idea.

should maybe change name of blog to "pictures of owen." well into semester end - otherwise unfocused.

owen + cup.

WONDER KITTEN LOSES LEGS: LEARNS TO READ KINDLE

bear on geary.

oh, wow! here's my neighborhood represented through the eyes of artists at theGRQP.

(discovered via the Richmond Blog.)

live wind map.

the living, moving, breathing maps are here.

http://hint.fm/wind/ 

the idiot downstairs.

this about sums up my relationship with own neighbor. he's a real d-bag who ranges from inconsiderate to blatantly stupid. the only way this comic could make me laugh harder is if "fluffy" were an electric guitar with which the neighbor were composing love ditties at 7:30 AM. yeah, it's that kind of party.

thanks, wondermark, you ever poignant bit of funny, you!

owen.

all i've done this spring break is take pictures of my cat and oversleep. this is how it's done, right?

the saddest pepper plant that ever lived.

(and then died).

it's true. my friend gave me a beautiful pepper plant boasting red, robust chilis and bright green healthy leaves. i've since repotted it and it's shriveled into a depressed few stalks. there are a few peppers hanging on for dear life, but the sheer weight of them threatens the stability of the entire plant now. oh, it's all just so sad. any advice on how to resurrect this little guy?

very special lemon meringue cookies.

i found this recipe on a blog run by an enthusiastic baker of delicious cute things.

meringue isn't difficult at all, and after attempting what looks like a complicated recipe tonight, i'm wondering why i don't just whip up some egg whites more often. this was easy and the results made me feel like a pastry badass. the delicate flavor of these sweet little nothings is sort of divine. it's like a lemon pillow floated down from a warm spring cloud and alighted on my tongue. and the lemon curd, well... i mean, butter and sugar and lemon juice. come on.

joy's cookie recipe called for a pastry bag and parchment paper. i substituted the bag for a ziplock baggie with the corner cut out and the parchment with a non-stick pan that required a little more scraping than these delicate little cookies deserved. que sera, etc.

still not too shabby for impromptu baking.

**and i wish my good friend, the amazing and talented katie newburn, were here to take a better picture of these little guys than i did. look at her food photography at http://www.katienewburn.com/ or her blog at cloudsandcoffee.

attention, earthlings...

there's a satellite burning its way through the stratosphere right this minute. that's cool, as long as it's not headed for anywhere/one/thing i like.

"Lazily falling from space, the 12,500-pound satellite UARS on Friday headed toward an early-morning reentry somewhere over North America, Africa, or, most likely, the open ocean." - Washington Post

il lee.

from katie's blog: cloudsandcoffee: crazy good:

::ballpoint pen abstractions by Il Lee::

resigned.

tea spoon.

i resigned from my job today.

it was strange to finally release all that swelling pressure with a simple and forthright email. i worried i was being a coward by neglecting to do it in person. but then, i work remotely, so it makes sense that i'd resign remotely.

i suppose there were a number of things leading up to the decision, but ultimately, i need to be my best at school. i need to move on. and so i did, from a distance, with this sort of pounding in my head followed by an anti-climactic silence after hitting send.

now, my thoughts are of freedom. i'm not a risk-taker, and i have doubts, but i'm looking forward to doing what i love. i'm excited about putting all of my energy into the things that matter, and i'm onto something big and wonderful. i can feel it.

good sunday.

the loo at the st. regis.

home.

my friend and i explored pockets of the city previously undiscovered. found beauty and booze with the whole universe spread out before us. nice.

new work.

santacon 2010.

if you've ever tried to imagine a flash mob of people dressed like santa and drinking heavily, look no further. this year's santacon, or santarchy to veterans of the mob, was my first. it was freezing cold, and i had no santa suit. i did have a couple of well-decked-out friends to guide me, though. ultimately, fun times. i mean, what's not to love about a massive hoarde of drunk grown ups running around the city dressed like old saint nick?

santarchy!

this is right before kyle ran out into traffic.

you put the lime in th' coconut...

santas at blackbird.

more info on santacon can be found at:
http://santacon.info/

obvi.

gay in saudi arabia.

The Kingdom in the Closet

"Sodomy is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia, but gay life flourishes there. Why it is “easier to be gay than straight” in a society where everyone, homosexual and otherwise, lives in the closet."

By Nadya Labi

The Kingdom in the Closet - Magazine - The Atlantic

giving thanks.

carrots and fennel and butter, oh my!

vintage bike race in tuscany.

(photo: nadia shira cohen/source: new york times)

the famous race, or Giro d’Italia, circa 1930, requires only a vintage bike
and clothing and a desire to eat as much as one can while riding. i love italy.

full new york times article

san francisco: miniature city.

San Francisco: The Miniature City from MINIMUS on Vimeo.

(thanks, ronny!)

marine layer.

fuzzy phone picture.