deery-lou.
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christmas has come and gone. i arrived in miami 12 days ago to wrapped presents under the tree. i now leave with toys thrown all over the family room. all in all it was a great christmas. the tension that arose early in the trip faded into the background and we were all able to once again enjoy ourselves. the arrival of my folks helped a lot. it was really great to see them. they both appeared to be in good spirits. i took a day trip with my folks to visit some friends of theirs in naples. we drove down alligator alley and saw all the gators resting on the side. we had lots of activities building up to christmas day. we all went to the beach to gather up shells, tried crabbing off a pier which was a bust, lunched at the beach where we saw a raccoon, and did some last minute shopping. my nieces and nephew made out like bandits for christmas. santa brought them bikes and scooters. watching them rip through the presents was great. my sister and i didn't get to our sockings until late that night. sockings are my favorite. i could do without the gifts as long as i had a socking.
the other day my sister and i went to south beach. i was on a mission to find some shoes. no luck. i did manage to get a bit of a sunburn though. it was hot!! while my parents were here i had to bunk in morgan who will be three in february. on the first night i awoke to her hitting my face saying "mom", "dad", then climbing into bed with me. at least she managed to fall back to sleep. the next night around 5:30 am i awoke to her staring at me with a bunny under one arm and a princess wand in the other. again she climbed into bed but refuse to sleep. instead she kept telling me i needed a new tummy. i managed to keep her entertained for a bit before she stood up and said she was leaving. needless to say i didn't get back to sleep.
there were lots of pictures taken. i'll try to get them posted next week some time. so now its time to head back to sf. all i really want to do is sleep but i have to move into my apartment. someone give me the strength...
stay gold & be well…
Friday, December 28, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
rockers to swallow
deery lou.
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well, the holidays are fast approaching so there's only one thing to say to all of you out in cyberspace…
stay gold & be well…
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well, the holidays are fast approaching so there's only one thing to say to all of you out in cyberspace…
stay gold & be well…
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
melt your heart
deery-lou.
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friday was a somewhat busy day. early that morningi had an interview, although as of yesterday i found out i didn't get the job. merry christmas to me. then that night i spent some time with "mr. s". we dined, hung out, and i had some coffee. it was nice. i definitely do enjoy spending time with him. he makes me think. which is totally a good thing. it was especially nice since i was heading out for florida on sunday so it would be awhile until i saw him again.
kate, joe, derek, & i ventured out on saturday to check out the bazaar bizarre, an arts and craft show being held at the sf county fair building. i didn't even know there was a county fair building in golden gate park. there were a lot interesting booths there. martin hsu was by far my favorite vendor. i really liked his illustrations. derek ended up buying a really cool picture. while walking around i also tended to notice that beside there being a lot of felt there, owls seemed to be the animal of choice. i must have missed the memo of the owl rebirth. owls still remind me of my youth. my mother was an avid collector. i managed to leave the bizarre having only purchased 3 postcards and a couple of pins. there was a whole lot more i wanted to buy but refrained. i'm such a good boy.
sunday my day started at 4am. the shuttle bus was suppose to pick me up between 4:50-5:05 am. it was a good thing i was ready to go early because they showed up at 4:40 am. ten minutes early. my flight took off at 7am. it was pretty uneventful. i sat next to a baby. as baby's go he was extremely good. i was quite surprised. i did manage to catch a few winks of sleep which was much needed. i arrived in miami around 4pm. i spent the evening hanging with my sister and her family. it was nice. on monday my sister and i did some running around sans children. i'm sure it was a nice change of pace for her. the kids are adorable. i just want to squeeze their little faces. spending time with them is great. although i forgot how many questions children have about everything. paige and i organized a princess party the other day. it was a giant hit. all the stuffed animals enjoyed themselves. can't wait to see what is next.
i wish i could say that everything was going as smoothly but its just not the case. holidays always seem to bring about tension and unfortunately this trip has already been plagued. i'm contemplating cutting my trip short by a few days. i'll probably wait til the end of the week to decide. although i do know that next time i won't be coming for so long of a time.
stay gold & be well…
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friday was a somewhat busy day. early that morningi had an interview, although as of yesterday i found out i didn't get the job. merry christmas to me. then that night i spent some time with "mr. s". we dined, hung out, and i had some coffee. it was nice. i definitely do enjoy spending time with him. he makes me think. which is totally a good thing. it was especially nice since i was heading out for florida on sunday so it would be awhile until i saw him again.
kate, joe, derek, & i ventured out on saturday to check out the bazaar bizarre, an arts and craft show being held at the sf county fair building. i didn't even know there was a county fair building in golden gate park. there were a lot interesting booths there. martin hsu was by far my favorite vendor. i really liked his illustrations. derek ended up buying a really cool picture. while walking around i also tended to notice that beside there being a lot of felt there, owls seemed to be the animal of choice. i must have missed the memo of the owl rebirth. owls still remind me of my youth. my mother was an avid collector. i managed to leave the bizarre having only purchased 3 postcards and a couple of pins. there was a whole lot more i wanted to buy but refrained. i'm such a good boy.
sunday my day started at 4am. the shuttle bus was suppose to pick me up between 4:50-5:05 am. it was a good thing i was ready to go early because they showed up at 4:40 am. ten minutes early. my flight took off at 7am. it was pretty uneventful. i sat next to a baby. as baby's go he was extremely good. i was quite surprised. i did manage to catch a few winks of sleep which was much needed. i arrived in miami around 4pm. i spent the evening hanging with my sister and her family. it was nice. on monday my sister and i did some running around sans children. i'm sure it was a nice change of pace for her. the kids are adorable. i just want to squeeze their little faces. spending time with them is great. although i forgot how many questions children have about everything. paige and i organized a princess party the other day. it was a giant hit. all the stuffed animals enjoyed themselves. can't wait to see what is next.
i wish i could say that everything was going as smoothly but its just not the case. holidays always seem to bring about tension and unfortunately this trip has already been plagued. i'm contemplating cutting my trip short by a few days. i'll probably wait til the end of the week to decide. although i do know that next time i won't be coming for so long of a time.
stay gold & be well…
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
down the line
deery-lou.
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i wandered down to the haight this week to do a bit of christmas shopping. for the most part the haight is basically the same—street kids all asking for money or smokes. i managed to find a few things i needed. on my way home i saw this festival, yet scary christmas window. it took me a minute to realize that the person wasn't real.
well, it's been 3 months since i returned and i finally had my first korean meal here in the states. i went with d and john. the food was quite good and reminded me of being in korea. the prices, however, seemed extremely high. i guess i'll just have to search out my hood for an inexpensive korean dining experience. after dinner we headed over to the stro to get some coffee at cafe flora. i had myself an eggnog latte which was quite delicious.
on saturday i headed off to concord to visit the huegels. i hadn't seen the twins since my last visit to the states which was in august 2006. i can't believe how much they have grown. it's always an experience to leave the city and venture off to the suburbs. one thing that i have realized is that the burbs make me feel uncomfortable. the one thing i love about the burbs is seeing things like this…
you gotta love it. that night scott took me to a "hipster" bar in concord. they like to refer to it as the star wars bar. hmmm. before entering the door guy asked me if i was wearing a collared shirt. enough said. in all honestly it was a pretty decent place. its good to know that there are some cool places to hang out at even in the burbs. sunday morning scott made us pancakes. yummy. afterwards i gave the boys their christmas gifts.
then we made our way to the park for a nice sunday stroll. i saw a coyote. how exciting! we stopped off to have some lunch where scott managed to spill a full beer on me. he tried to blame it on finn, but it was all him. finn seemed to be enjoying dipping his bread into ketchup and licking it off. i actually think all he ate was ketchup. i spent a little more time at the house waiting for my jeans to dry then it was back to the city.
on monday i went to japantown. i so love japantown. i always find all these things i want to buy. i was actually quite good and only spent $4 on some bunny sauce dishes. not sure why but i seem to have a thing for bunnies. last night misty, d, john, & i went to see the golden compass. it was like a comedy of errors seeing that both misty and i forgot our cellphones so there was no way of telling if the boys were there or not. after looking all around we decided to just head into the movie. they were already there. don't really have much to say about the movie itself. i'm still trying to figure out how i feel about it. although i do wonder why people feel the need to talk during the movie. can't you keep quite quiet for at least 2 hours. and babies...come on! ok, that about wraps it up for now.
for more photos of the huegel boys click here
stay gold & be well…
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i wandered down to the haight this week to do a bit of christmas shopping. for the most part the haight is basically the same—street kids all asking for money or smokes. i managed to find a few things i needed. on my way home i saw this festival, yet scary christmas window. it took me a minute to realize that the person wasn't real.
well, it's been 3 months since i returned and i finally had my first korean meal here in the states. i went with d and john. the food was quite good and reminded me of being in korea. the prices, however, seemed extremely high. i guess i'll just have to search out my hood for an inexpensive korean dining experience. after dinner we headed over to the stro to get some coffee at cafe flora. i had myself an eggnog latte which was quite delicious.
on saturday i headed off to concord to visit the huegels. i hadn't seen the twins since my last visit to the states which was in august 2006. i can't believe how much they have grown. it's always an experience to leave the city and venture off to the suburbs. one thing that i have realized is that the burbs make me feel uncomfortable. the one thing i love about the burbs is seeing things like this…
you gotta love it. that night scott took me to a "hipster" bar in concord. they like to refer to it as the star wars bar. hmmm. before entering the door guy asked me if i was wearing a collared shirt. enough said. in all honestly it was a pretty decent place. its good to know that there are some cool places to hang out at even in the burbs. sunday morning scott made us pancakes. yummy. afterwards i gave the boys their christmas gifts.
then we made our way to the park for a nice sunday stroll. i saw a coyote. how exciting! we stopped off to have some lunch where scott managed to spill a full beer on me. he tried to blame it on finn, but it was all him. finn seemed to be enjoying dipping his bread into ketchup and licking it off. i actually think all he ate was ketchup. i spent a little more time at the house waiting for my jeans to dry then it was back to the city.
on monday i went to japantown. i so love japantown. i always find all these things i want to buy. i was actually quite good and only spent $4 on some bunny sauce dishes. not sure why but i seem to have a thing for bunnies. last night misty, d, john, & i went to see the golden compass. it was like a comedy of errors seeing that both misty and i forgot our cellphones so there was no way of telling if the boys were there or not. after looking all around we decided to just head into the movie. they were already there. don't really have much to say about the movie itself. i'm still trying to figure out how i feel about it. although i do wonder why people feel the need to talk during the movie. can't you keep quite quiet for at least 2 hours. and babies...come on! ok, that about wraps it up for now.
for more photos of the huegel boys click here
stay gold & be well…
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
killer in the home
deery-lou.
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in keeping with my past posts i thought i'd continue along with the k-model theme. on my quest through cyberspace i stumbled upon esteem, which is a model management site in korea. of course my fan favorite, lee eon, is one of the featured models in the male list. also on the site is kim jae-wook, who co-starred with eon in coffee prince. as well as the other hot guys from i am model men. if you're in need for some eye candy be sure to check out the photos on the site. for those interested in women, no fears, there is also a female list of models. happy viewing!
park geun-won
kim daul
stay gold & be well…
previously on the e-list…
in keeping with my past posts i thought i'd continue along with the k-model theme. on my quest through cyberspace i stumbled upon esteem, which is a model management site in korea. of course my fan favorite, lee eon, is one of the featured models in the male list. also on the site is kim jae-wook, who co-starred with eon in coffee prince. as well as the other hot guys from i am model men. if you're in need for some eye candy be sure to check out the photos on the site. for those interested in women, no fears, there is also a female list of models. happy viewing!
park geun-won
kim daulstay gold & be well…
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
calling on mary
deery-lou.
