Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bad ass, grace slick, jefferson airplane, white rabbit
- I wish I were this bad ass.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: anna ritskhe, black and white, lack of updates, london, photography, sick
It’s hard getting back into a normal routine since I’ve been back from Austin. I’ve been rather ill lately so I can’t do much but walk to my bathroom and back.
I have less than a week to recover before heading to London. I am beyond excited. Especially having my new toy (Nikon D300) but don’t worry I will still be taking plenty of black and white film shots.
I adore this photo.
photo by: Anna Ritskhe
I’ve been wearing my hear in braids my often lately. I don’t know what that means and why I felt the need to share that.
Did you miss me? Of course not.
Sorry for the lack of updates. I was in Austin all last week for SXSW. And let me tell YOU, that festival kicked my ASS!!! I pretty much feel like I’ve been through hell and back. I don’t know what it feels like to eat a REAL meal or sleep properly. I should be trying to sleep now, but the 3 hours I got to do on the plane was good enough.
Anyways, more updates later about how I got a busted lip, someone stole my polaroid camera and getting yelled out and disrespected by a tour manager.
Craziness.
I was a complete spazz the whole trip and entire too stressed out. Someone should have taken my blackberry away, because I was a text messaging, calling everyone I know fool. I must have been the most annoying person on the planet.
I never thought I would say it is good to be back in KS. But it really is. I just want to chill in my room, watch some movies, and all that good stuff.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: elvis perkins, elvis perkins in dearland, music, oz perkins, photography
Seriously, how much do I love Elvis Perkins?
photo by: Oz Perkins
I can’t stop playing the new album. IT’S SO FUCKING GOOD!!!! SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!
I can’t wait to see him again at SXSW! I may die. Seriously. Cold War Kids, Delta Spirit, Richard Swift and Elvis Perkins in Dearland all in the same fucking city at ONCE. It really can’t get any better.
I felt this quote was appropriate to how I feel about all these bands and their music. And just music in general.
“no human being can be there for you the way a record can. i mean, your friends are your friends, and that’s great, that’s amazing if you’re having a hard time-and i clearly know about this at this point in my life-but nothing can compare with putting on a record and grieving silently or, conversely, celebrating personally.”
(ben gibbard in autumn de wildes book about elliott smith.)
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: creativity, emails, friends, girls, heels, high heels, inspired, photography, reassurance, relief, st. louis, strangers
self portrait by me
“your photos are amazing. keep on doing it, don’t worry bout nothin’ else – beeman”
It’s emails like this that keep me going.
From people I have talked to only a few times, yet have made an affect on my life, even if they don’t know it.
I have started to develop a great group of people to surround myself with. After several years of not having this (what ever this is). After moving around so much and never really connecting to anyone, I have finally started to break out of my shell and open up to people, reach out to people (even if they are the wrong people to reach out to) you can only grow and learn from this. Sometimes I gravitate to the wrong people, want to the wrong people to accept me, but I think I am heading in the right direction now.
Everyone I now surround myself with are so creative, brilliant, non-judging and keep pushing me to continue shooting. I am so glad to have finally found this. Even if I live in KS and most of these people live elsewhere. But, I always know our paths will cross sooner rather than later. Especially, since we are all temporary nomads. On the road to some sort of self-discovery. I feel like I am rambling, I AM rambling. I really have no idea what I am talking about except that it all feels like something nice is happening to all of us. Don’t you think?
On and unrelated note, Chloe and I like to wear heels. More new photos coming soon.
photo by: me
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: books, chilling out, crazy, lazy, photography, rant, reading, sleep, soccer moms, thomas penman, whitnail and i, working
Today is one of those lazy days. I just need ONE day to get my head together and figure out some things. So much to do, so little time. Apologies to everyone that has had to deal with my madness through texting and ringing you on the phone. I think I am just thinking ENTIRELY too much these days. When I just need to chill the fuck out for a moment and not worry about things. 
This is what I plan on doing today. 
photos by: Yuji Takeuchi I was just recommended The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman by Bruce Robinson. I only a few chapters in, but it seems promising. Come on, it’s by the guy who wrote Withnail and I! One of my favorite movies. 
Shit, it’s almost time to pick up my younger brother and sister from school. I got into TWO arguments yesterday with crazy soccer moms over parking. One lady nearly hit my car attempting to parallel park in the very tiny space in front of me. Another person honked at me because apparently I wasn’t moving fast enough out of my parking spot while my brother and sister were getting into the car and I was trying to make sure my dog didn’t jump out and run off. Apologies! *sarcasm*
Let’s see what adventures happen today at good ol’ SMNW!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Amber Tamblyn, Derrick Brown, Lazers of Sexcellence, poetry, STL, super rad
This weekend in STL, Chloe and I are going to see Derrick Brown and Amber Tamblyn.
Kristin made this badass flyer.
Doors open at 7, show is at 8.
So come early and BYOB!!!
It’s going to be rad to the max.
OH!! And wear your nicest duds, there might be a documentary being filmed and I’ll be there snapping photos. Get excited.
Derrick Brown Poetry (in case you are not in the know)
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: cleaning, fiona apple, nyc, OKOZYO, photography, the city
Today has been incredible productive. I think I purged half of my closet today. Just nonstop cleaning and organizing. I love when I have days like this. Watched some movies and now I am working on a mix for a friend. I’ve been in such a Fiona Apple mood lately. The song “Get Gone” is my current theme song.
I’ve been taking photos a lot more lately. I have a few rolls to develop which I hope to have up soon. And I found a random roll while cleaning out my closet. I am interested to see what is on that roll.
I adore the following photos.
This makes me miss a city life. It really makes wish I were back in NYC. I miss it a lot these days.
photos by: OKOZYO
Last night, I went to bed before midnight and slept in until 9am!! WOAH.
Today, I feel well rested and in a good mood. I get to hang out with some old friends tonight and go listen to some Jazz.
I finally finished ALL my laundry, it’s just a a matter of folding and hanging them up, which I’ll do while catching up on LOST! I am almost there people. Then I get to watch it on television with everyone else.
Can you guys believe it’s March!?
Next month I’ll be in London!!
