tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post3036840682894641796..comments2024-03-18T11:55:08.722-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Wordless Wednesday - Addictedcarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-11250336931049542142009-10-14T13:37:30.963-04:002009-10-14T13:37:30.963-04:00I guess I don't know enough about this, but do...I guess I don't know enough about this, but do we know for certain that she isn't injecting herself with a perfectly legal substance? Does use of a tourniquet like that always indicate something illicit is happening? I suppose so, but just thought I would throw that out there.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722639974320971726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-65361847071320647052009-01-22T22:10:00.000-05:002009-01-22T22:10:00.000-05:00My jaw dropped and I said jeez out loud... I coul...My jaw dropped and I said jeez out loud... I could say so much but at the same time, there is little that can be said. Once can only hope that someday she will see her value in life. That it will happen before it's too late.Independent Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618036850488763477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1460857934354012452008-09-03T01:47:00.000-04:002008-09-03T01:47:00.000-04:00this is an interesting photo... makes me just want...this is an interesting photo... makes me just want to start walking and just take picture of people I see.. very nice.. but unfortunately, the scenario is something that is bothering. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.vhielscorner.com" REL="nofollow">Vhiel's Corner</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.designsbyvhiel.com" REL="nofollow">Designs By Vhiel</A><BR/><A HREF="http://jvivance.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Anything and Everything in Between</A>Vhielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119137429381979136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-75495563484752550122008-08-27T19:35:00.000-04:002008-08-27T19:35:00.000-04:00Hi Carmi, I saw this photo on your Flickr and want...Hi Carmi, I saw this photo on your Flickr and wanted to comment...it was more than jarring to me, it hurt my heart. I can imagine how it felt when you looked through your photos and saw this, as a parent we all have that parental feeling that automatically makes you wonder what on earth went wrong with this young woman that made her take this path. I hope she finds peace before it's too late for her. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you shared this, sometimes we forget how ugly the world is right outside our door.YellowRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255195547378048503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-58011512293700309102008-08-23T14:38:00.000-04:002008-08-23T14:38:00.000-04:00I don't know what's more kick-a**: your camera or...I don't know what's more kick-a**: your camera or your keen eye, but that blue hair is just wrong for that green top.<BR/><BR/>That issue aside, is that blood in the syringe? I think that is what kind of gives me the willies. It's also striking to see the spoon in the little tupperware jobber.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's a sad thing to see. My friend and I were just discussing drug addiction, since, sadly, there's a small crew who apparently like the nose candy. <BR/><BR/>I've had friends addicted to that h-crap. One of them died after supposedly kicking it... I often wonder if his body just gave out after that whole nightmare. Though I don't wish the poor creature in your photo any ill-will, you reap what you sow, baby. Time to patch up any issues you had with your family, take the hardware out of your face, let your locks grow and get a job bringing sandwiches to those crafty performers at Cirque-du-Soleil.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>pPregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956114382782427084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-72952254960912299822008-08-22T20:47:00.000-04:002008-08-22T20:47:00.000-04:00God, that made my stomach flip :/Sometimes I think...God, that made my stomach flip :/<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I think I must live in a bubble..LBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-14269088801616355762008-08-22T01:43:00.000-04:002008-08-22T01:43:00.000-04:00It's hard to tell but in my eyes she looks like a ...It's hard to tell but in my eyes she looks like a young woman. As a mom to a daughter who just turned 20 I can't tell you how much your photo affects me. I am so grateful for the children I have and I want to believe this young woman has a family at home who loves her too. I hope she finds her way back to them. An excellent photo Carmi, it's so sad yet needs to be out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-26317845193973613602008-08-21T17:21:00.000-04:002008-08-21T17:21:00.000-04:00Wow.What goes through my mind is that she was once...Wow.<BR/><BR/>What goes through my mind is that she was once someone's baby... precious and innocent. What happened? It makes me want to pray for children even more... and for all those, like this woman, who need help.Nestor Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137268699982076705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-80627437505465020032008-08-21T14:48:00.000-04:002008-08-21T14:48:00.000-04:00the word that stands out to me in your post is "sh...the word that stands out to me in your post is "shooting"...you were both shooting in your own ways...Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031370976246712353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-58232644968272106832008-08-21T14:33:00.000-04:002008-08-21T14:33:00.000-04:00I don't think you should feel guilty about the sho...I don't think you should feel guilty about the shot. Think of it as photo-journalism. It conveys so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-4270819821538894182008-08-20T22:59:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:59:00.000-04:00Wow! What a picture! It's too bad she's in such ...Wow! What a picture! It's too bad she's in such a sad situation.Teena in Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-28719586839424806962008-08-20T21:24:00.000-04:002008-08-20T21:24:00.000-04:00Powerful...I believe you were meant to take that p...Powerful...I believe you were meant to take that pic...amazing how she doesn't care she is in the open- she just needs to get that hit into her...very sad. Makes me thankful for the life I have. Thanks for sharing this with us. May we never forget.swilekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899156199746163443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-26790121868690763942008-08-20T20:38:00.000-04:002008-08-20T20:38:00.000-04:00Numbing.......like she is trying to accomplish.She...Numbing.......like she is trying to accomplish.