Candied Orange Peels

Eat your veggies!

2012-02-02T14:15:00.001-08:00

this is now

2012-01-26T00:29:00.001-08:00

http://matadornetwork.com/

The Matador Network is a community site for world travels that I just discovered today. This combined with the fact it's raining for the fifth day in a row, my boyfriend is swimming with manta-rays in warm Hawaiian waters tonight, and I haven't been more than ten miles from my home in over a month... I'm feeling a little stir crazy and ready to MOVE! I know technically I will be moving this fall, south to Olympia to attend Evergreen State College - but I feel so sedentary, my youthful energy going to waste. While I still can I want to hike, bus, ride, swim and dive my way around this beautiful blue planet I'm on. Isn't that what it's for? Home is nice and comfortable and I have really enjoyed planting roots in this emerald city, but I feel the winds are changing and I want to go with them. This stirring is not coming at a good time, as I mentioned before, I am lined up to complete my Bachelor's during these next two years at Evergreen then a Graduate Degree soon after - which are often accompanied with student loans. What follows is a 'career' to pay them off. Is this what I want? I know Danny is a member of the Church of the Unconventional, but I've always played it safe, believing that I was not a member of that elite society. My skill set nor ego was not large enough. But is it? I am quickly (and by quickly I mean slowly over four years of dating D. M. Blanchard) opening up my mind to the possibilities that not everything needs to be preplanned and ordinary.

I come from a family that stressed you were nothing without education, and dedicating one's life to years of schooling followed by a lifelong career were noble and rewarding tasks - vacations and hobbies are things you had when you retire. Then there's Danny's family. Our parent's could not be more different. Our mother's are polar opposites, as well as our fathers. Danny's dad, with only minimal community college but a lifetime of real-world experience, is running a successful company and is one of the most genuine people I know. I don't know a single relative who did not go to college.

Does this mean college and education is bad? Of course not, what I'm saying is that success (as I would have measure it by in the past) is not always through expensive pieces of paper, but how you live your life and the choices you make. I want to make good, balanced ones, and achieve both degrees and passport stamps. I want to become a well rounded and thoughtful old person. I want to be able to detach myself to catch the hypocrisies when they arise. I don't just want to be an 'American' but an 'Earthian'. Okay, maybe I'm getting a little carried away, but I'm feeling it. And as Martha Stewart would say, "that's a good thing."

Seattle Snow

2012-01-22T19:44:00.001-08:00

So True

2012-01-16T16:26:00.001-08:00

SNOWMAGEDIN 2012

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2012-01-09T22:54:00.001-08:00

It's raining.

2012-01-04T15:23:00.000-08:00

A lot.

Seattle World

2012-01-04T15:16:00.001-08:00

2011 in Burlesque

2012-01-04T14:54:00.001-08:00

http://burlesqueseattle.com/2011/12/31/2011-a-year-in-photos/

Wanna pillow fight?

2011-12-06T23:00:00.001-08:00

I (don't) want to settle down

2011-12-06T22:59:00.001-08:00

cool song, though.

2011-12-06T08:55:00.001-08:00

Cooooool

2011-11-18T16:05:00.001-08:00

Small Spaces

2011-11-14T16:43:00.001-08:00

David Jay Fertman

2011-11-09T17:31:00.000-08:00

He was one cool Mutha Fucka...

He'd be 67 today. Happy Birthday, Dad. I miss you lots.

ZOMBIE

2011-11-03T22:21:00.001-07:00

Goodbye Viaduct

2011-10-25T17:22:00.001-07:00

Click it big:

Wondering what to wear?

2011-10-18T22:22:00.001-07:00

(sorry, the add link tool is not working)http://seattle-erotic.org/2011/10/17/wondering-what-to-wear-to-seduction/

Dessert

2011-10-18T22:12:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago I picked up a baby.

I took him home and kept him in my kitchen without food or water.

Tonight, I stabbed him multiple times and then baked him, whole, in the oven.

Once tender enough, I cut the top off and scooped out his the now soft innards.

