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Exhaling
Storm
Just ... bizarre.
The top of Adam's computer monitor was Commodore and Tsunami's favorite place to nap. When he bought a flat screen monitor they were heartbroken. Tsunami even tried to jump on top of it before realizing there was no surface to support him.
Back in the day...
Art by Gil Elvgren
Jeepers, Peepers
Image by Mariano Villalba
Carnival of Horror
Friends Forever
Last year (09) at Stumptown I discovered artist Camilla d'Errico. I bought two of her prints and have been in love with her work ever since. Check her out at http://www.camilladerrico.com/
Sun Dutchess
with a musician.
My life.
From wherever I am sitting in the apartment I can look down and see this face, always looking up at me, staring, wanting, expecting...
My constant view
He must suffer! For being so sparkly! Nom nom nom.
Killing Mr. Sparkly Ball
Untethered and free.
One of my favorite Wonder Woman covers.
Embodiment.
Despite the current war that rages between these two there are moments where they find peace enough to nap together. Or, Tsunami is trying a new strategy in Terror and will ambush Commodore once he drifts off...
Waiting for his moment...
I kill things. Let it be known. Tell your friends.
Matching my spirit of Christmas.
Meet Meat.
Oh no! It's a 20 foot giant ant! Horrifically horrifying!
Scared silly
Trust me.
He looks more innocent than he is.
Brain. It's what's for dinner.
Digging it out.
By Sir John Everett Millais, one of my favorite Pre-Raphaelite artists.
The vale of rest.
Please don't eat me. Let me love you!
The Prospect
Art from the comic book series, Fables, this is Bufkin. Bufkin is a flying monkey from the Wizard of Oz and he is a clerk in the Fabletown office.
Bufkin
A new favorite artist discovered at the Portland Saturday Market. http://jasminestar.net
Entangled
Me and my beast.
By Andrea Galluzzo http://www.artisticanatomyblog.com/?p=1267
Shedding Her Skin
And I would ride a giant falcon to work.
Art by Olivia de Berardinis
Banshee
I love this paiting by Waterhouse, the air feels so thick and heavy, like she's holding her breath and all the world around her holds its breath with her.
Stillness
Adam on Piano
and debauchery.
Our Partners in Crime
SO MUCH FUN!
Carnival!
There are many areas in Portland that still have old horse tie rings inbedded in the edge of the sidewalk. In many of these places you can see that people have tied various toy horses to them. Here we have a classic, My Little Pony. Looks like he's been here for quite some time. That, or the Swamp of Sadness got to him.
Dirty Pony
"The slumpy what now?"
For the pretty birthday earrings. They're like tiny orbits spinning around my face.
Thanks mom!
The perfect evening alone.
Dinner for one ...
Color Coordinated
This is Tsunami's favorite toy, three sparkly balls on strings attached to a pole. Sparkly balls are a long time love of Tsunami's so when I saw these in an interaction format I thought he just might dig it. Turns out he digs it a little too much. If the toy is out he drags it around the house mournfully crying out for someone to play with him. If the toy is put away (I keep all fishing pole toys in a glass vase on the floor next to a chair) he sits in front of the vase and pitifully bats at a hanging sparkly ball taking moments in between staring longingly at the toy and weakly batting at it, to looking around the room seeing if I notice just how desperate he is. And yes, I'm well aware of his desperation. But playing with him at any length of time with this thing never seems like enough. Soon afterward he goes right back to dragging it around and meowing like a sad orphan. Altogether now, awwwww.
A blessing and a curse
Two peas in a city-pod.
Buildings & Trees
Spring is here, time to defy gravity again!
My new cell phone. External touch screen with a full internal Qwerty keyboard. I haven't figured out all the bells and whistles yet but it's fun so far!
New Toy
That's right, I was a cheerleader (briefly). I have absolutely no memory of cheering, all I remember is a photo shoot the squad did and that's when I had that What the hell am I doing, moment. I don't remember if I quit or just didn't sign up for the next season. Nice sweat pants though. This is 5th grade I think. I guess we were too young to wear sexy skirts? I bet fifth graders where sexy skirts now. Sweet hair style. Oh man, I could go on for hours...
