still life in my kitchen. meat, pomegranate, wine, and salad dressing.

My new favorite thing to do is watch the in store videos from Amoeba's website. check out the MIA: http://www.amoeba.com/video-player/mia.html

Last Wednesday was Pizza Night: Redoux. For the second week in a row my housemate Joe and myself made some of the best pizza in town. Delfina eat your heart out. #1 with watercress, mozzarella, parsley.
#2 roasted fennel, potatoes, sundried tomatoes, capers etc.
#3 mushrooms, onions, etc.
#4 Michael can't wait. Xtra thin crust. like a cracker.
#5 The favorite. Everything that was leftover.

battle scars

Thanksgiving at home was great. Very little family to deal with. parents and friends. very nice. a delicious adventure.

the turkey was brined and the mashed potatoes were truffled. tofu, green beans, brussle sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn sticks!!!, another apple pie.
the chef passed out.

this was definately my best apple pie ever. looks a little toasty, but oh so tasty.
why can't all apple pies be this good?

more new paintings: the storm; my feet, mission st., alexis' feet, and where you've been hiding.

new paintings: thomas gone wild (top) and alexis.

from my seat at the boss.

the boss. so rad. so hot. he's about 60 and he still rocks. i had shitty seats but it didn't really matter. i saw it as my only opportunity to see him. the only bad part: that new album. it'd be ok if i never hear the song "radio nowhere" ever again. he rocked for 2 1/2 hours.

hotmail is so lame. omg. they changed their system and have problems and now i can't send sign into my account. lame. good news: open studios is this weekend! i'm totally unprepared but that's ok. friday, saturday and sunday. mission and 17th. 6-9pm.

so last week i went to sacramento to visit. family. now, i love my family, but jesus! do they complain a lot! it seemed worse than usual, never a moments rest. i convinced my parents to go to my favorite cafe in sac, java lounge. it used to be this dusty yet stylish hole in the wall with eames chairs and mid-century mod couches. complete with shit-talking owner. it's sanitized now but i found glimmers of the attitude i remembered...
soooo glad to be back....even though i've been back for over a week..

saw !!! at the mezzanine last night. so much fun. danced the whole time, just as i predicted. wish i had pictures to share but bringing my camera didn't cross my mind. i was there to DANCE anyhow. here's their latest video.

lemon ginger cake with raspberries and lemon cream cheese frosting.
Angel's party. Drinking all afternoon into evening. home brew. eating cake. barbeque. potato salads. pinata of lube and booze. stepping in dog shit. mellow stream of people filtering in and out. inviting other friends to help finish the kegs (4 kegs!) dance party. it was a fun saturday, well worth taking the day off. why can't parties like this happen more often?

These flowers are blooming in my neighborhood. looks like some kind of bottlebrush. i love finding stuff like this on an otherwise dirty street. 1 block from nasty mission street.

i thought this looked kind of x rated when i first saw it made at work, and now that i see it in photo form, i know it is. carmelized banana in a scoop of ice cream. if it's still hot, the banana slides into the cone. NC-17 ice cream.
whoa.

i started this a year ago today. happy sept 11. i've obviously had a hard time keeping up with the whole blogging concept. i've been keeping busy with work and painting, which seem to be the only things that keep me going on a consistent basis.
sf living is slowly taking it's toll on me. my road rage on my bike flares without warning. my annoyance with customers has reached a plateau. rent is high. the city is loud. but not all is bad. this is an entertaining and interesting place to live. there is usually something to do. i've met lots of exciting people. gone to cool shows. biked some hills. absorbed some culture which my hometown in the valley lacked. life is good overall. and there's the fog, which i love. even during the summer.

my new thing to do is to paint pictures of friends without asking them if it's ok first. it's not to con them in to buying a painting, but rather a way to be excited and secretive about an idea and it's relatively easy to come up with a subject. so i'll be posting pictures of those paintings here.

giant head in golden gate park. it's about 10 feet high. some burning man stuff.

Your Celebrity Boob Twin:

Shakira

Who's Your Celebrity Boob Twin?

this is my shadow and someone else's shadow on a field trip to straus and cowgirl creamery. it was awesome. best field trip ever. a beautiful day in pt. reyes.
lately i've been having a rough time. i'm recuperating from carpal tunnel, a cold, and a lot of other stressors. my car needs to be fixed, my rear bike tire was stolen (now fixed thanks to box dog bikes), and i broke my digital camera. so no new pictures for me.
i signed up for open studios in may. i'm excited about it but i need to figure out what i can do besides painting that doesn't hurt my wrist. lame. hopefully i'll have something more cheerful to write about next time.