picturesque

This is an angel statue in a curio cabinet my mom has. She filled it up with nothing but angels. I kind of remember her getting the cabinet but I was so young I might be making it up in my head. The thing I always remember about the cabinet was the mirrors in the back of it. They were the cleanest mirrors I had ever seen, it was like I could reach right into the room on the other side. This picture certainly give me a home-y feeling.
The light is coming from the little overhead light inside the cabinet. I must have used my tripod to get such a clear shot in the dark.

wild things

There's a fun website, Terrible Yellow Eyes, that posts artwork inspired by the book "Where the Wild Things Are" as a tribute to author Maurice Sendak. I somehow never read the book. I never had a teacher read it to the class and we didn't have it at home. I just never picked it up. Still, I'm familiar enough with the artwork and the idea of the book to appreciate the illustrations presented here. I think they're all really cool. I think anyone with fond memories of it will like them even more.

andrew draws drawers

Andrew got booted from The Fashion Show this week, which is fine with me. That way I won't spend the rest of the show wishing he was just a little bit cuter. I want him to be cute, I do, and he almost is. But he's not.

It's just as well since he's already an established designer. I knew his name sounded familiar. It's because he designs fashionable and expensive underwear. Shouldn't there be a rule about that in a game show like this? If you search Google images for his name, you'll get a lot of hunky, semi-nude men. But none of them are Andrew himself.

charm school drop outs

I was debating whether or not to use "drop out" or "cop out" in this title, either could work. I've noticed a trend in the trashy reality shows as of late, one that was probably inevitable. The trend is people voluntarily leaving the show. Some leave because they honestly don't feel they belong there, like Michael on Bromance and Vanessa, my original favorite from Pretty Wicked. I agree, they were both in the wrong place.
What I don't get is when people leave, or threaten to leave, because of flared emotions or feelings of betrayal. Examples that come to mind are London from Daisy of Love and Pretty Wicked's Amber. A lot of times these emotional outbursts are empty threats used as a ploy in "the competition", but things really start to hurt when we have actual casualties. Case in point: the most recent episode of Charm School.

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Really, Farrah? You're leaving? I don't understand why. Because the black girls are fighting a lot? You weren't even in the bottom three. You just seemed annoyed by the bickerings of others that you took off. Actually you sounded a little racist there. Are you afraid of the black girls? What the french?!

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Really, So Hood? What's your deal? Your friend got properly eliminated so you're gonna leave too? Why take it so personally? And you had just become my new favorite the week before.

I really thought that the producers would pretend to run after them and bring them back and they would say "I'm sorry, I really want to be here and change". Them changing their ways in charm school is something that I seriously hope these girls don't think is for real. Any time they say it I sincerely hope they are playing along. But these girls didn't have that chance, they took off and did not come back! I can't imagine any moral scruples would cause someone on this caliber of game show to walk away from the chance at, what was it, $100k? They are mistaken if they think the show is anything more than a vehicle for their careers and alcoholism. The wrongs that were wronged to them did not deem the emotional outcry that was displayed, or worth dropping out of any sort of competition. It just didn't make sense. Props to my girl Ashley: "I'm not going anywhere."

So now we have a problem. There's a new bottom three because after the others all left, things went on as usual. But the show is already hemorrhaging girls too quickly as it is. On top of the two leaving we have Beverly who got kicked out before the first elimination for fighting. The solution? Let them all stay, of course. The only thing I like less than that cop-out of a plan is the girls who took off, putting Ricki Lake and the poor folks at VH1 in that position in the first place.

At least we got to see sexy dancing with the elderly, always a good time, and that crazy bitch, Brittaney Star, on the carpet with her not-plugged-in-headphones. Yes, they are threatened by you because you are insane.

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this is an easy one

I did this drawing in high school. What book is it from?
Click on it to make it bigger...that guy's saying (whispering) "You, my friend, may be a wolf."

reunion

My class's ten-year reunion is this year and I'm not going. The biggest reason is this: not only are the people I would want to see there not going, they can't even find them! True, I know where a couple of those folks are but I'll never tell. But I wouldn't get to see my prom date or my more nerdy friends who made fun of me a lot. So screw it.
I have gotten, however endless emails from them, including this survey. I'm thinking of filling it out and sending it in. I'll have to fill it out first, so here goes...

-What was your name in high school?
Rev. Philip Charles Norbert Rodrigues, Esq.
-What is your current name?
Phil
-What is your current relationship status?
in one
-What is your current partner’s name?
Jermany
-How long have you been with your current partner?
about 2.5 years
-Do you have any children?
not yet!
-If yes, how many children do you have?

-What are their names and ages?

