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this is a bit of an ongoing photo journal of places i visit, people i love, and things i'm up to... snippets into my life.

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Noa's 6th Birthday!  9/14/08 : a beautiful day for the beautiful birthday girl.  bouncy house, slip n' slide, massive amounts of cake and candy, mermaid pinata, and loads of vibrant little girl energy... totally fun day =) 
in sunnyvale, ca

Noa's 6th Birthday! 9/14/08

a beautiful day for the beautiful birthday girl. bouncy house, slip n ...

Updated: Sep 28, 2008 11:54am PST

Camp Outback - Labor Day Weekend '08 : a great campground in guerneville, ca.  a weekend of sunshine, redwoods, beautiful friends, creepy babies named gabriella, mini-golf, settlers of catan, russian river fun, delicious potluck dinners... and much, much more.

Camp Outback - Labor Day Weekend '08

a great campground in guerneville, ca. a weekend of sunshine, redwood ...

Updated: Sep 18, 2008 9:33pm PST

31st Birthday & Black Light Bowling : i could have not asked for a better, more fun birthday with my incredible friends =)  happy birthday TO meeee...  8.16.08 @ albany bowl

31st Birthday & Black Light Bowling

i could have not asked for a better, more fun birthday with my incredi ...

Updated: Sep 18, 2008 2:21am PST

Angel Island Camping 8.4 - 8.6.08 :

Angel Island Camping 8.4 - 8.6.08

Updated: Aug 07, 2008 8:13pm PST

Skydiving - Byron, CA 8.3.08 : another 13,000 foot free fall , baby.   i think this time around it was more entertaining to watch the progression of emotions surfacing on holly and hank's face as the time neared our jump, as it was their first.  i honestly wasn't sure if holly was going to make it off the plane at one point!  we all made it though - and had a rockin' good time!

Skydiving - Byron, CA 8.3.08

another 13,000 foot free fall , baby. i think this time around it wa ...

Updated: Aug 08, 2008 3:12pm PST

Playa Painting on Ocean Beach, SF 8.4.08 : another artistic beauty by andres amador and ember dequincy - and this time it was participatory, so hank and i, among other playa-art fans, got to help out and be a part of the fun =)  
check out andres' other art pieces here: www.analogia.org

Playa Painting on Ocean Beach, SF 8.4.08

another artistic beauty by andres amador and ember dequincy - and this ...

Updated: Aug 06, 2008 7:40pm PST

Costa Rica 7.18 - 7.28.08 : This trip was to celebrate my graduation from nursing school - to get back into nature, out in the sunshine, and back into ME (it had been awhile!).  Mission accomplished!  10 days of: hiking, kayaking, whitewater rafting, zip-lining, majestic cloud forests, tropical rain forests, erupting volcano's, natural hot springs, troupes of monkeys, toucans, parrots, stunning beaches, sweet baby sloths, endless lush flora and intriguing fauna, swimming in the warm Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, an education of a life-time... and new friends to share the experience with.  This trip far exceeded any expectation i had prior to packing my bag...

Costa Rica 7.18 - 7.28.08

This trip was to celebrate my graduation from nursing school - to get ...

Updated: Aug 07, 2008 3:01pm PST

Happy 39th Birthday, Paul! : from sunrise into sunset... and so many fun moments in between.  happy birthday, sweetie!  7.12.08

Happy 39th Birthday, Paul!

from sunrise into sunset... and so many fun moments in between. happy ...

Updated: Jul 14, 2008 9:11pm PST

A Hunny-Bunny Wedding!  6.29.08 : PORANGE!  i've never seen so much pink and orange (porange) in the same place in my life (yes, even as a burner).  hunny and bunny enjoyed their wedding with flair!  it was a beautifully warm and wonderful day in joaquine miller park where we gathered to celebrate the union of an amazing couple.  yay hunny and bunny!!  
"once you go pink and orange you never go back" says the button CTP made :)

A Hunny-Bunny Wedding! 6.29.08

PORANGE! i've never seen so much pink and orange (porange) in the sam ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2008 11:32pm PST

Kelly's B-day weekend in Santa Rosa 6.21-6.22.08 :

Kelly's B-day weekend in Santa Rosa 6.21-6.22.08

Updated: Jun 23, 2008 12:25pm PST

SF Opera in the Park -- 6.20.08 : Hank and I went to the SF Opera simulcast at AT&T Park again this year.  Way more fun than sitting in a stuffy theater any day!