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a lot of events were happening this past weekend. saturday night a group of us headed down to shine to catch d-moviestar in his big, french, short film debut, the gossamer seam. look out france, i think i've found your new star. the space was cool, the turnout good, and the film entertaining—what more could you want in a evening. on sunday misty and i went to bimbo's for aimee mann's 2nd annual christmas show. the last time i saw aimee mann, who was in til tuesday at the time, i was just a junior in high school. til tuesday along with crowded house played mtv's spring break concert at daytona beach. justine bateman was the celebrity host. my friends and i made the journey down from o-town. it was a great day filled with sunshine, music, friends, and beers. i even managed not to get sunburned. but enough about that. let's head back to the present. so i was quite excited to see aimee again after all these years. unfortunately, i wasn't quite prepared for the events that unfolded. once inside bimbo's we noticed that there were tables everywhere, even on the dance floor. the place was packed. we ended up being seated in the very back next to the bar. so much for standing. the annoying part of sitting at a show is the constant traffic of the staff waking by. i can't even recall the number of times i was bumped. i tried to put aside the anger i felt of being way in the back and the enjoy the show. which was fine until poodle head sat directly in front of me blocking what little view i had. i had to refrain from setting her hair ablaze. thankfully she left halfway through the show. as for the show itself, it was kind of like a variety show in the same vain as donny and marie or sony and cher. i wasn't quite expecting that either but i went with it. the comedian sucked. the film that was shown was quite funny and good. who knew that aimee has such a good sense of humor. the guest musicians were ok. nothing to write home about. as for aimee, well she sounded amazing. she delivered just like i knew she would. i was hoping she would have sung more non-christmas songs but it was a christmas show after all. i do look forward to checking out her non-christmas show the next time she's in town. until then…i'll see you around.
stay gold & be well…
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a lot of events were happening this past weekend. saturday night a group of us headed down to shine to catch d-moviestar in his big, french, short film debut, the gossamer seam. look out france, i think i've found your new star. the space was cool, the turnout good, and the film entertaining—what more could you want in a evening. on sunday misty and i went to bimbo's for aimee mann's 2nd annual christmas show. the last time i saw aimee mann, who was in til tuesday at the time, i was just a junior in high school. til tuesday along with crowded house played mtv's spring break concert at daytona beach. justine bateman was the celebrity host. my friends and i made the journey down from o-town. it was a great day filled with sunshine, music, friends, and beers. i even managed not to get sunburned. but enough about that. let's head back to the present. so i was quite excited to see aimee again after all these years. unfortunately, i wasn't quite prepared for the events that unfolded. once inside bimbo's we noticed that there were tables everywhere, even on the dance floor. the place was packed. we ended up being seated in the very back next to the bar. so much for standing. the annoying part of sitting at a show is the constant traffic of the staff waking by. i can't even recall the number of times i was bumped. i tried to put aside the anger i felt of being way in the back and the enjoy the show. which was fine until poodle head sat directly in front of me blocking what little view i had. i had to refrain from setting her hair ablaze. thankfully she left halfway through the show. as for the show itself, it was kind of like a variety show in the same vain as donny and marie or sony and cher. i wasn't quite expecting that either but i went with it. the comedian sucked. the film that was shown was quite funny and good. who knew that aimee has such a good sense of humor. the guest musicians were ok. nothing to write home about. as for aimee, well she sounded amazing. she delivered just like i knew she would. i was hoping she would have sung more non-christmas songs but it was a christmas show after all. i do look forward to checking out her non-christmas show the next time she's in town. until then…i'll see you around.
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, December 02, 2007
time to pretend
deery-lou.
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sign…now here's a tv show i could definitely get into watching, i am a model men. if only i was still in korea. at least i have some nice images to look at. please note that one of those models is lee eon, who i mentioned in my previous post. i think he's haunting me. if this is what heaven is like, i can't wait to get there.
can i be the pink elastic band on that pair underwear.
stay gold & be well…
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sign…now here's a tv show i could definitely get into watching, i am a model men. if only i was still in korea. at least i have some nice images to look at. please note that one of those models is lee eon, who i mentioned in my previous post. i think he's haunting me. if this is what heaven is like, i can't wait to get there.
can i be the pink elastic band on that pair underwear.
stay gold & be well…
Thursday, November 29, 2007
cottonmouth
deery-lou.
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ok, i admit it. i'm completely addicted to korean dramas. the beauty of these dramas is that they only last for 16 to 20 episodes then it's done. there are no cliff hangers and no need to wait for new seasons start. love it! i spent the last couple of weeks watching coffee prince.
the story revolves around a young girl who is mistaken for a guy and the love that begins to blossom between her and the manager, who believes she's a boy, at the coffee shop. although it's not a true gay love story [since she's really a girl], it's still great to see the theme of homosexuality playing out in a korean drama. you get the sense of them saying love shows no boundary. the story itself was light-hearted and quite entertaining. plus the actors were all quite yummy. of course i had a favorite, hwang min-yeop, who was played by lee eon. his character was the meat head of the 4 princes. his character stole every scene he was in. i loved it when he was on screen. he's definitely a hottie. plus he models. meow! which definitely adds to his hotness.
lee eon as hwang min-yeop
well, i'm off to find a new drama to watch. i'll be sure to let you know if i find another gem.
stay gold & be well…
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ok, i admit it. i'm completely addicted to korean dramas. the beauty of these dramas is that they only last for 16 to 20 episodes then it's done. there are no cliff hangers and no need to wait for new seasons start. love it! i spent the last couple of weeks watching coffee prince.
the story revolves around a young girl who is mistaken for a guy and the love that begins to blossom between her and the manager, who believes she's a boy, at the coffee shop. although it's not a true gay love story [since she's really a girl], it's still great to see the theme of homosexuality playing out in a korean drama. you get the sense of them saying love shows no boundary. the story itself was light-hearted and quite entertaining. plus the actors were all quite yummy. of course i had a favorite, hwang min-yeop, who was played by lee eon. his character was the meat head of the 4 princes. his character stole every scene he was in. i loved it when he was on screen. he's definitely a hottie. plus he models. meow! which definitely adds to his hotness.
lee eon as hwang min-yeopwell, i'm off to find a new drama to watch. i'll be sure to let you know if i find another gem.
stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
slippershell
deery-lou.
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for all those music fans out there i wanted to share something that kristin hersh [50 footwave & throwing muses] has started up. it's called CASH music and instead of explaining it myself, i thought it would be best to share the actual words written by her:
Welcome to the sparkly-new CASH Music.
As many of you may already know, CASH is an acronym -- it stands for the Coalition of Artists & Stake Holders. The name indicates just what we're all hoping to build here -- a coalition through which we blur the line that's traditionally stood between creators of content and the consumers of that content.
We're all stake holders here. We all stand to gain from a productive relationship. Maybe it will help to think of this relationship as a conversation. For instance, I start the conversation by writing and recording a song every month, like the one I'm posting here this month, "Slippershell." You respond by listening & sharing "Slippershell" with others.
Sharing is encouraged, I license my work through Creative Commons. If you're unfamiliar with Creative Commons, do yourself a favor and check out the licenses I use. They're in plain English and provide better, more realistic and rational copyright protection.
[to read more click this link]
i think its great that there are actually musicians out there who are all about the music and not the fame and the money. you can tell that music is her soul and without she'd be lost. by supporting these kinds of organizations one actually feels like they are supporting the artist directly and not the major labels. i listened to the new release this morning and i must say its definitely up to kh standards. so in keeping what the notion that they set forth i felt i should help spread the word and share the information here. you can download the single by clicking here.
if you check out the site be sure to read some of her other posts, especially the one about betty hutton. she is definitely an amazing writer.
stay gold & be well…
previously on the e-list…
for all those music fans out there i wanted to share something that kristin hersh [50 footwave & throwing muses] has started up. it's called CASH music and instead of explaining it myself, i thought it would be best to share the actual words written by her:
Welcome to the sparkly-new CASH Music.
As many of you may already know, CASH is an acronym -- it stands for the Coalition of Artists & Stake Holders. The name indicates just what we're all hoping to build here -- a coalition through which we blur the line that's traditionally stood between creators of content and the consumers of that content.
We're all stake holders here. We all stand to gain from a productive relationship. Maybe it will help to think of this relationship as a conversation. For instance, I start the conversation by writing and recording a song every month, like the one I'm posting here this month, "Slippershell." You respond by listening & sharing "Slippershell" with others.
Sharing is encouraged, I license my work through Creative Commons. If you're unfamiliar with Creative Commons, do yourself a favor and check out the licenses I use. They're in plain English and provide better, more realistic and rational copyright protection.
[to read more click this link]
i think its great that there are actually musicians out there who are all about the music and not the fame and the money. you can tell that music is her soul and without she'd be lost. by supporting these kinds of organizations one actually feels like they are supporting the artist directly and not the major labels. i listened to the new release this morning and i must say its definitely up to kh standards. so in keeping what the notion that they set forth i felt i should help spread the word and share the information here. you can download the single by clicking here.
if you check out the site be sure to read some of her other posts, especially the one about betty hutton. she is definitely an amazing writer.
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, November 25, 2007
bad education
deery-lou.
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thanksgiving was celebrated with my best pals misty & kate. the feast was held at misty's. the guest list included me, misty, ted, kate, & jill. misty & i started some of the cooking the night before. we also busted into a pumpkin pie.
on the menu:
turkey
mushroom/sausage stuffing
shrimp
pickles
deviled eggs
sweet n spicy nuts
salad
dinner rolls
mashed potatoes
gravy
asparagus with bacon cheese sauce
balsamic & brown sugar glazed beets
cranberries
pumpkin pie
chocolate cupcakes
wine
needless to say we stuffed ourselves senseless. highlight of the day was my creation of beet snowmen.
saturday misty & i went downtown. probably not the smartest move on our part seeing that everyone else decided to go too. we walked around for a bit then found it quite bothersome so we left. that night i met up with adawg at the eagle. the bartender asked for my id. whatever! it was so not crowded. we had a good time though. we made up a sweet love story about the couple standing by the fire. i'm gonna turn it into a short story. hehe.
today [which is sunday] we attempted to go see wristcutters, however, it wasn't playing at the metreon like it was suppose too. instead we headed over to the embarcadero center cinema to see i'm not there. the movie was entirely way too long and i often found myself to be quite confused. perhaps my day would have been better spent in chinatown.
stay gold & be well…
photos here
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thanksgiving was celebrated with my best pals misty & kate. the feast was held at misty's. the guest list included me, misty, ted, kate, & jill. misty & i started some of the cooking the night before. we also busted into a pumpkin pie.
on the menu:
turkey
mushroom/sausage stuffing
shrimp
pickles
deviled eggs
sweet n spicy nuts
salad
dinner rolls
mashed potatoes
gravy
asparagus with bacon cheese sauce
balsamic & brown sugar glazed beets
cranberries
pumpkin pie
chocolate cupcakes
wine
needless to say we stuffed ourselves senseless. highlight of the day was my creation of beet snowmen.
saturday misty & i went downtown. probably not the smartest move on our part seeing that everyone else decided to go too. we walked around for a bit then found it quite bothersome so we left. that night i met up with adawg at the eagle. the bartender asked for my id. whatever! it was so not crowded. we had a good time though. we made up a sweet love story about the couple standing by the fire. i'm gonna turn it into a short story. hehe.
today [which is sunday] we attempted to go see wristcutters, however, it wasn't playing at the metreon like it was suppose too. instead we headed over to the embarcadero center cinema to see i'm not there. the movie was entirely way too long and i often found myself to be quite confused. perhaps my day would have been better spent in chinatown.
stay gold & be well…
photos here
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
the hollows
deery-lou.