Prepare to be dazzled.
This is Jezebel. It's one of the only things that I own that I regard as female, most everything else in my care is male, including stuffed animals, most of my furniture, and my coffee maker. But this little bitch is female because she's a pain in my ass and everytime we hang out all I want to do is curse. But despite this we're the best of friends, she makes me feel better about myself and I make her feel pretty! With stickers! And pink streamers! And love...
My pretty...
I recently set up my Barbie stuff for a friend's little girl to play with while they were visiting for dinner. Her dad is a bit of a freak, like us, so she was unphased by Jason coming in and crashing Barbie's party. Instead of murder and mayhem, Jason got a makeover.
The blood matches the handbag.
Hoodoo Voodoo
I found this picture in some old photos, these were my girls! Our movie nights were some of my best memories of the last few years in NY. I love you two!
Old Days of Yor
We feasted on live baby kittens. They tasted like milk. Bloody warm chunky milk. Bon appetit!
Taken right before...
You'd never guess by the looks of him that his shit smells like zombie farts.
Flattest Kitteh Ever
Waterhouse painting called The Sorceress.
In thought.
Nat and I at play.
Scared Silly
And oh, what a feeling. Art by Michael Parkes called, Sky Meditation.
At a precipice.
http://www.cuminga.com/
Long Winter Together
Bettie Page died a few days ago. Let us take a moment of silence to honor her sublime nakedness. Amen.
RIP
The Chase
Edward Hopper's painting entitled Morning Sun. A little how I've been feeling lately, still and staring.
Reflective
Two Tsunamis, bwah ha ha.
What's more terrifying than one Tsunami?
Only a few people are missing from this photo, most notably John & Shelly, Todd, Jared, Will, and Brian. You're there in spirit! Actually no, that would be kind of freaky. Look! Adam smiles!
The NYC Family
I've been on a Waterhouse kick lately. This is one of my favorites, it's called
My October blue
Commodore and I were watching a scary movie on my laptop in bed when Commodore got scared by a particularly intense scene and he just had to look away. It's okay Comms, I'll protect you! (but not before I take a funny picture of you first!)
Is he ... still behind me?
The best month of the year, so says the crow.
Happy October 1st!
Is it Halloween yet?
This little gem of an image came from a great website which is dedicated to the art of Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974. http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html Every image is accompanied by the authors witty remarks which are really what makes this website do damn funny. This image has the following text,
Jellied Tomato Refresher
Noted.
It's 9/11 you say?
I have a minor fear of being alone in bathrooms. This is a screenshot from Silent Hill 2. I would never go into that bathroom.
Feeding my fear.
Can you spot Optimus Prime?
Barbie & Transformer Beach Party
While I was looking for a relevant pinup photo to match my post, like this one http://www.thepinupfiles.com/images/elv-0001.jpg I stummbled across some bizarre pictures that I felt compelled to post. Like the one featured. What is happening there? It's like a grown up no nippled little girl fetish or something. And then there's this, http://www.thepinupfiles.com/images/donrust002LG.jpg is this grown woman tucking in her doll for beddy time? Or, more disturbingly, is she she peeling back the covers to join him? He looks a little scared. And then there's http://www.thepinupfiles.com/images/kbsRUST004lg.jpg now, it's hard to make cuddling the heads of dead animals sexy, but amazingly she pulls it off. And last but not least we have this surreal image here http://www.thepinupfiles.com/images/Randall-LG-04.jpg I was trying to find a picture of a girl working behind a counter, but all I could find were receptionists and teachers, image that. And yeah, space chics.
Umm ... okay...
Tsunami in a sun spot.
Shadow
Bone Dance
Art by Patrick Nagel. http://www.patricknagel.com/
Too cool for school.
This is my BFF. He sent me this photo today representing his loathing of being at work. His disapproving soul-sucked glare gives me the giggles.
