B & I fell in love with a chair at City Salvage today. Kinda ratty art deco chair, but super comfortable. As we were buying it, the guy sez, “Yeah, that’s the chair Matt Damon (meaning Matt Dillon) had in Factotum.” Sweet. I checked on the internet, and it totally is.

We went to see Factotum last night. It was amusing — always do love Lili Taylor. But the best part was seeing what parts of the Twin Cities they would use as “LA.” I spotted downtown St. Paul, the west bank, the warehouse district, and, funnily enough, the day labor center a block from my house.

They also caught on film one of the last classic abandoned buildings in downtown, which I photographed last year experimenting with a Lomo. I love the richness of color the Lomo provides.

Right after I took this photo, I was approached by a Hank Chinaski-esque guy. He let me take his photo, but asked that I not use it anywhere. It’s a shame, because I actually liked it quite a bit — but photographing people still makes me uneasy.