Sunday, April 22, 2007
the pumpkin that nobody wanted
second grade, i think miss hodgkinson was a little harsh on me
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Saturday, April 21, 2007
ache throb pound
it's the nicest day of the year and i have a fever, stuffed head, painful ear buzzing, burning throat, my skin aches, shooting pains through my head and i just want to be outside. i just ventured out to the store for gallons of OJ and lemons and more throat drops. the dogs are bored. i hate sympathy, if you're feeling good go out & do something fun on this glorious earth day weekend. i have tickets for toubab krewe tonight that are going to waste like my tickets for last night did. ginger ale sounds good, loud music and/or standing up doesn't. sick feels extra sick on weekends. appreciate your good health!
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Friday, April 20, 2007
tapes haiku & two more for four twenty
red scotch masking duct
mix packing electrical
measuring cassette
disease forces heroism from
those around it
brings out the best
takes the best
how long
will a sore throat
nag before it
screams & hits
or shuts the hell up
mix packing electrical
measuring cassette
disease forces heroism from
those around it
brings out the best
takes the best
how long
will a sore throat
nag before it
screams & hits
or shuts the hell up
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
virginia tech
weeks like this i'm glad i don't have a tv. i'm sure the virginia tech tragedy has been on air 24/7. i've read many articles on it, and don't need to hear and see every detail hashed and rehashed every 10 minutes. a lot of people are in despair, crying WHY why why? and while my heart aches for everyone involved, this shooting doesn't make me feel like the apocalypse is any closer. one person acted insanely on monday, hundreds of people reacted bravely, intelligently, normally, heroically, with incredible compassion and genuine care for their fellow man -- friend or stranger. the stories i read of professors trying to protect their classes, authorities doing all they could, students helping each other, if only by maintaining silent eye contact with another student under desks while the shooting was happening - that's what i am left with. the lives of 32 innocent people were senselessly snuffed, their friends and families will never stop grieving, and it's not fair or right, but it doesn't scare me and i don't think we're closer to the end of the world. it makes me want to work harder for peace everywhere. so take that, gunman.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
local widespread panic
i got to see widespread panic at the asheville civic center on friday.
it was amazingly great.
there was supposed to be a big security crackdown based on councilman carl mumpower's likening a recent ratdog show to an amsterdam hash bar, but i didn't see one.
it was amazingly great.
there was supposed to be a big security crackdown based on councilman carl mumpower's likening a recent ratdog show to an amsterdam hash bar, but i didn't see one.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Peek-a-Do, Jill's salon for kids in Durham!
remember jill?
check out her salon for kids in Durham, NC - Peek-A-Do!
Children the mane clientele at this salon Child-friendly Peek-a-Do! hair salon caters to the kid in all of us ... and they do it with style
Elizabeth Shestak, Correspondent
Noah Triplett sat on his mother's lap Wednesday morning, tears streaming as he yelped and fussed, squirming away from the woman who kept coming at him with those shiny things that made little hairs flutter around his face.
A few minutes later, the 21-month-old had calmed down and was sporting a dapper look, his thick, dark brown hair parted to the side, still damp from being spritzed down in the momentary mayhem that had just passed.
His mother, Karen Triplett, literally jumped for joy -- her toddler had finally gotten his hair cut.
It had been six months since his last (and first) trim, and it was just as bad when his grandfather, a retired barber, had a go at it, but he lived too far away to cut it again. Triplett said her husband just couldn't handle watching the fits Noah would throw when she tried to cut it herself.
Her last hope was Peek-a-Do!, a kid-friendly salon at 7011 Fayetteville Road. It's not just for kids-cuts - children are supervised and entertained while their parents get cuts too.
Owner Jill Simpson, a 31-year-old mother of two, opened the boutique -- the first of its kind in Durham -- in October 2005 with fellow mom Jan Sebway; business has been booming.
Simpson's original plans did not include owning a business. She wanted to be a kindergarten teacher and earned a liberal arts degree at UNC-Chapel Hill. She loved being a stay-at-home mom, too. But once the idea got rolling, she embraced the creative outlet.
