Blogspot is being weird

Sorry for those of you who are active readers and like to click on backlinks and labels and archives to re-live old adventures. It's been brought to my attention that blogspot has been having issues because of the way they now categorize postings so, for example, you may click "July 2008" or something and only 3 or 4 posts pop up when there should be about 30 posts. I'm looking into it/sending irate emails to technical support. Hopefully it will be fixed at some point.

Pretty New Postcards

Spent all day designing them yesterday. Yay!

Harriet Tubman - The Sexiest Abolitionist

Those of you who have known me a long time probably remember that Harriet Tubman used to be one of my favorite superheroes.




"I'll shoot you. I swear to god I'll shoot you."

-Harriet Tubman

Worst Meatball Sandwich I've ever had

Remedy diner. Awful.


-- Post From My iPhone

Google Treasure

It's SOOOOO snowy out!

It's beautiful!



It feels like Christmas.

And so.

I thought.

I would give you a gift.

A little google discovery I made a while ago but forgot to share.

Vintage photos of Hot Danny with Mallory (from Real World Paris) from the Christmas 2004 A&F Campaign.



WOOF!! WOOF!!!



Merry Xmas!



*Sigh*

So beautiful.

And a little bit sad.

American Idol!

So I'm just now getting into American Idol again. Are y'all watching?

My favorite girl so far I think is Didi who looks like Blake Lively.

I also kind of like the black girl who was dressed all in white and butchered "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". There was something kind of charming about how she just went and happily diarrhea-ed all over the Beatles.

The Asian is DEFINITELY going home.



American HATES Asian guys. Especially when they look and act as fobby as he does and make idiotic comments like "Yeah, I'm here for the money." (WHEN are they going to pick a gorgeous TimLoh-y Asian with a fantastical voice that ALL of America can swoon over??? (Sasians don't count, Anoop!))

For the guys...I kind of like the guy that Kara's obsessed with.

Speaking of Kara. She has good taste.

Did y'all know Kara got married to the hunky contractor who built the house next to hers in Maine last year?



Yahhhh. Good work Cougartown!




Also I think Ellen has been generally useless as a judge.

I kind of like her as a person. And I enjoyed her in the auditions and Hollywood week, but as a judge I don't think she brings anything to the table.

I also am continually baffled by how bad some of the performances are. These are supposed to be the best 24 people they auditioned out of ALL OF AMERICA. They should ALL be knocking it out of the park.

Still...I don't think they'll ever find an idol as wonderful as David Archuleta.

Pigflu

Sick today. Blehhhh.



I watched some truly awful TV.

Sleepless in Seattle. And Keeping up with the Kardashians.

I did make a new slideshow though for my headshot portfolio!

Now I just have to figure out how to post it on my site...

Nyquil and Emergen-C. Please make me feel better!

Oslo in April!

So my friend Thor, who is a super-connected awesomeface, just invited me to be the official photographer of this event he hosts annually called the Oslo Freedom Forum.

Here's a pic from last year's event of him and his cohost/BFF Fergie. (The Duchess of York, NOT the methhead-trannyface.)



SO excited!

Oooh!

They're shooting 30 Rock outside my apt today.

Hopefully will have some celeb spottings for you later!


-- Post From My iPhone

Happy Belated Birthday Mark!

We celebrated Mark's birthday a few days ago at Cowgirl in the West Village.



JoeScat was in town for the occasion.



Margaritas and Tequilas were everywhere.



Birthday boy got drunked and disrobed = yay.

Stumbled on some chinktown mayhem...

Bumped into Gen's parents.

Ate some tasty hand-pulled noodles.

It was a good day.

-- Post From My iPhone

Sunny and warm today

Look at The little mouse relaxing in the sun



-- Post From My iPhone

Happy Belated Chinese New Year!

For the New Year I went out to Congee Village with a dozen of my new Asian friends.

We ate SO MUCH. And it cost $15.



I love chinkfood.

WEDDINGS!

Special thanks go to cousin Jon and soon-to-be-cousin Jen who wanted a presentation before they booked me as a photographer and thus got me to throw together my wedding portfolio slideshow.

Press the little icon next to "vimeo" to watch it full-screen. It's better.

