Joe Crawford
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ArtLung Posts tagged with “photos” (196)

Gallery, exhumed. (Sep 23, 2016)

In 2003 I set it up with Gallery 1. Here’s how it looked in 2005: It’s been in a pretty ugly state for quite a while, unfortunately. But now I’ve revamped it, and that makes me happy. Check it out at artlung.com/photos/

This is what I look like. (Jun 11, 2015)

Essentially.

Reflecting on myself, August 2014. (Dec 27, 2014)

Back in August I made this image of myself from different eras. It was fun to put it together. It showcases my various haircuts and facial hair. Top Left A driver’s license photo from the mid 1990s. I arrived in California to try to get into movies. I cultivated long hair and a bushy beard. […]

My Best Tumblr Posts of 2013 (Dec 24, 2013)

By number of notes, according to the best of tumblr generator tool. 1 notes 7 notes 23 notes 1 notes 3 notes 4 notes 1 notes 57 notes 11 notes 2 notes 9 notes 162 notes

“so many terrible songs” (Oct 14, 2012)

So Leah has been traveling quite a bit lately. She asked me yesterday if saw this photo Dooce1 when Leah visited her and if I liked it. I replied “yes, I think that photo was pretty good”: Which, taking some time to look at it again, I still do. Perfectly good photo. But apparently, she’s […]

Up From The Depths: on DVD (Sep 25, 2012)

This is the movie on which basis I put myself into the IMDB. And I’ve included it on my bio for quite a while. You can purchase it, though really, you shouldn’t, on Amazon.

++age; (Mar 25, 2012)

This past week I turned 42. It was a good week but I did get sick at the tail end. Had bacon chocolate cake at Riviera Supper Club out in La Mesa. Went there with our pals Matt and Margot. Totally not planned, but it was great. I didn’t want a big deal for my […]

Storage. (Mar 09, 2012)

Things go in storage, things come out. Like the tide coming in and out. “Just in time” has many meanings.

It’s basically Spring (Mar 05, 2012)

Hey, admit it, in California it’s basically Spring already. Enjoy these lovely photos:

The Weekend in Photos (Feb 27, 2012)

To Ojai (Jan 30, 2012)

Yesterday we spent the day with Tony, who’s in the midst of some staggering decisions. Rock on Tony! Google Latitude has a record of the datapoints of where we were. Which is alternately cool and frightening and also cool.

Still Life from Dayjob (Jan 24, 2012)

The Chumby (Chumby Classic, Pearl Edition) is not really for work, but it should provide some entertainment for my co-workers. Which you may recall (unlikely, really) I won back in June 2008 at the L.A. Flash Users Group.

Focus!!! Give Thanks (Jan 08, 2012)

I asked Leah to take this one back in March. We’d moved out here. We had gone out to Ray at Night. That’s where it was taken. It’s a close up photo of the workbench of an artist. I think it’s at the very southeastern corner of Ray street. It’s a little directed-at-him-or-herself graffito to, […]

Me and my nephew (Jan 08, 2012)

From November. Quite a blessing.

First Model in Decades. (Jan 05, 2012)

First model I’ve made in decades. ツーフユリー FB.11 That’s a Hawker Sea Fury there, from a kit I got at a local Japanese store. Impulse buy. I bought the Testor’s glue and everything. Sadly, the glass for canopy got lost. I’ve been thinking I want to improvise a glass canopy. I loved making models when […]

Snowy West Point (Jan 05, 2012)

Sometimes it snows at West Point. This photo was taken at a Football game in October, 2011. The cadets go to the games and sit and cheer in weather like this. That’s crazy and kind of awesome. But mostly crazy.

Me and Leah, Christmas (Dec 18, 2011)

My Leah (Oct 01, 2011)

taken at the Moorpark / Agoura game last night; originally on Instagram

Dad (Jun 19, 2011)

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. You are a fine person, and a dedicated person, and a wonderful father.

Visibone Mouse Pad, from 2005. (Jun 13, 2011)

I referred to it often. And I’ll be referring to it again now. Get one for yourself!

Leah. (Jun 12, 2011)

Wow.

Leah. (Mar 10, 2011)

Yes, that is a terrific photo of you, Leah.

Mother Mary Comforts Me (Mar 07, 2011)

So here’s a photo from the room I’m staying in at Grandma’s house: And here’s a photo, maybe a year or so old, of my Grandmother: On Friday I opened an account for her on Facebook. She used to be an avid emailer. In fact, her email addresses was one of the first I used, […]

Bas and Me plus Grief (Mar 06, 2011)

A nice post by Leah. For quite a while, and maybe even now, all photos of me have the character of Grief in the room.

Self-portrait photo, 1988 (Jan 28, 2011)

Black and white self-portrait. I was 18, thus the incredibly self-conscious narcissism.

More thumbnailin’: photos (Apr 04, 2010)

Check it out at posts tagged “photos”. This follows up this post where I talk about posts tagged “drawings.”

“I have been and always shall be your friend.” (Mar 29, 2010)

“This is your thirty-fifth attempt to elicit an emotional response from me.” “Is there a problem officer?”