My new cell phone wallpaper
Commodore! Lazy bastard.
Clearly he has it rough. Because we beat him. With sticks.
For those of you who didn't see Cinderella 400 times, this is Lucifer, the funniest most evil cat ever. Of course other animated cat villians who are awesome are MAD Cat (from Inspector Gadget) and Dragon (from The Secret of NIMH). Tom isn't here for a reason folks.
Evil in pixelation.
For going to work with a hangover. Comic books, water, coffee, sack lunch, chocolate. Sunday's hurt.
First Aid Kit
The Band
Dots!
Sweet Chewy Plastic Goodness
Tired
Cats are still trying to get in the way of my play time. Even as I try to write this, Commodore is laying on one of my arms and pressing keys on my laptop...
Things haven't changed much.
My new favorite thing, a bright pink pillow case with an animal skull on it. I think it's a deer. It says Kayo Dot which is a band that Adam listens to, which is how he got the pillowcase, but that part doesn't even matter. It's awesomeness is all that matters. Who knew that a pink skull pillowcase could brighten a girl's night everytime she hits the sack? Not I. Not I.
Sweet dreams are made of these...
My favorite flowers are lilacs. It's unfortunate for me that they have a bloom time of about the blink of an eye. So you can imagine how surprised I was that when May rolled around this year, I noticed a giant lilac tree in my neighbor's backyard. The tree is right next to the fence that seperates her lawn from our driveway, and the branches heavy with lilacs droop over the fence, hanging low enough so that I can walk right up to them and give them a good nose snorgle. The best part is when I open my kitchen window, the room fills with the scent of lilac. Ahhh, so divine.
Lilacs in the backyard.
It's a hard knock life for Commodore
I have had four plants in the last year, all of which have hung from the chain above the trash cans, adding their sprawling green arms to the stark whiteness that is my kitchen. Every single one has died. I kill things. So after throwing out my very brown fern, I decided to hang something from the chain that cannot die. Maybe in a sense it's already dead. I did afterall, nail her to a wall once before. Through the forehead. So now here she swings, gently in the breeze from the open window, reminding me of my black thumb. ps. this doll was lovingly hand crafted by my girlfriend Vanessa. Hi Vanessa!
The death chain.
As amusing as this photo is by itself, it of course has a story. Adam being the delayed gratification guy that he is, bought Sky Linx (autobot 1986) in box and kept him sitting around unopened for weeks. WEEKS! So I fashioned this sign and gently taped it to the box, voicing Sky's discontent with remaining cooped up in his box. Days later, after Sky Linx was released from his cardboard prison, the sign somehow made it onto one of my classic horror posters. It's somehow still fitting.
Come again?
Bring on the fun in the sun goddammit!
Rain rain go away
With matching cat.
The new piano.
Time to dress up like a baby with a tiny scythe and cut the grass again! Being a girl is hard work!
Spring is here...
Commodore getting friendly with the camera.
the better to smell you with
Coffee table randomness
Next to a really big mountain.
I'm a tree!
Adam playing harmonica, Ethan intently watching. Guess what I photoshopped off the coffee table!
the visit
Incense
Tsunami in black and white
After deciding that our third Olympus camera sucked and never really liking any of the ones before, we finally switch over to Fuji and wow, what a difference.
New Camera
A long-time favorite of mine, this is by an artist named Tiglhein.
A girl and her dog.
It's raining in Portland.
To give you perspective, those are my legs on either side of Tsunami, my feet crossed at his head, my lap where his tail is. He likes to sink into the hammock of fabric between my lower legs. This photo was taken early in his nap. Later on, as he continues to sink, he becomes almost completely enclosed in fabric. Like a kitty burrito.
Kitty burrito
An Olive Monster moment frozen in time. (Note the black olives atop the fingertips of the raised hand.) I loved to make the grown-ups laugh.
Thanksgiving 1980
This year's pumpkin.
Free alcohol at weddings is the best kind of drunk.
Smile if you're drunk!
http://www.autopsybabies.com/main.html
You're Welcome
to be or not to be - let fear devour me - if i shall go without - freedom be mine without a doubt.