SF Opera in the Park -- 6.20.08

Hank and I went to the SF Opera simulcast at AT&T Park again this year ...

Updated: Jun 26, 2008 10:31pm PST

Transported Bus - Kelly's Pre-Birthday Celebration 6.12.08 : and the debauchery on the bus continues...

Transported Bus - Kelly's Pre-Birthday Celebration 6.12.08

and the debauchery on the bus continues...

Updated: Jun 15, 2008 12:48pm PST

Meaghan and Sean's Wedding 6.7.08 : meaghan and sean finally tied the knot in marshfield, ma and we all celebrated with fervent drunken irish revelry ;)

Meaghan and Sean's Wedding 6.7.08

meaghan and sean finally tied the knot in marshfield, ma and we all ce ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2008 2:49pm PST

Hunny-Du's Bridal Shower 6.1.08 : Hunny's getting married!  Yaaay!!

Hunny-Du's Bridal Shower 6.1.08

Hunny's getting married! Yaaay!!

Updated: Jun 10, 2008 10:20am PST

Mom and Mary's SF vacation 5/08 : a whirlwind four days of graduation celebration, kayaking richardson bay in sausalito, and exploring san francisco.

Mom and Mary's SF vacation 5/08

a whirlwind four days of graduation celebration, kayaking richardson b ...

Updated: May 25, 2008 10:38am PST

Nursing School Graduation!  5/22/08 : *exhale*  we did it!

Nursing School Graduation! 5/22/08

*exhale* we did it!

Updated: May 25, 2008 7:27pm PST

Ani Difranco in Chico w/ Peter 4/13/08 : peter and i finally saw ani together - did an ani tour actually - and it was so incredible! we went through great lengths to take these cell-phone-photos during the second show in chico, too.  thanks to the support of the devout ani crowd for help with the crazed security lady, i actually walked away with a few good shots! ;-P

Ani Difranco in Chico w/ Peter 4/13/08

peter and i finally saw ani together - did an ani tour actually - and ...

Updated: May 24, 2008 2:01am PST

Point Reyes National Seashore 3/25/08 : paul and i took a trip to point reyes and became completely enamored with the picturesque beauty that is this national seashore.  the landscape is so vast and distinctly stunning. mmmmm...

Point Reyes National Seashore 3/25/08

paul and i took a trip to point reyes and became completely enamored w ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2008 8:53pm PST

Black Light Bowling, Baby. : handy work of the camera phone :)   black light bowling with hank-o-paul, anna, isaiah, and eric. 3.13.08 coolest place ever... they give you cool bowling socks and everything!

Black Light Bowling, Baby.

handy work of the camera phone :) black light bowling with hank-o-pa ...

Updated: Mar 30, 2008 10:24pm PST

Pisces Party in Golden Gate Park 3.16.08 : celebrating all the amazing Pisces in our lives !

Pisces Party in Golden Gate Park 3.16.08

celebrating all the amazing Pisces in our lives !

Updated: Mar 17, 2008 11:42pm PST

Transported Bus - Valentine's Day Ride - 2.14.08 : san francisco's hottest party bus hits the streets again, and this time escorts the valentine's day "singles"  to a couple of beautiful beaches and beach overlooks while being serenaded with some fine beats and booms from ana sia & dj felina, two beautiful local dj's.

Transported Bus - Valentine's Day Ride - 2.14.08

san francisco's hottest party bus hits the streets again, and this tim ...

