thursday thank you's

thank you, DICK'S, for the veggie omelette with extra tomatoes and four cups of coffee.

thank you, J., for providing me with sustenance and inspiring conversation.

thank you, tailor lady, for hemming my pants for my interview tomorrow.

thank you, tailor guy, for running after me into the parking lot with my mom's drycleaning that I left inside.

thank you, borders, for having Beowulf on the Beach in stock.

no thank you, sleezebag at the post office, for whistling at me this morning. you singlehandedly devolved the male race.

overall, thursday was a great day.

good night!

a song for snogging.

What words do you live by?

"Life has meaning only in the struggle.

Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the gods.

So let us celebrate the struggle!"

-Swami Sivananda

@ The Griffith Observatory

Repeat Assault

"Smack Into You" by Jon McLaughlin

It's not the kind of song you'll find in the annals of superbly-made music. But my mood gravitated me to this. Apparently, it's not an official song of his and Beyonce supposedly has a version of this on her album.

Smile...for your Sears Portrait!

Photographer: "1, 2, 3, 'Bikini'!"

Kim, Clinton & Co.: (chirp chirp)

Why the long faces? Could they not come to a consensus on the background? Look Kim's and Clinton's hands. Kim's hands placement make him look eager to leave and awkward. Whereas Clinton looks like he's trying to hide something.

My mandatory department store portrait, circa 1991: