It made me

feel like Joe Cool.

How I did it:

1. I had a keen eye at Urban Outfitters & found a lomo camera tucked in the back corner of the clearance section. ($30. Still too much for what it is, but it's an essential part of the hobby)
2. I had a keen eye at Blick's & bought a pack (3 rolls) of lomo colour film at the art supplies store ($10)
3. I followed the instructions for loading the camera.
4. I was pretty sure that I had loaded it wrong and that the film was being crunched inside the camera body.
5. I took it on two dates anyway and snapped pictures. I experimented with double exposures on some.
6. The film ran out, so I rewound it. The camera made lots of popping/scraping noises. I was concerned.
7. I took the film out of the camera. The end was pretty mangled.
8. I took the film to the 1 hour photo at Walgreens. The lady there looked at me as though I was a bad person (for treating film so horribly). I told her that it's likely that the entire film is overexposed. She said she would only print the visible pictures.
9. I picked up my pictures and... SUCCESS! Real images! Hooray!
10. I can't wait to shoot another roll!