remnants of georgetown photoshoot

ms. stanton (film shots)

From the old Nikon (my new favorite piece of equipment):









And, finally, my favorite shot of the day is quite possibly this outtake...

ms. stanton

My absolutely stunningly beautiful coworker Tina agreed to be my model for a day. So we met up in Georgetown at the crack of dawn on Presidents' Day, but I was a little rusty, so it wasn't until a couple of hours in that I finally felt comfortable back in the mode of photographer. Anyway, here are a few shots.






After we tired of Georgetown (which is actually quite difficult, because it's a rad neighborhood), we headed to Discovery Park...

heaven

oh my goodness, oh my goodness...

my favorite musician (andrew bird) photographed by one of my favorite photographers (cameron wittig). is it my birthday??

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sigh.

particularly this shot. i've never been close enough to mr. bird (sadly) to notice that he has freckles.

genius

"... he can form sentences, complex sentences with beginnings and ends, subordinate clauses -- you can hear his semicolons!"

- from A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers


This quote just made my day.

buon natale

Christmas: that holiday a long, long time ago.

My internet at home is sketchy, so I haven't been blogging much, but I'm going to try harder. Here are some pictures from around Christmas time.

The day before I left to visit my family, the snow decided to come in. An abundance of snow for a California girl. This is just outside my work. I love this neighborhood.

I want to steal this truck.


And, some more snow...


I like our apartment anyway, but in the snow I think it's particularly lovely.


Once in California... this is Christmas day at my Grandma's house.


Of course I took far too many pictures of the pups.


So friggin' adorable.


In a failed effort to get them to cooperate enough for a photo...

merriment

*** watch this video ***

so i must tell you, i'm a complete copycat. i saw this on posted on another blog and had to put it up on mine. apparently it's been viewed about 13 million times on youtube, so i'm a bit behind. normally, i'd just put the youtube video up, but then i read that there was an HD version. i watched that, and it blew me away. so click on the link above. but only if you're ready to abandon all measure of cynicism and smile like a complete nerd for about 4 and a half minutes.

enjoy!

it rips through the silence...

i keep coming back to this song, elephant gun. months after i heard it for the first time. i had to listen to it twice on my drive home tonight. and the video, so bizarre and enchanting and bewildering. it's dizzying, in a really really awesome way.

10 things i currently think are quite cool:

1. knitting. i'm somewhat obsessed. i've been furiously working on my 3rd scarf to get it done in time for christmas. at this i only know scarves, but i plan to work my way up to hats and fingerless gloves! heck yeah. i'm even in a knitting club, which is mostly just an excuse to get together with like-minded ladies and eat and drink and occasionally knit and then swear like sailors when we mess up. it's delightful.




2. this dog outside a cafe. oh how i want a pup! but i get to see mine in california soon enough...




3. greenlake, my new neighborhood. it's just so lovely and serene, and the fall colors are incredible.



4. the new apartment. 'twas love at first sight with this place. it's tiny and has virtually no amenities, but it's flooded with light and only a block and a half from the lake. and it's got a big kitchen (by my standards). i'm smitten.




5. this guy. the picture's a bit blurred (having been taken on a whim), but my god, look at that smile!




6. my new coffee mug, one of many fun kitchen finds from goodwill. it's basic, but it's got this 70's diner feel to it that i adore. and there was this lovely light pouring in the kitchen window the other day, and i went a bit nuts photographing all the different formations of steam.




7. the view from below autumn trees. i take way too many photographs of trees, but i can't help myself. this time of year they're friggin' gorgeous.




8. purple carrots from the ballard sunday market. slice some up with some red potatoes and leeks, drizzle with olive oil and balsamic, grind some pepper over top, and then roast for awhile. insanely delicious, i tell you!




9. the turtles on greenlake, sunning themselves. who knew?




10. having successfully cooked a turkey on thanksgiving. first time and all that. also made some rockin' stuffing. the glow of achievement has yet to fade.

cranberries

i'm not even a huge fan of cranberry sauce, but i love making it.