overprocessed flowers

some kind of flowering bush in my front yard - slightly washed out by the bright sun, repigmented in picasa [aka photoshopped]

vege "art"

i was playing in picasa filters the other day and realized they have quite a few pre-made instagram/photoshop-esque functions.  here are some things i might print once i have a fully functioning kitchen

deer isle photoshopped

 

 

multicultural nondenominational christmas culinary extravanaza

longest title ever.

what do you get when you sit down to xmas dinner with 2 atheists, a fallen german catholic, 2 japanese shinto, a muslim, a jew, and a vegetarian buddhist? 

amazing food, friends, and very little talk of religion.  just what the holidays should be!

food:  beef sauerbraten, pork bierfilet, balsamic parm green beans and cauliflower, honey mustard brussel sprouts, roasted veggies, matzo ball soup, rice, wine, beer, and 3 kinds of cake

the big apple

as viewed through photoshop.  original pics from all of this city trip are on facebook

the view down 1st ave from the millennium UN plaza hotel

the chrysler building.  always love the art deco windows at the top but most of my pictures of them are blurry crap.

new york officially approved gay marriage.  the empire state building lighters concur.

from the empire state bldg at 1:30am.  unfortunately it isnt any cheaper at insane hours of the night, but the city is gorgeous in the dark

photoshopping central park

guy on a bench

the lake

ducks of doom [i know theyre geese]

alfred hitchcock's THE BIRDSSS

valentine's day..

the dumbest holiday ever.  american commercialization has turned the bacchanalia and martyrdom of a "saint" into an excuse to buy sappy cards and crappy chocolate and tacky [doesnt rhyme i know] jewelry.  and flowers.  flowers that oppressed exploited abused slaves pick.

i spent the last 3 valentine's days in a relationship.  and i still cant stand the holiday.  the mix of red and pink.   the cheesy hearts and cupids.  the necco hearts with "hip" new sayings.  although these candy hearts from dispair inc are pretty hilarious..

if you ask me if its sad to be single and alone for valentine's day this year, expect a punch to the face.  cos i am happy.  happy to not be tied down.  happy to be able to accept myself and where i am in life.  happy to be able to plan my future without having to fit into someone else's plans.  happy to have friends that i havent alienated by being "one of those couples". 

so until next year, whoopie pie face says "eat some cake and quit your sniveling!"

food and a truck

delicious thai spice wings with a side of sweet potato fries and under-steamed broccoli

bon chon chicken... takeout!!!!

omg dead bunny

my favorite aisle in h&y market

a truck. mini sized. in the parking lot. no fun link.

black angels

george crumb's black angels is by far the weirdest most badass quartet ive heard. specifically written for electric string quartet with additional requirements being: 20 crystal glasses, 6 thimbles, 2 maracas, and the ability to whisper numbers in foreign languages.

black sparkles abound

the quartet in height and instrument order-leah, clara, mario, rich

7 of the crystal goblets

semi-acoustic violin

scroll detail

photoshop

at thanksgiving i procured a copy of pictures from my great aunt's life thus far [shes only 100]. the cold preserves the maine women.

no one was really clear who this is. or i wasnt paying attention when the name was said.

grainy sepia/b&w scan of an old picture

looking more like a "vintage" ad for booze...

95% sure this is minnie picking blueberries

reminiscent of christina's world, a painting i have always found creepily depressing and oddly enough, christina was a mainer

photoshop

the abandoned kitties

chives

random backyard mushrooms

fiddleheads

blackberries

block island

dulce vivir, copan, honduras

grapes