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after 2 months and 21 days the search is finally over—I HAVE AN APARTMENT!!! i just got back from signing the lease. boy does that feel good. now i can start enjoying life again. the apartment will be available on 12.18, however i won't be able to move in until 12.29 since i'm off to miami and sunshine on 12.16. but at least i have a home. and its a good one. there's an awesome view of the city, presido, and even some mountains. it has hardwood floors, a decent sized kitchen, and a large walk in closet. and did i mention its all mine. hehe. the building itself is quite cool. its the tallest on the block. i can't wait to start decorating and settling in.
i hope everyone has an awesome holiday.
stay gold & be well…
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after 2 months and 21 days the search is finally over—I HAVE AN APARTMENT!!! i just got back from signing the lease. boy does that feel good. now i can start enjoying life again. the apartment will be available on 12.18, however i won't be able to move in until 12.29 since i'm off to miami and sunshine on 12.16. but at least i have a home. and its a good one. there's an awesome view of the city, presido, and even some mountains. it has hardwood floors, a decent sized kitchen, and a large walk in closet. and did i mention its all mine. hehe. the building itself is quite cool. its the tallest on the block. i can't wait to start decorating and settling in.
i hope everyone has an awesome holiday.
stay gold & be well…
Monday, November 12, 2007
angeles
deery-lou.
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this past week has been somewhat of an emotional roller coaster for me. mostly due to the apartment hunting. i guess narrowing your options down to a specific neighborhood has its drawbacks. there's the limited postings or the never call you back scenarios. i think i can finally see the light at the end. there's a possible prospect on the horizon and hopefully by the end of the week i'll know for sure. keep your fingers crossed for me.
saturday it rained all day. i met up with adawg which was nice since we haven't had any one on one time since my return. we grabbed lunch at a vietnamese restaurant then i took her to my favorite shop on clement street. from there we ventured on to my favorite neighborhood coffee spot. it was great to play catch up. she always has a way of making me smile. i spent the rest of the weekend inside uploading three years of photos to flickr. damn, that sure is a lengthy process. it is fun to revisit my days in korea and beyond. all righty…time to upload some more.
stay gold & be well…
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this past week has been somewhat of an emotional roller coaster for me. mostly due to the apartment hunting. i guess narrowing your options down to a specific neighborhood has its drawbacks. there's the limited postings or the never call you back scenarios. i think i can finally see the light at the end. there's a possible prospect on the horizon and hopefully by the end of the week i'll know for sure. keep your fingers crossed for me.
saturday it rained all day. i met up with adawg which was nice since we haven't had any one on one time since my return. we grabbed lunch at a vietnamese restaurant then i took her to my favorite shop on clement street. from there we ventured on to my favorite neighborhood coffee spot. it was great to play catch up. she always has a way of making me smile. i spent the rest of the weekend inside uploading three years of photos to flickr. damn, that sure is a lengthy process. it is fun to revisit my days in korea and beyond. all righty…time to upload some more.
stay gold & be well…
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
the modern things
deery-lou.
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am i a match for my daemon aspadora? for those that know me, click on the image and answer the questions. my fate is in your hands…
stay gold & be well…
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am i a match for my daemon aspadora? for those that know me, click on the image and answer the questions. my fate is in your hands…
stay gold & be well…
Monday, November 05, 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
the kill
deery-lou.
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you know you're in california when you experience an earthquake. yes, last night around 8pm the whole apartment started shaking. granted, i've experience a few minor trembles in the past but nothing like this. it took me a few seconds to realize what was happening. once i did i jumped up, looked for the cats, and wondered where i should stand. all i could think was that i didn't want to go down with the apartment. in the kitchen i could hear the glasses shaking. luckily nothing fell. after it was over i replanted myself on the couch and the kitties were right there with me. welcome to california.
today is halloween. its great to be back where people really get into the holiday. a lot of the shops along clement street have halloween drawings by children. its so nice to see that. there a few houses here and there getting into the spirit as well. as for me—well i don't have any major plans for the holiday and thats fine with me. i might take a walk around the hood to see if any children are out trick or treating. i just hope they don't stop by the apartment since i don't have any candy to pass out. perhaps i should get some just in case.
i'm gonna leave you with this vintage halloween shot of me and kate. enjoy!
stay gold & be well…
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you know you're in california when you experience an earthquake. yes, last night around 8pm the whole apartment started shaking. granted, i've experience a few minor trembles in the past but nothing like this. it took me a few seconds to realize what was happening. once i did i jumped up, looked for the cats, and wondered where i should stand. all i could think was that i didn't want to go down with the apartment. in the kitchen i could hear the glasses shaking. luckily nothing fell. after it was over i replanted myself on the couch and the kitties were right there with me. welcome to california.
today is halloween. its great to be back where people really get into the holiday. a lot of the shops along clement street have halloween drawings by children. its so nice to see that. there a few houses here and there getting into the spirit as well. as for me—well i don't have any major plans for the holiday and thats fine with me. i might take a walk around the hood to see if any children are out trick or treating. i just hope they don't stop by the apartment since i don't have any candy to pass out. perhaps i should get some just in case.
i'm gonna leave you with this vintage halloween shot of me and kate. enjoy!
stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
alone in the grass
deery-lou.
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i finally got around to getting some film developed that was taken in vietnam and korea.
here's a sampling…
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i finally got around to getting some film developed that was taken in vietnam and korea.
here's a sampling…
Friday, October 26, 2007
three jack swing
deery-lou.
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so the other day i received a message from "erika" on myspace. apparently she's a casting director for the tv show high school reunion. lake brantley high school's class of 88 [which just so happens to be my graduating class] is being considered for season 5 of hsr. love it! i've been helping "erika" out to rally support. enough people need to show interest inorder to be selected. i've made some phone calls, sent some emails, and made a few posts. what i'm finding out is that the class of 88 is made up of a bunch of pussies. no one seems at all that interested in doing the show. personally i think it would be a blast. i'm more than willing to make an ass of myself and some others on tv. i guess at this point it's out of my hands. all i can do is fill out the application and hope others do too.
stay gold & be well…
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so the other day i received a message from "erika" on myspace. apparently she's a casting director for the tv show high school reunion. lake brantley high school's class of 88 [which just so happens to be my graduating class] is being considered for season 5 of hsr. love it! i've been helping "erika" out to rally support. enough people need to show interest inorder to be selected. i've made some phone calls, sent some emails, and made a few posts. what i'm finding out is that the class of 88 is made up of a bunch of pussies. no one seems at all that interested in doing the show. personally i think it would be a blast. i'm more than willing to make an ass of myself and some others on tv. i guess at this point it's out of my hands. all i can do is fill out the application and hope others do too.
stay gold & be well…
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
vamp scratch whore
deery-lou.
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the wedding weekend extravaganza officially started on thursday. we started off with a trip to selix to pick up the tuxedos. i managed to slip away afterwards and headed off to aldo to purchase some shoes for friday night. i sure do love shoes. by mid-afternoon we were making centerpieces. twenty in total. once they were completed, which actually took less time then we thought, it was off to the 540 club for some late afternoon cocktails. i took off with lj & scott to go to the san francisco museum of modern art to see the olafur eliasson exhibit. my favorite was the steel-and-ice-covered, hydrogen-fueled concept vehicle. thats because we got to wear blankets into a really, really cold room. hehe. while at the sf moma we ventured down to the third floor to see the joseph cornell exhibit, too. i really enjoy his collage work. back at misty's it was full swing family affair. i really wanted to sleep but found myself engaging in conversation instead.
friday morning is a slight blur. can't really recall what happened. that night was the rehearsal dinner at home. we drank, ate, talked, and an all around great time. it was nice to catch up with peeps from the past. i must say that the bread pudding there was freakin amazing. with every b it i thought i had died and gone to heaven—bread pudding heaven that is. we ended the evening at the cathedral inn hotel bar. that night misty, kate, helen, & i all stayed at the apartment.
jojo & becky
lj, the bride to be, & me
saturday was the big day. the morning started off with us loading up misty and kate's car with center pieces, programs, vip badges, etc. d picked me up at 2pm. we grabbed some dim sum for the girls and set off for the hotel to pick up the centerpieces to take them to the great american music hall. we unloaded the car, unpacked the center pieces, set up the came to an end at midnight. not wanting the evening to end a bunch of us headed to a chuppah, and completed various other tasks. we had a slight problem with the two center pieces for the head table. the flowers looked like shit. luckily all the other ones were fine. we did had to do some minor pruning. jojo managed to find to some red flowers at a nearby florist and the center pieces were saved. yeah jojo! by 4pm we headed down to the dressing rooms to get ready. photos were at 4:30 pm. at around 5:30 or so we did a dry run for the ceremony. by 6pm we were back down stairs waiting for the event to begin. i did manage to down a couple of cocktails before the event. not sure why but i was a little nervous. hehe. the ceremony begin at 6:30 pm. everything went flawlessly. the rest of evening was spent eating, drinking, talking, dancing, etc. it was definitely one of the best weddings i've been too. everyone seemed to be having a great time and that's what its all about. i had a dance off with ted's niece. she's about ten or something. idid mange to eat two cup cakes. the strawberry one rocked! the evening officiallykorea bar down the block. we managed to stay there until last call. helen wanted a burrito so of course we stopped to get some before making our way home. we finally got back to misty's at 3:30 am. by 4am the three of us were laying in the bed talking.
all you need is love
marc & ted
stein, misty, & lj
d, p, & e
the couple
i won't lie, sunday morning was ROUGH! with sunglasses on we headed to the cathedral hotel for brunch. it was nice to see that i want' alone in my misery. after the brunch we returned to misty's as did their families. the rest of the day was spent there. i barely made it to 10pm when the last of guests finally left and i went to sleep. the sofa never felt sooo good.
on monday, i still didn't feel 100%. misty, ted, helen, mimi, and i went to the pork store cafe for breakfast and bloody marys helen and i did a bit of shopping downtown and i even managed to drop my film off for developing. can't wait to see what's on it. dinner was had at cha cha cha's. it ended up being an early night for all of us.
misty, helen, mimi, & ted
misty & ted took off early on tuesday for their honeymoon. helen & i went to the video cafe for her last breakfast in america. i said goodbye to helen around 1:30 pm and spent the rest of the day in a slight a coma. weddings are HARD!
stay gold & be well…
digi pictures can be found here.
thanks d for manning the cam.