Fear
The Living Dead
Here we see Commodore pretending to sleep. He's getting cranky in his old age and often pretends to sleep just to ignore me. He's also stopped coming to me when I call for him. I once would use Commodore as an example that cats do in fact know their name because he would always come running to me whenever I called out for him. Now he just ignores me and shuffles into the room when he feels like it. But he's still the best cat in the universe. Yes, even better than your cat. It's a scientific fact.
The great pretender.
This little guy set up house outside our living room window. It was interesting being able to inspect him so close without fear of it jumping on my face. I watched him wrap up a bug in silk. It was awesome.
His name is Frank.
The Goblin King. Really more like my first boyfriend but who's counting.
My new boyfriend.
Anniversary Bouquet
He likes to wear pink
After letting my bangs grow out for a few months I decided to cut them short all over again. Fun!
Bang Me
Things are looking up.
From an old friend.
Artifact
Protecting against the evil invasions of Commodore the Impossible!
Standing guard at the entrance of his box fortress
Dear Dorothy, Hopefully by the time you're a little older the world will be a better place to live in. In the meantime, go easy on your mom, she's a good friend of mine, and when you turn 21 I have this brilliant concoction called a cosmopolitan, to introduce you to. Oh, and also tequila, but that might have to wait until you're 25. Have fun with your childhood! You'll spend most of your adult life trying to relive it so please don't be in a hurry to grow up. Oh, and stay away from boys, they have cooties.
Welcome to the world Dorothy Marie
I miss my plastic pool. It was blue and had images of Puff the Magic Dragon all over it. Which is really appropriate that my parents bought that one, now that I think about it...
Summer Fun
My favorite photo of my folks.
The Corps era 1985(ish)
You've got something in your face.
Excuse me Ma'am
Gone Fishing
Beloved childhood friends, She-Ra, Rainbow Brite, and Strawberry Shortcake, all grown up and lookin for love in all the wrong places.
When I grow up, I want to be just like She-Ra!
A new hair style can do a lot for a girls spirit.
The Hair Affair
It's funny because it's true.
Buttons
This photo is of Tsunami in his battle armor. Here he is right before going to war against the sparkly ball.
Battle Armor
Image taken from a recent article on Portland. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17611148
Pretty Portland
Loves it when I blog about him.
Black Purse
Artist: Fabian Perez
Fabian Perez is an artist I discovered while in Hawaii. I've been in the mood for his work lately and have been perusing his website often. http://www.fabianperez.com/ This one is called "The Princess Diaries". I'm guessing created before that Anne Hathaway film.
Artist: Fabian Perez
And yes, that is an Annie headband I'm wearing. It's okay to be jealous.
A rather mischievous smile.
A Tsunami in a sun beam.
Sun Beam
Portland, Oregon
Wishing I was there.
What it looks like in my mind.
Salvador Dali
Waiting for my moment to jump in.
http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com/desktops.php?page=3&cat=&res=
My new office wallpaper.
http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com/desktops.php?page=1&cat=&res=
My current office laptop wallpaper
A message from Santa
Autumn into winter.
My girlfriend says,
Ain't nothin wrong with lipstick & dirt.
Mmmm, dinner!
He thinks I'm hilarious.
An avid reader of dollface.net
Excuse me Sir, you've something on your chin...
Auryn
Who's wearing whom?
The Dunes
They're awesome. Nike Air run Dual D II.
My new running shoes.
Michigan Sunset
You can't actually see the bike in the photo but this was actually the first time in more than 10 years that I had been on a bicycle. To say the least, I was on cloud nine for the next five hours of bike riding. I actually squealed at one point while pedaling really fast and going down a hill. I'm a girl of simple pleasures.
On my bike.
Michigan
On a ferry to Mackinac Island.
Blissful
This is going to be my next purchase. It says,
I am not a terrorist.
Remove all of your bones and drape yourself off of furniture.
How to sleep like a cat.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
I can read your thoughts
Sunburnt and drunk in Hawaii, is there anything better?
