Photography

Three weeks ago I started my digital photography class. Personally I feel it would more beneficial if we started with a intro to film and darkroom photography class. Just so students can have that feel of a classic camera, then to move on to digital. Well that is my opinion, and as usual it doesn't really count. Anywho, photos I snapped for an assignment.





you can tell that i am an amateur :)

I love John Cusack

No need for words

I got a phone call from my grandpa yesterday letting me know there is mail for my parents at his place. Realizing I have no way of communicating with him (because I don't speak Chinese, and he doesn't speak English), I called my cousin to make sure she was going to be home. And of course she wasn't going to be.

So after work, I stopped by only because I nearly forgot I went there almost everyday after school and hung out with my grandpa without having to talk to him. And I could probably do that now.

I decided to snap a picture of him.

I love my grandpa.

National Hero

someone should be throwing a campaign for this guy to run for president just because of this video!

too funny..

Fast Friday Deleted Scene...

cute..

O-Kay...

The mind of a 60 year old democratic feminist hippie, that's my other personality...

Fan-fucking-tastic!!

Who do you love?!

SHARON JONES!!

Lost

so i've lost my wallet twice this month, and i am just thankful for those that returned it to me.

since i am not so much of a bad kid anymore, i think God (if there is one) loves me.

Light Video

soooo cooool!

People....

so whether your a car person, a bicycle person, or both... you'll always find that hard headed know it all douche bag... FUCK, people piss me off!

So it rained...

i came home to pick up some art supplies for school. and i wanted to grab it before it rained. well, i grabbed everything, i just could not find my goddamn keys!! so i was trying to search and search, and what do you know. behold, the rain. it came down, and not only in liquid form, but also in iced form. so i decided to capture this moment. and i sorta did...




well i'm out of here befor eit rains again...

BLEH?

i did it, it's done. i felt bad, and still feel bad. but what's gotta be done had to be done.

Weiner Circle

This American Life is my all time favorite radio program. And they now (or been having) a television show on Showtime. Sweet! I found this act about weiner circle, the one chicago on clark near fullerton.


big plus! they used The Budos Band's "T.I.S.W.F" as an end song!

This past weekend I rode 100 miles through the farm lands of Michigan. Man oh man, was it a tough ride. The first 70 miles was nice with two rest stops, afterwards, the single gear I was riding wasn't doing it for me.

The treacherous pains in my legs started at mile 70 going up a long hill. I ended up stopping 2/3rd on my way up. As I was trying to climb off my bike, my legs were cramping like no other! I couldn't bend my knees. I sat at the side of the road massaging the cramps out and drinking as much water as I could. After 5 minutes, I walked to the top of the hill, and started to ride again. And going down the hill, I could feel my legs about to cramp up more as I was spinning really fast. To make matters worst, we headed in to corn fields and about 25 mph head winds. At this point we were only riding about 8 mph; this was going on for about 6 miles. Then after, the rolling hills didn't seem as bad. I would just try to climb up slowly, and gain momentum going down. And that is how I survived the last 30 miles of the Apple Cider Century.

Protective Gear?

Linda!

This girl isn't afraid to knock out anywhere!

RIP Slyme

Mike got me thinking of this video

Danny Hoch

DJ Sara and DJ Ryusei

Triplets of Belmont

Last night, August 16, I did a alley kitten with Ben and Julia. Our team name, Team pegasus, and got third place!! W00T!W00T!



Triplets of Belmont Alley Kitten Scavanger Hunte ROUTE!!!

7:30pm-9:00pm, 20 miles
3 points - North Coast movies, Damen and Divison
3 points - West side of humbolt Park @ Potomac, just south of the tennis courts
3 ponites - Under Ground Movies, 1822 N. Milwaukee
2 points - Belmont @ Elston
2 points, x3 - Belmont Blue Line Stop, Belmont and Kimball.

we also got a couple of bonus points wearing our helmets and just being cool :D

Photobooth

Oh how i love photo booth photos. here are some that linda and I took at skylark.

and again....