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the wedding weekend extravaganza officially started on thursday. we started off with a trip to selix to pick up the tuxedos. i managed to slip away afterwards and headed off to aldo to purchase some shoes for friday night. i sure do love shoes. by mid-afternoon we were making centerpieces. twenty in total. once they were completed, which actually took less time then we thought, it was off to the 540 club for some late afternoon cocktails. i took off with lj & scott to go to the san francisco museum of modern art to see the olafur eliasson exhibit. my favorite was the steel-and-ice-covered, hydrogen-fueled concept vehicle. thats because we got to wear blankets into a really, really cold room. hehe. while at the sf moma we ventured down to the third floor to see the joseph cornell exhibit, too. i really enjoy his collage work. back at misty's it was full swing family affair. i really wanted to sleep but found myself engaging in conversation instead.
friday morning is a slight blur. can't really recall what happened. that night was the rehearsal dinner at home. we drank, ate, talked, and an all around great time. it was nice to catch up with peeps from the past. i must say that the bread pudding there was freakin amazing. with every b it i thought i had died and gone to heaven—bread pudding heaven that is. we ended the evening at the cathedral inn hotel bar. that night misty, kate, helen, & i all stayed at the apartment.
jojo & becky
lj, the bride to be, & mesaturday was the big day. the morning started off with us loading up misty and kate's car with center pieces, programs, vip badges, etc. d picked me up at 2pm. we grabbed some dim sum for the girls and set off for the hotel to pick up the centerpieces to take them to the great american music hall. we unloaded the car, unpacked the center pieces, set up the came to an end at midnight. not wanting the evening to end a bunch of us headed to a chuppah, and completed various other tasks. we had a slight problem with the two center pieces for the head table. the flowers looked like shit. luckily all the other ones were fine. we did had to do some minor pruning. jojo managed to find to some red flowers at a nearby florist and the center pieces were saved. yeah jojo! by 4pm we headed down to the dressing rooms to get ready. photos were at 4:30 pm. at around 5:30 or so we did a dry run for the ceremony. by 6pm we were back down stairs waiting for the event to begin. i did manage to down a couple of cocktails before the event. not sure why but i was a little nervous. hehe. the ceremony begin at 6:30 pm. everything went flawlessly. the rest of evening was spent eating, drinking, talking, dancing, etc. it was definitely one of the best weddings i've been too. everyone seemed to be having a great time and that's what its all about. i had a dance off with ted's niece. she's about ten or something. idid mange to eat two cup cakes. the strawberry one rocked! the evening officiallykorea bar down the block. we managed to stay there until last call. helen wanted a burrito so of course we stopped to get some before making our way home. we finally got back to misty's at 3:30 am. by 4am the three of us were laying in the bed talking.
all you need is love
marc & ted
stein, misty, & lj
d, p, & e
the couplei won't lie, sunday morning was ROUGH! with sunglasses on we headed to the cathedral hotel for brunch. it was nice to see that i want' alone in my misery. after the brunch we returned to misty's as did their families. the rest of the day was spent there. i barely made it to 10pm when the last of guests finally left and i went to sleep. the sofa never felt sooo good.
on monday, i still didn't feel 100%. misty, ted, helen, mimi, and i went to the pork store cafe for breakfast and bloody marys helen and i did a bit of shopping downtown and i even managed to drop my film off for developing. can't wait to see what's on it. dinner was had at cha cha cha's. it ended up being an early night for all of us.
misty, helen, mimi, & tedmisty & ted took off early on tuesday for their honeymoon. helen & i went to the video cafe for her last breakfast in america. i said goodbye to helen around 1:30 pm and spent the rest of the day in a slight a coma. weddings are HARD!
stay gold & be well…
digi pictures can be found here.
thanks d for manning the cam.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
reveal
deery-lou.
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saturday was a picture perfect day here in teh bay area. i received a call from p&b who suggested meeting up at zeitgeist for some sun and cocktails. what a brilliant idea. after a somewhat long bus ride and a short jaunt down the street i was immersed in the biker mayhem that is zeitgeist. b turned me on to having a bloody mary. another brilliant idea. it was like having a salad in a pint glass. what more could one want. 2 bloody marys and i beer later we found ourselves talking about going to the cafe in the stro. you know we must have been semi-buzzed to be considering the cafe. we grabbed some food at pauline's pizza then made our way to the stro. it was still fairly early in the early. the crowd at the cafe was mostly women. i got carded at the door. got to love that. we decided to call it a night after a beer. just want' our thing. the highlight of the evening was this older guys t-shirt that said "real women lick pussy". to top it off he was wearing a dog collar.
sunday was another bright and pretty day in the city. misty & i met up with d down in hayes valley to attend capsule, a designer street fair of sorts. nothing really there overwhelmed me. a majority of the booths had the same stuff just a different design. i was expecting more. the flea market in korea had a lot more originality. but with the bad there were some hidden gems. i managed not to buy anything which was good. i did see a few things here and there. we mainly went there to see willo's stuff. it appeared that she was having a fairly good day selling loads of stuff. kudos to her. lunch was had at flippers where i had a burger with blue cheese and beets. so yummy. the rest of day was spent watching heroes.
the rest of the week has been quite productive. i've converted most of my files for my portfolio. now i just need to edit it down and it will be ready to post. how exciting is that. i'm sure to most of you not but it is for me. misty's wedding is this weekend. i can't believe its here already. time sure does fly. i'm expecting it to be a wild weekend. i'll be sure to take loads of photos. well…thats about it for now.
stay gold & be well…
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saturday was a picture perfect day here in teh bay area. i received a call from p&b who suggested meeting up at zeitgeist for some sun and cocktails. what a brilliant idea. after a somewhat long bus ride and a short jaunt down the street i was immersed in the biker mayhem that is zeitgeist. b turned me on to having a bloody mary. another brilliant idea. it was like having a salad in a pint glass. what more could one want. 2 bloody marys and i beer later we found ourselves talking about going to the cafe in the stro. you know we must have been semi-buzzed to be considering the cafe. we grabbed some food at pauline's pizza then made our way to the stro. it was still fairly early in the early. the crowd at the cafe was mostly women. i got carded at the door. got to love that. we decided to call it a night after a beer. just want' our thing. the highlight of the evening was this older guys t-shirt that said "real women lick pussy". to top it off he was wearing a dog collar.
sunday was another bright and pretty day in the city. misty & i met up with d down in hayes valley to attend capsule, a designer street fair of sorts. nothing really there overwhelmed me. a majority of the booths had the same stuff just a different design. i was expecting more. the flea market in korea had a lot more originality. but with the bad there were some hidden gems. i managed not to buy anything which was good. i did see a few things here and there. we mainly went there to see willo's stuff. it appeared that she was having a fairly good day selling loads of stuff. kudos to her. lunch was had at flippers where i had a burger with blue cheese and beets. so yummy. the rest of day was spent watching heroes.
the rest of the week has been quite productive. i've converted most of my files for my portfolio. now i just need to edit it down and it will be ready to post. how exciting is that. i'm sure to most of you not but it is for me. misty's wedding is this weekend. i can't believe its here already. time sure does fly. i'm expecting it to be a wild weekend. i'll be sure to take loads of photos. well…thats about it for now.
stay gold & be well…
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
ask
deery-lou.
first of all let me say thanks to those of you who sent emails, comments, or called in regards to my last blog. didn't mean for it to be such a downer. only trying to keep it real. however, it did feel good to get it all out. and fyi, by saturday i was pretty much back to my old self. my weekend was pretty uneventful. did some running around with misty, ate a ground beef burrito from my favorite taqueria, and looked at an apartment. sadly i found out on tuesday that the apartment was giving to someone else. on the bright side she told me that there might be another apartment opening up and will keep me in mind. keep your fingers crossed. i also discovered that my favorite coffee place makes awesome sandwiches. hi fatty. oh, and i'm now addicted to golden oreos. i realized i can't go into a supermarket without a list. there are just too many things that are screaming my name to purchase them. on my last venture i ended up leaving with the said oreos, tapioca pudding, and ice cream. of course as soon as i got home i wanted to eat all three at once. my plans for the week is to get my portfolio online. that way i'll be ready once i begin the job search. since i've been watching alot of tv at night. yes, i've been staying up super late watching crap. i've found my new favorite show: jon & kate + 8. i'm such a sucker for reality tv. the show is about the gosselins, who have six year-old twins and two year-old sextuplets. i'm really not sure why but i find it highly entertaining. ok, time to get back to my project…
stay gold & be well…
first of all let me say thanks to those of you who sent emails, comments, or called in regards to my last blog. didn't mean for it to be such a downer. only trying to keep it real. however, it did feel good to get it all out. and fyi, by saturday i was pretty much back to my old self. my weekend was pretty uneventful. did some running around with misty, ate a ground beef burrito from my favorite taqueria, and looked at an apartment. sadly i found out on tuesday that the apartment was giving to someone else. on the bright side she told me that there might be another apartment opening up and will keep me in mind. keep your fingers crossed. i also discovered that my favorite coffee place makes awesome sandwiches. hi fatty. oh, and i'm now addicted to golden oreos. i realized i can't go into a supermarket without a list. there are just too many things that are screaming my name to purchase them. on my last venture i ended up leaving with the said oreos, tapioca pudding, and ice cream. of course as soon as i got home i wanted to eat all three at once. my plans for the week is to get my portfolio online. that way i'll be ready once i begin the job search. since i've been watching alot of tv at night. yes, i've been staying up super late watching crap. i've found my new favorite show: jon & kate + 8. i'm such a sucker for reality tv. the show is about the gosselins, who have six year-old twins and two year-old sextuplets. i'm really not sure why but i find it highly entertaining. ok, time to get back to my project…
stay gold & be well…
Friday, October 05, 2007
back to the old house
deery-lou.
there are some days when you just don't want to get out of bed. that's how i've felt the last couple of days. it seems my honeymoon period has come to a screeching halt and what i'm left with is reality. a reality for some reason or another i'm not quite ready to face. my motivation for everything has completely faded. i barely feel like leaving the house for my morning coffee. perhaps its the pressure of all the things i need to do: get a job, finding an apartment, etc. i feel somewhat displaced. its strange because when i left for korea 3 years ago i never felt homesick until the last few months i was there. but here its different. i'm homesick for a place that had only been my home for 3 years. you ever imagined that coming hard would be so hard. the other day i felt like taking off for destination unknown. as if running away would solve my problems. i'm sure it would for awhile but then it would appear at my door like an unwanted guest. when i talk to people here the first question is always the same, "what are you going to do now?". and that seems to be where my problem exists. i have no clue. sure i could go back into design but i'm not sure that's where my passion is. i thought about teaching but that requires more schooling and i don't want to do that. i never imagined that i would be at a crossroads at this point in my life. like most people i envisioned i'd be entering my 40s with a job i like, a home to call my own, and a partner to share it all with. i'm 0 for 3. i'm hoping that once i find an apartment i'll be able to pull myself out of this rut i'm in. its a strange feeling not having your own space. its like being caught between the here and after. i've been trying to give myself some sort of routine to keep myself busy. unfortunately its not really working. all i end of doing is watching tv. i guess i should be thankfully that i'm not walking around in my pajamas all day. here's to hoping next week will be better.
I would love to go
Back to the old house
But I never will
I never will ...
I never will ...
I never will ...
stay gold & be well…
there are some days when you just don't want to get out of bed. that's how i've felt the last couple of days. it seems my honeymoon period has come to a screeching halt and what i'm left with is reality. a reality for some reason or another i'm not quite ready to face. my motivation for everything has completely faded. i barely feel like leaving the house for my morning coffee. perhaps its the pressure of all the things i need to do: get a job, finding an apartment, etc. i feel somewhat displaced. its strange because when i left for korea 3 years ago i never felt homesick until the last few months i was there. but here its different. i'm homesick for a place that had only been my home for 3 years. you ever imagined that coming hard would be so hard. the other day i felt like taking off for destination unknown. as if running away would solve my problems. i'm sure it would for awhile but then it would appear at my door like an unwanted guest. when i talk to people here the first question is always the same, "what are you going to do now?". and that seems to be where my problem exists. i have no clue. sure i could go back into design but i'm not sure that's where my passion is. i thought about teaching but that requires more schooling and i don't want to do that. i never imagined that i would be at a crossroads at this point in my life. like most people i envisioned i'd be entering my 40s with a job i like, a home to call my own, and a partner to share it all with. i'm 0 for 3. i'm hoping that once i find an apartment i'll be able to pull myself out of this rut i'm in. its a strange feeling not having your own space. its like being caught between the here and after. i've been trying to give myself some sort of routine to keep myself busy. unfortunately its not really working. all i end of doing is watching tv. i guess i should be thankfully that i'm not walking around in my pajamas all day. here's to hoping next week will be better.
I would love to go
Back to the old house
But I never will
I never will ...
I never will ...
I never will ...
stay gold & be well…
Monday, October 01, 2007
bigmouth strikes again
deery-lou.
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well i made it down to the eagle for folsom; however, i didn't quite make it to the actual fair. oopsie! which also meant i failed to see imperial teen play. sadness. i did manage to pass mr. will from it on the street as i was handing to the eagle. so not all was lost. for those that don't know, the folsom street fair is the grand daddy of the leather events. people from all over literally flock to sf for it. when i worked at on our backs we would have a booth at folsom to help promote the magazine. i definitely have some stories. and have definitely seen some things. although personally i'm not all that into the leather scene, i do love the idea of the fair itself. its so great to see so many people having the freedom to express themselves. plus being able to see so many hot guys in their finest duds doesn't hurt any.
i got to the eagle around 3-something to meet up with the lesbians. it was pretty full but they had already secured a place to stand near the outside bar. it was perfect for people watching which this day is all about. the lesbians left after awhile to walk the fair. i stayed behind to drink more beers. by the time i realized that imperial teen were on stage playing i was trapped. a full beer in hand and a huge line to get into the eagle i figured i'd just skip the show and hang out. by 5 pm the place was packed with half naked bodies. both men and women. here's a glimpse as to what i saw that day:
1. a man dressed in a fuzzy wolf or bear costume [couldn't tell for sure]
2. two guys trying to take a piss in a plastic cup
3. two members of the village people [the indian & the biker]
4. numerous men in chaps
5. some girl on girl action
6. a man in spandex with a hard on
7. a guy sucking beer off of another's cock
8. someone getting spanked
9. girls packing
10. a guy giving a bj while taking it up the ass
now is that an action packed day or what!
stay gold & be well…
previously on the e-list…
well i made it down to the eagle for folsom; however, i didn't quite make it to the actual fair. oopsie! which also meant i failed to see imperial teen play. sadness. i did manage to pass mr. will from it on the street as i was handing to the eagle. so not all was lost. for those that don't know, the folsom street fair is the grand daddy of the leather events. people from all over literally flock to sf for it. when i worked at on our backs we would have a booth at folsom to help promote the magazine. i definitely have some stories. and have definitely seen some things. although personally i'm not all that into the leather scene, i do love the idea of the fair itself. its so great to see so many people having the freedom to express themselves. plus being able to see so many hot guys in their finest duds doesn't hurt any.
i got to the eagle around 3-something to meet up with the lesbians. it was pretty full but they had already secured a place to stand near the outside bar. it was perfect for people watching which this day is all about. the lesbians left after awhile to walk the fair. i stayed behind to drink more beers. by the time i realized that imperial teen were on stage playing i was trapped. a full beer in hand and a huge line to get into the eagle i figured i'd just skip the show and hang out. by 5 pm the place was packed with half naked bodies. both men and women. here's a glimpse as to what i saw that day:
1. a man dressed in a fuzzy wolf or bear costume [couldn't tell for sure]
2. two guys trying to take a piss in a plastic cup
3. two members of the village people [the indian & the biker]
4. numerous men in chaps
5. some girl on girl action
6. a man in spandex with a hard on
7. a guy sucking beer off of another's cock
8. someone getting spanked
9. girls packing
10. a guy giving a bj while taking it up the ass
now is that an action packed day or what!
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, September 30, 2007
handsome devil
deery-lou.
previously on the e-list…
misty and i stopped in at a local acupuncture place to get some chinese herbs for her rash. in the waiting room was a laptop with a note posted above it "do not touch the laptop". while sitting there dr. wu came over to us and told us that she had just turned 60. to celebrate she went ballroom dancing and had a video of that night to show us. she turned on the laptop and within minutes we were watching dr. wu dancing. misty went in to have a consultation with dr. wu and i sat there watching dr. wu cut a rug. several costume changes and hairstyles later misty reappeared.
that night i went with d to the eagle to see colin's band the ex-boyfriends. the folsom street fair is this weekend so the eagle was pretty packed. ran into a few old friends i hadn't seen in some time which was great. i also managed to attract the one crazy guy who kept talking to me. it took colin and alisha to get me away from him. some thing never change.
friday i found myself at oxen rose with misty for her hair consultation. she needs bride hair. the first attempt was a disaster. the second style look really good, so the mission was a success. d's mom is in town so a group of us went out to dinner on that night at destinos. the food was quite good. i even managed to eat some raw fish. i guess korea really has changed my eating habits.
saturday night was jojo's birthday party. i made way there by foot. the journey was longer than i thought but the walk felt good. some much needed exercise. the usual suspects were at the party. wasn't in the mood for heavy drinking so i mostly had juice. the spread was amazing. so many delicious things to eat.
the folsom street fair is today. i'm going to make way down there around 3pm to meet up with the lesbians at the eagle. then later to see imperial teen play. i'm sure there will be some mini adventures to be had…
stay gold & be well…
previously on the e-list…
misty and i stopped in at a local acupuncture place to get some chinese herbs for her rash. in the waiting room was a laptop with a note posted above it "do not touch the laptop". while sitting there dr. wu came over to us and told us that she had just turned 60. to celebrate she went ballroom dancing and had a video of that night to show us. she turned on the laptop and within minutes we were watching dr. wu dancing. misty went in to have a consultation with dr. wu and i sat there watching dr. wu cut a rug. several costume changes and hairstyles later misty reappeared.
that night i went with d to the eagle to see colin's band the ex-boyfriends. the folsom street fair is this weekend so the eagle was pretty packed. ran into a few old friends i hadn't seen in some time which was great. i also managed to attract the one crazy guy who kept talking to me. it took colin and alisha to get me away from him. some thing never change.
friday i found myself at oxen rose with misty for her hair consultation. she needs bride hair. the first attempt was a disaster. the second style look really good, so the mission was a success. d's mom is in town so a group of us went out to dinner on that night at destinos. the food was quite good. i even managed to eat some raw fish. i guess korea really has changed my eating habits.
saturday night was jojo's birthday party. i made way there by foot. the journey was longer than i thought but the walk felt good. some much needed exercise. the usual suspects were at the party. wasn't in the mood for heavy drinking so i mostly had juice. the spread was amazing. so many delicious things to eat.
the folsom street fair is today. i'm going to make way down there around 3pm to meet up with the lesbians at the eagle. then later to see imperial teen play. i'm sure there will be some mini adventures to be had…
stay gold & be well…
Thursday, September 27, 2007
please, please, please let me
deery-lou.
my whole junior/senior year of high school flashed before my eyes last night. all the loneliness, yearnings, depression, etc. came stumbling out of the closet. the cause of these flashbacks—morrissey. the smiths were a big influence for me back in high school. i worshipped them like no other. posters adorned my walls, magazines cluttered my desks, and milk crates were filled with singles. it was quite scary if you think about. that one band consumed so much of my life. i forgot how their music brought out so many emotions for me—good and bad. my first girlfriend [yes i did have a gf once] and i both shared a passion for the smiths. i think that's what brought us together. what tore us apart was a whole different matter. but that's a different post. so anyway, last night i went to see morrissey at the fillmore.
when he opened the show with a smiths song i knew that this was going to be a concert to remember for the ages. it was at that moment that my heart sank and all those old feelings can back. and it was such a great feeling. the last time i saw morrissey was in the early 90s. i was attending college in athens, ga. we drove to atlanta for the show and although we all hoped he would sing at least one smiths song he didn't. for being such a huge smiths fan i never had a chance to see them live. my one opportunity was shot down by my mom who wouldn't let me travel to st. petersburg with friends. and soon after that the band became a thing of the past. as the years passed i remained loyal to the smiths fan but i seemed to have had a love/hate relationship with morrissey as a solo artist. some of the albums i found simply amazing while others were quite lacking in that certain something. granted not all artist can have stellar album after album but i always expected greatness from him. most likely because of the impact the smiths had on me as a youth. morrissey's performance last night was truly amazing in many ways. its been quite awhile since i had chills at a show and didn't want it to end. i almost felt like i was having my own private concert. and the fact that he threw in how soon is now and ended the set with please, please, please let me completely made my night. i'll most likely be on a smiths/morrissey kick for the next couple of weeks. sometimes its ok to revisit the past because by doing so we come back a whole new outlook. and for that i have morrissey to thank.
stay gold & be well…
my whole junior/senior year of high school flashed before my eyes last night. all the loneliness, yearnings, depression, etc. came stumbling out of the closet. the cause of these flashbacks—morrissey. the smiths were a big influence for me back in high school. i worshipped them like no other. posters adorned my walls, magazines cluttered my desks, and milk crates were filled with singles. it was quite scary if you think about. that one band consumed so much of my life. i forgot how their music brought out so many emotions for me—good and bad. my first girlfriend [yes i did have a gf once] and i both shared a passion for the smiths. i think that's what brought us together. what tore us apart was a whole different matter. but that's a different post. so anyway, last night i went to see morrissey at the fillmore.
when he opened the show with a smiths song i knew that this was going to be a concert to remember for the ages. it was at that moment that my heart sank and all those old feelings can back. and it was such a great feeling. the last time i saw morrissey was in the early 90s. i was attending college in athens, ga. we drove to atlanta for the show and although we all hoped he would sing at least one smiths song he didn't. for being such a huge smiths fan i never had a chance to see them live. my one opportunity was shot down by my mom who wouldn't let me travel to st. petersburg with friends. and soon after that the band became a thing of the past. as the years passed i remained loyal to the smiths fan but i seemed to have had a love/hate relationship with morrissey as a solo artist. some of the albums i found simply amazing while others were quite lacking in that certain something. granted not all artist can have stellar album after album but i always expected greatness from him. most likely because of the impact the smiths had on me as a youth. morrissey's performance last night was truly amazing in many ways. its been quite awhile since i had chills at a show and didn't want it to end. i almost felt like i was having my own private concert. and the fact that he threw in how soon is now and ended the set with please, please, please let me completely made my night. i'll most likely be on a smiths/morrissey kick for the next couple of weeks. sometimes its ok to revisit the past because by doing so we come back a whole new outlook. and for that i have morrissey to thank.
stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
fancy
deery-lou.
wow. one would think that i've been uber busy hence the lack of posts these days. but the truth is i've been doing absolutely nothing. which means nothing to post about. it's strange being back home. with no job and no apartment i'm not quite sure i feel at home yet. its been great reconnecting with friends and such but i feel like something is missing. i'm trying to enjoy this time off because i know once i start working it'll be few and far between. the only downfall is that when you are out and about you seem to want to spend money, money. and that's something i'm trying to avoid. here's a quick run down of what's been happening on the e-list since my last post:
• went tux shopping with ted [bagelradio.com] for his upcoming wedding. the outing was a success and he made his selection. i must say i'm quite happy with the choice because i think i'm going to fabulous in it. hehe
• my old high school chum from o-town, william, had some artwork in a show at varnish fine art. although he wasn't in town for the opening reception, d and i went down to check it out. the space was quite nice and the turnout was good. it was great to see william's work after all this time. i think the last stuff i saw was during his art school days. his come a long since then and its great seeing his art showcased. kudos to you, my brother. besides william's art there was only one other artist whose work i liked.
wide open by william crump
afterwards d & i made our way down to the eagle tavern. brian, an ex-bartender there, was in town and just so happened to be serving drinks that night. it was great to see him after all this time. we ended up running into pevil, adawg, and adawg's special lady. we spent most of the evening hanging out on the back deck. it really doesn't matter how long you are gone, there are some things that never seem to change. one of those is definitely the eagle. it's so funny to think that pevil, d, & i basically lived there way back when.
• sunday was spent shopping with misty, kate, & d. we were on a mission to find bridal shoes and jewelry. we were successful! yeah! i managed to score a couple pairs of calvins as well as a much needed new pair of jeans. i had a meatloaf sandwich at witchcraft and with every bite i was in heaven. who knew food could taste so good.
until next time.
stay gold & be well…
wow. one would think that i've been uber busy hence the lack of posts these days. but the truth is i've been doing absolutely nothing. which means nothing to post about. it's strange being back home. with no job and no apartment i'm not quite sure i feel at home yet. its been great reconnecting with friends and such but i feel like something is missing. i'm trying to enjoy this time off because i know once i start working it'll be few and far between. the only downfall is that when you are out and about you seem to want to spend money, money. and that's something i'm trying to avoid. here's a quick run down of what's been happening on the e-list since my last post:
• went tux shopping with ted [bagelradio.com] for his upcoming wedding. the outing was a success and he made his selection. i must say i'm quite happy with the choice because i think i'm going to fabulous in it. hehe
• my old high school chum from o-town, william, had some artwork in a show at varnish fine art. although he wasn't in town for the opening reception, d and i went down to check it out. the space was quite nice and the turnout was good. it was great to see william's work after all this time. i think the last stuff i saw was during his art school days. his come a long since then and its great seeing his art showcased. kudos to you, my brother. besides william's art there was only one other artist whose work i liked.
wide open by william crumpafterwards d & i made our way down to the eagle tavern. brian, an ex-bartender there, was in town and just so happened to be serving drinks that night. it was great to see him after all this time. we ended up running into pevil, adawg, and adawg's special lady. we spent most of the evening hanging out on the back deck. it really doesn't matter how long you are gone, there are some things that never seem to change. one of those is definitely the eagle. it's so funny to think that pevil, d, & i basically lived there way back when.
• sunday was spent shopping with misty, kate, & d. we were on a mission to find bridal shoes and jewelry. we were successful! yeah! i managed to score a couple pairs of calvins as well as a much needed new pair of jeans. i had a meatloaf sandwich at witchcraft and with every bite i was in heaven. who knew food could taste so good.
until next time.
stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
how am i different?
deery-lou.
saw hairspray last night with misty. i thought it was pretty good. the songs were quite catchy and there were some good lines. it was nice to see some of the original cast make cameos. michelle pfeiffer was awesome. i'm so glad to see her making good movies again. we went to the kabuki theater which is having a makeover. walking into the building was like walking onto a horror movie set. i was waiting for someone to stab me in the back. the cash registers were on a folding table by the door, all of the carpeting was ripped up, and there were even exposed beams. luckily the theater had already been redone or at least it looked that way. there were only 4 other people in there so it was kind of like having our own private screening.
after the film we went to over to the japantown mall to grab some dinner. most of the shops were closed since it was late but i was glad to see that many of my favorite shops were still there. will have to return when they are open. the mall, too, looked as if it was given a makeover. it seemed much more cleaner and nicer than i remembered it. oh it is good to be back.
stay gold & be well…
saw hairspray last night with misty. i thought it was pretty good. the songs were quite catchy and there were some good lines. it was nice to see some of the original cast make cameos. michelle pfeiffer was awesome. i'm so glad to see her making good movies again. we went to the kabuki theater which is having a makeover. walking into the building was like walking onto a horror movie set. i was waiting for someone to stab me in the back. the cash registers were on a folding table by the door, all of the carpeting was ripped up, and there were even exposed beams. luckily the theater had already been redone or at least it looked that way. there were only 4 other people in there so it was kind of like having our own private screening.
after the film we went to over to the japantown mall to grab some dinner. most of the shops were closed since it was late but i was glad to see that many of my favorite shops were still there. will have to return when they are open. the mall, too, looked as if it was given a makeover. it seemed much more cleaner and nicer than i remembered it. oh it is good to be back.
stay gold & be well…
Monday, September 17, 2007
stephanie says
deery-lou.
oh, where to begin. it was a wild weekend up at the river. a group of us went up on friday for misty's don't call it a shower celebration for her upcoming wedding. the weekend was filled with eating, drinking, singing, costumes, and croquet. what more could you ask for. we managed to squeeze in some hot tubing and river floating. the weekend was a blast. i got to reconnect with some peeps i haven't seen in a long time and also had the chance to get to know a few peeps who appeared on the scene after i had left for korea. friday was mostly spent eating, drinking, and hot tubing. stayed up a bit too late chatting with lisaj. she has a way of reviving people just as they are about to feel sleepy. luv her for that. saturday we had a big breakfast together then we changed into our costumes for creative croquet. it felt a little like alice in wonderland out on the croquet field. i did notice that during the game everyone was playing so nicely. no one whacked a ball off the course. if only i had the chance i so would have. hehe. after the match d, kate, lj and i floating around in the river. no one else was brave enough to follow. it was cold at first but once you got use to it and were out it the sun it felt good. the rest of saturday was spent with more drinking and eating. i did manage to get some hot tub time in there too. after dinner we gathered together and shared misty stories. it was so great to hear every one's stories etc. that they shared. here's a special presentation by p&b. how great were they. [the video is a tad dark, sorry about that].
the evening ended with some karaoke thanks to ali who had a traveling karaoke machine. we all headed back to sf after breakfast on sunday. it ended up being an awesome weekend. and hopefully one that misty will remember for some time.
here are some things i learned this weekend:
1. costumes are F.U.N
2. hippies & astronauts cheat
3. wigs make everyone happy
4. bending over in a short skirt is never a good idea
5. window dancing is the way to go
6. food always taste better after swimming
7. croquet is a long slow game
8. deep down everyone loves karaoke
9. balloon & bubbles make everything better
10. a weekend away with friends is awesome
i've uploaded my photos to both snapfish and flickr. they're the same. so for those that keep complaining about snapfish can view them on flickr. enjoy!
snapfish photos here
flickr photos here
stay gold & be well…
Friday, September 14, 2007
dead in love
deery-lou.
ummm, hi halloween decorations! it seems like everywhere i go there are witches, ghosts, and pumpkins staring at me. what's up? isn't it a bit earlier to fill the aisles with halloween stuff. after all its only september. don't get me wrong. i love halloween. it's one of my favorite holidays. a chance to dress up and act silly. oh wait, i do that all the time. a chance to see others dressed up and act stupid. i guess i forgot how big the holiday really is. in korea we were lucky to find a small aisle of stuff in the local e-mart. here we have entire stores filled with ghostly goodies. there have been a couple of times when i actually forgot it was still september. does this mean i can start eating halloween candy early. the strange thing is that even card stores are going overboard. halloween mania has taken over the world. i should probably start thinking about a costume asap.
went to the lucky store to try on some jeans and got a whole lot more. the clerk was uber friendly. so much in fact that at one point he told me to turn around so he could see how my ass looked. he also put his hand down the front of the jeans to show me how they weren't too tight. does this really happen? as i was leaving he remarked how hot i looked. still not use to people actually talking to me while i shop. i didn't buy any jeans. i was too scared. spent most of the day downtown. did a lot of window shopping. so many things i wanted to buy, but i don't have a home for them yet. which is probably good.
today we are off to the russian river for misty's bridal shower. should be a blast. i'll be sure to write all about it when i return.
stay gold & be well…
ummm, hi halloween decorations! it seems like everywhere i go there are witches, ghosts, and pumpkins staring at me. what's up? isn't it a bit earlier to fill the aisles with halloween stuff. after all its only september. don't get me wrong. i love halloween. it's one of my favorite holidays. a chance to dress up and act silly. oh wait, i do that all the time. a chance to see others dressed up and act stupid. i guess i forgot how big the holiday really is. in korea we were lucky to find a small aisle of stuff in the local e-mart. here we have entire stores filled with ghostly goodies. there have been a couple of times when i actually forgot it was still september. does this mean i can start eating halloween candy early. the strange thing is that even card stores are going overboard. halloween mania has taken over the world. i should probably start thinking about a costume asap.
went to the lucky store to try on some jeans and got a whole lot more. the clerk was uber friendly. so much in fact that at one point he told me to turn around so he could see how my ass looked. he also put his hand down the front of the jeans to show me how they weren't too tight. does this really happen? as i was leaving he remarked how hot i looked. still not use to people actually talking to me while i shop. i didn't buy any jeans. i was too scared. spent most of the day downtown. did a lot of window shopping. so many things i wanted to buy, but i don't have a home for them yet. which is probably good.
today we are off to the russian river for misty's bridal shower. should be a blast. i'll be sure to write all about it when i return.