Updated: Feb 15, 2008 1:29pm PST

Aquarius Birthday Party! : a house-full of friends celebrating our favorite aquarians (with full on do-it-yourself-sushi and lots of saki!) -- at Rasha's house in oakland 1/26/08

Aquarius Birthday Party!

a house-full of friends celebrating our favorite aquarians (with full ...

Updated: Jan 27, 2008 9:12pm PST

First Annual Stuffed Animal Brigade in Tahoe : goal: rent a cabin in tahoe for the weekend, gather as many animal-costumed peeps as possible, invade northstar.  te-he.   oh, and have lots of fun, duh.  ;-)

First Annual Stuffed Animal Brigade in Tahoe

goal: rent a cabin in tahoe for the weekend, gather as many animal-cos ...

Updated: Jan 14, 2008 1:09am PST

NYE 2007-2008 : started at the false profit party (which kicked-ass) and finished with a healthy dose of BOOM at breakfast of champions.  yay for play time and a chance to exhale!

NYE 2007-2008

started at the false profit party (which kicked-ass) and finished with ...

Updated: Feb 04, 2008 7:03pm PST

Sand Art by Andres Amador - Ocean Beach 12.22.07 : www.Analogia.org

Sand Art by Andres Amador - Ocean Beach 12.22.07

www.Analogia.org

Updated: Dec 22, 2007 11:32pm PST

Transported Bus 12.13.07 : this shit's legal?  i'm so down.

Transported Bus 12.13.07

this shit's legal? i'm so down.

Updated: Dec 16, 2007 12:31am PST

Orphan's Thanksgiving '07 : mmm, to-furkey :)  and amazing peeps i'm most thankful for!

Orphan's Thanksgiving '07

mmm, to-furkey :) and amazing peeps i'm most thankful for!

Updated: Apr 30, 2008 1:36am PST

Baby Butter's 1st Birthday! 11/03/07 : our baby has been around the sun one whole time!  celebration time, indeed =)  festivities at jason unbound and jiwan's house in the berkeley hills.

Baby Butter's 1st Birthday! 11/03/07

our baby has been around the sun one whole time! celebration time, in ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2007 5:09pm PST

Great America 8.18.07 : spent the day at great america with paul, skye and frank =)  paul, skye and i did the Xtreme Skyflyer where you're strapped in together and lifted 153 feet in the air by a bungee cord and then dropped 17 stories... yowza!  60 miles an hour with nothin' but ground coming at you in a blur.  SO MUCH FUN!  we couldn't stop smiling for a long while after that one =) talk about adrenaline!

Great America 8.18.07

spent the day at great america with paul, skye and frank =) paul, sky ...

Updated: Feb 28, 2008 8:29pm PST

The Big 3-0 !!  8/16/07 : some of my beautiful friends threw a surprise party...  to celebrate ME!  awww :-)  and then the troops were herded to Shine to do a little rump shakin' Glitch Mob style.  it was an incredible birthday indeed.

The Big 3-0 !! 8/16/07

some of my beautiful friends threw a surprise party... to celebrate M ...

Updated: Aug 19, 2007 7:04pm PST

Priceless 7/20/07 - 7/22/07 : outdoor camping event in Belden Town, CA put on by False Profit.

Priceless 7/20/07 - 7/22/07

outdoor camping event in Belden Town, CA put on by False Profit.

Updated: Aug 15, 2007 11:10pm PST

Brandy and John's Wedding!  8/11/07 : my best friend since 5th grade got married!  to a man i totally approve of ;)  jen and i were both maids of honor in their perfect wedding, on a gorgeous day in marion, massachusetts.  i'm still smiling!

Brandy and John's Wedding! 8/11/07

my best friend since 5th grade got married! to a man i totally approv ...