Yes, I used the same song that I used in my Superbowl slideshow. Sue me. I love it.

Here's where the fun part comes in.

I'm nothing without my friends and family and clients and supporters.

So I need your help.

Send me a client this year and I'll give you a REFERRAL FEE!

I charge $2800 for a wedding, $1800 for the wedding of a friend or family member.

If you send me a full-paying client, I'll give you $500.

There is no catch.

I make money, you make money.

(Refer someone who is already a friend or acquaintance of mine and I'll give you a $100 referral fee.)

I'm available for travel throughout the world.

And if I'm your friend and you're getting married, maybe you should book me lest I get booked on another job and am unable to attend your wedding because I'm working! (Farshid)

(Smershy and Goony you're safe.)

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive over the past few years.

You all are the reason I'm able to do what I love for a living.

The Meatball Factory

If you've ever visited EggFurious, you know that I have a little thing for meatballs.

Tuesday night I got off my plane from New Orleans and went straight home to drop off my bags and then straight down the street to the Grand Opening of THE MEATBALL SHOP!!!!

I had been looking forward to this day for weeks now.



The menu is awesome and reminds me of Counter Burger in Santa Monica. You pick the type of ball you want - beef, spicy pork, chicken, salmon, or veggie.

Then you chose to have it on top of pasta, rice, mashed potatoes, veggies, plain, or on a sandwich or as little $3 sliders.



IT IS INCREDIBLE.






Connie ordered kale.



I actually went back the following night.

If anyone ever wants to go, gimme ring, I'm less than a block away!

YESSSSSSSSSS

After the Superbowl / Drew Breezy's house

We woke up Monday morning still in disbelief.

Little Adam, like most New Orleanians and Louisianans, had waited his entire life for this moment.

He cried and cried, unable to grasp that it had really happened.



But cruising by Drew Brees's house was proof of the magic that had taken place.






It was like the Princess Diana memorial. But in a good way.








I left Drew the pretty gold football necklace I had caught in one of the parades.



So, this will probably be my last post about the Superbowl.

I'm sure a lot of non-football fans have been thinking, "um...it was just a football game..." and I have to admit I probably would too if I had not come down here and fallen in love with this city over the past year and a half.

Now though, having adopted the Gulf Coast as my third coast, I realize how important and transformative this victory was.

When you think about the relationship between the Saints and the Gulf Coast and the city of New Orleans, it's more than just a football game and more than just a football team. All the hopes and dreams and struggles of the community were reflected in this game.

Hurricane Katrina came and went, and I'm sure it's been out of the minds of most Americans for several years now. But New Orleans has continued to struggle over the past four years. Katrina was, after all, one of the worst natural disasters in American history, destroying 70,000 homes and displacing many more.

But since 2005, the Saints have been the rallying force behind the entire region. And the impact they have had on the spirit of the people in this area cannot be measured.

I've never seen a city with such immense spirit or pride. This city and team embrace one another in a way that is unique in all the world. Sure, other cities have pride in their teams, but in those cities there are probably plenty of people who are pretty apathetic. Here in New Orleans, every single person is a rabid Saints fan. There are no passive viewers. Which is probably why 40,000 people showed up just to welcome the Saints home when they landed at around noon on Monday.











And while most professional athletes discuss themselves and their gifts at post-game press conferences, the Saints invariably talk about their city and what its recovery has meant to them and to the nation.

Even on Oprah today, Drew said, "I feel like the energy of the country was with us. Regardless of whether or not you were Saints fan before [the Superbowl], I think everyone was able to relate to everything our city has been through over the last four years and what our team means to the city and what a win would do for them and I am so glad we were able to give them that championship because they deserved it."

New Orleans is city. But it's also a community. And while there are many celebrities who live here, in town they're just really well-known residents and are generally left alone. Which is why Brad and Angie live right in the French Quarter, and why it's not that weird that a superhero like Drew Brees lives in a relatively normal house just down the street from Semmes and Smershy.

And then a little further down St. Charles Avenue is the new Real World House!



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So following the insanity of last night, we really needed to feast on some super fatty food.

Solution: CHINA DOLL!






OMG there was so much food and it was so YUMMMY.





And we got an interesting array of fortunes.





Congratulations, People of New Orleans!

See you again soon!