I LOVE CREATIVE-NESS!

CAN ART

I am literally blogging in a coffee shop...

I LOVE the idea of posting everyday life (both photos and sketches).

One of my biggest inspirations for this type of blogging?  The Sartorialist

He captures everything, everyone, and every style of dress. 

Go check 'em out!

And my photo? I don't have anything from today, but here's a recent picture of some very adorable men:

Have a great day!

M. Kawai

This blog would not be used solely for the purpose of my shop...
I'll mention it though!  mwahaha. i can has evil grin.
Here it is, my growing "baby":
http://www.etsy.com/listing/56574384/shell-with-pearl-earrings?ref=v1_other_1

By the way if you love street fashion, I HIGHLY recommend http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/.
Hes got so many subscribers on blogspot that he cant take anymore due to site restrictions!

Endoxi Deux

Endoxi recently ended a contest titled "30 Lucky Lovers" in which a text or video comment could win you a solo spot on their new cd!

...kidding - but not too far off. The prizes awarded to the "lovers" include a chance to sing in part of a group on the new cd, a hard and digital copy of the cd, as well as an invitation to the studio release party of said cd.

This was my contribution: 

ENDOXI

In the tiny, quaint town of San Diego there lies an infamous band of saxophone-blowing, guitar-licking, lyrical awesomeness....waiting to be discovered by the mass public.

http://www.myspace.com/endoxi

I know that you probably found this page through facebook...so while you're checking the rest of your messages and scrolling through the ex's new pictures, open a new tab and let the music run!  I promise you will not be disappointed!
("I'm Bipolar" is my personal favorite)

BLOGGING

"Shutter Lights"

The "Sun" Equation

I've said this once before, but I'll say it again;

although this project isn't mine I just HAD to post it!

CHECK IT OUT!

Speaking Of Concerts...

My Day In The Life Of Normal

Grocery stores aren't exactly glamorous, but I see everyone there from the homeless guy down the street to the company owner who lives uptown. I love the feeling of 'everyone is there for the same reason.' "I am here to feed my family; to try a new recipe; to try something new."

I'm there to stare at vegetables, but I end up buying chocolate.

When that is done, Maybe I'll go home. Maybe I'll check out the restaurant next door. I hear they're having a concert :-)

Lady Of The Lake

Tradewinds

Cup Of Latteeee

There's something about green and brown coffee beans displayed everywhere combined with earthy-toned walls that makes people want to read and write. Or draw.

Or close their eyes and repeat every lyric of the jazz song playing.

I was sitting in my favorite comfy chair today drawing the man reading by the sunny window.

Maybe he's having the worst time of his life - maybe the best. In either case, I got to see him in this one moment of bliss - taking his time with a warm cup of coffee and book of choice.

What have you done to pacify your heart today?

Guitar

When I want to escape everything else, I close my eyes and imagine a symphony played by memories.

Other times I pick up my guitar and strum away.

Sometimes, blogs don't have to make sense:-p

Annabel Lee - Edgar Allen Poe

May 2006

Acrylic

Prof. Alicia Rogan

One of the projects I was assigned in high school was to pick a poem and create a visual of what I saw. This is my version of "Annabel Lee":

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea:
But we loved with a love that was more than love -
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me -
Yes! that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud one night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we -
Of many far wiser than we -
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling -my darling -my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea -
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Coffee Shop

What kind of computer nerd doesn't visit a coffee shop at least 4 times a week?

Anyways, it's like a second home to me. Starbucks became my haven in high school when I found I could do my homework and play chess on the same table (you know those checker-squared table tops? LOVE those!)

I am so grateful to my "coffee family" right now. Caffeine and love are the only things nessecary to survive in this world :-)

Tsunami Febuary 2010

On the 27th of Febuary 2010 the state of Hawaii braced itself for a possible tsunami headed under way; Nothing happened, but the majority of us locals got a day off to go home and make sure our families were prepared for a possible disaster. Those who weren't at home preparing made their way to scenic points to see if any waves were visible - myself included.

One of the above photos shows some cars being held off by guards forming a road block :-) Such a crazy day!

Seeing people sleep on the grass isn't a weird thing, but when it seldom happens near your favorite mall and mini camps suddenly pop up everywhere, questions of Armageddon and "Have I told everyone I love how much they mean to me?" begin to rise.

Dear Internet,

.....

Scotch Tape Sculptures

This blog is for the purpose of posting my own photograhy and designs, but I couldn't pass up posting these wonderful sculptures for you guys :-)

Sotch Tape Sculptures

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/7299325/In-pictures-sculptures-made-out-of-sticky-tape.html

(You'll have to click the "next" button on the above link to see all photos)

http://www.urlesque.com/2010/02/24/tape-sculptures/