Updated: Aug 20, 2007 12:16am PST

Tahoe with Paul and his family. 7/27/07 - 8/02/07 :

Tahoe with Paul and his family. 7/27/07 - 8/02/07

Updated: Aug 13, 2007 5:23pm PST

Santa Cruz - Boat races and the beach boardwalk. : friends, music, sailboats, sunshine, screening of The Lost Boys on the beach,  and carnival rides on the boardwalk... FUN!  7/25/07

Santa Cruz - Boat races and the beach boardwalk.

friends, music, sailboats, sunshine, screening of The Lost Boys on the ...

Updated: Aug 13, 2007 3:17pm PST

Kevin! (and hank, and me, and camping, and, and...) 6/20/07 - 6/27/07 : southern boy meets california - and he takes it (and us!) by storm :)  my nephew kicks some serious butt.  we had SO much fun camping, fishing, playing, reconnecting, and just plain being goofy.  and there just so happens to be a plethora of silly pictures to prove it :-P  thanks to my mom for making it all possible, and thanks to paul for helping to give kevin the time of his life.

Kevin! (and hank, and me, and camping, and, and...) 6/20/07 - 6/27/07

southern boy meets california - and he takes it (and us!) by storm :) ...

Updated: Jun 28, 2007 2:40am PST

Spring Training 6/4/07 : An event put on by False Profit.  A beautiful day for friends, picnics, hooping, dancing, babies, frisbee, goats, and BASS in the park! Joaquine Miller Park in Oakland - gorgeous!

Spring Training 6/4/07

An event put on by False Profit. A beautiful day for friends, picnics ...

Updated: Jun 06, 2007 3:28am PST

Pinecrest Campground with Paul 5/28/07 - 5/31/07 : gorgeous campground near yosemite, with some of the best company i could have hoped for :)

Pinecrest Campground with Paul 5/28/07 - 5/31/07

gorgeous campground near yosemite, with some of the best company i cou ...

Updated: Jun 07, 2007 12:03am PST

sUB:Merge - Pisces Party - @ Anon Gallery 3/10/07 :

sUB:Merge - Pisces Party - @ Anon Gallery 3/10/07

Updated: Mar 11, 2007 10:39pm PST

Evil Breaks @ Fat City - 1/20/07 : Future Funk Squad, Son of the Electric Ghost, Carbon Community, Ambiant Maphia crew...

Evil Breaks @ Fat City - 1/20/07

Future Funk Squad, Son of the Electric Ghost, Carbon Community, Ambian ...

Updated: Jan 27, 2007 11:30am PST

Pay Back @ le Duplex  - 12/29/06 : a free party to Pay Back *us*?  twist my arm.

Pay Back @ le Duplex - 12/29/06

a free party to Pay Back *us*? twist my arm.

Updated: Jan 16, 2007 3:32am PST

Elbo  Room Chaos : sometimes fun is just ridiculous.  12/18/06

Elbo Room Chaos

sometimes fun is just ridiculous. 12/18/06

Updated: Dec 20, 2006 12:11am PST

Sunset @ Ocean Beach 12/18/06 : out frolicking at the beach in SF w/ holly, kelly and hank.

Sunset @ Ocean Beach 12/18/06

out frolicking at the beach in SF w/ holly, kelly and hank.

Updated: Dec 19, 2006 10:03pm PST

Tracy and Frank's "Not So Silent Night" Party 12/06 : their holiday parties just keep getting better...

Tracy and Frank's "Not So Silent Night" Party 12/06

their holiday parties just keep getting better...

Updated: Dec 14, 2006 5:18pm PST

Thanksgiving '06 : Our first big dinner party in our new place. 20 peeps and *still* enough room to do gymnastics in the hallway!

Thanksgiving '06

Our first big dinner party in our new place. 20 peeps and *still* enou ...

Updated: Nov 25, 2006 1:04pm PST

Dan and Lauren's Wedding in Pasadena 10/14/06 :

Dan and Lauren's Wedding in Pasadena 10/14/06

Updated: Oct 16, 2006 9:34pm PST

Thea's Baby Shower 9/30/06 :

Thea's Baby Shower 9/30/06

Updated: Oct 16, 2006 12:17am PST

Bass Libr:ation @ Anon Salon 9/30/06 : Darin and Amy's B-Day!

