Archive for May, 2009
Dia de los tres!!!!!
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Posted by msabicer
So, you should definetley come out to our community block party, this Saturday! Starting 3-6, art exhibits at The Tree House, followed by music 6-8 at Synchronicity L.A. feat. Johanna Chase, and Harrison Ford. Thridly, indy films being shown at The Opium Den 8-late. So BYOB, or donate a few $ to the cause and celebrate de los tres con nosotros! All donations will benefit the Synchronicity L.A. Studio project. See you there.
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Kind Gifts From a Furry Giver
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Posted by julieannolson
Our little cat Sprout de la Paz is very wonderful. She is so curious, so alert, so charming. And she’s also the most supreme huntress of Westmoreland Blvd. Sprout preys upon rodents, lizards, birds, and giant cockroaches on an almost daily basis.
Most of the time, they end up in my and Johanna’s bedroom. It can be gross sometimes, but I’ve never minded, because I love how wild and smart that cat is.
Last night, when Sproutie brought in a little mouse (completely alive and in one piece, thankfully!), some of the roomies told me something I’d never heard before: that cats bring their prey into the house as gifts! It’s not for the cat’s benefit– they could always just enjoy the kill outside if they wanted to– no, it’s a sign of love and gratitude to their owners! I can’t believe I’d never heard that before! To think, all those little animals… could they really have been expressions of love for US? Wow! I’m just so touched and happy at that thought!
Here are some confirmations from the internetosphere:
Thank you, Sprout! Thank you thank you thank you!!
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Cross dressin n’ messin arround…
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Posted by msabicer
So here they are, the much anticipated photos of our gender bending party. Phew.
Tags: Amy, Ariel, Craig, Daniela, friends, Jessie, Johanna, JP, Julie, Marla, party, Sarah, Stephan, Tin, Trent, Tristan, Tyler
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you to the who who who
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Posted by jchaseinyoface
oh yea music makers in the pit
prepare to play yo music
whatever it is.
happy mothers day!
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In dreams
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Posted by jpmartinez
I Am Me
We Are Our Roots
Go Further
Super Mario World
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OH Sweet Jesus, I’ve found it.
Friday, May 1st, 2009
Posted by msabicer
Remember a few posts ago when I couldn’t figure out who produced those beautiful pictures?
Well I’ve found it.
I remembered seeing some of his work with Marilyn Manson and that one model, you know, the one who looks like a redheaded doll?
Turns out her name is Lily Cole. I heard she likes punk.
Anyway, the photographer is Miles Aldridge, and you should seriously check out his stunning portfolio.
Along the way, I found some other bad ass work- mostly from google searching Vogue Italia photography.
They look and feel like they were shot in the 70’s. It’s sort of like discovering that old box of photos your mom had stashed in the crawlspace with old love letters and pictures of boys who were not your dad.
His name is Niel Krug, and I found him through some artsy site you might like.
They describe the photo series as “Beautiful, majestic and a little bit Choose Your Own Adventure or pulp novels come to life.” – Remember those things? Dang.
Tags: Choose your own Adventure, Eggs, italia, Lily Cole, Miles Aldridge, Niel Krug, the 70's
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Haunted camera
Friday, May 1st, 2009
Posted by msabicer
So this last weekend, I went on a three day backpacking trip with my family to a place called the Champion Sparkplug mine, near Bishop CA. The views were gorgeous, the wine delicious, and the nights bitterly cold. Everything a good camping trip is supposed to be.
This place is amazing. It’s an abandoned mining camp from the 1920’s. It’ s like a secret ghost town. You have to hike a good four miles in to get to the actual lower camp- but we cheated and used quads to get to the main trail head. From there to the camp was only two dicey miles mostly uphill. All of the Miner cabins are still standing, complete with pot bellied stoves and wooden plank floors.
Water comes from a spring and can be carried to a working camp kitchen complete with cast iron wood stove as well as a few white gas stoves from the 1950’s thoughtfully left by other campers. The miner’s cabins themselves have beds and even some linens. Everything is just as it looked in the mines hayday during the 1920’s. Even the glass windows are intact from the turn of the century.
During the day we took a 4 mile day hike up to the high camp that contained the mine itself. My family has always had a pension for crawling around in old mines, but this thing was massive. The tunnels were wide and cold, damp with old air. I strapped on my headlamp and wandered around a bit only to find more open mine shafts and twisting tunnels in every direction. Afraid of getting lost I turned back to find the daylight.
At night the stars were crisp and clear, and the air very still. One night, before a light snowfall I started getting crazy weird vibes from the place. It occurred to me that mining is usually a very dangerous proposition, and that most likely, several men had died in the camp.
Then, this happened to my camera. Streaky, blurry, muddled photos. Maybe it was the rocky hike in, but part of me likes to think that it was the resident ghosts I felt roaming around that turned my camera into something from the twilight zone.
Unfortunately, those ghosts haven’t left my camera, and now ny six year old friend has finally given up the ghost. Looks like I’m in the market for a new camera.
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