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Springfield, IL

Every time I look at this photo I think it's a whale.



Here are some images from Springfield, IL. Words are churning, not quite ready to be spread.

Family

This is my brother leaning on my old truck Bessie. I picked him up from the dentist after he had his wisdom teeth pulled. He was super high from the nitrous. I remember driving down Sir Francis Drake with him leaning out the window screaming at high school girls with drool and blood running down his swollen cheeks. We were both laughing hysterically...
My Dad holding me in NY at just eight days old
I shot this at my graduation dinner at a brewery in San Jose. Everyone seems really happy.

Photos

Self Portrait in Starbucks bathroom....there are no restrooms in NYC.
I made a little playhouse under my sleeping loft. There is a rug, sofa, coffee table and it has been coined The Lair of the Bear.
Blyth gave a little yoga class while the sun set in Onset Bay, Cape Cod.
The three Hungarians. I spent the first three weeks in my place with these folks. Nice, yet a bit oblivious. It was a bit of a shock after living on my own for a few years.
This was the screened in porch in Onset Bay. This was the inspiration for my playhouse. I really liked reading in here.

"That's a big table...even for Americans"!!!

      My first week was spent pacing around my new living space.  There is no where to sit, ah yes whearhouse living is going to take some getting used to.  I share a wall with the Carpenters Union, Sal is their...shoot I don't know what he does but every morning at about 6am he get's fired up and starts calling someone a "cocksucker" at the top of his lungs.  I am not sure how his body can take all the stress.  I built this table so I have a place to store tools and a workspace on top...for what many have asked.  You know....all the crafty projects that are going to start blossoming.  I got a gallon of this color for $5 at lowe's...clearance.


storage underneath.
Wheels baby wheels

Cardboard

I stopped in Ohio and stayed with my friend Jonathan.  He is part of a group of artists that are having a show next week.  We went down to the studio and got to work on these crazy cardboard pieces.  I had a lot of fun.  We set off a bunch of fireworks afterwards...ahhh it was beautiful.  

Elko to Cheyenne

All those shots were taken on the way to dinner in downtown Cheyenne.  I had chicken fried steak for $13.95 at the Albany which claims to have been around since the 40's.  The road is a strange place, I can feel my body trying to adjust to all the crappy food.  Not enough veggies or fruit...heavy on the meat.  I stayed the night in Elko, Nevada a couple nights ago.  I walked across the street from my hotel run by a Indian family into the Stray Dog.  I passed a table on the sidewalk with three women and one guy with a fauhawk and Teva's with socks.  I ordered a pizza and a beer and headed out to the last remaining table on the sidewalk.  I listened to their conversation about being propositioned at Burning Man "like 14 times".

One of the girls kept turning around and looking at me, after the third time she finally invited me to join them.  The three girls worked for the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) as sprayers.  They claimed to drive in to the backcountry, suit up in those white hazmat outfits with a backpack full of chemicals and go to town.  Full benefits, 401k, and plenty of overtime.  Elko comes up with a large percentage of the country gold and the cute blonde's father is a geologist who found gold in the area.  The guys at the BLM got wind of this and now treat her like a princess.  It doesn't hurt that she looks like a prom queen with cowboy boots.  She pulled up her wifebeater and showed us her stitches.  They ran down her hip and looked puffy and slightly infected.  She claimed to just had surgery for hip displacer.  Her friend starting yelling for her to walk claiming that she has the best walk ever.  She resisted a bit, but with a little more encourgement she was strutting down the sidewalk.  After taking a seat she claimed that her family told her she walks like a dude, isn't it beautiful when people are honest?