To the bowl of scooped flesh I added cream, sugar, eggs, and spices - and poured it all into a crust.

An hour and a half later, I am now enjoying my second slice of warm pie.

He was the tastiest baby... pumpkin that is.

love is...

2011-10-18T21:55:00.000-07:00

...checking your partner's blog daily to see if they posted anything new.

Seattle

2011-10-10T23:03:00.000-07:00

Seattle, oh how I adore you. With your lively streets and interesting characters, I fully enjoy living my life within your boundaries. I love dancing any night of the week, watching interesting, independent theater, listening to talented street performers and attending progressive, provocative parties and never not having enough options of what to do in the evenings. Having opera singers, jazz musicians, and/or crazy people performing outside my window at any given time of the day... only in the city. I am a stones throw away from anything you could every want (or not want). Food, education, sex toys, drugs, hospitals, burlesque, the dentist, music, booze, art, death, rich, poor... all within less than mile form my desk. I may not know a very large percentage of the people who walk by my windows, but I know my neighbors and and still enjoy a sense of community. I may not have a yard, but I frequent my Sunday farmer's market and eat locally grown. It may rain more than we all prefer, but it washes our streets clean. I may not have silence at night, but I never feel alone.

Goodnight Emerald City, this one's for you! Cheers!

This is Rediculous!

2011-09-03T15:13:00.000-07:00

This crazy calving occurred at Seward Glacier in Tracy Arm (south of Juneau) to the boat that went in right after us. The woman in the video who fell, had a compound fracture of her femur. They were WAY too close!

Broke Bells 'The High Road'

2011-08-27T15:21:00.000-07:00

it's like the Mario Brothers meet Death Cab. My internet it too slow to watch the music video, but I like the song, so I hope it's cool. enjoy!

The End of August

2011-08-27T15:05:00.000-07:00

It was a very rainy week with sea otters,

spawning salmon,

and low goats*.

*not my photo (thanks Bruce, even though you only tipped $150, you did leave some great shots.)

Summer Photos

2011-08-19T15:15:00.000-07:00

me being a bear

Lamplugh Glacier

George Island

A very tired bee (too much pollinating) at Lamplugh Glacier, Glacier Bay.

Gumby Suits

I have big hands!

2011-08-06T13:23:00.000-07:00

Crab Night aboard the Safari Explorer

2011-08-06T13:20:00.000-07:00

2011-08-06T13:16:00.000-07:00

Glacier Bay, Alaska

2011-08-06T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I'm here at the Glacier Bay lodge at Bartlet Cove. We are a day into my second week of my final rotation - only six weeks and six days to go! I was going to post several photos from the past few months, including ones from an awesome hike at Lamplugh Glacier, Danny and his truck, and others - but I just learned that I erased my latest round of photos, and the Lodge's internet is not fast enough to upload such photos as me with a horse, Danny laying in the grass looking very relaxed, or a tern I saw in Eastern Washington, of which I already had on my laptop. Instead here I am kvetching about what I'm not able to do. Such as drink alcohol, see my boyfriend, or upload the photos I wanted post - or retrieve the ones I erased.
In better news, I am on break right now, so I have a leisurely hour and a half to doodle around on the internet before I need to head back to the boat. It's sunny today, and our guests this week seem pretty nice. We've had a lot Southerner's on board lately (the one's who think Liberal is a dirty word and FRACKING is good for the environment) including this week, and it makes for very interesting cocktail hour conversations (such as how 'them minorities are filling up our universities so the 'smart' [aka, white] kids can't get in).
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the work. I stay busy all day, I'm able to save good money, the tips are awesome, Alaska is beautiful, and the whales make me giddy, but sometimes I can get a bit restless when I think about home and the one's I miss. I am very excited to get back to school in the fall, and to take on PreCalc, Anthropology, and Biology at Seattle Central Community College. My current 3.8 GPA probably won't last with such challenging classes, but I will do my best. These upcoming fall and winter quarters I will begin my application process to a University - probably the UW and a couple of others in the northwest United States (Hawaii?)- which is also a source of nervous excitement for me. Within these next few months I hope to figure out what my major will be when I transfer, and set myself up for some sort of career path... maybe. This will be my final year at Seattle Central from which I will receive my Associated of the Arts. As for what my major/minor will be... who knows? As much as I love and enjoy art, I don't think that is the path I will go down. If I did decide to peruse art seriously, I would want to to go an art school - which is just too much money and there is not a good enough guarantee that I will have work after. There are many subjects I find interesting, so the choice is not easy... I plan on taking a wide range of classing this next year (thus Anthropology and Biology) and really get my feelers out there. We'll see...
I will get back to Seattle with the boat on Friday, September 23rd, and then school starts that Tuesday, the 27th. I'll move back into my cozy apartment on Pike, and maybe get a part time job. Well, at least think about it. This November, I am scheduled to have a showing of my paintings at a local sandwich shop in Ballard. Unfortunately, the owner wants many more works than I currently have, so on top of my challenging classing this fall, I'm going to have to crank out at lest five (or ten) more paintings. I've already starting planning and sketching them out, but I won't be able to start them until I am home where I have not only the time and space, but the paints, brushes, and canvases. A week before I left for the boat in June, I can across an awesome yard sale where I picked up five large, well made canvases and a larger easel (than the one I already had) to work on - all for only $30! Yeay for yard sales! I am now well stocked and very stoked. :)
Well, back to work for me... until next time,
PEACE!

