photo of the skeeter in the hockey puck position in front of a hockey player statue at the Prudential Center in Newark
Photo of NY Sirens Jumbotron before the beginning of the game
A photo of the New York skyline. In the upper left corner, a crescent moon descends on the city
Photo of the skeeter, clad in New York Liberty attire because of the playoffs (or who is he kidding, because it’s Sunday). In the foreground, two bandaids on his shoulder for the two shots he got.
Photo of the skeeter wearing a Dave / Hal gym shirt
Photo of a young Method Man, drinking one of the 40s brought by one of the fellas that came through, probably.
Screenshot of Criterion’s promotion of their “Treasures of Hong Kong Cinema”
The sun is below the horizon. On the right, a tall building that probably has a name, but it is unknown to the skeeter. The sky is mostly orange with thin violets and blues near the top of the frame. There are other buildings to the left of the frame, names also unknown, whose evening lights are beginning to checkerboard on.
Photo of a power plant, the moon, and a city. The power plant looks ominous, the moon, ethereal, and the city is glorious
A picture of a can of beer named “Temporary Identity,” distorted by a pitcher of water in a refrigerator
A photo of the skeeter at sunset in a room
A photo of the skeeter’s silhouette in the sunset
A small boat on the East River. In the background, one of the Triboro Bridge towers
Dave deep in the bowels of HAL 9000. The room is red and Dave is floating towards a future unknown
A mural in Queens of the Statue of Liberty that has additional graffiti imploring the viewer to, “Make CEO’s Afraid Again”
A daytime photo of a playground littered with the debris of illegal fireworks from the night before.
White, slightly orange fireworks exploding over the Triborough Bridge
Zuul standing on top of a building on Central Park West, salivating at what Cuomo administration will do to their property value
Photo of a prize booth
Hello Kitty and other carnival prizes
Michael Keaton waiting for the Bat signal meme
US flag flying at half mast behind a chain link fence
Photo of the skeeter who is six feet tall standing next to a redwood tree. The skeeter is framed in the picture in such a way that you can see how tiny he is relative to the tree.
Selfie of the skeeter at Barclays with a whole gang of New York Liberty paraphernalia
A photo of the reflection of the skeeter taking a photo of himself in a sign has a quote from Maxine Hong Kingston, “In a time of destruction, create something.” He is wearing a bright yellow blazer and bright green pants. In the background, a tree with green leaves reaching outwards.
Selfie of the skeeter in a Spider-Man running shirt. He is in a park, framed by a tree and the sky. A smile is on his face and he felt cute when he took the photo
Scarecrow, Lex Luther, and Black Manta from the Legion of Doom, which is fitting, given who the quote is from
Photo of George W. Bush being told about a second plane hitting the World Trade Center
A photo looking up at the sky and the sky scrapers of Long Island City
Self portrait of the skeeter at sunset.
Sunrise on the East River
A photo of the United Nations at sunrise taken from a ferry
Sunrise from the deck of the New York Ferry on a very cold Thursday
An NYC ferry barreling through the icy East River towards Wall Street
Oscar Isaac sleeping on a subway in Inside Lleywn Davis
Sunrise in Queens. The sky is orange and pink and alive
A photo of life at the intersection of Church and Fulton. Steam rises from the street, wrapping the pedestrians in mystery. In the background, the church of Church Street.
Sunrise on the East River at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Day break. The photo is of a New York ferry. The sky is orange, the water is blue. In the background, the smoke stacks of a power plant. In the very far background, the rising tower of the Williamsburg Bridge.
Sunrise. A seagull whips its way through the frame. In the background the Queensboro Bridge and a sense of freedom
Photo of the Domino Sugar factory at dawn
A photo of a seagull taking in moonset at sunrise
A sunrise photo of the Statue of Liberty from the deck of a ferry. The sky is orange, and the river, while blue, reflects hints of the sky’s orange at the viewer.
Yoda and Luke Skywalker watching the past burn
A swan with looking existentially into a river
Candlelight, cheese, crackers, decorative flowers
Photo of two people riding the New York Ferry at sunset. The first passenger has their coat hood over their head. The second passenger is trying to warm his hands by blowing on them. The passengers are framed by the horizon and the Queensboro Bridge
A seagull flying at sunset over the East River
A seagull floats in deep contemplation on a river textured with ripples
A seagull flying at sunset across the frame. It is bathed in a golden glow. Behind it, the ripples of the east river, which is also reflecting the sunset light.
Seagulls and pigeons caucusing at the beach at sunset