CHICAGOOOOO!

so i made a quick pit stop in chicago to grab cool amanda before we flew to jersey for bamboozle. i REALLY wish i had more time in that city. its so much more vast than i originally chalked it up to be. the architecture and endless brick buildings make me feel so warm and cozy - im not sure why. anyway here are some photos, enjoy:



this is amanda's doglet corky (his tail doubles as a fake ass muppet character) i really love this guy.


corky also gets upset if amanda and andy hug... upset meaning horny of course.


"bread head" - ive never paid any attention to concrete grafitti but this definitely caught my eyeball (right outside of "handlebar" a super delish bike themed restaurant).


we went to a laundromat and did some dirty laundry.



story of my GD life... ughh.



a few nice finds at "vintage underground" - me likey.


amanda took me to irazu costa rican food - SERIOUSLY go here if you are EVER in chicago. oatmeal soy shake - NOM NOM NOM!





the hostessess with the mostesses - andy is 6'8"!!! i felt great hanging out there! haha.


and in the airport today they had these chairs - fucking amazing. no more scavenging for an outlet to charge my computer/phone. just take a seat in this incredibly posh lounge chair and let it do all of the work.


we made it to jersey after an atlanta airport fiasco where amanda needed some chick-fil-a on a 30 minute layover. it was SO SO SO funny/ridiculous. i tripped and ate it on the escalator and someone gave me a 10, it mustve been graceful. okay no more bloggin, im tired. xo!

longest day ever?

he's finally here!!! <3


today consisted of no sleep, driving to lax at 3am to pick up the boy, driving to huntington to watch the sunrise together, jay sparkage, public restrooms being pumped (foulest smell ever!!), la for a meeting with the lawyer, linner with josh/janell/ruby/frank (i wish missi were there too!!) and then a swift drive back to the ie only to fly out to chicago tomorrow am... so tired.

april 26th 2009.

on friday i was feelin a bit blue so i told myself to turn things around!!! so on saturday i got ahold of some friends and made some small plans - but those small plans made me feel so much better about myself. i also spent some quality time with prime people (I MISS YOU ANGI!!!).

i started the outing by getting ahold of my long lost friend jess youngsma - who has since had an adorable baby girl. of course i step foot in a perfectly decorated apartment, guh, JEALOUSSS. i am then greeted and sized up by the half pint herself, zoe. im pretty sure were friends now:

(totally hi-jacked from jess)


zoe via superheadz holga.


moms & babiesss! cuteness.

i then flew my thawed pizza and totally warm oj home (eep, forgot about those guys) and worked on some rockett stuff for a bit. then good ol' brian seghers hit me up for a bite of sushi with alan. scoreee! why is alan one of the nicest dudes ive ever met? anyway, brian bought a new jeep and we took a quick spin in it before he had to drop some kids off:

proud papa

i then hung with kim and maddie:

her one little tooth kills me... hahahaha.

my little brother wanted to get together for a minute. i havent spent much time with him since ive been home so i cruised over to his CREEPY pad and shot the shit for a few hours. hes ridiculous and four years younger than me:

ohhh kyle.

his house was also full of eagle statues, indian head statues/headdresses, ducks, canons and human ashes.

i left with the affirmation that i would have nightmares. bleghhh - heebee jeebee's much?

tomorrow i pick up bobby and we drive into the sunset - well not really.

explosion.

at the moment i need to vent. i feel like my brain is about to explode from being so overwhelmed. i had my second application yesterday with mac cosmetics to work in the riverside store. all seemed to go very well aside from the fact that they changed models around on us right when we walked in. i knew a few of the trainers and the SRM so i think i made a good impression. i really feel this urge deep inside to pull my own weight. its such a difficult time and everyone is undergoing such transition. im trying to make responsible decisions and work my ass off. also, im pretty sure i just really upset one of my best friends by backing out on a trip to vegas. he and i will be in nyc together in a week and i felt like saving money for that was much more important. oh the woes of life. ive also been using my 35mm holga a bunch and i am so happy with this shot of me:





its the first photo ive liked of myself in so very long, which is a great feeling. i also fit in all of my pants again, which is another great feeling. rob comes back on monday at 5am and i cannot wait. thats all for now.

punk is definitely NOT dead.

i guess i owe this blog a bit of attention.

my head has so many thoughts to compose [and send to my fingertips to type] except its all coagulating in this messy mushpot. i kind of like it. it has been a bizarre few weeks. i feel like a nomad wondering the serpent-like california freeways each day. i kind of like that too. ive been living out of bags, cars, suitcases and friends houses. i REALLY like that.