2011-05-20T18:26:00.001-07:00

CATS IN TANKS!!!!!

2011-05-14T11:32:00.001-07:00

Cats in Tanks from Whitehouse Post on Vimeo.

Drag-queens at the Broadway Farmer's Market.

2011-05-10T00:35:00.000-07:00

2011-05-08T01:43:00.000-07:00

My mom, a zombie, and me at Wade's Gun Range

2011-05-08T01:28:00.000-07:00

Springtime in Seattle

2011-05-08T00:54:00.000-07:00

Lots of show posters on Pine St.

Okay, so I'm a little obsessed with the pink flowers outside my apartment... the following is the petal-pink snow blowing around in the wind.

Fremont Market treasures...

Back porch, Sunday afternoon BBQ

Biche and Solomon Dive Adventures, Solomon Islands

2011-01-24T21:51:00.000-08:00

I found a conch shell!

Local hand-carved signage.

MEEEE!! I did seven dives over five days. I did one night dive, and the deepest I went was down to 130 feet. It was amazing!

A burial sight for warriors.

A burnt boat... obviously.

Our guide getting us some coconuts to drink while on a hike to a nearby village.

Local dug-out canoes.

A cave where, a hundred years ago, women went to give birth.

Pet eels...ew.

Chickens... I wanted to kill these guys.

Cherepoana, Solomon Islands

2011-01-24T21:21:00.000-08:00

This was our dinning room, living room, beach-front porch, and bedroom...all in one.

Camo orchids

His and hers showers. It was just a bucket of rain water and a soap bar, and looked right out to the ocean - since there was no curtain either.

more orchids

The 'small house' or bathroom, consisted of a dock, a hut, and a towlet with a hole in the floor to feet the fishes. Luckily it was on the other side of the island we swam on, but the island is still only a couple hundred feed across.

SHARK! Danny took this one.

This was a six year old's pet. He 'rescued' it from it's nest as a baby.

Chea, Solomon Islands

2011-01-24T20:47:00.000-08:00

Dan and Roy. Dan's quite the collector of his carvings.

This is Loyster and the carving we bought from here. It now lives in our apartment... but still not hung up.

View from Connie's house in Chea.

Connie's back porch. It was so peaceful there.

My little bug friend... he was kind of on the way out, but still cool looking.

Down in the village... Danny's flying his kite with the local kids.

Tetepare, Solomon Islands

2011-01-24T20:29:00.000-08:00

Measuring the leatherback sea turtle.

