two snaps: the rebirth

tintype and sf!

definitely want to visit this shop in sf. my grandpa would be so tickled to see this video! he used to do things like this in his photographer days...

 

ohhhh it hurts!

my muscles hurt in ways i never imagined they would. i saw an informercial on tracy anderson's method workouts (during one of my episodes of insomnia) and was intrigued by the, well, method. i've never really been one to try these crazy workouts except for p90x. although, it was more like p7x for me. anyway, i knew buying through the informercial would cost me more than i'd like to spend on something i might just end up watching with a bag of chips instead of actually working out with, so i hunted the interwebs for a more reasonable price but found i'm still unwilling to pay $30 for one dvd. what does a frugal gal do? check youtube for free videos! ding ding ding!

and 50 minutes later, i'm sitting here barely able to move my arms to type. it was tough, especially for someone who's gotten used to coming home from work and plopping on the couch until dinner is served. tough for sure but i really liked it. there's no annoying "keep it up! you can do it! wake that body up! push, push, push!" it reminded me of a pilates instructor i once had who just did the workout with you and sprinkled just a little bit of encouragement here and there. maybe other people like to get yelled at and told that the harder they push the better results they'll see. well, duh, of course that's what will happen if you push yourself. let me make my own choices, ok dvd?

i'm looking forward to being able to go through each of the sets without stopping so much and taking the pain and loving it. now it's off to get some popeye's chicken and cajun fries!

just kidding, tracy anderson! no fries tonight!

hugging strangers

saturday, jan. 14 — t-shirts? check. jerseys? check. hoodies? check. lots of food, beer and jameson? check. war cries, random expletives, bursts of joy and groans of pain? check. the 49ers have been putting up a good show this past season and last weekend's game didn't disappoint. not just because we—and yes, i mean 'we' as in i'm part of the team—won, but the stage presence was so exciting to watch. where did they find that "tony montana" song?? they sure can put on a good show. it's been 14 seasons since SF hosted its last NFC championship game. it's going to be a madhouse this sunday... and not unlike last week. high five to emil for being at home and finding this video (of course he did. true faithful right there). 

 

sunday, jan. 22 — same set up, probably more food and a tantamount of excitement. bring it! let's go 49ers!

four chords

wow, these guys are pretty good!

  

holidays

my company hosted a holiday party and brought in an awesome photographer who did light projections. with wine aplenty, you can imagine the shenanigans that went on. let me just say that we shouldn't be trusted with helium tanks.

merry christmas! (i know i'm a little late...)

the learning

work was exhausting today so i plopped on the bean bag and started channel surfing. i saw that pbs was showing "the learning,' a documentary about filipino teachers who left the philippines to teach in baltimore. it's classically filipino in a sense that those women were models of sacrifice, selflessness and bravery. if you have time to spare, it's a good, humbling documentary to check out.

Watch The Learning on PBS. See more from POV.

 

holey wall

our office was invited to tour the communication arts building in menlo park last week and may i just say... i love their space! leave it up to creatives to make the most out of what used to be a really blah space. one of the things that i really liked looking at were the holes on the concrete walls. no special treatment except they were made by regular drill bits and finished with glass to make windows. great way to let light in while adding a little something visual.

best part of the tour was leafing through the pages of the latest issue of the magazine, hot off the press =). oh, and they have doggies walking around their office too! thanks to patrick and his team for the hospitality.

in rotation

 

my 2011 summer jam.  makes me think of those high school summer crushes, roadtrips and carefree days.

totally heart the bird and the bee.

art + music + drinks

if you're in the nyc, come check out one of my good friends' show tonight.  i'm sure there'll be great art, great people and great music.  high fives out to phil and the braaaaiiin!  

spectacles

my insurance doesn't cover lenses and frames, but i'm pretty blind.  i'm also down to my last pair of contacts, 3 months old and are probably doing my eyes more harm than good.  anyway, there's this awesome website, warby parker, that lets you choose up to five frames to try on - for free!  to top it all off, when you decide which ones you love, frames plus prescription lenses are only $95! 

whch one looks the best?