Congratulations to new Parents!
Just a quick shout out to two courageous families, who brought 2 beautiful baby girls into the world recently. Marley Denise Ballman graces Minnesota…
by Jewels May 22, 2008
Previous Musings & Shares
by Jewels May 22, 2008
Heatwave and Leaving Portland
Summer has hit Portland, finally! Yesterday temperatures reached 96 F while John and I rode around Portland in search of a fountain and a…
by Jewels May 17, 2008
Photo Games
How timely that I should receive an email touting a handful of games for photo geeks, just days after chatting up with friends how…
by Jewels May 14, 2008
American Sign Language
Browse through top candidates for my “American Sign Language” photography project, still in process. This represents roughly 30% of digital snapshots, so only a…
by Jewels May 9, 2008
Strangers: Portraits from the Road
Browse through top candidates for my “Talk to Strangers” photography project, still in process. This represents roughly 70% of film shot. Click on the…
by Jewels May 9, 2008
The Little Dog Laughed
“[…] to see such a sight, and the FORK ran away with the spoon!” Luckily, my “virtual valet” reminds me that I have tickets…
by Jewels May 9, 2008
New Bike, New Burst of Energy
After 4 trips to bike shops and 7 test rides, I went back to the first store I visited (twice yesterday and twice today)…
by Jewels May 6, 2008
In the End, Everyone is a Loser
“In the End, Everyone is a Loser.” – Andrew Ross Sorkin (new york times) on today’s/tonight’s Charlie Rose show. Some may argue he was…
by Jewels May 6, 2008
Big Fish in Little Pond
Yep, that’s right. I caught a big fish with a little goldfish hook and spot-on training from my baby brother Jake and my dad.…
by Jewels May 5, 2008
How to Kill Lethargy
1. sign up for Aikido seminar – if you pay enough money while you are unemployed you will guilt trip yourself into going 2.…
by Jewels May 3, 2008
Have I Found What I Was Looking For?
How’d your trip go? Was it everything you expected? I cannot count the number of times I’ve been asked these questions. After my first…
by Jewels April 26, 2008
Timelapsed Photography
Another quick attempt to procrastinate on engaging entries, here’s another shot at the “picture a day” project. So check it out and come back…
by Jewels April 24, 2008
I am Ivory Woman
I’ve tried the Porn Name game before and have always been disappointed about the results. Growing up on 5th street, you can imagine how…
by Jewels April 18, 2008
To Watch, To Listen: Dutch Influence
Miles: ~5,800 Place: New Orleans, French Quarter hotel Note: Dutch boys, Maurice and Sander, love electronica, hence our late swing through gay dance club.…
by Jewels April 17, 2008
Strange Beasts Really do Live in Milwaukie
That’s Milwaukie, Oregon. Tonight I caught a blip of an interesting news story, during commercials. Luckily, I don’t have to watch the news to…
by Jewels April 15, 2008
Mistaken Identity and Honesty
In lieu of an update (though, as you can tell from my writing this, I am alive), I want to share a funny string…
by Jewels April 15, 2008
Home w/the Kitties: a music video
Being back in Portland has me cuddling my kitties more than usual, and laughing at funny little animations like this one. I’m glad I…
by Jewels April 6, 2008
Talk to Strangers Road Trip
Febrary-April 2008 Wow, who would have imagined how much time it’d take to develop and parse through 30 rolls of film and over 1,500…
by Jewels April 5, 2008
Art + Music = FUN
Yay! This Friday marks the date of my housemate’s first solo/one-man show @ the Launchpad gallery. For those of you in Portland, go check…
by Jewels March 31, 2008
San Diego and Jack Johnson
Just a quick update that I’m alive and very well in southern California. My best girl from Portland, Elisabeth, met me here on Tuesday…
by Jewels March 30, 2008