Collecting the eggs as she lays them. The turtles get a sort of trance while they lay, so she didn't mind... at least we don't think so.

She was so big.. it was unbelievable.

BABY LEATHERBACKS! this is from a different nest on the same beach. We waited all night, but we had to return the next day so see the little guys. He's the first!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

We spent the night on turtle beach to watch the laying and hatching, and although that sounds very romantic, it was dirty, cold, sandy and a very sleepless night. But still an experience I will always remember.

One of the green turtles we caught on the turtle rodeo.

This is how it works, a guy stands on the bow of the boat (see below) and spots the swimming turtles. We follow in the boat, until he is close enough to dive, head first, on to the turtles back, and grabs the front flippers so he can't swim away.

We pull the him on to the boat and tag and record info on the turtles... entirely for research, of course.

Munda, Solomon Islands

2011-01-24T20:19:00.000-08:00

Gizo, Solomon Islands

2011-01-24T20:11:00.000-08:00

Honiara and beyond

2011-01-24T20:01:00.000-08:00

Fiji Photos!

2011-01-24T18:37:00.000-08:00

I'm holding an F'n Turtle!!!

2011-01-24T18:26:00.000-08:00

Oceanian, here I come!

2010-11-06T23:54:00.000-07:00

My bag is packed - just Danny's old extra large backpack, and I am a-ready to fly out tomorrow to Fiji. I have fifteen ounces of waterproof sunscreen (divided into TSA approved 3 oz containers), bug repellent and anti-malaria drugs, my snorkel gear, swim suits, and not much else -(actually, that's a lie, by pack weighs a ton)! I have zip off pants and travel underwear... whatever that means. One stop in LA, and then a eleven hour flight to Nadi (pronounced Nan-dee), Fiji. We'll be there for just over three weeks, leaving November 30th for Honiara, Solomon Islands, where we will bounce around for another five weeks. We return home January 4th, just in time for me to start winter quarter at Seattle Central Community College. I won't have cell service while I'm gone, but hopefully I will have plenty of internet access. We have no reservations or plans just of yet, but I will try to keep my blogger updated.

ni sa moce!

