30.3.09

Hot Air



we had to chase if we wanted a ride...that's what a free hot air balloon trip entails i suppose.
in the "balloon chase vehicle"
sunrise surprise for tay's 16th bday
did you know the pilot light on balloons has a high frequency sound to it that drives any dog in a 40 mile radius absolutely bonkers? 

A Day in a Tree





I LOVE LA


a view from the top: griffith observatory

28.3.09

Occurrences

venice beach, ca
del taco family dinner & game night
self explanatory
giant sea creature

vegas trip

eyeballs in my japanese rice ball
climbing

 Tanner's changed their BBQ date because anthony couldn't make the other date.

Pictionary at POWs friend house (any guesses?)

20.3.09

2wheelin

i reacquainted myself with the old rust of a bicycle that had fallen down for some time. (note: song i wrote about said bike coming soon). 

because of the cold i haphazardly put on a bunch of clothing without much thinking, only to eventually look like one who is homeless. this costume actually contributed quite a bit to the good times, because when everyone is looking at you suspiciously in CVS, you can feel free to try on sweatshirts in the aisle, closely calculate the different price to volume ratio of different Cheezit boxes, and even open the sunglass-repair kit before you purchase to see if it contains the proper sized screw. 

so on my rusty junk, hair hardly constrained by corduroy hat, i set sail on my dreams: (in no particular order other than the order in which they appear)

1) buying a repair kit for sunglasses that broke summer 2007 and have been sitting on the table gathering dust since summer 2007. 
2) obtaining a box of cheezits for $1.

3) acquiring adhesives to fix bern's mirror that wakes me each morn as it slams against the slamming bedroom door. 

4) procuring a disposable camera to chronicle all the things i love or at least like a lot.
 

5. ordering some aforementioned purchases in a vulgar way on bern's nicely-made bed.
(note: i just went to upload that picture, and couldn't bring myself to do it)


18.3.09

secret spots in LA that make the best music






10.3.09

my life is still life

9.3.09

1 thing i hate, 1 thing i like

i'm sure you can figure out which is which






3.3.09

a story or two told by polaroid

24.2.09

Office Inspiration & Illustration

18.2.09

My life in 2 parts



Does it classify as living out of your car when you have a skateboard, 3 pairs of shoes, a laptop, umbrella, and a casserole dish in your front seat?

Guess who's cubicle can make toast?

13.2.09

Job Art

The illustrations are coming along nicely, I think the big reveal will come towards the end of my career (Feb 25).

Aside from illustrations, I have embarked into film. Move over Martin Scorsese, there's a new sheriff in town.



Derek Webb's The Ringing Bell


I've been a huge fan of Derek Webb ever since his beginnings in
Caedmon's Call. I really think he has some great things to say about the world, god, and what it is to be human.  I know these are lofty claims, but I think they're true.

I listened to an interview with him, however, yesterday and was so turned off by his egoism and almost "holier than thou" answers...when his whole mission and purpose (at least in his music) was to critique and dismiss that attitude that is so prevalent--especially in the church. 

Moral of the story is he has a new album (came out in 2007 but I never really knew about it...so how much of a fan can I really be you are asking yourself) and there's an option to choose your own price for it. And pre-interview I would've probably thrown a 10 spot his way, but I went for $0 and referring 5 of my friends instead (sorry to Bern and the 4 other fake emails I made up). 

So Derek, I hope you are listening because I really like you. And I love your music. But I think you are a little whack-attack, and maybe by my criticizing you I am guilty of what I am accusing, but I just had to put it out there. 

And I feel a little guilty for it all, so I'm posting the link to your site so others can get your album for free...or maybe they'll pay...or give you an legitimate email address at the very least. 

9.2.09

Cousin Commotion


As promised, another example of being a bad influence on my little cousin taylor....

Bernadette, myself, and Taylor toilet papering my parents bedroom


Visiting Great Grandma Dorothy




What's good about going to a old folks home and visiting "Gma D"?


1) Listening to her and her 3 friends talk sassy about the "romance" going on around the retirement home. 


2) Seeing her gaudily decorated room. 


3) Seeing pictures of my cousin and I holding ducks and not remembering it at all. 


4) Remembering how precious I am despite boy haircuts and tucking my dresses into my bike shorts. 





5) Kelly Edge's sweater choice acknowledging she in fact shares my passion for bad style.