Portland so far
PDX Day 1: My stupidest accomplishment PDX Day 2: Happy hour indeed PDX Day 3: Portland so far PDX Day 3.2: FUPD has assumed control PDX Day 4: Laughs, libations, and lost chances PDX Day 5: Cherubs, rainbows, and unicorns shitting Portland glitter cupcakes PDX Day 6: Homebound I’ll be writing more about my experiences […]
Is Louis C.K. the best human being alive?
Louis C.K. is probably my favorite human being right now. Some of you may be familiar with his stand up – and his stand up comedy is brilliant. His show, Louie (on FX), is 10x more brilliant. Check out these two clips, and then I’ll geek out about Louis C.K. a little bit more, all […]
Thank God for Girls and Guitars ….and kids
I have the best job in the world. Somehow I have been blessed with a life where I get paid to be photograph the things that I love most in this world: girls and guitars. …and kids. Only in my craziest dreams would I have imagined that this is what my life would look like, […]
I hate the way this mirror makes me look
I’ve been feeling very aware, and very self conscious of, my habit of metering my words and my presence when I’m around people I don’t know that well. I don’t like this. It doesn’t serve me or anyone else. I’m getting very frustrated. My cousin Melissa is one person that I am the least guarded […]
the saddest picture EVER
This may be the saddest thing I have ever seen. It was in a book about “bucket lists”, ie, things you want to do before you die: Just look at that picture. I’m tempted to congratulate that person for being brave enough to be honest about what their heart truly longs for. At the same […]
Dreamers, Dragons, and Jesus
A few days ago I was at the book store helping my daughters pick out a birthday gift for their mother. I started flipping through a book from the MTV reality show “The Buried Life”, and saw this: I so love quotes like this. They seem to soar up above the banality of every day […]
The Tao of the Asshole
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” – Gore Vidal I never knew how hard it can be to have “style”. There are moments when I sit down to write, I realize that there is some deeper truth turning my gears that day, but for some […]
telepathic pooper and pistols
I woke up this morning from a very tense dream. I don’t have “nightmares”, I just have really tense dreams. Why does this matter? For the past 5 – 10 years, I would *rarely* remember my dreams. Most nights it felt like I never had them. When I did recall a dream, it was always […]
Bang and bad jokes
I went to the gun range with Michelle today. She doesn’t have any experience with hand guns, so we started her on a very tame .22 pistol. I eventually talked her into trying out the .45, she shot once (and I don’t think she was aiming, just gave the trigger a squeeze and held on […]
A fine sabbath
While Thursday and Friday were both high energy, loads of fun days – sunday brought a change of pace. My engagement portrait session cancelled, so I was afforded the opportunity to stay in and work all day long. My sat night adventure didn’t end until about 6 am, so Sunday didn’t begin until about noon. […]