SeaCompression 2010

2010-10-25T23:16:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting here, at midnight, ODing on sugar (pumpkin bars that I made from a box...mmmm) trying to remember where I put my library book. Anyway, I'm finally feeling human again after two days of being stuck in bed with a bad cold. I had just a regular old cold all last week, but I was feeling a little better Friday and Saturday (thanks Zicam) enabling be to volunteer as planned with the NW Chocolate Festival. I helped set up with decorations and stuffing programs (including a very political flier for 'Yes on 1107', which was paid for by Coca Cola to repeal the tax - money that goes towards education - on certain candies and carbonated beverages, but who also helped sponsor the festival) and assisted with the presentations in the Keynote Speaker Room on Saturday morning. One of the speakers was a woman who started her own chocolate company called Aphrodite's Attic. She spoke on the aphrodisiac effects of chocolate and the herbs and spices she adds to her products. A very intriguing woman, who also lives in Seattle, and she really inspired me as she explained her process of creating. Leah and her friend Rachele met me there and very able to catch her speak as well. That night, both came over to the apartment, as well as Tina and her friend (who I can't remember their name) and we all got ready. This took a little while. First, we had to empty the entire contents of my costume bin on to my bed, which includes all my wigs, dresses, boas, scarves, hats, corsets, fishnets and more - as well as Leah's array of scandalous offering. We then had to strip down and try everything on. Twice. Finally choosing to wear the first thing we put on. Next comes the accessories - the hats and jewelry, the fake eyelashes.. and finally the hair and makeup. Less hair than makeup for me, but I still had to make the huge decision of wig or no wig - and then which one if I did choose. I ended up wig-less, but with my fabulous(ly expensive) necklace, I really didn't need anymore above-shoulder accoutrement. Like last year, Leah let me do her makeup for her, which I really enjoy. It's funny.. she started laughing at me during the process - I was painting her face. Like literally painting... my brush strokes were that for a canvas, not a face. :P Anyway, two hours later and with only a small amount of alcohol consumed (really! I had maybe a half of a drink the entire night) we headed out the door for Damian's birthday party four blocks down the street. I ended up heading back home for most of it - I wasn't feeling that well after all the getting- ready-partying, but by eleven everyone was finally ready to go to SeaCompression! Leah swung by with her van and everyone piled in the back, sitting on pillows or squatting so our dresses wouldn't get wet (it was raining cats and dogs that night - there was even an official 'storm warning'). I was wearing a very sexy velvet dress with my black boots, hug face eyelashes and my gemstone necklace. I felt very HOT. :)
The party was amazing... I totally forgot about my cold and I danced the night away! I saw so many people I knew too! Danny and Kathrine from next door were there, Dirk and Denee made an appearance for a minute (Denee called me earlier that day to ask if I'd heard of a thing called 'SeaCompression'? I told her yes and that they should definitely go!), I saw Fern, a girl from my English class (I think her name is Rachele...), Lindsy from Moisture Fest, as well as Luke and his band, Titanium Sporkistra (who were awesome!) as well as other random people who kept rubbing my head... for good luck?? There were three separate dance areas with DJs and live bands. One had a huge stage - with lights and lasers, and cages and boxes to dance on. It was crazy. Another was just an open space where performers and the audience could intermingle - this included my friend's marching band, and later, a whole troop of fire-poi dancers. The third area was a dome with carpet inside where you could dance barefoot with all the raver-hippies. Their were ladies being tied and hung up from the ceiling beams (in a sexy way), and so much other craziness to look at...I had so much fun.
We left at two when everything was closing up. Leah drove me home - and gave Danny and Kathrine a ride also, which was really nice. I slept until noon the next day, which is fine because I wasn't scheduled to volunteer until 1:30, the only problem was that I awoke with no voice. And I felt like shit. My cold got five times worse, and I pretty much haven't left the house or felt like a person until this evening, three days later. I'm going to say it was worth it, but I still felt like a pile of poo... I should probably go to bed and continue resting up, but I just wanted to put these thoughts down and let you know what I've been up to.

I'll write more later...

PEACE and GOODNIGHT! :)

PS, it's blowing outside like... well, blowing like a storm!

Oh the DRAMA!

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Kat's Kitties

2010-09-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

My neighbor Kathrine's felines:

Hiking in Charlotte with my bro

2010-09-07T16:38:00.000-07:00

It's been a while

2010-08-03T23:22:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! It's been almost three months since I've written. Since then, I've completed two rotations on the boats (all three of them), fell in love with Maui, Hawaii, scuba dove with sharks and sea turtles, become addicted to my iphone, enjoyed five novels and one book of short stories, recognized mine and Danny's two and a half year anniversary, gotten sunburned (in Seattle or all places), watched a butt load (that's a technical term) of movies in and out of the theater, botched a haircut, learned about wines from a 21 year old, partied in Portland and enjoyed life.

I'm just now finishing up my second two week break, one of which was with Danny. We hung out in Seattle, not doing too much, and it was lovely. This week, I'm in Portland staying at my friend Cass's beautiful house on the south side of town. As she says, we painted the town red, getting into as much trouble as we can in the fews days I'm here. I head back to the Great North on Friday for another six weeks, and then home sweet home. I may also do some trips in October, but nothing is set yet. This fall and early winter, Danny and I plan on traveling! As to where, that is undetermined. It could be to the very remote Solomon Islands, or perhaps Thailand or some suba diving. Either way, we've set two months aside to play! I plan on being home in time to attend winter quarter at Seattle Central Community College. I applied for Government grants (through FAFSA) which I cross my fingers for. I'll probably have to get a real job too... but that's jumping too far into the future for this blog post. All in all, things are going well. The sun is shinning and the tips are good. I've also just had two glass of Pino Noir as well as a huge slice of our fresh made brownies... life is good. I'm super excited to finish up my season and move back into my cozy studio, but I hope to write again before then - Ciao!

