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new home!

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:55:25 +0000

Please bookmark my new home and visit me there going forward

This blog will be taken offline in the next few weeks, as soon as I figure out how to archive it.

moving

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:51:28 +0000

It’s been many months since my last post. Life has moved quickly… many changes have happened. My photography business has taken off better than I could have dreamed for and I’m already planning well into the year ahead for the growth. And Doug. My Doug.

This blog will be shutting down in the coming weeks, as I am starting a new joint blog with a certain special someone Yeah, it’s like that.

I’ll post my new online home as soon as it’s ready!

lunch

Wed, 20 May 2009 19:13:29 +0000

A conversation over lunch confirms that I’m still as mature as a suckling pig.

Tim: You didn’t do it? (no clue what we were discussing)
Me: Yer mama did it.
Tim: Hey. Get off my mama and I’ll get off yours.
Me: Ohhh is that why she’s laughing so hard?
[heaps of hysterical laughter]

Hysterical Google Trends
President Spock
Jedi Nuptials
Monkey Kiss!
Things we should be thankful for (a thoughtful read)
Scary Dog

mama

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:19:32 +0000

I don’t think I blog as much any more (not that I did that often to begin with) because of facebook and twitter. I laughed about microbloggers when twitter first came out, but the truth is that I’m addicted to knowing what everyone is doing at every minute of the day. It pleases my inner control freak.

So mother’s day came and went. I was a bad daughter this year and didn’t pick out anything terribly thoughtful for my mom. I took her out to lunch at a Thai restaurant, and I bought her a giant bouquet from Whole Foods which was very lovely and expensive… but in an unplanned twist, I wasn’t charged for it at the store so technically my thieving ass paid not one shiny penny for my lovely mama and I should be in jail.

To make up for it, I’ll make a list of things that my mom gave me:
- Bad circulation and low blood pressure.
- Cold skin. Our skin is always oddly cool to the touch, even when it’s 100 degrees out.
- The tendency to hold my arms up prairie dog style. My mom does it. I do it. I don’t know why.
- Pinky toes that turn outwards like lima beans. This caused me to get teased as a child.
- The ability to look genuinely confused when it’s beneficial to do so.

If that list sounds terrible, it’s because I don’t feel like I’ve yet lived up to the good things that she’s tried to give me through her own example:
- A compassionate heart.
- Kindness towards the timid and soft-spoken, and the ability to make folks feel at ease.
- Forgiveness towards the brash.
- A careful eye for planning and organization.
- The ability to put someone else before herself.
- The ability to eat much and yet stay slim. THANKS DAD.
- Freckles.

I’ll keep trying, Mom. Love you.

tax day

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:11:17 +0000

Doing taxes on the last day, of course. This (courtesy of TaxAct.com) is not helping my self-esteem any:

magic food

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:29:56 +0000

Overhead at a restaurant recently:
Waiter: Do you want this wrapped up?
Teenage boy: Nope.
* waiter leaves*
Mother: God, you’re so wasteful. What, do you think food grows on trees?

Pahaha. I’ve been really busy lately doing work and …. not work. I’d really rather not talk about work, because a) you’ll die of boredom reading it, and b) I’ll go into a black rage talking about it. But in other work-like news, please see my latest “work” here. If you follow me on facebook or twitter, you’ve probably already seen it.

ps

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:59:49 +0000

I am seriously going to write more here. I keep forgetting to!

Heard on the Today show the other day:

Meredith Vieira: Do you twitter? Do you tweet?
Stephen Colbert: I have twotted.
Meredith Vieira: Oh my god.

supplies

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:54:04 +0000

Spent the weekend eating, boozing, singing, lasertagging, surprising (SUPPLIES!!), and eating some more. I organized a giant birthday shindig for three of my dear friends - Alex, Eric, and Kevin. Folks came from NYC, Philly, Baltimore, and Atlanta to attend what ended up being a 36-hour party extravaganza - here is a picture of the guys after they showed up and were very surprised to find 30 of their closest friends crouching around ninja-style in a suburban hibachi restaurant, freaking out the chefs-with-flying-knives and scaring white people:

Highlights of the party:
- The restaurant took my gigantic reservation for 11:30am, even though the restaurant doesn’t open until 12. This caused a massive flurry of texts for some major stalling when we all got there and were denied entry.
- The birthday boys kept trying to separate from one another prior to arrival at the surprise.
- Mimi hiding in the bushes.
- My story of “my dog is not feeling well” (my reason for canceling on Kevin.. part of the surprise setup) had to escalate to something like “my dog’s stomach is hanging outside of her body and she’s vomiting blood” as the surprise setup dragged on. My dog was fine, of course.
- In an unrelated text, I told Kevin that I had eaten a hot dog for lunch. (oops) He was horrified.
- Lasertagging. Pretty fun, actually. Red team dominated, 3/3.
- Eating meat. When is eating meat not fun?
- Other stuff that I can’t remember at the moment because I’m still recovering now…

Happy birthday guys! Have a great year!

summary

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:32:47 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve posted.. It’s been a very busy month or two. Notably:

- The Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Only one of the most important days in the history of this young country. I hoofed it downtown with Doug and 2 million of my closest friends, and we stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the 17-degree cold and watched Obama take his oath. A very moving experience. It was like a rock concert down there.. folks were pimped out with baseball caps and beanies emblazoned with OBAMA in glittery text.. people stretched tee-shirts bearing Obama’s face over their puffy ski jackets. Enterprising young folks sold every variety of button, flag, tee-shirt, and commemorative poster that you can imagine - some celebrating Obama, others celebrating Michelle.. let’s not forget, the girls, the First Dog, the first family, the white house, the black population in general, etc etc. I also saw a young woman selling earrings - one dangling Obama head from each ear - and a young man celebration inaugural condoms bearing Obama’s image (McCain’s might have been more effective, don’t you think?)

- The final show of The Speaks. Each band member growing in their own way, the band decided to close out their run by playing their final show at the 9:30 Club. A very fun night! I wish everyone good juju as they move forward with their musical careers, but especially so for my dear friend Derek, aka “the drummer”. Love you and want everything good for you!

- Visited Vegas for WPPI photographer’s convention, masterclasses, and trade show. MGM Grand, baby! I attended some amazing technical classes, I met some photographers who create the most mindblowing images (they’re not the best in the world for nothing!), I made some great new friends, and I came back re-energized, ready to rebrand myself and take my company in a new direction. If you promise me to never stop reaching for your dreams, I will promise you the same! Thank you for everything, Kevin and Alycia.

And now.. it is time to catch up on some sleep. (I literally just walked in the door from Vegas! zzzz….)

you raw what?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:12:08 +0000

You know it’s been a good night when it ends like this….
Drunk girl: Have a nice night!
Joe: Thanks! You have a nice night too!
Drunk girl: (grabs own boobs) WHAT?! YOU THINK I HAVE SMALL TITS????
Joe: WHAT??? NO!!!
Josh: Wegottago.

Also, this is taken from a poster at my local Starbucks - a big decorated thank-you note given to the store from some local schoolchildren. (Incidentally, what are they thanking Starbucks for? Is Starbucks giving our kids coffee??) Anyhow.. ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the overcaffeinated children of America. God help us.