August 2009

happy stop sign

31 August 2009
happy stop sign

don’t think it’s legal to deface public property, but it sure is cute.

dangerous car

28 August 2009
dangerous car

1. how cool 2. what if there’s an accident? in Newport Beach, CA

lightbulb planter

27 August 2009
lightbulb planter

Clever lightbulb planters at Papa Hassan‘s restaurant in Orange, CA.

saguaro

26 August 2009
saguaro

Saguaro-lined road in Arizona. Saguaros can be up to 200 years old, some grow only an inch a year. Crazy.

gormiti

25 August 2009
gormiti

One of the Gormiti. Despite the fangs, he’s a good guy.

mystery

24 August 2009
mystery

this is a slide I saw in a junk shop. no idea where or what it is.

creepy child care

23 August 2009
creepy child care

Taken in Arizona. I think this sign is a bit terrifying.

no poo zone

22 August 2009
dog poo sign

epilepsy? blindness? good grief, who knew?! On a house in Derbyshire, England. I like the graphic of poo dropping, looks kind of bionic.

poor linda

21 August 2009
poor linda

driving to pittsboro, we saw this billboard. apparently the realtor has replaced it 3 times, but the local yokels are persistent.

flowers & sky

20 August 2009
flowers and sky

all those colors on one plant! taken in west hollywood.

viking sewing

19 August 2009
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the thought of Vikings bent over their sewing machines amused me for weeks. simple minds…

lady monkey butt

18 August 2009
lady monkey butt

in wake forest, nc. love the monkeybutt site!

kinder happy hippo

17 August 2009
kinder cookie

super cute cookie filled with white chocolate. of course it melted in my pocket before I could eat it! > check out the chocolate version

after the ride

16 August 2009
after the ride

Me and Lindsay, fresh from the roller coaster.

wild bike

15 August 2009
wild bike

put out to pasture

flaming hair

14 August 2009
flaming hair

hair on fire

meringue cookies

13 August 2009
meringue cookies

Meringue cookies in a shop in London. yummers!

wee window

12 August 2009
wee window

I’m driving a Nissan Versa while my car is in the shop. This morning I noticed this cute little window in the place where the mirror is usually mounted on the car. Fun detail!

purple hair

11 August 2009
purple hair

A friend was in Russia, and happened to get the girl with the FABULOUS PURPLE HAIR in this shot. Isn’t it lovely?

old door

10 August 2009
old door

last summer I spent a few days at a bed and breakfast in PA with mum and dad, and had fun looking for quality junk in the local shops. Doesn’t this door look like a portal to another world?

sugar

9 August 2009
candy hair

RED LICORICE HAIR? Does life GET any better? Ad for a candy store at Universal City Walk.

fingernails

8 August 2009
nails

saw this girl last night and loved her nails… they went well with her Ed Hardy ball cap.

ingress

7 August 2009
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Clearly a frustrated english-major-turned-state-employee was in charge of creating the signs. BTW, Ingress = entrance/access.

taped

6 August 2009
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the wonders of tape.

loo

5 August 2009
loo

In the bathroom in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. NOTE the two buttons above the toilet? In the interest of water conservation, one button is for a big flush, the other’s for a little flush.

celebrity?

4 August 2009
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Susie holding her birthday wand in Santa Monica, CA.   We suspected the guy dressed in black of being a celebrity.

mr. goat

3 August 2009
mr. goat

My friend Gregg’s in Mongolia; goes on a picnic with some colleagues. They bring along a live goat. Mr. goat is butchered, filled with veggies, and cooked over the fire.

jacaranda tree

2 August 2009
jacaranda tree

Jacaranda tree… one of my favorite things about Orange County.

victorian house

1 August 2009
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old Victorian house in my parents’ hood: Oil City, PA