"We can't do that, we're just moms!" is what they said to themselves at first. But as the logistics became clearer, "there was that moment of just like why not?" Simpson said. "We know what moms want and we know what kids want, and we'll figure out the rest."
The salon offers more than a barber's chair and a pair of scissors. The walls are decorated in an earthy green, blue, yellow and orange palette, and there are rounded edges on everything in the room. The mirrors look like puddles on the walls, and the receptionist's desk is an island.
In front of every seat (some are shaped like cars and planes.) there is an LCD screen with a choice of four animated movies playing at all times. Wednesday featured "Dora the Explorer," "Elmo," "Thomas the Tank Engine" and "Cars."
Katherine Hirsh brought her son, Alexander, 5, to Peek-a-Do! to have his hair repaired -- he had given himself a haircut a week earlier and it needed some touching up. They all seem to do that to themselves when they turn five, she joked.
Simpson only hires stylists who have at least five years' experience outside of beauty school.
"You can't learn to cut hair on a moving target," she said.
Patience and the kind of personality that makes the children comfortable are also job requirements.
Janice Glass cut Alexander's hair and said she relies on lots of distractions for the children. Anything that makes them hold their heads still and look down helps, Glass said.
Simpson even sells toys in the salon, making sure they are educational, fun and not apt to drive parents nuts.
"I don't think toys have to have lights and make sounds to be fun," Simpson said.
Simpson said they made sure furnishings would be low enough so that parents could visually keep track of their children no matter where they were in the salon.
There is a play area for siblings and friends waiting their turn, and when the children are finished, they get to choose a toy out of the "treasure chest" and also receive a balloon.
Little girls get a "signature twist" where a front piece of their hair is twisted back and tied with a ribbon in the color of their choice.
Simpson won't allow Duke blue on the premises.
The Colorado native said children's salons are all the rage in Denver, but there were none in the Triangle.
"It is such a need -- this is such a growing area with so many young families and there are just so many children and you know, they need haircuts," Simpson said.
She met Sebway, who they refer to as the "behind-the-scenes partner," as first-time mothers in birthing class.
Raising their children together (Simpson's daughter Lande and Sebway's son Zack were born just five days apart) brought them very close, and they started coming up with ideas from noticing things that would make the lives of mothers easier.
A pacifier that actually stayed in mouths was one fledgling concept, but it never moved beyond speculation. When their children were the age where they needed haircuts, it occurred to Simpson that there was no place that specialized in children's cuts.
It took two years, but after doing tons of research, hiring an ad agency for six months and an architecture firm to make her vision of a stimulating but not Chuck E. Cheese-esque environment, Peek-a-Do! opened and was a hit from the start.
Basic haircuts are more expensive than in most salons -- Peek-a-Do! prices start at $19, $22 for a wash and cut, and $9 for a bang/over the ear trim. They even offer manicures, which start at $15. Children's haircuts run around $12 at other places.
But Simpson strives to make the boutique a positive experience for children and parents alike, and she loves it when the children walk in the door crying from fear, and leave crying because they don't want to leave.
Published: Jan 27, 2007 The Durham News
check out her salon for kids in Durham, NC - Peek-A-Do!
Children the mane clientele at this salon Child-friendly Peek-a-Do! hair salon caters to the kid in all of us ... and they do it with style
Elizabeth Shestak, Correspondent
Noah Triplett sat on his mother's lap Wednesday morning, tears streaming as he yelped and fussed, squirming away from the woman who kept coming at him with those shiny things that made little hairs flutter around his face.
A few minutes later, the 21-month-old had calmed down and was sporting a dapper look, his thick, dark brown hair parted to the side, still damp from being spritzed down in the momentary mayhem that had just passed.
His mother, Karen Triplett, literally jumped for joy -- her toddler had finally gotten his hair cut.