-Are you or your partner pregnant?
Yeah, both of us, but not with babies.
-If yes, when are you due?
any day now
-Which schools have you attended since graduation? How many years at each school?
Los Medanos Community College, 3 years
College of the Redwoods, 2 years
Seattle Central Community College, 2 years
-List all degrees or special training you have completed:
I'm about to get my AA this summer!
-Please describe any Military Service, including Branch and number of years:

-Please describe your current Occupation/Employer.
Closing Lead, Ken's Market QA
-Where have you traveled since high school?
Vancouver, BC
-What is the most interesting trip you’ve been on since high school?
Vancouver, BC, the band went on tour!
-What places would you still like to travel to?
Everywhere else. France in particular.
-What are your hobbies?
Art and comic books
-What is your proudest accomplishment since high school?
coming out of the closet
-Are you where you thought you’d be after ten years?
Not even close
-What is something you’ve done since graduation that you never would have envisioned yourself doing?
ecstasy
-What would you like to accomplish in the next ten years?
More schoolin, sell more art, and make a down payment on a house.
-Tell us something about yourself that would surprise your classmates.
Truly, I don't think there's anything.
-If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'd be younger.
-If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
I would lower the birthrate for a few decades.
-Where is the most unlikely place you have run into a FHS Alumni at, and who was it?
Hmmm. I worked with Amber Kavanaugh at Wal-Mart.
-Have you ever had a brush with greatness? Met a famous person? Please describe in detail.
OMG, i was at the comic book store once last year and Mike Carey came in! He was there for an appearance but no-one was expecting him and I was ill prepared to have a discussion with him.
-What is the most amazing/oddest/most unique experience you have had since high school?
Mushrooms. That first time...wow.
-How many speeding tickets have you received?
zero. parking tickets is another story.
-How many cars have you owned?
4
-How many cars have you wrecked?
1
-How many piercing do you have? Where are they located?
0
-How many tattoos do you have? Where are they located?
0
-Who was your favorite teacher in high school?
Mr. Cline
-Which high school teacher would you most like to go for a drink with?
Mr. Cline
-What was your favorite high school memory?
Spam
-What was your most memorable school event and why?
The Prom, I got to spend the evening with a good friend.
-What is the strangest or most unusual thing that you remember from high school?
The goldfish in the planter outside the art room. And the misspelled graffiti.
-Which classmate would you like to see at the reunion?
They are all on the "we can't find them" list
-Who was the most memorable couple in high school?
For me, duh, KC and Emilie
-What was your most memorable song from high school?
That Bush song from that Werewolf movie.
-What was your favorite movie from high school?
Same as now. Vice Academy 5.
-What was your favorite hang out during high school?
my bedroom
-What was your favorite sport or extra-curricular activity?
Playing Bass for the choir
-What was your favorite high school sport to watch?
no thanks
-What was your favorite fashion trend during high school?
Polyester
-What was your least favorite fashion trend during high school?
Austin 3:16. That was ours first.
-Which high school class/subject do you use the most in your everyday life?
French (I'm not kidding)

-If you are unable to attend the reunion, please write the rest of the class a message.

Hey, everyone.

picturesque

A sign from a bait shop in Isleton, a small river town between Antioch and Chico, Ca.

charm school

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music for KC

Black Mountain


I don't know if this video is made by the band, but it's bad. Just listen.

oh, new art

Also, I just finished this painting. I spent a bit of time on it, even though it's not very exciting. I like the tone of it. And of course, it's hard to keep the exact feel and color of it through a photo, but it's too big for me to scan.

picturesque

This is Lupe who I worked with at Wal*Mart. We both started out in the Electronics department, but she moved to recieveing and I moved to the cash office, a better situation for both of us. This was her in recieveing. We were friends, she liked me and she was sassy and I dug that. She had a cute baby and a man named Felipe (fill-eep). He was cute, too.

antm

I did a painting of Fo from America's Next Top Model who got booted two weeks ago. below it is the picture i took it from from Fourfour. I didn't capture the expression like I wanted, but it was one of my first attempts.

blurb

I just feel like posting something.

So, birthday. Awesome. Ate at Claim Jumper, saw Obsessed, talked to loved ones, and Jeremy got me a very thorough set of 36 acrylic paints and brushes.

Last weekend, Free Comic Book Day. Arcane has a five issue limit. Luckily Jeremy came along and doubled my take. Overall a good take, there was a fun Avengers story and the Blackest Night explained some things in the Green Lantern universe for me. And I finally finished alphabetizing my comic collection. It feels good, the next step is cataloging them. Lord knows how long that will take.

I also recently gained access to photoshop CS4. This is all I've done with it.