2.28.10 // happy sorta birthday, dee!

my sister was born on february 29, 1996, which only comes every four years. so, we do her birthday on february 28/march 1, whichever one works. this year my girl turns 14, which makes me feel exceedingly old.


this is mr. job interview. d drew him on the tablecloth at the macaroni grill. he's pretty damn cool, ya know.


cake! the most chocolate-y thing ever, but super amazing.

as i told matt earlier, this kid needs to stop getting older. fourteen...damn. >_~

2.26.10 // foxy ears

i won't lie, there were plenty of great moments last night but i got super lazy with the camera. >_< there was no way that i could leave without taking at least one photo, and this was the lucky one:



every time i see chuck [who is sadly not pictured] he is always wearing that hat with the fox ears. and everyone has stolen the hat at least once. last night it was emma. and i was under strict orders to get the photo up as soon as possible so chuck could use it as emma's caller ID picture on his phone.

2.25.10 // text that sings

not a photograph, but i think designs count. my most recent assignment in advertising design was to choose a song lyric and make it sing using text only. i chose the line 'these good things will soon be ending' from rjd2's 'beyond the beyond.'

2.24.10 // __________ do it better

remember this and this? well i reworked them into some spiffy advertisements for nike. i don't use nike products, and matt said something about barely trusting their running spikes, but i think he's rather convincing.





and then i took a pre-existing photo he had and turned my baby into a centerfold ;-p

2.23.10 // candy!

d's middle school is doing a production of 'willy wonka and the chocolate factory' this spring. she got the part of mike teavee, which is a great injustice because the girl really can freakin' sing her lungs out. her teacher just happens to be incompetant at directing, and cast a guy who has no talent whatsoever as willy because she 'saw him as the part.' oh well, d's happy so i won't complain.

of course, running lines to a play like this needs to be accompanied by candy! and lots of it.


the easter gummy lifesavers are more like fruit snacks. my mom still makes fun of me for eating them in rainbow order...


ring pops own all! we're such dorks...


now that's what i call a big pink rock!

2.21.10 // bite me

good lord, i've got a vampire around... >_~

2.20.10 // ice blue

the lollipop [which was a star in another life] matches the blue glitter on my nails. only me...

2.19.10 // a very matty unbirthday!

it was matty's unbirthday today. well, one of them. today was extra special though, because we got free cookies at maggiano's. i've had some damn good birthdays and unbirthdays, but never free cookies... will have to change that.

2.18.10 // the last application

i just sealed my final grad school application.



it will be shipped off to emerson college in boston tomorrow. wish me luck for this one and the three others..

2.16.10 // a precursor to chemistry

don't worry, d. the periodic table used to frighten me, too.

2.14.10 // hearts day

i've never been into commercialized card holidays such as today, but it really was fun. matty modeled for my advertising design project, which is for nike. got him to relive his glory days as a basketball and baseball player ^_^




[he's not really a white sox fan, he prefers them red just as i do. but it was either them or the new york bitchfaces]

he had a lot of fun photographing me on the swings...and on his bed





and then nick and ashley wanted to go hiking, so we did. it was so beautiful to be away from suburbia, but also super strange/funny to see the traffic of the 5 from so high up.



we also met a ladybug. i named her lucy.



all in all it was a lovely day, valentine's day or not =]

2.12.10 // starlite

did a promotional shoot for justin and the starlite bass today. such a gorgeous guitar, and so sparkly!














yeah...someone left a sandwich by justin's car... it was waiting for us when we got back o.O

2.10.10 // melissa etheridge?

this car was driving in front of me on my way home:



in case you can't see it, the license plate frame says 'yes i am melissa etheridge.' first off, does melissa etheridge even live in chatsworth? i don't really listen to her [such a bad gay, i know] so i have no way of knowing where she's from. second, if it isn't her then what the hell does the license plate frame mean? i'm guessing the woman driving really likes her, but even so, i don't drive around with a license plate frame saying 'yes i am carah faye charnow'...

2.9.10 // cupcake

cupcakes are second only to brownies. mine had the cherry on top ^_^

2.8.10 // showing off..?

great parking, dude. super awesome, you've got some serious skillz. i kid you not, he was actually working to get his car into that snazzy position. guess he had a point, because i wouldn't have given the car any attention if it had been parked normally. but that's just me. and forgive my window, rain tends to do that.

2.7.10 // stevenson

it says stevenson ranch pkwy. managed to take it while matty was driving, which is why it's not clear. oh well, at least it's readable. stevenson is my nickname, given to me by nick [haha NICK name, get it? okay yeah, that was pretty lame.] quite some time ago. it's kinda a big deal. it's a great name and i love it. so obviously i have a connection to stevenson ranch, even if it's only for the name...

...or is it really just for the name? on new year's matt and i went to the jamba juice in stevenson ranch. girl working there...totally hot. my bi-dar went crazy so i had to do some investigating. sure enough, she plays for my team. went back tonight, she was there, and i'm totally developing a crush. matty thinks it's adorable, of course. and because homegirl is cute and actually a lot of fun, i sense more trips to stevenson in the future. i'm down ^_^

2.6.10 // rain and butterflies, a year later

today it rained. a year ago today, it also rained. it was wonderful. got caught at citywalk without an umbrella and got caught up in the most perfect kiss, not caring that water was sneaking into my boots or that my freshly straightened hair was beginning to curl. we were all that existed.

that all happened a year ago today and i miss it.

today i couldn't sit still for too long. i felt antsy, like i should have been doing something productive. so i went outside. of course, nothing i did today could possibly match up to what i was doing exactly one year ago, but i did get some good images and that's always good enough for me.


rain symbolizes tears, but also renewal. while i have changed and grown, i'll never forget...


i built the birdhouse sitting in the trees when i was in 6th grade. i'm surprised it's still in good condition... there's another birdhouse that was in the backyard when we moved in. the birds will always have a home here haha


it looks delicate, but it isn't at all. i love that butterfly. it's the brightest of the lot.


dear you, this butterfly isn't broken anymore. i'm learning to fly again, and even though i look fragile i'm still strong and colourful. love, me♥

2.5.10 // clothes mountain

...yeah i should probably put those away, shouldn't i? no wonder i can never find any clothes in the morning!

2.4.10 // 66.6

the number means nothing to me. i just think it's funny how it was a recurring factor in my life for a few weeks. one of my application essays ended up being 666 words, but i added one to make it 667. then the postage for another application was $6.66. and now i parked and realised that the mile counter was at 66.6 miles. it was an odd month.

2.3.10 // art supplies

the back of my car looks like an art supply store.



not pictured: kite runner movie poster in the style of saul bass, gardner's art through the ages volume I.

i'm actually surprised that it took me this long to realise just how good of a storage place a car can be. sucks to be anyone who needs to ride in the car with me. ;-p

2.1.10 // phone sex

zach and i bring a whole new meaning to the term 'phone sex.'



why are we so ridiculously silly? i will never understand it. but i'll also never complain. ^_^