CLEAR BEACON

after #youthlagoon at the #wonderballroom #pdx * freezing cold...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:25:41 -0700

after #youthlagoon at the #wonderballroom #pdx * freezing cold & totally soaked. #outoffocus

shades of cherenkov blue, the sonic boom of light.first photo...

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:40:00 -0700

shades of cherenkov blue, the sonic boom of light.
first photo credit to matt howard, second & third unknown.

not the best video introduction (or typography, or voiceover,)...

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:35:50 -0700

not the best video introduction (or typography, or voiceover,) but the future waits for no one. 2013 guys, my body is ready.

> how i managed to hide this from myself, in my own bookmarks, i’ll never know.

Audio

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:51:17 -0700

Audio

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:34:37 -0700

let’s be honest. i’m probably about 163 of this...

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:50:00 -0700

let’s be honest. i’m probably about 163 of this video’s 433,563 views.

i forgot to share this one back whenever i originally stumbled upon it, but i was introducing my parents to the wonders of youtube on the wii, and rediscovered the beauty of my two favorite movies combined.

clean editing effects + iconic typography. slick.

you know how i know you're cool? you have good taste in mice.

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:45:00 -0700

if only everything were that easy!

somehow i ended up buying a new razer deathadder when i stopped...

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:13:00 -0700

somehow i ended up buying a new razer deathadder when i stopped by best buy today. super-helpful-asian-salesman to the rescue?

day with the fambam today. cartlandia, errands, and soaking up some sun.

not condoning anything, this is just remarkably well done.

Fri, 03 May 2013 23:15:38 -0700

not condoning anything, this is just remarkably well done.

for drew.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:26:00 -0700

for drew.

the quick wallet by the holton design group.rfid-blocking, sleek...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:54:00 -0700

the quick wallet by the holton design group.
rfid-blocking, sleek and chic industrial design.

friends & family day

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:12:16 -0700

at work.
BUT REALLY BECAUSE HOLLY IS HOME NOW.

we’ll get to spend a summer in the same place (or at least more than a week) for the first time in a long time. it’ll be nice to finally relax into an old friendship, no pretenses even in disagreement.

i hope that even as we get older, we’ll still have odd bursts of synaptic connection where we just understand. & that we’ll still get together, be indecisive about what to do, and have that be okay (although hopefully our choices upgrade from the formerly life changing decision of what to watch via comcast on demand.)

growing more & more fascinated with bitcoin as a...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:58:36 -0700

growing more & more fascinated with bitcoin as a decentralized currency as every day passes. i’m already late to the game, the mathematical bitcoin mining game is up for the average consumer like me, but i’ll be following this one closely & might even jump on the bandwagon soon.

right now, bitcoins are generally associated with buying things anonymously (i.e. drugs, weapons, illegal goods.) yet, i can’t help but think back to an article i read about a new zealander who lost a decent chunk of his life savings when the cyprus popular bank was recapitalized. the market fluctuation of bitcoin leads to inherent risk, but through a more stabilized global internet currency, could stories like that be avoided? additionally, what will the rising popularity (/notoriety) of bitcoin do to budding payment systems like square & venmo?

food for thought.

still can’t believe we went up in this! haha, being...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:35:00 -0700

still can’t believe we went up in this! haha, being enclosed so tightly made my deathly fear of heights & ferris wheels (thanks dad) bearable. holly probably will never forget our wonderful spin on the ferris wheel at oaks park… i screamed like a banshee that she couldn’t move or we’d tip over and die. i might have cried. so hopefully this will put a dent in that phobia, and regardless, worth every penny. (we can test my theory soon, she’s back on the 28th!)

honestly, i needed this break. and damn, we crammed every single thing we could into this mini-vacation day. good coffee, walking through seattle, flash sale shopping, the obligatory visit to the pacific place forever 21 to creep on their visuals, pike place market, a tulip bouquet, gift shopping, eating clam chowder AND a whole dungeness crab AND shrimp cocktail until i wanted to explode, sticking gum on the gum wall, then eating crepes and drinking more coffee, friendship bracelets (yes we are age 5,) ferris wheel, wandering, shopping, trying to eat cupcakes but getting sick from being full, DAISO, getting lost on the seattle public transportation, and a very tired return home. damn.

oh, and many trips to target. like actually, four or five trips to target.

Photo

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:46:00 -0700

a day illustrated.postcards printed by a vendor at the pike...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:39:00 -0700

a day illustrated.
postcards printed by a vendor at the pike place market.
(anyone recognize the artist? lost my receipt & i’d like to give credit where credit is due.)

the crazy assholes i work with & melissa’s...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:36:00 -0700

the crazy assholes i work with & melissa’s boyfriend.
this night was absolute madness in an embarrassing but ridiculous way.

nacho guzman’s sparkles and wine teaser.demonstrates the...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:43:18 -0700

nacho guzman’s sparkles and wine teaser.
demonstrates the amazing effects of lighting on perception.
(in other news, lighting directors everywhere felt validated today.)

in love with her vocal color.

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:01:47 -0700

in love with her vocal color.

sweden is clean, norway is trashy.

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:57:00 -0700

sweden is clean, norway is trashy.:

talked about this article with a few coworkers at work this morning, although i am not sure if they will even remember the conversation. it seems i am still in the process of determining if my only relation to people at work is actually “the work.”

ideally, i’d like to actually get to know people’s interests and dreams and glean some semblance of life experience from this period of time. & half the time it feels like a success, and i gain insight into someone’s actions and learn how to be a better coworker and a better person. & then the other half of the time, i realise it may be an exercise in futility.

i have the opportunity to work with many creative minds and strong personalities, but sometimes the learning process can feel like a one way road. at the very least, having no one i can consider a close friend around me at the moment means that i can spend some time in third person mode, examining from the outside in.