Stutterspeed Shoots

More berry pickin’ photos. Frederik decided to pick...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:07 -0400

More berry pickin’ photos. Frederik decided to pick something else. #berrypicking #nosepicking #strawberries #friendsintown #flinchfreefriendship (at Somewhere in Steinbeck country)

Ways to isolate yourself and lose friends #meowing...

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:17:44 -0400

Ways to isolate yourself and lose friends #meowing #dunnothelyrics #cartoons #doodles #flinchfreefriendship

“I can’t believe I forgot my phone. I’m gonna...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:54:54 -0400

“I can’t believe I forgot my phone. I’m gonna have to draw this, you know.” Even in drawing form Steve Martin has to ruin my picture somehow. #getyourhandoutoftheshot #friedchicken #gatfirls #chickenfingers #chickenchickenfingerlinkin #cartoon #doodles

WHERE MY TRUE INTERESTS LIE

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:33:25 -0400

howdoiputthisgently:

For the Love of Fish Sauce

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:44:47 -0400

This is something I wrote in 2006 for a performance piece I was in called The Best Imitation of Myself. (<—- yes I know that’s a Ben Fold’s lyric. It was cool in 2006.) I actually forgot about this part, but in doing some writing back and forth with a friend, I dug this up.

I was surprised to see how much of a role food has played in my life. Not just in the indulgent sort of way that I use it nowadays, but how it shapes people culturally and socially. So here’s a short tid bit from that play.

“In college, I went out with some friends to a Vietnamese restaurant. While I was looking at the menu they started laughing. Someone pretended to gag at the scent of something and when I looked over, they were trying to get Martha to smell a bottle of fish sauce. “Make her do it! It smells like vagina!”

Nuoc Mam. Fish sauce. I’ve acquired a taste for fish sauce. My mother in the kitchen, chopping garlic and smashing it together with sugar. Me, sitting in front of the television learning how to count to 10 in Spanish with Grover. She’d go to the lanai where she had made three fish tank aquariums into three makeshift herb gardens. She grew (uno) chili peppers (dos) basil (tres) mint. She’d pick a pepper and mash it into the mixture and juice a lemon.
Then from under the sink, the only place my father would allow the bottle to be, the bottle of fish sauce would emerge. My mother had a sense of pride every time the bottle made an appearance. She’d proudly read some of the words from the side of it and nod approvingly.
My sisters would hold their noses and run into the bedroom and lock the door behind them, afraid that the smell was gonna get in their hair and then they’d smell like some kind of Vietnamese person.
My mom made me a plate of cucumbers and drizzled the nuoc mam on it and I’d sit in front of the television, loving the way that the saltiness mixed with the crystallized sugar and the heat on my lips. She’d beam at me exclaiming “You are a little Vietnamese girl!”

And in the restaurant, poor Martha was still being forced to take a whiff of the bottle. I told them that we didn’t have to eat here. We could always just go down to Panchos and get burritos. They put the bottle down and Martha looked relieved.”

#mommazipp #doodles #sothisis30 #funemployment

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:49:42 -0500

#mommazipp #doodles #sothisis30 #funemployment

Yes, it’s the dumbest day of the year, but music is my...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:04:42 -0500

Yes, it’s the dumbest day of the year, but music is my boyfriend today. Happy Venereal Disease everyone! Rock out to some Stevie Wonder and Leo Sayer.

Sigh. I look like a burn victim #funemployment #doodles #cartoon

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:16:14 -0500

Sigh. I look like a burn victim #funemployment #doodles #cartoon

Man, new slippers are great. Thanks for everything...

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:57:13 -0500

Man, new slippers are great. Thanks for everything #uggaustralia. #funemployment starts now with some netflix and coffee. #sothisis30

Rocky and I have so much in common. We pick out the kibble we...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:28 -0500

Rocky and I have so much in common. We pick out the kibble we don’t like and throw it on the floor and lick our balls. What.

This song makes me wanna star in the opening credits of a...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:52:40 -0500

This song makes me wanna star in the opening credits of a sit-com circa 1983!