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, September 09, 2007
drop
deery-lou.
welcome to crazy! it only took 5 days before i had my first crazy encounter with the locals. it's good to know my superpowers to attract them has not worn off. it all went down at the local laundry mat when misty, ted, and i returned to take our clothes out of the washers. upon entering some woman had her stuff on top of the washer i was using. as i approached she removed her things and said sorry. i went ahead and moved my things from the washer to the dryer. misty and i shared one washer so i started helping her put the clothes into the dryer when i was finished with mine. when i went to check the washer to make sure we had gotten everything the woman from earlier said something to me. here's how it went down:
crazy woman: you know it's not nice to look into other people's washers.
me: umm, i know her. we're sharing the washer.
cw: well, you shouldn't be looking into people's washers. its not very nice.
me: relax, i'm with her.
cw: i saw you looking at my wash.
me: you're crazy.
misty: yes, and earlier he was trying on your clothes.
by now i decided it was best t simply ignore her and her rants. although i could feel her staring us down. ted stayed behind to guard our clothes because we were sure she'd do something to them. she stared misty and i down as we walked out. when we returned a half hour later crazy was still there. she stood right by the dryer so i had to pass her. i did my best to avoid eye contact didn't want to have round two. we managed to fold our clothes and avoid any further confrontations with her. guess where i won't be doing my laundry next time.
what else? went to look at a couple of apartments. the first one i looked out turned out to be a bad experience. the woman who was showing it was pretty rude to us. not sure if it was a race thing or not. but when i asked for an application to fill out she told me to mail it back to her. that immediately stuck me as a big NO. misty, derek, and i all tried to talk to you at one point and she just wasn't having any of it. the other experiences have been much better but still haven't found the apartment of my dreams. there's still time so i'm not giving up.
on saturday we celebrated misty's birthday. she had a cocktail and cupcakes gathering at her pad. i got to see a lot of people i haven't seen in a long time so that was nice. everyone seemed to have a good time. i drank a bit too much which made today a complete waste. i had zero energy. managed to walk to subway for a sandwich. hehe. that was about the extent of my day. now its time to plant my ass in front of the tv.
stay gold & be well…
welcome to crazy! it only took 5 days before i had my first crazy encounter with the locals. it's good to know my superpowers to attract them has not worn off. it all went down at the local laundry mat when misty, ted, and i returned to take our clothes out of the washers. upon entering some woman had her stuff on top of the washer i was using. as i approached she removed her things and said sorry. i went ahead and moved my things from the washer to the dryer. misty and i shared one washer so i started helping her put the clothes into the dryer when i was finished with mine. when i went to check the washer to make sure we had gotten everything the woman from earlier said something to me. here's how it went down:
crazy woman: you know it's not nice to look into other people's washers.
me: umm, i know her. we're sharing the washer.
cw: well, you shouldn't be looking into people's washers. its not very nice.
me: relax, i'm with her.
cw: i saw you looking at my wash.
me: you're crazy.
misty: yes, and earlier he was trying on your clothes.
by now i decided it was best t simply ignore her and her rants. although i could feel her staring us down. ted stayed behind to guard our clothes because we were sure she'd do something to them. she stared misty and i down as we walked out. when we returned a half hour later crazy was still there. she stood right by the dryer so i had to pass her. i did my best to avoid eye contact didn't want to have round two. we managed to fold our clothes and avoid any further confrontations with her. guess where i won't be doing my laundry next time.
what else? went to look at a couple of apartments. the first one i looked out turned out to be a bad experience. the woman who was showing it was pretty rude to us. not sure if it was a race thing or not. but when i asked for an application to fill out she told me to mail it back to her. that immediately stuck me as a big NO. misty, derek, and i all tried to talk to you at one point and she just wasn't having any of it. the other experiences have been much better but still haven't found the apartment of my dreams. there's still time so i'm not giving up.
on saturday we celebrated misty's birthday. she had a cocktail and cupcakes gathering at her pad. i got to see a lot of people i haven't seen in a long time so that was nice. everyone seemed to have a good time. i drank a bit too much which made today a complete waste. i had zero energy. managed to walk to subway for a sandwich. hehe. that was about the extent of my day. now its time to plant my ass in front of the tv.
stay gold & be well…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISTY!!
LUV YA!
LUV YA!
Thursday, September 06, 2007
all the holes in the walls
deery-lou.
thanks for all the suggestions on new blog titles. some were quite funny while others were…well lets just say interesting. as you may have seen i have come up with a new one—my life on the e-list. can't take all the credit for it. must thank kathy griffin. for if it weren't for her show my life on the d-list, i might not have come up with the new title. its day 5 of my return. today i'm going to look at my first apartment. its been quite awhile since i had to be in the "looking for apartments" frame of mind. i'm sure it'll all go well. after all i'm not in any rush. time is on my side.
last night i went with misty, kate, and ted to see okkervil river at the independent. i never heard them before so i found it quite hard to get into their set. they had for the first couple of songs then they played something that completely lost me. it was kind of strange being in a crowded room with all these white people. there's a part of me that feels like my days of going to shows are behind me. perhaps this wasn't the best venue for my first outing. i'll definitely attend another gig of a band i'm familiar with but also have a feeling that the shows i go to will be few and far between. i guess only time will tell. and maybe once i'm back to my "normal" self i'll have a different attitude. the opener damien jurado—well what can i say—i felt like i should be sitting in a rocker on a porch somewhere in west virginia. not like thats a bad thing but for that moment it was a bit to mellow for me. i was already fighting sleep. he had a few catchy songs, so i just might pick up his cd to give it a proper listen.
stay gold & be well…
thanks for all the suggestions on new blog titles. some were quite funny while others were…well lets just say interesting. as you may have seen i have come up with a new one—my life on the e-list. can't take all the credit for it. must thank kathy griffin. for if it weren't for her show my life on the d-list, i might not have come up with the new title. its day 5 of my return. today i'm going to look at my first apartment. its been quite awhile since i had to be in the "looking for apartments" frame of mind. i'm sure it'll all go well. after all i'm not in any rush. time is on my side.
last night i went with misty, kate, and ted to see okkervil river at the independent. i never heard them before so i found it quite hard to get into their set. they had for the first couple of songs then they played something that completely lost me. it was kind of strange being in a crowded room with all these white people. there's a part of me that feels like my days of going to shows are behind me. perhaps this wasn't the best venue for my first outing. i'll definitely attend another gig of a band i'm familiar with but also have a feeling that the shows i go to will be few and far between. i guess only time will tell. and maybe once i'm back to my "normal" self i'll have a different attitude. the opener damien jurado—well what can i say—i felt like i should be sitting in a rocker on a porch somewhere in west virginia. not like thats a bad thing but for that moment it was a bit to mellow for me. i was already fighting sleep. he had a few catchy songs, so i just might pick up his cd to give it a proper listen.
stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
where is my mind?
deery-lou.
the plane has landed and i'm back in sf. the land of the morning calm is now nothing more than a distant dream. a pleasant one at that. besides being extremely tired, due to my fucked up sleeping patterns, the adjustment has been quite smooth. i'm staying with misty who happens to live in the inner richmond, which i like to call the home of my peeps. there's a strong asian pressence in the neighborhood which makes me extremely happy. i've already found my new coffee spot that serves vietnamese coffee. most of the customers are vietnamese, too. sweet! this is where i have decided to settle down. now all i have to do is find an apartment. wish me luck. i have managed to purchase a cell phone. the first step in establishing myself once again. its a samsung phone. i wanted to have a piece of korea with me at all times. hehe. and how happy am i that i can actually use this phone. unlike my phone in korea which had no english. little by little its starting to feel like i'm actually living here and not just visiting. for some strange reason i'm still in the visiting mode. can't quite seem to shake the feeling. i'm sure it will take a good week before i realize i'm not going back. spent the last couple of days bascially doing nothing and it feels good. saw stardust on monday and i must say i was pleasantly surprised by it. i love going into a movie and not knowing much about it. not sure what's in store for the future but whatever it is i'll be ready.
stay gold & be well…
p.s. i realize that i need to change the title of my blog. send me your ideas for i'm at a bit of a loss.
the plane has landed and i'm back in sf. the land of the morning calm is now nothing more than a distant dream. a pleasant one at that. besides being extremely tired, due to my fucked up sleeping patterns, the adjustment has been quite smooth. i'm staying with misty who happens to live in the inner richmond, which i like to call the home of my peeps. there's a strong asian pressence in the neighborhood which makes me extremely happy. i've already found my new coffee spot that serves vietnamese coffee. most of the customers are vietnamese, too. sweet! this is where i have decided to settle down. now all i have to do is find an apartment. wish me luck. i have managed to purchase a cell phone. the first step in establishing myself once again. its a samsung phone. i wanted to have a piece of korea with me at all times. hehe. and how happy am i that i can actually use this phone. unlike my phone in korea which had no english. little by little its starting to feel like i'm actually living here and not just visiting. for some strange reason i'm still in the visiting mode. can't quite seem to shake the feeling. i'm sure it will take a good week before i realize i'm not going back. spent the last couple of days bascially doing nothing and it feels good. saw stardust on monday and i must say i was pleasantly surprised by it. i love going into a movie and not knowing much about it. not sure what's in store for the future but whatever it is i'll be ready.
stay gold & be well…
p.s. i realize that i need to change the title of my blog. send me your ideas for i'm at a bit of a loss.
Friday, August 31, 2007
60 percenta zen
deery-lou.
so this is my last post from korea. in a few hours i'll be heading to the airport on my way home. saying goodbye to the kids was much more emotional than i thought. it was hard to say goodbye to davis. he just stared at me. his eyes were all teary. i thought i was going to cry. sally did cry. she hung onto me for quite some time. i gave her my paper bag house which seemed to make her a little happier. i told her to think of me inside. i got cards and gifts from the kids. it was all very sweet. my last day was quite easy. we had a birthday party for paul. afterwards we took the children to the sunflower field. they had a great time running around. went out with all the teachers for dinner and drinks. it was a nice way to end my time here. the next time i post will be from san francisco.
photos from the birthday party here
stay gold & be well…
Thursday, August 30, 2007
the heavens
deery-lou.
two days left. my students are clinging to me like saran wrap. they don't want me to go. if i think too much about it i get upset. there's a part of me that wants to stick around to watch them grow. its amazing how fast you can become attached. i've only been teaching them since march. but i feel closer to them then i did the kids at teh junior school. i'm definitely going to miss some of them. i know we aren't suppose to have our favorites but i do: davis, skye, andy, esther, joanna, & caleb. i keep telling davis i wantg to bring him back with me. wouldn't that be funny. i arrive at the airport with a child. hehe. we finished our paper bag house art project today. for those that have facebook you can see the picture there under the my art album. teaching the 6 years old art is always a challenge. they'd much rather play with all the supplies then actually make something. i had to yell at them a few times. andy's new passion this week is to suck on his fingers then he wipes it on his arms. not sure what that's all about but i keep telling him to stop. that boy is definitely in his own little world.
today's weather felt like being in san francisco. perhaps its a sign. on my way home i walked through the sunflower field that's across from our school. i noticed from our window that they had scarecrows and knew that i needed to see them up close and personal. as i was wondering through the fields some old ladies were sitting at a table. i heard them say "miguk" so i turned and said yes. then they proceeded to speak to me in korean. as usual i just smiled and continued on my way. some things never changes. here's a sample of what i encountered amongst the sunflowers:
sunflower&bees
the drunk
the movie star
well tomorrow is it. will have to say goodbye to all the kids. at least we will having a birthday party so the day should be pretty easy. then its off to dinner with the school. that should be interesting. my apartment is completely packed except for my computer and a few other random things. my suitcases weigh a ton. i'm hoping they'll pass the weight limit. these are the things keeping me up at night. hehe
check out the rest of the photos here
stay gold & be well…
two days left. my students are clinging to me like saran wrap. they don't want me to go. if i think too much about it i get upset. there's a part of me that wants to stick around to watch them grow. its amazing how fast you can become attached. i've only been teaching them since march. but i feel closer to them then i did the kids at teh junior school. i'm definitely going to miss some of them. i know we aren't suppose to have our favorites but i do: davis, skye, andy, esther, joanna, & caleb. i keep telling davis i wantg to bring him back with me. wouldn't that be funny. i arrive at the airport with a child. hehe. we finished our paper bag house art project today. for those that have facebook you can see the picture there under the my art album. teaching the 6 years old art is always a challenge. they'd much rather play with all the supplies then actually make something. i had to yell at them a few times. andy's new passion this week is to suck on his fingers then he wipes it on his arms. not sure what that's all about but i keep telling him to stop. that boy is definitely in his own little world.