the downside to all of this is that my existing home base is in the middle of nowhere, highland california. it is an enormous hive of track homes that are covered in so much stucco i feel like im gonna get a raspberry just glancing at them! ive always lived in old homes. creaky floors and dirty grout kinda sealed the deal in the creature comfort department for me. now im trying to get used to this clean stucco life and im not quite sure its punk enough. when i come home and the "anna's" have washed, dried and folded my once white/now purple underwear i cant help but cringe a little... it makes me want to lay some sort of obscenity around the room im staying in, for pure shock value of course. c'est la vie!

here are some photos from the past week or so:





papa dave post softball game. (i wish i had taken a photo with karissa!)






hung with ea dudes... jimmie made *brownies!



lucy & jeremy! (gah, i wish i wouldve centered this)



ason and i playing (df//holga).



and last but not least my GODSON ason. what a heart breaker.




until i get a scanner, thats all for now.

pet sitting.

tomorrow i start day 1 of 4 pet sitting ason and pagoda (dave and karissas dog and frog). im super excited. this is my room.



night!

woe is me.

I MISS ROB! i should be at the saller's pot luck tonight, instead i am uploading photos to our server and feverishly typing t-shirt descriptions. i had to take a break to talk about last night.

one word WILD. it was martins last night in town before he flew home to scotland for a month, i knew that boy was going to be sloppy. somehow kim, laura and shannon roped me into going to the redlands walk of shame. ughhhh... easter weeked + the downtown bars = wayyy too many familiar faces. i definitely was not a happy camper. needless to say i sucked it up and walked into the falconer. its nostalgic, potent fish and chips aroma actually seemed to put me in a better mood - thats kinda gross huh? i tweeted something about being there and whaddya know? twitter pulled through when bri and tim found me!! in a matter of minutes i started seeing people that i LOVE!! i mean i was PUMPED! the crowd was epic and fail proof on a whole new level (aside from all of the creepy eye fuckers out there!) i only snapped a few photos, here are my faves. the rest are on flickr:


<3


cousin!


scotlish boy.


beauts!


mike celebrated another year =)


kim's boss came out!


croosh 10 year friendships were rehashed!


AND i got to drive these two hammerheads home! i was thoroughly entertained.

allrighhhtttt, back to work i go.

X & O

KALIIII

p.s. huge thank you to mike v... i would be a lost cause without that boys help today!!!

bummer.

a. all of my friends are flakes. i aim to please as many people as possible in my lifetime and i suppose i should never expect anything in return. is it bad that i did?

b. all girls are star fuckers and that sucks. im pretty sure i was supposed to be born with a penis? or maybe the fact that im attracted to such bizarre men (cough cough - ROB) helped me steer clear of that category? regardless, girls are stupid.

c. i hate at&t.

d. why cant someone hire me so im not so nervous about fundage?!

:::::::end rant:::::::

negative.

i am just a negative nancy today... i woke up at britts place in HB to a phone call from rob (incase you all dont know im a nomad at the moment, until i get some sort of job/place to live/life). our lawyer left for vacation and his assistant apparently didnt handle things properly... long story short we owe $10 g's that has to be paid in 14 days. on top of that, i interviewed for a killer job and i havent had a call back. my interview was on tuesday and i was under the impression it went swimmingly!! i should know by tomorrow :-/ i hope. oh, i just found a photo dave took of me right after the interview:

i FINALLY caved and bought a beret... couldnt be happier about that purchase!

i just need to snap out of it. i made it this far and i know if you put your mind to it... you can achieve limitless possibilities.

anyway, here are some bamboozle photos/videos that ive been lagging on posting:

our ship and trusty crew the night before boozle.


set up at 7:30am... awesome.


baby boyyy.


amandas loot.


sal (aka jesus) and my new friend matt!


i spy a fish! (during the fight fair signing aka "bring a bunch of sluts" in our booth signing)


i turned around and saw this:

really guys?

ha, my duct tape bracelet may be my favorite part of this photo.


in yo faceee!


why is cool amanda so cool?


rob & ricky.


amanda is a genius.


this, ladies and gentlemen, is my husband. wow.


a family jewels fan.


theron.


theron and sadkali.


lets take a closer look... NOPE NO MORE SADKALI!


amanda!


seriously jeepers was a god send that day.


okay things are a bit foggy here...


america, welcome to my life.


he is risen!


oh, just kidding.


justin, jamie and travis.


ricky hustled so hard... thanks buddy!


hahaha...


prolly twittering.


i have no idea what was funny.. but it made this photo funny!


yeaaa!


the get up kids! (unfortunately i was only able to watch 3 songs... but it was GLORIOUS!!!!)


i will leave you with travis striking out.... have a good evening.

Untitled from kali rozema on Vimeo.