"How Stevie Wonder know that there was writing on the wall? And how’d he know that ladder was..."

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:25:36 -0500

“How Stevie Wonder know that there was writing on the wall? And how’d he know that ladder was ‘bout to fall?”

- Alexis

Audio

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:05:36 -0500

Here's To You, Dirty-Thirty!

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:18:01 -0500

Here's To You, Dirty-Thirty!:

Check out and follor my new blog about being a dirty-thirty-something. (No, it’s not porn.)

Hot bearded snow globe. Maybe it’s Jesus? But he’s...

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:14:26 -0500

Hot bearded snow globe. Maybe it’s Jesus? But he’s definitely Jewish. #hotbeard #snowglobe #jewishboyfriend #jesus

Saturday night, eating cold cuts, and watching Santa Claus Is...

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:08:08 -0500

Saturday night, eating cold cuts, and watching Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town. #sothisis30 #weirdclaymationpuppets #burgermeistermeisterburger #patheticholiday @petitpiaf

There’s so many things right and so many things wrong...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:14:28 -0500

There’s so many things right and so many things wrong about this picture. #gatfirls #miaow #artificialchicken

And I love you, Ryan. I love you.

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:19:24 -0500

And I love you, Ryan. I love you.

Muchos Gracias... everyone.

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:45:15 -0500

What is this, like year #5 that I’ve done this? The obligatory thankful list that comes out every Thanksgiving… aaaaahhhhh sigh. Okay, where to begin:

1. Being 30. In San Francisco. It was recently brought to my attention how weird being 30 in San Francisco is. The city is young and full of transplants that have picked up and left home to come and “grow up”. I can’t blame them, that’s what I did. But the more I look around, the more I’m realizing that San Francisco is a NeverNeverland of Lost Boys… we all just never grow up. This can be both endearing and, well, let’s be honest, pathetic. But turning 30 has been pretty awesome so far. I dunno, there’s a sense of “I don’t give a shit” that is different from when you’re in your 20s. It’s more comfortable and honest and grounded.

2. Awesome roommates. We’ve got rid of the bathroom masturbator and brought in a new guy who is awesome. In his first month, James cleared out the entire back yard, helped bring in a ping pong table and made the Baker house a hang out destination again. On top of that, he’s just a really cool laid back guy that makes an awesome burger. Read up on it here: http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2012/11/mojo-bicycle-cafe-jjs-burger-review-san-francisco-ca.html?ref=search
And of course, Jessica is like the lil sister that I always imagined having. She locks herself in her room, comes out to eat sandwiches and we talk about boys. Love that.

3. Getting my shit (and room) together. Who knew how awesome it would feel to come home to a room that is not only clean but pretty? It only took 3 years for me to get my act together. Now if I could only get the living room just right.

4. QI. Yes, I am thankful for a British panel show. Yes, I am thankful for Stephen Fry and his eloquence and his neverending curiosity on ALL things. He reminds me that no matter how old you are, you are always a student of life… you SHOULD be a student of life. To think otherwise is arrogant and small minded. Do you know how much shit I’ve retained in my brain from watching hours and hours of QI on end?

5. To all those wonderful people that I am blessed to have in my life. I am so in love with those special people that make my days, my weeks, my months a little brighter. I am forever indebted to you for giving me reasons to laugh and smile and not think my whole life is shit. Thanks guys.

I may be a little late in the game. Woodkid has been around for...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:14:05 -0500

I may be a little late in the game. Woodkid has been around for the past two years and I’m only getting wind of it. But watch these videos for Iron and Run Boy Run and tell me that you AREN’T mesmerized. Absolutely stunning. If you go to his website, you can also watch videos he’s created for Lana Del Ray, Drake and Rihanna, and (sigh) Katy Perry.

http://www.yoannlemoine.com/

Jouko pointed out that he indeed sounds like a masculine Antony. Much like his videos, his songs are epic, sounding more like a score for a Scorsese movie more than a club hit. It’s currently my everyday soundtrack. I mean, try it. Your walk to work seems life changing, like you’re stepping into a battle.