<BR/><BR/>She is one of us. May we never forget that.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-68235534381729523582008-08-20T18:29:00.000-04:002008-08-20T18:29:00.000-04:00Carmi,First of all, thank you very much for choosi...Carmi,<BR/>First of all, thank you very much for choosing my entry for the "Caption This". I appreciated the plug and link you gave me!<BR/><BR/><BR/>This image is very sad to me. She's all alone there, just her and the needle that she looks to.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what she would think if she knew that she'd been captured on camera doing that? Would she be ashamed?Chad Oneil Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678399436449542326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-77370292193447233462008-08-20T17:12:00.000-04:002008-08-20T17:12:00.000-04:00Wow, there's a powerful image if there ever was on...Wow, there's a powerful image if there ever was one. I'd say the image was jarring, too. What an eye Carmi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-78536465529900583862008-08-20T16:28:00.000-04:002008-08-20T16:28:00.000-04:00This is so disturbing. It's disturbing that drugs ...This is so disturbing. It's disturbing that drugs are so important to her and she thinks so little of herself that she's willing to shoot up in broad daylight. It's so disturbing that she seems to be all alone when she seems to be crying out for help. The one thing that is not disturbing is your decision to publish this on the Internet. It will certainly get people talking and make us aware that the drug problem still exists. People need help. And we all must do our part. I too hope someone helps the lady in the photo to find joy, get clean, and contribute to the world in a more positive way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-25456379788747499492008-08-20T15:56:00.000-04:002008-08-20T15:56:00.000-04:00Nice shot. I don't find stuff like that jarring. R...Nice shot. I don't find stuff like that jarring. Real. Sad. Intense. Disturbing... perhaps. Reminded me of the American photographer Larry Clark. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Clark <BR/>I don't have the stones right now to shoot something like that. And with my style of photography I wouldnt want to be shooting at a distance. I would prefer up close and with the knowledge and consent of the subject. And I am not to sure if that would be a can of worms legally.Mike Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14226759908852992699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-38059477257442067152008-08-20T15:25:00.000-04:002008-08-20T15:25:00.000-04:00Sorry, Carmi, I haven't been around for a while bu...Sorry, Carmi, I haven't been around for a while but your description of your WW post on the Linky list made me curious. I can't believe you were able to take this shot without her looking up and telling you to go away...but I guess you're right she was so intent on what she was doing that she didn't notice you. I'm glad she's anonymous - you can't see her face.maryt/theteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516961981692076719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-60094404880156264012008-08-20T14:39:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:39:00.000-04:00I hope I never become so acclimated to such scenes...I hope I never become so acclimated to such scenes that a picture like this would just be ho-hum to me. It is a sad reflection on how so many deal with life today.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the dose of reality... I think we need that from time to time.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441971526798781978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-79935442710199041042008-08-20T14:38:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:38:00.000-04:00Perhaps even sadder than this woman shooting up in...Perhaps even sadder than this woman shooting up in broad view is that I don't find it jarring, or even unusual. I suppose it depends on where you live...sights like that tend to happen quite often out here.Thumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154314376352066709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-81737065917460620212008-08-20T14:30:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:30:00.000-04:00:(Hugs,Holly:(<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>HollyHolly Schwendimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411303601482249888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-73108469880776404612008-08-20T12:15:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:15:00.000-04:00Wow. My stomach is in knots for this poor girl. Th...Wow. My stomach is in knots for this poor girl. <BR/>Thanks for not being afraid to share something like this. It happens all around us, let us not be ignorant to it, and remember to have compassion for others. Everybody is fighting some sort of battle.Hayley Townley, Jack of Many Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17231185116902370208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-38407822709517150442008-08-20T12:13:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:13:00.000-04:00It's hard to comment on something like this. I kno...It's hard to comment on something like this. I know there are many people like this, who wind up where they are as a result of a myriad of bad choices. I want to reach out to them but there are so many that its difficult to know where to start and what to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-19733021742616866022008-08-20T12:12:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:12:00.000-04:00It is so sad, and I think often how little it take...It is so sad, and I think often how little it takes to lose direction, and to end up being the one on the street instead of the one walking by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-57597187425990844922008-08-20T12:10:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:10:00.000-04:00carmi,you wrote that later you saw "the stark real...carmi,<BR/><BR/>you wrote that later you saw "the stark reality: an addict shooting up in broad daylight".<BR/><BR/>i'm glad you shared the photo.<BR/><BR/>reality, perhaps the real world, is stark. <BR/><BR/>for many reason(s) we shy away from the 'stark side' and governments, cultures and institutions make an effort to protect us from stark e.g., practical discussions about death and dying (the funeral industry will take care of all of your needs), the causes of poverty and our part in them, the amount of garbage we produce annually (ever heard of a school trip to the local dump?), etc.<BR/><BR/>one photograph can often open our eyes to a broader, more realistic view of life - and it is needed.<BR/><BR/>well done.<BR/><BR/>gord h.G. Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188849799366728069noreply@blogger.com