At the Luau
Drunk on the beach the night before our friend's wedding... things got a little crazy. Not long after this picture was taken us ladies went skinny dipping while the men stole our clothes...
Human Pyramid
Stupid !@#$%&* job.
Damn you Rebecca and your evil birthday celebrating!
My Thursday
Gil Elvgren
Just another day at the office.
A Moment
You know you want a puppet made in your image, too. I can totally comply... for a small fee.
That's no puppet, that's my husband.
Adam and I got new cell phones last week since our old ones could barely hold a charge for more than a day. This here is a Motorola Razor, it's pretty nifty.
The new phone.
I miss Hawaii...
At Brian's farewell party, we all bid him well wishes, especially me, as you can clearly tell. Right now, Brian is on a plane to Japan where he will live in a tiny apartment with doors too short for him. We love you Brian!
Goodbye Brian!
Copper
Married on a beach in Maui, just the two of us, the photographer, and the preacher man.
Hitched
Grand Central Station
Favorite Building in NY
Also known as
Jutebox
From Washington Park.
A Portland view
The greenest place on earth.
Portland
The most beautiful cat in all the world.
Commodore Impossible
This waterfall is in the massive Golden Gate San Francisco Park that we spent an afternoon walking around in. What a great day.
San Fran Park
Yay!
This is the beach in Maui where Adam and I got married.
Po'olenana Beach
Taller than me.
This photo is taken by a man named Kent Barker, who is brilliant in his art. http://www.kentbarker.com/
Walking Rain by Kent Barker
This is our friend's cat Roxy. She recently gave birth to the little ones you see peeking over her belly.
Roxy & her brood
I want to go back...
Maui
This is Swimmy. He swims a lot.
Swimmy
This is the look I get when Tsunami is waiting to play and I am so rudely doing other things besides paying attention to him ...
Tsunami in waiting.
I can't believe this picture is only five years ago. We look like babies.
2001
In a Japanese Tea Garden in San Fran.
Peace
Christmas 2002
When short hair attacks.
Me and my sister.
Thinking of you.
Of course, the fireplace is bricked over but I'll be damned if I'll let a mantel go to waste!
Fireplace Mantel
Shadow Man
Happy Birthday Dennis
Here you can see Commodore and Tsunami doubling up their efforts to keep me out of my computer chair. The bastards.
Chair Hogs
This is Adam's feet, right before they turned themselves over to husbandhood.
Groom Feet
That's my boy Brian over to the right. Unfortunately he's not a great shot with the AIM of things.
F this shit.
Grand Central
Ironwood, MI at my mother's house over Christmas. Here I'm about to embark on my first snowshoeing adventure! Of course, mother has to help with putting the damn things on. We snowshoed for about an hour, through the graveyard across the street from her house, through heavy fog, at dusk. It was breathtaking.
Please mom, tie my snowshoe.
This is the cats begging me to come back to bed.
Bed Dwellers
One of many pictures of me displaying my desire to make people laugh. Balloons are a girl's best friend.
All grown up with a bedtime of 7:00PM.
My backyard.
A New York Winter
San Francisco park last winter.
Perfection
He did it anyways.
Don't do it.
The funny thing is, when I sent this to her via email, she couldn't make out what the post-it says.
Post-It
So much love, so much violence
Monkey Love
Anyone want a cat? Maybe two? They're little angels, I swear.
Lovely
Or as Adam said, the blow-up doll pumpkin head.
Pumpkin Head
We should have never left.
Maui
Another Red Bull please!
Sleeping on the job.
My father and I at the Bronx Zoo in July.
Operation: Corp Zoo
Captivated by His grace Tsunami stares in awe. By He of course I mean, Commodore.
Savior
No one will hear you...
Scream
Bad coffee is like bad sex, it's still good.
Coffee
Work ain't so bad.
Camera Phone Fun
A very agreeable feline.
The late John the Cat
One of my favorites
Pouty
My first photo booth experience.
Mauied
Dreaming...