TEENY MESSAGE

smile with your brain

NINJA BELIEF

FILTERAGE TEST

I cant decide what I like. just puttn it up.

MCDUFOUR TAKIN OVAH

this one is where Grand and Chicago meet - spotted by moi - I get a hug

Ashland and Augusta spotted by Brian Schilling - I now owe you two hugs

Heres some mOOOOOOre!

WHATS OPERA DOC?

Just finished shooting the beautiful Opera singer Nicole Cabell. What a treat indeed, such an elegant, lovely, kind woman.

I added the type, just to envision it as an album cover.

here she is on the tube of you so you get an idea of her awesomeness.

PEEPEL COMEDY

Tonight I was driving home and I had to stop and stare. I was at the corner of Grand and Leavitt overlooking Grand Street Gardens and I noticed movement that didn't seem like it fit in that place....

There was a dude with a red hoodie rolling round on top of the stacked bags of mulch/dirt/whatever. he then stood up and hurled himself on top of the bags like a pro wrestler and rolled around, face downward smooshed into the stacked bags. this happened for five minutes and I just watched.

I tell ya, life is like a movie sometimes. perfect comedy placed in the perfect moments.

MCDUFOUR IN THE HIZZY

spot a McDufour billboard, take a photo n send it to me, tell me where you saw it, and Ill give you a .... a...a HUG!!!!

Spotted by Renne Delgado at Montrose and Pulaski

this ones on Pandora -submitted by melinda Meyers (my intern)
Submitted by Brian Schilling

this ones on Western and Logan

thanks to and insanely fun set of clients at Burnett - seriously laughed my ass off repeatedly

thanks to the faboo crew

Producer: Monica Zaffarano

Digi Tech: Brian Schilling

1st Assist: Bob Wolgemuth

2nd Assist: Ben Rodig

Wardrobe: Liz Klafeta

Hair N Makeup : Cindy Adams

Manicurist: Cenita Scott

DJ: Eric Hillman (fig Media)

ZIPPITYDOODAH WOOO

Last Saturday, I was a fortunate passenger in a Zipcar. I was puttering around, scoping out the innards of this rented auto, keeping myself occupied, whereupon, I opened the glove compartment. In there was a pair of glasses, and a TGI Fridays coupon folded in half, and behold, there was a mini ZIP lock baggie with substance that looked like oregano. I said out loud "is this what I think it is??" upon further investigation, it was indeed a sac of Cannabis, TGI Saturday!!!! We both looked at each other and said "duuuude".

I zoomed back in my mind to the last time I smoked this substance, I clearly remember the feeling of paranoia, fear, insecurity, shame, wanting to get the fuck out of wherever I was, and also the inability to speak in words, and the oddest feeling of a smile on my lips but the feeling of utter panic inside. I also realized that my self image wasn't super duper intact back then, a little wobbly on the self esteem legs, like a newborn lamb.

We decided to put the zippy from the zip in my bag, considering pitching the stuff, but had to marinate on it for a moment.

I hadn't realized that I could laugh so hard where my stomach would hurt and I would lose the ability to use my legs from such laughter. I had the epiphany that this was a great marketing ploy for Zip cars, pretty genius actually!

This little gem from the Universe was a test, to prove to me the transformation of my self esteem from rocky to rock solid, I passed the test with flying colors.

THANKS ZIPCARS!

BEAUTY

sometimes it takes a little help to keep your branches healthy

WISHMAKING

oh great ones of the universe, send me on more magnificent missions, to magnificent places, continuing this magnificent experiment

BLABBER MOUTH

Do you find yourself confronted with people that are cronic advice givers?

Do you find yourself bewildered by the lack of compassion and understanding from these people and their inability to just shut up and listen?

Something to notice about these people that is consistent without fail.

THE CRONIC ADVICE GIVERS HAVE THE MOST FUCKED UP LIVES

FACE PAINT

Meet Amanda, she likes to look soft and pretty, but also, she likes to let loose and go bananaz. witness the faces of Amanda. Thanks to Sharon Casey for the bombastic makeup transformations.

FAREWELL

Today I learned the a young neighbor of mine at work died in a car accident. this stopped my innards to a halt and created a wash of a void inside. It is so finite , there was no big grand music crescendo, there was no big hoopla, she disappeared into the night and that was it, she was gone. Of course she left her impact on others, her loved ones, her friends, her foes, her work companions, all of the people she shared her vibration with on this planet, and now she left the remaining impact of her death.

YOUR A SPEC

Carmeleeyezed

Carmelised onion and carmelised tomato soup with curried croutons.
1 large onion
8 vine tomatoes
1 red pepper
1/4 c vermouth
1/2 c heavy cream
1.5 c chicken broth
Olive oil
Grapeseed oil
Stale bread
Curry
Sea salt
Pepper

Cut up the onion and sautee in a pot on low heat with grapeseed oil.
Slice the tomatoes into 1/4" slices. Heat up the olive oil in a large nonstick pan. Lay the tomatoes so each slice lays flat. Do not stir. Sautee until one side browns then flip. You may need to do two round of this since theres alot of tomatoes.
Dont forget the onions! Give em a stir. Theyll take 30 mins to carmelise. Meanwhile, burn/roast the peppr on an open flame aka put the red pepper directly over the burner flame and let it burn baby! Turn it till its black all over then put it in a plastic bag and seal.
Once the onions are carmelised, deglaze the onion pan with the vermouth aka put the vermouth in the onion pan and scrape the brown bits from the pan with a wooden spoon. Dump the tomatoes in with he onions. Do round 2 of tomatoes if necessary. Deglaze tomatoe pan with half of the chicken broth. Dump that with the onions n tomatoes. Oh yeah! The red pepper! Take that dude out of the bag and scrape off the burnt black, cut him open amd scrape out the seeds. Chop into rough bits. Dump tomato/onion/red pepper/and remaining chicken broth in a blender. Pulse 2-4 times to keep some texture and not to puree completely. Put everything back in the pot, add the cream salt n pepper to taste.

SHOE OF DEATH

heels dont just provide height

PIXEL VIOLENCE

BAMBOO HIGHRISE

This is scaffolding in Hong Kong. It's all bamboo. Technology n cranes, meh, dont need em.

NEW USES FOR JUNK FOOD

YES! I ADMIT IT! I TASTED THE TWINKIE! SO WHAT!! ... the zinger too ... my head hangs in shame.

DEEPLY THINKING...LITERALLY