fancy dishes

Mom and I put away the christmas dishes today and got out the other ones. It's the start of the Christmas to January decoration change.

Currently listening to: Aslyn: Be the Girl

blanket

My bedspread

currently listening to: Elton John: Benny and the Jets

the columbian

I suppose I've been in a building mood lately. I went out for a walk around downtown during my lunch break, and this newest addition to the Esther Short Park area. It will be the new newspaper office building, the perspectives make it look pretty fancy.


Currently listening to: Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around

creepy warehouse

Next to where I park during the week.... it's always this dark and empty.. I wonder what goes on inside... legit?

currently listening to: 30 rock

bay bank

stuck at a really long light... I drive by this building on my way home from work.

Currently listening to: scrubs

vase

a shot from my dresser

currently listening to: scrubs

christmas

Christmas dinner is at our house... lots of uncles and aunts and cousins having a cheery time.

Currently listening to: people talking

midnight mass

church is really pretty at midnight mass... it's another reason it's my favorite time of year.

currently listening to: nothing

baking

time to make the Christmas cookies!

currently listening to: Johnny Mathis: The Secret of Christmas

dad

dad in the living room fixing the smoke detector

currently listening to: John Lennon: happy christmas

8th street

The view out of my super tinted window at work... too bad no one was walking by making a silly face...

Currently listening to: Extreme Engineering

display

out shopping with dad tonight...

currently listening to: the decemberstis: o valencia

sunrise bagels

lunch at sunrise bagels today! mmmmmmm bagels!

currently listening to: Keith Urban: once in a Lifetime

color board

Back to work for the break! I made a color board for an apartment project. Didn't turn out too crooked.

Currently listening to: Saosin: Voices

retreat model

owen

Unlike the last time I was home, Owen is tolerating me being in his house quite well.

Currently listening to: As time goes by

pdx

After delays in Spokane, a bumpy flight home, and meeting lots of surprisingly easy going people about the whole ordeal, I finally got back to Portland. I know I'm home when the 1st store I see in the main corridor is Powell's! It's good to be back...

Currently listening to: Family Force 5: Grandma got run over By a reindeer

ornaments

Time to pack up the apartment for xmas break... which means my adorable christmas bulb display must be put away...

Currently listening to: Loves Pure Light: What Child is this?

grad school essays

Who knew limiting your self to 500 words would be so mind numbingly hard?

Currently listening to: Jamie Anderson: When Cats Take over the World.

final model redo

Finally finished the model... this is an artificially lit shot... Tomorrow I'll be able to get outside and get some better pictures I think.

Currently listening to: Relient K: Hoops I did it again

landscape

Continued today on the model. Today I worked on detail and landscape... is starting to turn out. The baby breath has been quite tedious, but I'm glad I went with it.

Currently listening to: Drew Fortson: Hey There Delilah

model

my dining room table is covered in model stuff... trying to rebuild this for my portfolio. There has to be ways to make it better... I suppose I'm just not seeing them tonight. Guess we'll see what happens, this could be quite the experiment.

Currently listening to: The Killers: Mr. Brightside

green lights

Out and about for another night on the town with Gillan, Brian, and Mike. Green lights all the way are a nice thing to see!

Currently listening to: Bing Crosby: White Christmas

basswood

I have to keep working on a model for my portfolio. So I brought my big bag of basswood home...

Currently listening to: Bruce Springsteen: Merry Christmas Baby

last day

The Last day of codes! The last day of real class! Gillian has a coffee cup with a red Christmas ornament. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Currently listening to: Frank Sinatra: The Christmas Waltz

eco-structure

Finally had time to read my copy of eco-structure.... before getting back to a final Landscape Paper.

Currently listening to: Sheryl Crow: Run Run Rudolph

ruler

I was checking the scale on some hand drawn projects, but forgot my scale at studio... so I was using a regular ruler. Good thought on it: "Smart Women Rule with Compassion". I'll remember that. :-)

Currently listening to: Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Christmas Canon

push button

The electric door push button is flipped upside down FYI.

Currently listening to: Jimmy Buffett: Christmas Island

love actually

Tonight I decided it would be fitting of the holiday to sit by christmas tree light and watch love actually. It would appear that taking a picture in the dark of this activity did not prove to be as graphically stimulating as expected.

Currently listening to: Roomful Of Blues: Christmas Celebration

steamplant grille

In order to celebrate the semester being over, Gillian, Brian, Mike and I went out to celebrate including desert at the steamplant grille. The interior is amazingly fun to stare at.

Currently listening to:Dave Matthews: Christmas Song

photo in photo

Working on life 365 for my portfolio page.... you can see the reflection on a photo synthesis poster behind me. wacky

Currently listening to: The Ventures: Jingle Bell Rock