Bass Libr:ation @ Anon Salon 9/30/06

Darin and Amy's B-Day!

Updated: Oct 16, 2006 1:23am PST

Burning Man 2006 - Hope and Fear : another wonderfully intsnse and magical experience in the desert...

Burning Man 2006 - Hope and Fear

another wonderfully intsnse and magical experience in the desert...

Updated: Nov 27, 2006 10:15pm PST

Camping Sonoma County with Kelly 7/11-7/14/06 : when can we do *that* again?!  four days of camping/kayaking/hiking ocean cove, jenner, armstrong woods, and lake sonoma.

Camping Sonoma County with Kelly 7/11-7/14/06

when can we do *that* again?! four days of camping/kayaking/hiking oc ...

Updated: Jul 15, 2006 3:13pm PST

Hank and Mateo's Bass Booty Ho Birthday Party 7/06 : 'nuff said :)  (at carnen and todds house in boulder creek)

Hank and Mateo's Bass Booty Ho Birthday Party 7/06

'nuff said :) (at carnen and todds house in boulder creek)

Updated: Jul 11, 2006 1:01am PST

July Beach Burn '06 :

July Beach Burn '06

Updated: Jul 03, 2006 9:41am PST

June Beach Burn '06 :

June Beach Burn '06

Updated: Jun 06, 2006 8:10pm PST

Memorial Day Weekend Mayhem : At it again down in Boulder Creek :)

Memorial Day Weekend Mayhem

At it again down in Boulder Creek :)

Updated: Jun 06, 2006 1:20am PST

May Beach Burn '06 : back in the jungle!

May Beach Burn '06

back in the jungle!

Updated: May 09, 2006 11:46pm PST

XARA : At a monastery at the top of a mountain in San Diego...  dancing under the trees and in the clouds, ahhhh.  Road trippin' w/ Kelly, Fuzzy and Bunny Joe - awesome :)

XARA

At a monastery at the top of a mountain in San Diego... dancing under ...

Updated: May 09, 2006 1:28am PST

Kayaking in Tomales Bay 4/23/06 : ...with ember, holly, kelly, thea, thea's momma, and mateo. :)

Kayaking in Tomales Bay 4/23/06

...with ember, holly, kelly, thea, thea's momma, and mateo. :)

Updated: Apr 23, 2006 11:39am PST

Bunny Jam! : mucho, mucho silly wabbits!

Bunny Jam!

mucho, mucho silly wabbits!

Updated: Oct 16, 2006 10:04pm PST

April Beach Burn '06 : yup.

April Beach Burn '06

yup.

Updated: Apr 11, 2006 12:15am PST

Ember's Surprise Party! : Ember? Speechless? I didn't think it was possible!

Ember's Surprise Party!

Ember? Speechless? I didn't think it was possible!

Updated: Apr 10, 2006 10:44am PST

power lounging... right and proper :) : @ kelly's apartment 3/25/06

power lounging... right and proper :)

@ kelly's apartment 3/25/06

Updated: Mar 26, 2006 11:48pm PST

Strawberry and Calamity's Birthday Extravaganza : @ Anon Salon 3/11/06
yeah.  that was a little bit of fun.

Strawberry and Calamity's Birthday Extravaganza

@ Anon Salon 3/11/06 yeah. that was a little bit of fun.

Updated: Mar 14, 2006 8:30pm PST

March Beach Burn : The first burn of the season... WHOO-ahh!

March Beach Burn

The first burn of the season... WHOO-ahh!

Updated: Mar 10, 2006 9:06pm PST

Tahoe - President's Day snowboarding  weekend : Tahoe, great weather, amazing friends... it's doesn't get much more fun!

Tahoe - President's Day snowboarding weekend

Tahoe, great weather, amazing friends... it's doesn't get much more fu ...