It had been six months since his last (and first) trim, and it was just as bad when his grandfather, a retired barber, had a go at it, but he lived too far away to cut it again. Triplett said her husband just couldn't handle watching the fits Noah would throw when she tried to cut it herself.
Her last hope was Peek-a-Do!, a kid-friendly salon at 7011 Fayetteville Road. It's not just for kids-cuts - children are supervised and entertained while their parents get cuts too.
Owner Jill Simpson, a 31-year-old mother of two, opened the boutique -- the first of its kind in Durham -- in October 2005 with fellow mom Jan Sebway; business has been booming.
Simpson's original plans did not include owning a business. She wanted to be a kindergarten teacher and earned a liberal arts degree at UNC-Chapel Hill. She loved being a stay-at-home mom, too. But once the idea got rolling, she embraced the creative outlet.
"We can't do that, we're just moms!" is what they said to themselves at first. But as the logistics became clearer, "there was that moment of just like why not?" Simpson said. "We know what moms want and we know what kids want, and we'll figure out the rest."
The salon offers more than a barber's chair and a pair of scissors. The walls are decorated in an earthy green, blue, yellow and orange palette, and there are rounded edges on everything in the room. The mirrors look like puddles on the walls, and the receptionist's desk is an island.
In front of every seat (some are shaped like cars and planes.) there is an LCD screen with a choice of four animated movies playing at all times. Wednesday featured "Dora the Explorer," "Elmo," "Thomas the Tank Engine" and "Cars."
Katherine Hirsh brought her son, Alexander, 5, to Peek-a-Do! to have his hair repaired -- he had given himself a haircut a week earlier and it needed some touching up. They all seem to do that to themselves when they turn five, she joked.
Simpson only hires stylists who have at least five years' experience outside of beauty school.
"You can't learn to cut hair on a moving target," she said.
Patience and the kind of personality that makes the children comfortable are also job requirements.
Janice Glass cut Alexander's hair and said she relies on lots of distractions for the children. Anything that makes them hold their heads still and look down helps, Glass said.
Simpson even sells toys in the salon, making sure they are educational, fun and not apt to drive parents nuts.
"I don't think toys have to have lights and make sounds to be fun," Simpson said.
Simpson said they made sure furnishings would be low enough so that parents could visually keep track of their children no matter where they were in the salon.
There is a play area for siblings and friends waiting their turn, and when the children are finished, they get to choose a toy out of the "treasure chest" and also receive a balloon.
Little girls get a "signature twist" where a front piece of their hair is twisted back and tied with a ribbon in the color of their choice.
Simpson won't allow Duke blue on the premises.
The Colorado native said children's salons are all the rage in Denver, but there were none in the Triangle.
"It is such a need -- this is such a growing area with so many young families and there are just so many children and you know, they need haircuts," Simpson said.
She met Sebway, who they refer to as the "behind-the-scenes partner," as first-time mothers in birthing class.
Raising their children together (Simpson's daughter Lande and Sebway's son Zack were born just five days apart) brought them very close, and they started coming up with ideas from noticing things that would make the lives of mothers easier.
A pacifier that actually stayed in mouths was one fledgling concept, but it never moved beyond speculation. When their children were the age where they needed haircuts, it occurred to Simpson that there was no place that specialized in children's cuts.
It took two years, but after doing tons of research, hiring an ad agency for six months and an architecture firm to make her vision of a stimulating but not Chuck E. Cheese-esque environment, Peek-a-Do! opened and was a hit from the start.
Basic haircuts are more expensive than in most salons -- Peek-a-Do! prices start at $19, $22 for a wash and cut, and $9 for a bang/over the ear trim. They even offer manicures, which start at $15. Children's haircuts run around $12 at other places.
But Simpson strives to make the boutique a positive experience for children and parents alike, and she loves it when the children walk in the door crying from fear, and leave crying because they don't want to leave.
