December 21, 2010

December 13, 2010

days like television

November travels...

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Joined Dan on the West Coast leg of the Masaki Batoh (Ghost) tour. Met them in Eugene for the trip south.

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The drive from Southern Oregon to the Northern California coast (Highway 199 to 101) is so beautiful: Rogue River and Redwoods—and in mid-November, color-changing deciduous trees(!) Dashes of gold against an evergreen backdrop.

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Health food store/cafe in Grants Pass.

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The Storm Ship in Arcata, CA.

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Really good hazelnut shakes!

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Into the woods...

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Avenue of the Giants.

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Masaki and Veronika doing their thing.

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Nicole's communal home in Berkeley.

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Juice bar-hopping in Berkeley.

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Into the desert...

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An Eggleston moment.

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Amazing house in Joshua Tree.

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Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown.

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White Magic!

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Slumber party.

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The Integratron.

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Los Angeles-bound.

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The Farmer's Daughter in LA.

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Sayonara, friends.

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D.V. and some ornery old guy in the craft service trailer on the set of Community. (heh)

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There were only like 11 people on our flight back to Chicago, so we did not go hungry/thirsty.

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Back in Chicago... Made T-giving turkeys with the ladies at Misericordia (recently featured on this evening news special about David Axelrod & his fam).

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Windy City Soul Club. (Jessica owning it, as per usual.)

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To New York for the first time in awhile...

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Smartphones and Veselka pierogies.

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Angelica Kitchen.

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The Bowery.

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Thanksgiving dinner at the Lowe-Lazar household in Greenpoint.

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Bounty!

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By & By.

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Not pictured: J. Newsom killing it at Carnegie Hall, The Spotted Pig, the amazing fireplace in the lobby of The Bowery, Freeman's, Ninth St. Espresso, LES and Soho wanderings (Maryam Nassir Zadeh, Creatures of Comfort + other great sister recs) Daddy's, Caravan of Dreams, etc. Thanks, NYC.

December 12, 2010

i love the ground

November 29, 2010

octobering

October came and went awhile ago and with it, leaves, pumpkins, and Mandar. (Come baaack!) Just now getting around to posting these pics...

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Pumpking carving party at Jessica's.

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Jack (O'-Lantern) Sparrow?

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Insane Clown Pumpkin.

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Uh oh. Could it be??

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The Pumpkin Centipede!!!

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Mandar came to visit.

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As per tradition, we went to Kuma's so she could attempt to own an entire burger.

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Gooooooo!

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Battle mode. (P.S. She owned it.)

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Look who popped in to say hello.

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He was cracking jokes. I call this Rahm com.

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Mandar and scary Conan.

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Mandar and Gallagher.

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Atreyu and the Childlike Empress.

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What's her costume? No eye deer!!

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Michelle's storybook baby shower. (Onto November now...)

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Way into the brussels sprout centerpiece.

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Still getting used to the iPhone camera. Lots of fuzz for now.

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Launch of the Literary section of Chicago Artists Resource, a project I worked on as an independent contractor for more than a year.

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We had a big event at the Cultural Center. Here's Danielle Chapman, head of the City's Publishing Industry Programs.

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Tiny Neil Hamburger on the Tim & Eric tour!

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The party after the day after the after party. (An entire pack of mini-bar M&Ms yields this.)