know anyone with a good record collection?

Because I want to get in on this photo shoot!

This blog has pictures submitted with people taking pictures using their vinyl covers and incorporating themselves into the shot.  Its pretty much genius.  Oh Sleeveface.…another case of “why didn’t I think of that first?”

amazing photography

So Scientific American today posted the winners from their BioScapes Contest.  Basically microscopic photography. This is probably some of the most beautiful shit ive seen.

These are lobster eggs!

Here are a few more just to pretty up my blog.

this one is part of a Jewel Beetle and its eye (upper right)

And these are muscles in a marine worms head.

You can read the whole article for more shots.  Its pretty unreal.

dinner tonight?

Yet another recipie on 101 Cookbooks that I want to make.  The recent obsession for Brussels Sprouts has not been put to rest yet. Last year I made a great brussels sprout recipe for Thanksgiving Dinner.  Super easy.  Just the sprouts, a shit ton of garlic, olive oil and slivered almonds…baked for a while.  Pretty brainless.  Maybe I will bring this one this year.  I’ll try it out tonight and let you know how it goes.  Think I’ll quarter the sprouts for easy prep.

Also, isn’t it amazing how just a picture of food makes you want to eat it.  Doesn’t matter what is in it…if it looks delicious in a photo, chances are I’ll want to eat it.  I guess it helps if you have nice serving dishes and fancy kitchens.   I’ll show you my photo after I cook it, probably not the same quality.

recipe after the break.

the jellies

I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium this past weekend.  To be quite honest, with all the hype, I was a little underwhelmed.  The Great White Shark they have been talking up is located in murky water with a bunch of other fish, and the only glimpse of it I got was brief.  The hammerhead was much more people friendly.  I was however impressed with the collection of jellyfish.  The displays were lit up immacutely, and the colors were astounding.  The coolest jellyfish though wasnt photographed because unless I had a video camera you couldnt capture the magic.  It looked like a translucent burning man float with neon electricity shooting thru it.  If only I remembered the name.

Here are a few of my favorite shots, and you can see the rest of the visit here.  Creepy.

So different…yet all so beautiful

love is…

I spent a beautiful weekend in Monterey.  The weather was perfect, and the occasion was lovely.  I have known Rachel for many years.  I met her in High School when we worked at a day camp together.  We then both ended up in San Diego, and then after I graduated college and moved out of the “college area,” she was my first roommate near the beach.  She eventually moved back to LA, and I went to San Francisco, but our friendship held strong.  She is what I like to call a “low maintenece friend”.  We chat every six months or so, and when we do its like no time has passed in between.

Rachel got married this past Sunday.  She married Peter, whom she had known for quite some time as well, but they started dating just three years ago.  Everyone was there to celebrate, and it was quaint at about 85 people, but it was great because it made each individual feel important.  When I showed up to the rehearsal dinner, I was greeted fondly by Rachel and her family and it felt like she was truly happy I was there.  I am not connected to most of the people there, but they also made Mick and I feel like we belonged in this group of strangers.  I guess thats what love does.  It brings people together, and gives warm fuzzies to all who surround it.  I hope that I bring that feeling to people too.  I hope people can see the happy.

awesomeness that is Lego

So I was initially driven to this guys flickr.com site this morning, and found the Lego Storm Troopers participating in the Bejing Olympics to be quite adorable.  I want to post one for you to see, but my WordPress won’t let me for some reason.

My personal favorite is the series of 3for the passing of the baton in the 4×100 relay

To my surprise and delight, there was an additional post about Legos on Yahoo today, regarding this guys art.  All I can say is WOW.

Click the link or the picture….and prepare to be amazed.

more photo bologna

So….a little while back my friend Eray started selling her photos on Etsy.com.  She has actually been quite successful at this way to make a little extra money on the side.  Perhaps its because she is talented, and people like her stuff and they buy it.  Yah…that’s definitely the reason why.  Well…she got me thinking about it.  It costs $.20 to post a listing.  Whats the harm right?  So…I did it.  I posted some photos on Etsy.  I did a few a couple of months ago, and they have gotten some views, but alas, no one buys.  So I posted a few more today.  Does anyone have any advice as to how to successfully sell stuff on Etsy?  Talent…thats one way.  But how do you get people to SEE your listings?  Tags?  Clever labels? Any tips?  Help a sista out.

You can check it out thus far at furfur-tography.

a new photo trick

I finally got around to posting some new photos to my flickr account.  It had been a rough few weeks after mick and i got back from tahoe, and i had been a bit distracted.  I had a great sunday today, just relaxing, watching cry baby, a few episodes of dexter, and all the while editing and posting new photos.  After we returned from tahoe, we stopped in oakland for my sisters 29th birthday.  Yes, she was a bit jealous of our new pretty cameras, but she did teach us a cool new trick.

pretty cool huh?

Have you been to Kyburz?

I have, and I left it as soon as I entered.  Not by choice, but because the sign told me that I had.  Too bad.  I wanted to check out the city/town/village/community of Kyburz.  We were cruising back from Tahoe, and we decided to check it out if only for long enough to take this picture.

Kyburz

They do have a post office.  There must be more to the city/town/village/community than just a sign.  Sigh…maybe next time.

post office

precious

I don’t have much to post…but just to update: I didn’t end up going to the Dethklok show. Mick came down with a bug, and I couldn’t find someone to take the tickets, let alone someone to go with me, so I tried to sell them outside the Fillmore The scene was much tamer than it had been on Thursday. Monday is a tough night for a show, and from what I hear, the place was filled with 15 year olds. I actually decided to do a good deed, and because my selling the tickets an hour before the show wasn’t working out for me, I ended up giving them to a couple of kids. Probably 17 years old or so, and didn’t have any money. Someone should enjoy the show, and I’m sure it made their evening. I also heard that there wasn’t a poster, so that made me feel a bit better about not being there.

The whole reason for me putting up this entry is for this:

Talia posted some pictures today. I didn’t even know she had taken this.

Seriously… could my dog be any cuter?