cali night

come on now
can we take a few steps together
oooooooh

california nights
always seem
to
make
you
all
look
so
better

aren't they cute?

not as cute as my babies though

san diego macro

too many shitty wedding pictures.. so i'll put these up instead!

i got laid last august before i moved back to philly.. and i might be able to again, but while celebrating with my brother and his buddies on thursday, lil hieu jr. got into some serious action, and may be out for the count for a couple of weeks. no, it's nothing gay, as you may be questioning what kind of serious action it would get into with a bunch of guys. it was beach football, beach volleyball, and surfing.

sand+skin+lots of movement=horrendously painful rash

yes, it hurts that much i'm willing to pass getting puss. call me gay, call me what you will.

is god telling me to be celibate until i marry someone?

SLOW DOWN!

yous gonna run them kids over dead!

how do you relax?

i take expensive photo equipment into the flowing waters of the ocean

and i hurl myself down steep paths on a mt. bike

and i stick half of my body out of a fast vehicle to capture video

and i pet my cat

and i take pictures of flowers

and.. there are so many things, these are a few. what about you?

my weak week

so.. lots of things this week.. i think. not really, i just wrote a couple things. i stayed the week up in new jersey, so i could finally stop driving back and forth everyday.. you know, leaving at 8 in the morning and coming home at 9 at night isn't as much fun as i thought it'd be.

enough chatter, let me see some pictures damnit!

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a] i live in jersey now? the state i abhor? someone shoot me, it's one of the things i never thought i'd do, along with getting an apple computer.. which is alarm for mass suicide and homicide, all by myself!

b] after closing, i drove around for a bit, caught some dynamic shots of the setting sun and the rising moon. met these guys while i was filling up near the apt. i was staying at. cool group, happy to have some shots taken. the dude in the gsx-r [middle, blue] asked what magazine it was for! do i give off that vibe?

c] these guys were skatin' outside the store, and i had to get some action shots. when i came out of the store with the camera, they kinda went away. not sure if they were thinking i was trying to get them into trouble, but when i walked up and asked if they wanted me to take pictures of them skating, they were all for it. i was the proverbial, mental redbull they needed to attempt an ollie.. the last shot? the only successful landing.

d] got keys made. i have copies to the apt. and the store. some burglary is called for, no? also bought a lot of books. LOTS. i haven't purchased this many books since my freshman year, and those were mandatory. what the hell is wrong with me?

e] the store. not much to say, besides it's a place with a bunch of pretenders without formal training.

'hi, how may i butcher your hands/feet today?'

that should be our official motto. not sure how the boss would like that one, though..

f] if the eyes are the windows to the soul, then what's the mouth?

for some, it's the doorway with a wall very close to the opening ;P

g] explored the consignment shop next door. what a cool place, it's like a garage sale without the haggling.. you know, if you're 50.

h] it rained a little.

i] and i took off like a bandit. the longer i stay in jersey, the more convinced i am of becoming a real asshole.

weeks end

JEE, what am i reduced to? counting the weeks? isn't it summer time? shouldn't the days and weeks meld together 'til it's time to go back to school? it should, damnit!

but, besides that, i'm missing out on living life; running around and playing in the grass with my cat, swimming in the ocean waters with my friends, sharing a laugh with my family.. these missed opportunities add up, and before you know it.. you're dead.

like van wilder quoted from someone undoubtedly smarter than the premise of the movie; don't take life too seriously, you'll never make it out alive.

i see you!

i'm hooked! the camera is starting to become an addiction for me, i can't get enough. and the blue on the lens slightly turns me on.. that's normal, right?

i shot an image 2 days ago with a 30s shutter speed. this is on the opposite extreme, at 1/4000s.