today's weather felt like being in san francisco. perhaps its a sign. on my way home i walked through the sunflower field that's across from our school. i noticed from our window that they had scarecrows and knew that i needed to see them up close and personal. as i was wondering through the fields some old ladies were sitting at a table. i heard them say "miguk" so i turned and said yes. then they proceeded to speak to me in korean. as usual i just smiled and continued on my way. some things never changes. here's a sample of what i encountered amongst the sunflowers:
sunflower&bees
the drunk
the movie starwell tomorrow is it. will have to say goodbye to all the kids. at least we will having a birthday party so the day should be pretty easy. then its off to dinner with the school. that should be interesting. my apartment is completely packed except for my computer and a few other random things. my suitcases weigh a ton. i'm hoping they'll pass the weight limit. these are the things keeping me up at night. hehe
check out the rest of the photos here
stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
all fired up
deery-lou.
four days left…
last week the kids made chocolate frozen bananas in their korean class. on monday someone had the bright idea to let them eat the bananas at snack time instead of having milk. it was 9:30 am. it took them my class the entire time to eat their bananas. we had 10 minutes of actual work time. there was chocolate all over the place. of course i took advantage of the time and took pictures of them.
trying to eat banana
stuffing it all in
sad banana facewe've also had a cootie outbreak this week. two students have shown up with lice. the koreans act as if its no big deal. meanwhile i'm telling the all the kids to stay clear of me. i ask them if they have the cooties. the all say no. but in truth they have no idea what i'm saying. thats the beauty of it all. the last thing i want to catch is cooties before i leave. our cootie victims both showed up at school on tuesday. i couldn't believe it. i spent the whole day feeling itchy and avoiding the two of them. i would not be surprised if we had an outbreak. especially since the use the same comb on all the kids. ummm hello. cootie breeding ground!!!
my weekend was spent in hongdae hanging out with chen, arleen, and ruth. it was good to see them all. we sat around drinking coffee and cocktails. it was definitely a nice way to end my final visit to seoul. while walking around the market i was asked to hold some sign for a video. they tried to tell me what it was for but i had no idea what they were talking about. i thought they were saying "tarot" but later when i went to search for the video i realized it was about the taliban. i must have be cut from the video. i saw my sign but didn't see me. figures. my one shot at stardom. you can view the video here.
more banana photos here
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, August 19, 2007
reach for the stars
deery-lou.
eight more days left in korea. on the ninth i'll be flying the friendly skies with all my crap i seemed to have accumulated over the past 3 years. it's hard for me to imagine life outside of korea. i've grown accustom to things here. i just hope sf is ready for me. there will be plenty of things i'm gonna miss about korea and plenty i won't. today was my last day having to go to the swimming pool with the kids. it was mayhem. so many children. they were all wearing swim caps which made it dificult to tell which ones belonged to us. we got so use to being at the pool with no one else there that none of us imagined it would be this crowded. sadly i didn't get any me time at the pool. the day was spent keeping track of the little ones. at least no one drowned. the only causalities of the day were amber falling and cutting her chin, and then there was her brother mick who threw up from stuffing m&ms down his mouth. mick has thing about throwing up. just the other day during lunch he puked onto his lunch tray. of course this all happened in my classroom. not a pretty sight. he is a cutey though.
we're making puppets this week in art class. i've decided that we need two days for art since 40 minutes is not alot of time. especially when i'm doing most of the work. i finished mine yesterday and i must say i'm quite pleased with it. hehe. i'll be sure to take a photo and post it later. so while cleaning up my apartment and getting ready for my big move, i came across some sayings i wrote down that were taken from pencil cases. here they are:
story of… yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow a vision of hope, look to this day for it is life
cutie bisquit friends
feeling love of my life and missing friend of my train
alcohol is my soulmate
classics. these are the kinds of things i'll miss about this place. i've spent the last couple of days strolling around my k-hood that i've grown to love. made a few purchases here and there. although i'm getting worried that everything isn't going to fit into my suitcases. there are so many things that i want to get but since i'll be homeless i don't see the point. i'm sitting here now staring at the pile of stuff on my floor. why is packing so H.A.R.D.
i took some photos of my students last week. click here to see them.
stay gold & be well…
Saturday, August 18, 2007
shim sham
deery-lou.
"so pretty, so pretty, so pretty oh oh oh…"
i've found my new theme song to end out 2007.
camp has come and gone. i survived. and i'm happy to say that this is my final camp here in korea. i had the option to spend the night but i chose not to and headed back with the kindergarten kids. although the places change from year to year its basically the same old tiring thing. ride a bus there for at least 2 hours, check into room with no beds, eat lunch, change into the swimsuits, make crafts, play with blocks, swim for 3 hours, dinner, shower, sleep, and the next day repeat. this was our largest camp outing yet. a mixture of kindergarten and junior level kids. i thought that we were all going to be together but we weren't until pool time. while the junior kids got to ride a giant alpine slid the k-kids made candles and played with blocks. the gel candle making was fun to a point. the kids basically lost interest half way through. they seemed to have more fun building large standing structures with the blocks. as me myself i was bored through out all of it. however, i did make a candle. i picked out all white stones. a tedious task but at least it wasted a lot of time. once arts and crafts were over we headed for the pool. there were two pools: a regular one and a kiddie one. guess where we spent out time. at the kiddie pool. good times. i did manage to sneak away and spent some quality time in the big kids pool. it was nice and cold. quite unlike the kiddie pool which was a bit warm. don't even want to think about how much piss was in that pool. i spent my day getting splashed by children and having random children say hi to me. for fun i spoke to them in what little spanish i knew. hehe. there was some nice eye candy at the pool in way of the lifeguards. i almost wanted to fake drowning so that they'd save me. we rushed through dinner so that we could wash the kids going home. it was marathon bathing. one person showing, one drying, one dressing, and the other packing their bag. the best part was listening to mark tell two of the boys to stop touching their penises together. gotta love it. they so don't care about anything at that age. the bus ride back was somewhat uneventful. we did have one student who had to pee. lucky me got to help him out by holding onto a water bottle so he could pee in it. i prayed that we'd both be able to maintain our balance while the bus was moving. thankfully we did. at one point davis, caleb, and linc were all asleep together. davis had his leg linked around linc's leg. it was so cute. i wanted to take a picture but didn't want to wake them. we got back to ansan around 8:30 pm. exhausted i made my way home and into bed.
save me!i went into suwon today to met up with christine and kwanjangnim. it was good to see them. we had a nice dinner and kwanjangnim mentioned he was going to come to sf for a visit next year. we'll see. before meeting up with them i did some window shopping in the mall. i stumbled upon a white shoulder bag. its actually more like a cross between a shoulder bag and a carry on. its much bigger than my shoulder bags now. i contemplated buying it but didn't. i couldn't justify buying yet another bag unless i ditch one of the ones i have. ]i figured i got a week to decided. if only misty was here. for now one when i'm in this situation i'm just going to ask myself, "what would misty do?"
summer camp pictures are here
stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
handle with care
deery-lou.
will the rain ever stop! i'm beginning to feel like a drowned cat. the only good thing about it is that everything is so green and the sunflowers are in full bloom. one would think that the rain would have cold down the temp a bit but no. its like being in a sauna. my hair is having a hell of a time. it wants to curl so badly yet theres hardly any hair to curl. what's a boy to do? hide inside and watch "my life on the d-list". if you haven't watched it, you must. that shit is funny. i spent the weekend bopping around seoul meeting up with friends and shopping for all those last minute things i can't live without. thought about getting some more sight seeing in but i think i'm over that. i can't believe i'll be back in the states in 17 days. tomorrow is a holiday. its korea's independence day. once again i'll be heading into seoul to meet up with some peeps and for some shopping. i think i've gone mad! today was anna's last day of work. it was pretty uneventful. she basically checked out two months ago. of course while i'm trying to get my lessons plans done for my replacement she did nothing for hers. sometimes i wonder why i work so hard. the kids have been grating my nerves this week. i got two new additions to my 6 year olds bringing the number up to 9. these two new ones don't listen at all. they are too busy talking to each. i have to yell at them every 5 minutes. the other day the girl, debbie, fell asleep in class. i think she suffers from narcolepsy. the girl can sleep in a moments noticed. then there's linc. the boy who scratches his head everytime i ask him a question as if he's thinking of an answer. he never has one. he can barely remember his own name. his new thing this week is to grunt and point. so now i'm telling cavemen. oh the joy of it all. on the plus side my favorite student davis return this week from his vacation in the philippines. i love him. i keep telling him i'm bringing him back with me. hehe. i will definitely miss that little guy. friday is summer camp day. this should be interesting. thankfully the kindergarten kids don't have to spend the night. not really sure where we are going cuz no one told us. i'm sure where ever it is it will involve a pool. here's hoping it doesn't rain.
stay gold & be well…
will the rain ever stop! i'm beginning to feel like a drowned cat. the only good thing about it is that everything is so green and the sunflowers are in full bloom. one would think that the rain would have cold down the temp a bit but no. its like being in a sauna. my hair is having a hell of a time. it wants to curl so badly yet theres hardly any hair to curl. what's a boy to do? hide inside and watch "my life on the d-list". if you haven't watched it, you must. that shit is funny. i spent the weekend bopping around seoul meeting up with friends and shopping for all those last minute things i can't live without. thought about getting some more sight seeing in but i think i'm over that. i can't believe i'll be back in the states in 17 days. tomorrow is a holiday. its korea's independence day. once again i'll be heading into seoul to meet up with some peeps and for some shopping. i think i've gone mad! today was anna's last day of work. it was pretty uneventful. she basically checked out two months ago. of course while i'm trying to get my lessons plans done for my replacement she did nothing for hers. sometimes i wonder why i work so hard. the kids have been grating my nerves this week. i got two new additions to my 6 year olds bringing the number up to 9. these two new ones don't listen at all. they are too busy talking to each. i have to yell at them every 5 minutes. the other day the girl, debbie, fell asleep in class. i think she suffers from narcolepsy. the girl can sleep in a moments noticed. then there's linc. the boy who scratches his head everytime i ask him a question as if he's thinking of an answer. he never has one. he can barely remember his own name. his new thing this week is to grunt and point. so now i'm telling cavemen. oh the joy of it all. on the plus side my favorite student davis return this week from his vacation in the philippines. i love him. i keep telling him i'm bringing him back with me. hehe. i will definitely miss that little guy. friday is summer camp day. this should be interesting. thankfully the kindergarten kids don't have to spend the night. not really sure where we are going cuz no one told us. i'm sure where ever it is it will involve a pool. here's hoping it doesn't rain.
stay gold & be well…
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