Published: Jan 27, 2007 The Durham News
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Monday, April 09, 2007
peace haiku 37-43
get to get green with
deepest inhale let it out
push reset button
fog puddles cloud road
wipers distract more than clear
proceed via gut
bold enough to ask
play cute pry my deepest cut
you'll get my gross truth
don't cheat on someone
you care about when it's so
easy to break up
problem method do
adapt repeat ritual
solvent solution
my religion is
realism try to see
things as they are now
transcend every
minute perspective & be
all the connections
deepest inhale let it out
push reset button
fog puddles cloud road
wipers distract more than clear
proceed via gut
bold enough to ask
play cute pry my deepest cut
you'll get my gross truth
don't cheat on someone
you care about when it's so
easy to break up
problem method do
adapt repeat ritual
solvent solution
my religion is
realism try to see
things as they are now
transcend every
minute perspective & be
all the connections
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Sunday, April 08, 2007
Friday, April 06, 2007
Thursday, April 05, 2007
ray of apollo sunshine
i saw the band apollo sunshine open for toots & the maytals last night and i was completely blown away. they were excellent. they do what they want. they put out enormous energy. i would highly recommend listening to their music & going out to hear them play anytime you have a chance.
myspace/apollosunshine
"phyliss"
"today is your day"
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Monday, April 02, 2007
happy not birthday jim reilly
today jim reilly should have turned 31. here's a picture i found yesterday in my old desk from when he & his friend rob (i think) came down to UNC from william & mary for a night to see his brother and i'm not sure why else. i remember i didn't go out with them because i had an english exam the next day. stupid.
here's a link to what i posted last year with some drawings he worked on. let's all work on peace this year, whaddya say?
here's a link to what i posted last year with some drawings he worked on. let's all work on peace this year, whaddya say?Share Away :
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
best box ever
i found a box full of old vintage vantage shirts that i'd ironed furry buffaloes onto a few years ago. it's like a bonanza. the buffalo is in a different spot for every shirt, so it's the fro on the dodgeball kid's head, it's like a tattoo on the compton cupcakes one, gravity, it's not just a good idea, it's the buffalo, caucasia knows how to party with a dead buffalo with its legs up, you get the idea.
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
spare prayers
my friends from high school, Lauren & Ralph Bove (bo-vay) and their son Matthew could use some positive healing thoughts & prayers right about now.
(from Matthew's CarePage): "A little after his first birthday, Matthew was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma, a very rare form of liver cancer. Although they lived in New York, his parents, Lauren and Ralph, decided to bring him up to Boston where he split time between Children’s Hospital Boston and the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana Farber Cancer Institute starting in February of ’06 until he was finally discharged this past November. In that time, Matthew underwent six rounds of chemotherapy and had 65% of his liver removed in order to fully eradicate the tumor in his body."
unfortunately they just learned through blood tests that Matthew is not really cancer-free, they're not sure where the cancer is now or how to fight it, they're in a waiting game until it gets more developed and doctors can do something about it, OR until there is a healing miracle and their little boy is rid of the cancer for good.
so if you're feeling lucky or have some extra prayers to give, please include Matthew Bove on your list of good vibe recipients, i know they would really appreciate it.
(from Matthew's CarePage): "A little after his first birthday, Matthew was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma, a very rare form of liver cancer. Although they lived in New York, his parents, Lauren and Ralph, decided to bring him up to Boston where he split time between Children’s Hospital Boston and the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana Farber Cancer Institute starting in February of ’06 until he was finally discharged this past November. In that time, Matthew underwent six rounds of chemotherapy and had 65% of his liver removed in order to fully eradicate the tumor in his body."
unfortunately they just learned through blood tests that Matthew is not really cancer-free, they're not sure where the cancer is now or how to fight it, they're in a waiting game until it gets more developed and doctors can do something about it, OR until there is a healing miracle and their little boy is rid of the cancer for good.
so if you're feeling lucky or have some extra prayers to give, please include Matthew Bove on your list of good vibe recipients, i know they would really appreciate it.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
licensed to drive
i went to the dmv bright & early this morning to get a NC drivers license, all prepared to take the 25 question written test but they still had me on file from 4 years ago so all i had to do was read the top line on the vision chart & identify 8 road signs by their color and shape & take a new photo and 20 minutes later i left with my new license. sometimes things just work out.
and i am all the wiser for knowing things like
"Secondary roads" are roads where... hills are more likley to be more steep and curves are likely to be more sharp than on primary roads.