Updated: Feb 21, 2006 10:29am PST

Zen's Birthday Bash 2/11/06 :

Zen's Birthday Bash 2/11/06

Updated: Feb 14, 2006 10:00am PST

Cracktory - Lawgiverz 1/13/06 :

Cracktory - Lawgiverz 1/13/06

Updated: Jan 16, 2006 9:57pm PST

Ginger Snap's Birthday Weekend 12/05 : A weekend of much debauchery in celebrating Carnen's birthday :)

Ginger Snap's Birthday Weekend 12/05

A weekend of much debauchery in celebrating Carnen's birthday :)

Updated: Dec 20, 2005 10:16pm PST

Moroccan dinner for 15, please. 1/06 : Dinner with some of the crew at Marrakesh in SF :)

Moroccan dinner for 15, please. 1/06

Dinner with some of the crew at Marrakesh in SF :)

Updated: Jan 14, 2006 9:03am PST

Land's End hike w/ Haddie and Kylie - 1/06 : Exploration through the eyes of children...

Land's End hike w/ Haddie and Kylie - 1/06

Exploration through the eyes of children...

Updated: Jan 06, 2006 11:18pm PST

Queen Meagan's Birthday @ Mighty Breaks 11/18/05 : Out supporting our boys The Architect and Raydeus for their debut at Mighty - and Queen Meagan turns 21!!

Queen Meagan's Birthday @ Mighty Breaks 11/18/05

Out supporting our boys The Architect and Raydeus for their debut at M ...

Updated: Nov 20, 2005 1:57am PST

Tracy's "Not So Silent Night" Party and Kurian's Birthday 12/05 : Any excuse to have a party :P  @ Tracy's house in Santa Cruz 12/10/05

Tracy's "Not So Silent Night" Party and Kurian's Birthday 12/05

Any excuse to have a party :P @ Tracy's house in Santa Cruz 12/10/05

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 8:18am PST

Thanksgiving '05 : Orphans dinner at Holly's apartment... with the most amazing friends a girl could hope for :)

Thanksgiving '05

Orphans dinner at Holly's apartment... with the most amazing friends a ...

Updated: Nov 25, 2005 2:21pm PST

SF Decompression '05 : Burning Man flair sans the dust (an unfortunate technicality).

SF Decompression '05

Burning Man flair sans the dust (an unfortunate technicality).

Updated: Oct 13, 2005 9:10pm PST

November beach burn '05 : Last whoo-ra of the season - out with a *BOOM*!  RWB, baby.

November beach burn '05

Last whoo-ra of the season - out with a *BOOM*! RWB, baby.

Updated: Nov 07, 2005 11:53pm PST

Freakers Ball 10/05 : Halloween '05 at Freakers Ball in Santa Cruz and comfy cozy time @ Ginger and Todd's house in Boulder Creek.

Freakers Ball 10/05

Halloween '05 at Freakers Ball in Santa Cruz and comfy cozy time @ Gin ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2005 8:40pm PST

Holly's birthday 10/05 : Surprise!  We rented a limo and took Holly on a "journey" to Sonoma and beyond ;)

Holly's birthday 10/05

Surprise! We rented a limo and took Holly on a "journey" to Sonoma an ...

Updated: Oct 23, 2005 3:45pm PST

October beach burn '05 : RWB, baby.

October beach burn '05

RWB, baby.

Updated: Oct 02, 2005 11:54pm PST

SF Love Parade - '05 : A ridiculous amount of fun in the streets of san francisco.  I'm only bummed that my camera battery died so early in the day!

SF Love Parade - '05

A ridiculous amount of fun in the streets of san francisco. I'm only ...

Updated: Oct 03, 2005 11:58pm PST

Burning Man 2005 : Ya know, that crazy thing in the desert?  Freaks.  The whole lot of 'em.

Burning Man 2005

Ya know, that crazy thing in the desert? Freaks. The whole lot of 'e ...

Updated: Sep 16, 2005 8:31pm PST

Noa's 6th birthday!

Updated: Sep 28, 2008 1:22am PST