NEW FAVORITES

things i like recently:


East Van Girls by Shimmering Stars



i have the Shimmering Stars LP (2010 demos) and usually skip to I'm going to try and just listen to it on repeat but the other day i had my ipod on shuffle and it picked East Van Girls. now i can't stop playing it!! please also enjoy their cover of Del Shannon's Let it be me (but if you are a doo wop purist, you might have a heart attack).


Kat Von D's Painted Love in Vestalula



i saw this mini sampler for $28 and decided to try it out. a great bargain in my opinion since you get 6 colors and full size lipsticks are $18 a piece. yes i know they are "mini" size but it would take me too long, anyway, to finish a full size. vestalula is my favorite of the pack so far and according to my search on sephora.com it is only available as a part of this set!

Justice League



guess i'm not the only girl who loves ice cream! XD
(it's too good to give away, you'll have to read to see what i mean!)
i find myself laughing out loud with every issue so far. loving this the most from the new 52!

Mutts



guess i'm not the only kitty who loves ice cream! XD


"Enjoy your burrito"

i just read an article in wired magazine by the host of Nerdist. it's about self esteem/self motivation- nerd style (the hook on the magazine cover was "how to get to the next level (IRL)" haha). i really like how he explained optimism/contentment with the phrase "enjoy your burrito". this is going to sound really stupid, but this phrase has been my shining beacon of hope for this week. i think i'll start listening to the nerdist podcast (but only if it is free 8| ) and see what other advice he has to offer. PS- the head nerd is Chris Hardwick, host of AMC's Talking Dead (talking about Walking Dead post show).



Chris Hardwick

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ciao!

TASTY GRAINS

got some film developed last week. i'm not 100% satisfied with this roll but i have a few gems. i love the surprise of waiting! i'm really glad to have film shooting friends who guilt me into shooting more often. ;) thx mostly to rickyli who created the 12 rolls of film group and feeds me inspirations.

everything is pentax k1000, 35mm agfa pro 200iso.

summer (july) beach adventures with xynetha:











summer (june) hiking with dad:



october's 12rf photo walk:







_{this looks candid but i really like this picture because of the cross walk; everyone is walking in the opposite direction of the cross walk. that's right. we're photographers with disregard for safety, we walk in the street and void cross walks! i like to think of this as the posse shot.}





as for november, still working on that rool. ;)
_{intentional typo. my favorite restaurant sells "spring rools and summer rools" not rolls. so i always think "rooools" in my head.}
but i took some instax with the other rikilee (!!) yesterday:



but we also took digital pictures incase they didn't come out.



ok, nap time for me then work.
hope your APEC week is going good. we at the lab are super stocked with blood products in case of emergency. *shrug*

ciao!