2010-08-03T23:21:00.001-07:00

A Pack'n

2010-04-17T23:51:00.000-07:00

Well, here we are once again. Packing up my house for the third time to pass it over to my sub-letter so I can spend my summer working in Alaska. Times flies when you're having fun, I guess, because it feels like just yesterday that I unpacking this stuff. I have too much stuff - and it's not even that much! Argh. I am also getting over a cold that Danny and I have played catch with each other since Mexico (darn Australian boys!). Sigh.... I'm both excited and sad. Excited to finally start working again and to return to beautiful Alaska. Excited I have a vacation planned for my first break. I'll be spending ten days in Maui, Hawaii - which I am also packing for tonight. But I'm a little sad to be leaving again so soon. I love my little apartment and the life I've carved for myself here in Seattle - with my new and old friends, and my sort-of social life. I have my improv and my painting, but the thing I'll miss most is my wonderful boyfriend, Danny. I enjoy the time we have, but this summer we only get one week off together. We will be working on the same boat for a couple of weeks here and there, but that's not the same. All in all, this is a good thing - this Alaskan adventure. I work hard so I can later play hard.... and go to school. It mixes things up and lets me see what is most important in my life - and keeps me from accumulating too much stuff! :) On that note, I should get back to packing. My awesome landlord not only lets me sublet my place(under the table) but also keep my stuff in the basement while I'm gone. Too cool.

My next post will (probably) be from Alaska... so long Seattle! Hello Great North!

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

2010-04-05T19:22:00.001-07:00

Puerto Vallarta. Oh what fun. Danny and I spent just over a week at Hostel Oasis in a beautiful private room with a balcony right outside the door. We had planned on getting our advanced open-water dive certification, but after our first day of diving, both is us caught a throat and ear infection that was going around the hostel (those darn Australian boys!). Luckily, at the local Red Cross clinic for 50 pesos, we were able to get medication and a note allotting us refunded for the missed dives. Instead of under the sea, we chilled by the beach, at the movies, or around the hostel for most our visit. We also took a day trip to Yelapa, heading south by water taxi. This beautiful town of less than one thousand people is only accessible by pongas (a small, open-bowed boat). After hiking up to a waterfall and snorkeling, Danny and I then sat the rest of the day on the beach where we ate good Mexican food, drank Coronas, and did absolutely nothing. It was beautiful. The weather was sunny and hot the whole time, and I managed to get only a minor sunburn. I did not take many photos, but I had a really wondering time with Danny in Mexico. I definitely plan on going back... and traveling more in general!

2010-03-22T10:56:00.000-07:00

Sailing on RAFIKI with Danny

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Spring!

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$2 sculpure from Value Village = Adventure Photography!

2010-03-05T19:31:00.000-08:00

Adventure time!
Real Change?
he even got her number!
yeah! Crumpets!
no comment
Hey, what kind of fruit is this?
uhhh, what am I supposed to do with this?
Getting nutty with the nut lady
Where's the Stranger at?
OMG!
Show time!
Camouflage, butches!
At the stab and grab...
Gett'n my sexy on!

Everybody Wants To Be Naked And Famous!

2010-03-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

My new oils

2010-03-05T09:20:00.000-08:00

Cadminium yellow, yellow ochre, brilliant green, cobalt turquoise (the most expensive of the colors), cadmium red, prussian blue, quinacridone violet, rose madder hue, burnt umber, mars-ivory black (mixture), Utrecht white (mixture), linseed oil, oil painting medium (mixture), and odorless turpenoid = $135.62 and worth every penney!

thanks Danny :)

Mumford and Sons

2010-02-26T16:00:00.001-08:00

http://popup.lala.com/popup/504684643780048074

2010-02-23T09:50:00.001-08:00

IRONIC facial hair at the Olympics

2010-02-19T22:15:00.000-08:00

"Though Olympic fashion continues to revolve around flags and garish patriotic color, a strange undercurrent of hip infiltrated this year: jeggings-esque faux denim, a surfeit of plaid, and the world's most ironic mustache." says gawker.com

1/2 off at Value Village Day!