I've been hospitalized this past weekend due to me being diagnosed with peritonsillar abcess. as gross as it sounds, it is gross. the left side of my throat had a pocket swelled with puss and blood and was growing larger and larger. so i made my mom take me to the ER. I guess it was a serious matter, since as soon as i sat down they called me back up. inorder for this thing to go down, what the nice folks at NWMH did was, take a really long syringe and poke at the back of my throat and tried to draw back whatever puss was in that pocket. since there were two med students staring at the back of my throat and the doctor not really getting anywhere. they decided to check me in. the next day they got a nose, throat, and mouth doctor in to cut open the pocket while i used a suction to keep any puss and blood going down my throat. gladly enough i had vicadon going through my IV, so i barely felt any pain... W00T!

Manifest Destiny Wagoncat: Alleycat

This 4th of july, i was pretty bummed that the metra did not allow bikes on the train during taste of chicago (I FUCKING HATE THE TASTE!!!!). The original plan was to go out to robert's bbq in elign, since i could not head that way, I decided to race my very first alleycat. It was almost 20 miles on top of my 7 commuter ride. This was also the first time i rode out the suburbs, i got out as far as elmwood park. bah, i got 11th out of 20 something, and 3 out of the 4 ladies. I thought I did pretty good for being slow, crippled, and asthmatic.

here is the route:

WOOT!

Airborne

So today, June 29th, 2007, was one of those typical days were I didn't want to wake up. Well I actually did at 6:00am, still needing to shower and all that before having to leave at 6:30 and getting at work by 7am. Yeah, well, it still took me awhile before I woke up. I eventually got out of the house at 6:35, taking my normal Thursday route to NU. Archer Ave, 18th St., State St, then over to the LFP. Well waiting at the light at Roosevelt and Michigan Avenue, I decided to cross since the lights were changing. yeah bad idea, A Cadillac runs a red light. Of course, they hit my front wheel, causing me to fly up in the air about 10 feet. I remembered my exact thought, "oh shit, I'm going to die." Obviously I didn't, but I did sit there for a good 10 minutes, not being able to move. Not out of shock, but out of pain. Oh yes, and to top it off, the fucker ran.

this makes it visit number 3 to the ER this year..

here are some injury pictures.






To begin with, i walked like an old man, and now i walk like an old man that needs to be put to sleep... ACK!

Accidents

So this past month, I've got injured more than i ever did in a year.

twice i've gotten hit by a car/suv (not severely), ran over something that caused me to fly off my bike, tricks (it sucks to not be coordinated), and my moose incident.

i just pray i don't get doored...

robotic child

creeeeeppyyyy!


i found the story on yahoo about robots having different facial expressions to certain words like sushi, bomb, president bush... etc.

those japanese, and the play of technology. wowsiers!

tricks..?

i bruised my pubic bone trying to do skids. i've a complished them, but now i can't practice. it hurts too much...



linda's attempt..


afterwards we got our drink on...

Chicago's Critical Mass

I attended my first critical mass this past friday! it was prety interesting. i saw mountain, track, bmx, tall, and all other bikes out. and also yuppie, hipsters, hippies, and folks that were just in for the fun. for the first half hour, i had extreme practice with track standing.... pretty exciting!

well here are some of my lame pictures:


i think there were a couple thousands out...



and here folks were in the middle of the intersection massing it up and holding there bicycles in the air, causing traffic jams.... nice


and me!

WARNING: there is a gruesome photo...

to add to my finger being split, i fell off my bike on my way to work yesturday. HA.. don't i feel like an idiot. luckily it was 4:00 in the morning and no one saw. i wonder what other accidents i am going to get into. just three weeks ago i fell off my bike, and i broke my glasses. at least that couraged me to get my eyes checked!


i still like to stare at the stitches...