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in cities and towns is... 35 miles per hour.
If a vehicle sways freely, leans heavily to one side during a turn or seems to bounce continuously, there may be a problem with the... suspension system.
and i am all the wiser for knowing things like
"Secondary roads" are roads where... hills are more likley to be more steep and curves are likely to be more sharp than on primary roads.
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in cities and towns is... 35 miles per hour.
If a vehicle sways freely, leans heavily to one side during a turn or seems to bounce continuously, there may be a problem with the... suspension system.
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Monday, March 26, 2007
faithless samaritan
i don't believe in god or everlasting love
she can't save you, you can't save me, no peace comes from up above
doomed from day one
to lie in dirt graves
all we have is all we make
& all we do all night & day
do good. do well. make it work.
she can't save you, you can't save me, no peace comes from up above
doomed from day one
to lie in dirt graves
all we have is all we make
& all we do all night & day
do good. do well. make it work.
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Saturday, March 24, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
on the road
people who flash their brights coming from the other direction to tell you a cop is waiting in the grass = awesome
people who drive the same cars as cops = assholes
people who drive the same cars as cops = assholes
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
highlights from charlottesville
i went up to uva yesterday to hang out with some allstar folks & see some tea leaf green & here are a few of the wilder pictures i got -
that is nacho's ass, after he ate 5 lbs of ice, before he started panting & peed on the carpet/into the ice bucket
that is nacho's ass, after he ate 5 lbs of ice, before he started panting & peed on the carpet/into the ice bucket
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Monday, March 19, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
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Saturday, March 10, 2007
ORDER PIZZA
ORDER PIZZA
by, William O. Johnson
We have company coming over
and I don't feel like cookng,
it's late and I'm a little hungry.
Friends drop by unannounced, no problem ORDER PIZZA!
A sleep over with a house full of kids,
The game is on and no time for sandwiches.
The Boy Scout Troop has about twenty-five kids,
no problem, ORDER PIZZA!
What can I take to the party?
How many pieces should I bring?
I need a dish for the potluck,
What can I take to the party?
How many pieces should I bring?
I need a dish for the potluck,
no problem ORDER PIZZA!
Vegetarian, Cheese or the Works, it doesn't matter
Vegetarian, Cheese or the Works, it doesn't matter
neither of these will hurt,
Thick crust, thin crust,
Deep dish or that hand tossed stuff on TV
ORDER PIZZA!
It's a very convenient dish,
not just for you but also for me
ORDER PIZZA!
No matter what the occasion,
there's always kids around,
and if not you have a midnight snack,
now who could argue with that? ORDER PIZZA!
It will get you out of a jam,
It will get you out of a jam,
trust me I know,
PIZZA IS WHAT I AM.
GO AHEAD ORDER PIZZA!
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
another man's treasure
i have to estimate the value of my t-shirts for a moving company and i say 400 shirts x $50 each = $20,000.00
i think that's a conservative estimate, some are worth hundreds. nevermind the fact that somebody threw them away at one point. you should see the yellows.
i think that's a conservative estimate, some are worth hundreds. nevermind the fact that somebody threw them away at one point. you should see the yellows.
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
HealthNet is the Devil
Anyone ever considering health insurance, DO NOT USE HEALTHNET.
They will charge you insanely high premiums.
They will not allow you to go to nice doctors that your friends recommend.
They will force you to go to a doctor in a dirty trailer in the ghetto, specializing in AIDS patients with outdated equipment and stains on the walls and ceiling.
They will refuse to pay that doctor because they inexplicably assigned you to a medical group 600 miles away.
