this picture

has nothing to do with my post, but i like it nonetheless. people looking at the winged victory at the louvre.

i'm back in l.a. i think the job in san diego is done. time to break out the polaroid. and yes, i still have film left. i just gotta get back into the swing of things after 5 or 6 weeks of going back and forth. here is something for you to look at while i get myself together. kolo (the cool photo album company) has started a new blog called koloist, and they asked me to contribute. they sent me lots of cool kolo stuff, and just encouraged me to be creative. they posted my first attempt on the blog today (or yesterday, depending on when you read this). hope you like it. oh, and this is a post about my "kolo weapons of choice."

silver and gold

there was quite a long stretch of time that i stopped going to the swap meets religiously. well, guess what . . . i'm going to the swap meets religiously, again and i love it! i love waking up early on sunday, strolling through the aisles of awesomeness, drinking coffee (decaf), sifting through old photos . . . all of it. i usually go with my brother, but yesterday i went it alone. probably good for him as i was in a super sifting mood. he's not a sifter (most boys aren't). i found a ton of great stuff. i actually had to leave before i finished walking through the entire swap meet because i ran out of money. i found these silver shoes for $5 and the gold purse for $10. hope you like them, too.

ps. my out of town job is almost over. i work tomorrow (my birthday) and then next monday. hopefully after that i can get back into the swing of things.

pretty & delicious

a fantastic combination. don't you agree.

we ate macarons from paulette yesterday. i couldn't resist taking a picture. the background is a vintage french crepe paper napkin. i wish i could use them all of the time, but if i did, i wouldn't have money for food. hmmmmmmm.

still away

hi. how are you? i'm still away on that job in san diego. i've convinced them to let me come in early to the studio and use the computer here to blog. they made fun of me. they always make fun of me. i will try to post again this week. and jamie and i have been posting over here.

this was the wall outside our neighborhood market in paris. ahhhh. i miss paris.

death becomes them

i do say these carnations are much prettier dead. is that morbid? hmmmmm. well, on a much lighter note.

napa nest

my brain is not awesome. i totally forgot to tell you that i have two photostrips in a show at napa nest. lots of my friends from for the love of light are a part of the show, too. it runs through the end of october. i think you can see a larger version of the image if you double click it, and if not, it's here.

my new dress

this weekend i was struck with urge to buy dresses. lots and lots of dresses. well, six, actually. is that a lot? would you feel better if i told you they were only $12 a piece. it sure made andrew feel better when i told him. this is one of my favorites. oh yeah, and that news i was speaking of. i guess i shouldn't have said news, because news seems huge especially in the blog world. it usually means a big move or a baby or a new job. nothing like that here. i just wanted you to be the first to know that jamie and i started a blog for ban.do. it's called i heart ban.do and you can find it here. that's the news. is that anti-climactic? i hope not. we just thought it would be fun to let everyone come along for the ride. it has been really exciting thus far and i feel like if it wasn't for all of my blog friends and family this wouldn't have happened. so thank you, and please check it out and spread the word.

happy monday!

ps. i am taking a vacation from becoming a foodie, so as to prevent my head from exploding. rumor has it, that is a very messy situation.