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March of the Flamingos
Image by ukslim
Taken for the March 2006 Monthly Scavenger Hunt: item 7, Pink Flamingos.
Lest you judge that photographing a videogame (Animal Crossing: Wild World on the Nintendo DS) is a copout, this was actually one of the most labour intensive picture setups I've ever done.
Each flamingo costs 1,530 bells (the in-game currency). Bells must be earnt by collecting fruit, fishing, or playing the Stalk Market (don't ask). You can't just go into the in-game shop and buy them, though. You have to order them from the shop catalogue and wait for them to get to you via the in-game postal service. The shopkeeper can't handle lots of orders at once, so you have to order them two at a time. They don't show up in the catalogue until you've seen your first one, which is a randomised thing. I had to visit a friend's village using WiFi linkup, so that he could buy me my first flamingo. Now I need to sell the flamingos back to the shop at a loss, so that I can rearrange my virtual room with more varied decor.
I am 32 years old.
Stitch in Thai courtesy of Thai Cultural Representatives at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Image by Loren Javier
My cat, the prettiest in the world.
Image by hannanik