They will put you on hold and transfer you around the company for 47 minutes (including hanging up on you) before telling you they will not pay for the
"unauthorized charges."
I will pay for the goddamn doctor and lab fees or else my credit will take a hit.
HealthNet is terrible.
HealthNet is awful.
From Idiotic Customer Service to Third Rate Doctors to not paying for any services, it's been one nightmare after another for 5 years with them.
I wash my hands of HealthNet and jump happily and healthily into the loving arms of Blue Cross.
They will charge you insanely high premiums.
They will not allow you to go to nice doctors that your friends recommend.
They will force you to go to a doctor in a dirty trailer in the ghetto, specializing in AIDS patients with outdated equipment and stains on the walls and ceiling.
They will refuse to pay that doctor because they inexplicably assigned you to a medical group 600 miles away.
They will put you on hold and transfer you around the company for 47 minutes (including hanging up on you) before telling you they will not pay for the
"unauthorized charges."
I will pay for the goddamn doctor and lab fees or else my credit will take a hit.
HealthNet is terrible.
HealthNet is awful.
From Idiotic Customer Service to Third Rate Doctors to not paying for any services, it's been one nightmare after another for 5 years with them.
I wash my hands of HealthNet and jump happily and healthily into the loving arms of Blue Cross.
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Monday, March 05, 2007
happy birthday lisa!
happy birthday to lisa my panda in crime - hope you have a swell day in the queen city & there are so many good times around the bend!
it seems like everybody i know and love has a birthday right around now - must be cosmic forces at work!
it seems like everybody i know and love has a birthday right around now - must be cosmic forces at work!
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Sunday, March 04, 2007
adios dinner
even though they ignored our reservation, and ignored us, and stuffed us at a table for 8, and microwaved our food, and called ranch dressing 'special jalapeno white sauce,' the kitshickers had a bueno tiempo at cafe coyote in old town last night.
margaritas muy grandes
que bella!
miracle jefe!
i love you guys! !MUCHAS GRACIAS!
margaritas muy grandes
que bella!
miracle jefe!
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Friday, March 02, 2007
she had a tongue like a bullfrooooog!
time again for everybody's favorite video - the drunkumentary!
steely toed capitan got some great footage of wheels chipotle and amazingly they are still friends.
steely toed capitan got some great footage of wheels chipotle and amazingly they are still friends.
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
happy birthday beth & cv-3-1!
two of the world's greatest people celebrate a birthday today!
beth the double axle foley
and it's wild chris greenlover
wish i could be with both or either of you for today's funfestivities - have super days & then go head & have super years.
beth the double axle foley
and it's wild chris greenlover
wish i could be with both or either of you for today's funfestivities - have super days & then go head & have super years.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
alfred w. fielding
trying to make plastic wallpaper with paper backing didn't work, but from that failure came - bubblewrap!
(read the article)
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
fed ex arrow
i looked at the fed ex logo hundreds of times before i saw the white arrow pointing right between the e & the x. keep looking til it pops out like a schooner.
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Monday, February 26, 2007
santa barbara rocks
i went up to santa barbara this weekend with mappy & hippie & sparkplug for the solutions for dreamers - heal the ocean - ALO - Michael Franti - fest with a guadalajara joe cherry on top & SB has to be the most trippyfun place on the west coast or at least the world.
i did a terrible job of picture-taking but here are a few -
holden in hillcrest - kelsey & magic gnaw bones -
guadalajara joe @ green room + smoke machine
mappy camper leads us in underwater happy birthday!
we're funky & proud!
adios sb
super-rickety san clemente pier
total fun
i did a terrible job of picture-taking but here are a few -
holden in hillcrest - kelsey & magic gnaw bones -
guadalajara joe @ green room + smoke machine
mappy camper leads us in underwater happy birthday!
we're funky & proud!
adios sb
super-rickety san clemente pier
total fun
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Friday, February 23, 2007
happy birthday mappy camper!
you're a superstar! so glad i get to celebrate with you this weekend!
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