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Sin City

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Just got back from Vegas, and as always am quite happy to be back in SF. I had a good time, as it was good to escape for a bit, but I don’t think I was having as much fun as this girl.

However, being back has already been quite enjoyable. I got to meet Lauren Greenfield and chat today with her at her opening at 49 Geary today. I told her about my project and how some of her work had inspired me so that was quite cool.

Well, I’ve had Juliana Hatfield’s My Sister in my head all the time I was in Vegas. Don’t know why, but it might be because I wanted to send my sis a postcard, and plus I really dig that song…

OK, gotta snap my pic of the day here soon, it’s almost midnight!

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New Years 2003

So another New Years comes and goes. I worked and it wasn’t too bad. Had a lot of fun shooting, and even connected with a few people. The girl on the right and I chatted for some time, and one thing I definitely noticed was how New Years forces many people to feel like they have to be with someone, even if it’s just for one night. I have to admit, I wasn’t immune to it, but since I had an excellent time at an after-party dancing to some very nice DJs, it was a very positive and memorable one.

I even got to see a desert princess that I totally remembered from Burning Man this year who was just as I last remembered her at Basswave Marina…

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It’s all about timing

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Isn’t it weird how things always seem to happen at opportune (or maybe extremely inopportune) times?

I just finished reading a passage from The Marriage of Sense and Soul by Ken Wilbur, which I received for Xmas in 1999 and picked up to re-read/finish reading.

The excerpt discusses Kant’s Critique of Judgement and goes in a lot of detail that I don’t feel like going into, but these lines should sum it up in a thought-provoking manner: “And if ART is the great bridge between science and morals, is not world salvation in the hands of the artists?”

– In the Denon: Weezer – Maladroit

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sleepy town

I love SF when it gets quiet and more peaceful. That’s not to say I don’t like things to be going on, but it’s like an instant vacation. SF is transformed into a more empty city, where you have to be even more creative to enjoy yourself. There are parking spots in parts of town that never have them (which doesn’t help a carless person) but walking through town has a different feel to it.

So if you don’t know it already, I love MUNI. Ever since I moved here, it’s been my most reliable form of public transportation (OK, so there are like only two options, and I rarely ride BART b/c of where I am usually going).

Well, I was at Villians in the Haight and saw that someone is making MUNI shirts which I’ve been wanting for a while. Unfortunately, the designs have a logo of the company that makes them on the bottom of the front of the shirts, so today I decided to give myself a DIY project to make my own MUNI shirts.

This is the logo design that I think I’ll use for the first one, and then go from there…

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Rejection!

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So last night I was at this party my friend invited me out to. It was with her co-workers and was pretty fun, since she works with CirqueDuSoleil’s touring Varekai show.

Well, the rejection portion of the evening was towards the end of the night when I was talking to some girl and it was that slight pause when you look at each other after saying something, and just stare.

So of course I was feeling that I could make a move and leaned in to kiss her, abut she swayed back and avoided my attempt – doh! Luckily she immediately leaned back into me and then kissed me. Well, then she went off and disappeared and I was walking around chatting.

On the way out, I saw her talking to some guy in the alley as I was leaving and looking for my friend, but I figured I had enough fun for the evening, and so left it at that.


– from the party (new friends, and Michelle)

In the Denon right now is CD2 of Anthony Pappa – Resolution

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movies, escapism, and laziness

I’ve been sluggish of late as have been a lot of my friends. Don’t know what it is but I suspect it’s the fact that the days were getting shorter until yesterday. Now that it’s the day after the solstice as the days get longer and we humans get more of the sun’s energy hopefully I’ll snap outta this.

One good thing is that I’ve got to see Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers twice! Saw it on opening night and once again three nights later. Definitely a great flick, and although I didn’t like Gollum the first time around, I really did enjoy him the next. I’ll probably go see it one more time this holiday season.

Listening to some classical stuff now on KUSF.

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Trends

So I went to find my sister some locally made crafts for her Xmas and Birthday gifts. She gets gipped (pronounced ‘Jipd’ – aka ripped off) since her birthday is just five days after Xmas. Anyhow, there was also several bands and a fashion show and I had the trusty camera of course…

One thing I heard earlier that was kinda funny was how technology has gotten to the point where people are now buying TiVO’s and they never did figure out how to set their VCRs so a whole generation of technology has passed, and obviously it was flawed since people who are now buying and using a supposedly more advanced technology are able to use it much more effectively, and have avoided that dreaded

12:00

… (man, where’s the blink tag when you need it! OK IE folks, it’s not blinking for you, but I tried.)

In the CD player: Belle and Sebastian – fold your hands child, you walk like a peasant

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Bowling for Columbine

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I’ve never had Jarritos although they are always there when I get my tasty burritos at Pancho Villa where I went today with my friend Maria after checking out Bowling for Columbine.

What a great flick. The thing I was most happy to see was how basically everyone in America doesn’t trust the government whether it’s the Michigan militia lady who wants to ‘cut out the middleman’ and arm herself, or my progressive left-wing friends who are against our bloated government and scary leader, Dubya.

Anyhow, I highly suggest checking out this film as it’s both entertaining and a good eye-opener and refresher on what’s been going on in this country far too long….

Oh yeah, once again I’m enjoying Interpol – Turn on the Bright Lights.

Social Grace and Manners

Seating arrangements

Ah yes, I got my fix of Social Grace again, this time learning something new and useful. Did you know the etiquette for seating when you are with a guest/date varies from sitting in a booth vs. sitting at a table with chairs? As SG puts it herself:

“If you’re trying to create a ‘ladies first’ feeling, the women should have the better seats – for example, the two that offer a good view of the restaurant. Or if one pair are the guests of the other, you may choose to put the guests in the better seats. If, however, neither of these scenarios applies, ladies sit next to their gentlemen (in a booth, ladies enter first), a setup that makes conversation easier. (Each diner can make direct eye contact with everyone but his or her significant other – with whom, presumably, he or she can communicate without that aid.) At a four-person table with a chair on each side, ladies sit across from their gentlemen. It makes playing footsie under the table more interesting.”

In the CD player: my friend DJ Bali‘s demo CD that he gave me…

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DOF

I’m addicted to shallow depth of field. It’s one of the more interesting things to play with in photography, since it’s something you can’t quite replicate with your own eyes. OK, back to work!

Oh yeah, I’m listening to Weezer – Maladroit