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internet sabbatical finale aka europe, pt. i

August 29th, 2010 · Travels

I’ve been traipsing around Germany and the Czech Republic for approximately two weeks now. I only brought my film camera on this trip, so I uploaded my mom’s pictures from her point & shoot. I’ll be back in the States on Tuesday!


This pretty much sums up my central activity on this trip. I’ve been walking nonstop – to the point where sometimes I worry my tired feet will give up and disconnect from my ankles without notice. I’ve also been spending a lot of time in galleries and museums, and on a continuous prowl to find Perfect Gifts for several people.

Other activities include writing stacks of postcards & letters to be released far and wide, and consuming consecutive cones of vegan hazelnut ice cream.


Here I am after hiking up a mountain, an activity for which I was miserably and inappropriately dressed. It’s okay though, because once I completed the ascension, I had a perfect panoramic view of Prague.

Which is, by the way, the most beautiful city I’ve ever visited.

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zara illustrates

July 20th, 2010 · Art

Illustrations by Zara Picken. I don’t usually fall for retro-inspired designs, but the simplicity of these is really nice. I’m loving the pops of color against overall muted palettes.

She has an Etsy store, too.

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technicolor – not for the faint of heart

July 18th, 2010 · Daily

Five days post-accident:

#1: Left inner thigh

#2: Right knee

#3: Orange nails

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bruises on my knees for you

July 15th, 2010 · Daily

I crashed my bicycle two nights ago. My tires got caught in some trolley tracks, and I lost control and zoomed straight into a fire hydrant. Most of the last 48 hours have been occupied with ice packs, percocet, chinese food delivery and bike helmet research. (Thankfully, I took zero impact to the head!) I took some photographs of my corporeal aftermath and I think I’ll hold onto them for my own private archival, or whatever other usage(s) I’ll grant them. These discolorations are totally fascinating.

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queer memoir: sticks & stones

July 8th, 2010 · Art, Daily

Last week, I finished designing postcards for an upcoming event – Sticks & Stones, a collaboration between Philly-based First Person Arts & New York’s Queer Memoir.

Ta-da, here I am holding it!

(Hello, permanent ponytail hair.)

Here’s a closer look at the postcard design:
Front:

Back:

Anyway, this will be a great event, and if you can make it, I’ll likely be there taking photographs!

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pre-show photos

July 6th, 2010 · Art, Photography

Arden put up some photos of our show right before it went up. I can’t believe it was already two and a half months ago, but looking at these pictures confirms its distance.

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here’s one way of looking at it

June 21st, 2010 · Daily, Food

It’s summertime.

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waves are crashing and the sky is clear

June 13th, 2010 · Daily

Like I’ve been proclaiming for the past year+, I moved back to Philadelphia yesterday. I still have some unpacking to do, and some findings of objects that vanished mysteriously between the shuffling of packing/unpacking that occurred repeatedly in the past two weeks. Hopefully, I’ll also figure out how to turn on the air conditioning in my new place. I haven’t yet tried. Instead, I burst out of the house early this morning in search of strong ice coffee, and in escape from the insufferable humidity plaguing my currently air-conditioning-less bedroom.

Earlier this year, I stumbled across one of my photos on FFFFOUND!:

Here it is, bigger:

I wish I’d made a big print of this. It’d be nice to hang it up in my new home.

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grass stains on my knees for you

June 9th, 2010 · Daily

Ohio graced us with blissful weather during senior week, so we had had barbecues, outdoor birthday parties and the annual bike derby.

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graduated

June 3rd, 2010 · Daily

I’ve been a college graduate since Monday.

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