2010-02-15T16:37:00.000-08:00

Little white and black striped jacket: $2.00
Cute blue skirt: $1.50
Jeans (not shown): 2.00
The feeling you get when you pay less than $3 for clothes: priceless

PS, Happy President's Day!

2010-02-13T20:32:00.000-08:00

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Dinner and a movie

2010-02-06T22:08:00.001-08:00

With Color!

2010-01-31T10:45:00.001-08:00

new paintings - one is a work in progress

2010-01-27T20:18:00.000-08:00

meeee!

2010-01-17T09:36:00.000-08:00

MMMMmmmMMmmMmm.....

2010-01-16T22:36:00.000-08:00

NutterButter and Marshmallow FluFF + Jaws at Central Cinemas = sugar rush with TEETH!

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The Past 2 Weeks

2010-01-03T20:52:00.000-08:00

Have been spent a-taveling with Danny in his Toyota station-wagon(aka the Pimp-Wagon).

Together we visited his mom for Christmas, took long walks on the beach, experienced the happiest place on Earth (Disneyland), took lots of pictures at the San Diego Zoo, visited Kevin, Taz and Tsum-Tsum, and admired their amazing leather couch, hiked Torey Pines, ate lots of burgers, fed sea-gulls, bought a boat (yea Danny!), visited the city by the bay and lodged at the Green Tortoise Hostel (my favorite), got lost in China Town looking for pho, enjoyed each others' company at a couple of swanky restaurants in Little Italy, drove until next year, said hello to an old friend and a new city (at least for me: Portland, OR) and made it back home safely and in time for the Sunday markets in Seattle.

Whew... What a trip! :)

hi

2009-12-15T22:48:00.000-08:00

ice ice baby!

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work in progress

2009-12-06T13:49:00.000-08:00

new painting!

2009-12-01T15:48:00.000-08:00

kick-ass

2009-11-12T15:50:00.001-08:00

2009-11-05T14:33:00.000-08:00

new works (some in progress)

2009-11-03T19:51:00.000-08:00

Spot the full moon

2009-11-03T19:50:00.000-08:00

more duck-riding pics

2009-11-01T16:52:00.000-08:00

Halloween

2009-11-01T16:39:00.000-08:00

WE RODE the DUCKS!

2009-11-01T16:35:00.000-08:00

BRAINS!!!

2009-10-21T11:59:00.000-07:00

2009-10-11T18:04:00.001-07:00

Farmer's Market

2009-10-11T17:58:00.000-07:00

farmer's market continued

2009-10-11T17:48:00.000-07:00

I miss 'em

2009-10-04T19:11:00.000-07:00

This is what I found when I pulled my oven out.

PUPPY!

2009-10-02T17:42:00.000-07:00

Aimee and her cats.

2009-09-18T22:30:00.000-07:00

I just had an great evening with a new friend of mine, Aimee (yes that's her name). She lives on Capitol Hill and is a little quirky (sounds familiar). She's moved into an new apartment and wants to get a pair of adult cats to keep her company, and well, I have just the two for her. All summer I've debated with myself about finding my two an new home. There are pros and cons, but I've made up my mind that this is the best decision for me and my furry friends.

I'll let you know how it all plays out, but I think this will work out great for both Aimees.

Ding!

2009-09-12T21:06:00.000-07:00

Put a fork in me, I'm done! I just got back from the beautiful inside passage of Alaska yesterday and I am now sitting at MY desk, in MY apartment! I'm pretty much unpacked and absolutely pooped. I'll post more later, but just wanted to say hello to all and that I'm back. In black. :)

2009-09-12T20:49:00.000-07:00

(that little white dot is the Safari Spirit)

Photos From Tessa's Camera

2009-08-07T16:30:00.001-07:00

ohhh...alright....:)

2009-07-23T22:28:00.000-07:00

(find me and megan)

Go check out

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my facebook for photos. I don't want to spend another hour uploading...sorry.