1-14-2011

Lunch is always better when it comes with a toy. Then I spent the night watching movies with my fancy Scottish friends (and Nicole).

1-13-2011

So I like exploring places. Generally ones I think are strange or are places I'm not supposed to go. For a while now, I've been curious about the old drive-up motel by my house. Since I moved here, I've considered its existence somewhat odd considering it's in the middle of a residential area with absolutely nothing to visit around (if you're spending the night here, it's definitely to see someone who lives here...why not just stay with them?). In any case, as soon as I ventured down the long driveway towards the antiquated front office, I noticed "no trespassing" signs everywhere. I've never really respected those ever, so I poked around anyway. Before I knew it, a very large man wearing a wifebeater (in the snow) was yelling at me demanding to know what I was doing. I quickly explained (lied) that I was photographer who travels to document independently owned models and drive-ups. This story is probably boring to read, but it was really fun for me to do.

1-12-2011

"I'm Twenty-Eight!"

So this is my annual, birthday, high school yearbook-esque mugshot. I intend to take an awkward picture of myself wearing a turquoise gingham check shirt every year for as long as I can. I think I'm pretty funny looking, but last year's was even worse.

Birthday cake.
Birthday present.
Rapidly Aging.

1-11-2011

We need a Holy Ghost Revival. Society is scary (but at least Verizon has the iPhone now).

I post too much about food. I know. I don't care. Tonight I went out for sushi with friends for the last meal of my 27th year.

1-10-2011

1-9-2011

This is serious. I've been obsessively searching for good ramen ever since going to Shin-Sen-Gumi in LA. I had pretty much given up considering where I live, but the other day I came across the name of a small place I hadn't been to before. Since I'm letting myself eat stuff like soup stocks now, and nothing is better on a cold day than hot soup, we thought today would be a good chance to check it out. It's definitely nothing compared to the endlessly refillable bowls I've been dreaming about, but it's a lot cheaper than a plane ticket to Los Angeles.

1-8-2011

So I was given a hot tip from a coworker about an estate sale that was going to have some really awesome Art Nouveau era glasswork for sale. Interested to actually own something that I learned about in art history class, Nicole and I went to go check out this Lalique piece in person. Considering that it would be wise for me to retain both of my kidneys at this stage of my life, I walked away empty handed. Nicole however left with the the spoils of realistically priced interests. We then hopped around to some other estate sales with slightly less refined merchandise. Nicole practiced using her Iceman powers outside, then went shopping for 78 records. I found Nemo (and cast members).

Regarding the picture of Mushroom's science fiction-esque alien tongue, one of the early birthday presents we picked up a few days ago was a macro lens. I'm now capable of taking (somewhat gross) pictures I never thought previously possible. Here's a picture of Nicole's uvula (the thing most people call tonsils, you perverts).

1-7-2011

Sometimes the snow is a good thing though. It's been one full year since our cat Mushroom showed up at our back door in the middle of a blizzard. To celebrate, we had a blurry kitten party.

1-6-2011

New years resolution #1 stop spending all my money buying things from Craigslist. Tonight we went to go "pick up" my birthday presents in a random bar run by the gentleman above. The guy we bought them from was pretty awesome too, but I didn't want to shove a camera in his face. I'm now (poor and) ultra excited about my family of beautiful glass babies.

1-5-2011

I crossed the tomato bisque sea, climbed and defeated grilled cheese mountain, and returned victorious (seriously, guys...that sandwich was huge).

1-4-2011

Baby Lily was in town with her parents tonight and we gave her her jackalope from 12-26. It made her cry. Then she decided to accept it for its fuzzy and to chew on its tag. Here are some other highlights.

Wearing a cow and eating the table at dinner. I think she's a little confused as to the roles of the food and the table, but she's quickly learning by stealing people's hot dogs.
Dollhouse home inspection.
Gettin' buff brah.
Pretending to be a kitty and chewing on a catnip bird.
Party all night. Goodnight.

1-3-2011

I make stuff. Nicole cuts cilantro, then I eat until I'm in pain.

1-2-2011

Beware.
They have teeth.
Cookies make everything better.

1-1-2011

After a full year of eating strictly vegetarian to see if I felt any healthier, I'm turning it down a notch this year to "not really eating meat most of the time, but having a little sometimes and focusing more on just eating healthy." I quickly blew the "eating healthy" part and went straight for a Mr. Hero cheesesteak. In addition to serving delicious sub sandwiches, I found out that they also supply a wide range of religious deities.