“Fun” with Gallery 1.5.3, 1.5.10, 2, 3RC1; Leahpeah photos (Mar 15, 2010)

I mentioned moving Leah over to WordPress a few days ago, and that went well. I’ve been migrating over her prior content and deleting unused content a bit since then. In rooting through the site, I came across this: … which we put in place when there were folks deeplinking some larger images on her […]

nuevaciudad.tumblr.com (Mar 12, 2010)

Since September 2009 I, and my friend CPG have been posting photos and videos to New City: nuevaciudad.tumblr.com. It’s been a great chance for me to try out Tumblr. I think it’s a great, focused tool. It’s blogging for people who are not interested in the blogosphere. It’s great for sharing images, and it can […]

nuevaciudad-tumblr-com

Measuring weight loss with a belt (Feb 27, 2010)

I don’t have a scale handy that is capable of giving my weight, but I’m skeptical about whether that number is meaningful anyway. What is meaningful is the amount of belt I could be using. It looks like about 6 inches (a little more than 15 cm) of loss on my waist in the past […]

The Frankie Method for measuring leanness

Zappa Plays Zappa (Feb 23, 2010)

On Saturday, December 13, 2008, I had the pleasure to see Zappa Plays Zappa. I failed to write extensively about it, I only mentioned it. I had a wonderful time. You can see other writings where I mention Mr. Zappa by viewing blog posts tagged “frank-zappa”. And of course there is my old short piece […]

Pinguino made a duct tape dress (Feb 23, 2010)

Designer, cartoonist, cool person Pinguino made a dress out of duct tape. That is awesome. More photos.

pinguino duct tape dress

Leahpeah Photo by Chookooloonks (Feb 21, 2010)

Excellent photo of Leah by chookooloonks the beautiful faces of mom 2.0. It sounds like Leah had a good time at Mom 2.0 Summit

Leahpeah at mom 2.0 summit 2010, by chookooloonks!

Revisiting my workspace from 2002. (Feb 14, 2010)

So I mentioned working on my blog theme today, and rejiggering my archive pages, for example December 2002. I’m liking looking at each month and year’s posts sequentially. It has given me a chance to revisit some old posts, for example: Back in the saddle again. In it, I talk about a bunch of things, […]

Downed big rig (from December 2009) (Jan 19, 2010)

Back in December there was some pretty impressive weather around here. I had never seen a big rig truck downed by weather before. The traffic after it was scary. We’re glad we weren’t out in the weather when the snow came down so hard.

Rainy Sunday morning (Jan 17, 2010)

It’s a rainy Sunday morning. One could do worse than to spend it with Bas. He’s one of the more affectionate cats I’ve ever met.

Enterprise (Jan 14, 2010)

There’s something wonderful about looking up at a Space Shuttle. Even if the whole project was sort of a half-step and not really in keeping with getting us out there. It was okay for getting us into orbit, but we really need to get, gone, daddy-o. I went to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, part […]

Oklahoma City Memorial (Jan 10, 2010)

In November, as part of our cross-country trip, I visited the Oklahoma City Memorial. It was early in the morning, Leah was exhausted and sick. I took some time and wandered the grounds for a while. I took a few photos. Visiting the memorial was like visiting a church. In the film No Maps for […]

Yes, I did shovel snow. (Jan 06, 2010)

The visual proof:

Snow and Trees #1 (Jan 05, 2010)

It sure has been a remarkable few months. I’ve made some folks real happy, and some folks confused, and some folks confused and happy, and some folks confused and happy, and some folks unhappy, and some folks… well, you can work it out. It’s cold where I am in Roanoke, Virginia. I’ve shoveled more snow […]

“I’m not like a regular mom, I’m a cool mom.” (Aug 22, 2009)

One of the funniest and most referenced lines by Leah and I from Mean Girls. I think we reference it to avoid the practice. It reminds me of one of my favorite Confucian dictums: “If I am walking with two other men, each of them I will serve as my teacher. I will pick out […]

Gordon Parks. Alabama, 1956. (Jul 24, 2009)

Photo taken in Alabama, 1956 by Gordon Parks: Gordon Parks was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. (via)

My Sister and Brother-in-law could not possibly be cuter. (Jul 23, 2009)

From last weekend, after having gone to the beach. They live on the East Coast in the D.C. area. However, every Summer they visit and become San Diegans for a while.

Density of Memory (Jul 21, 2009)

This past weekend I went down to San Diego to catch up with family. San Diego is chock-full of people I care about, and it’s unfortunately impossible to catch up with everyone. This was tightly focused on family. It’s always dislocating to return to a place where you have not been in a while. My […]

Commute Photos (Jul 16, 2009)

A few photos from my commute, in no particular order:

Things I Spend Time With (Jul 10, 2009)

#1: The early morning: #2: My desk at work: #3: Lunchtime at the park: Nearly always with my iPod. Two weeks ago I thought I had lost my iPod for a night and it absolutely terrified me to think that I would not have it and would need to spend valuable cash to get a […]

The Day I Met Ze Frank (May 03, 2009)

I’m at BarCamp (May 02, 2009)

Sometimes I Feel Like This (Feb 20, 2009)

I think it’s pretty awesome. The wave is big and terrifying, but the surfer’s doing his best. I wonder how it turned out. I wonder how it will turn out.

Beetlejuice & The Joker (Jan 26, 2009)

I’m sorry to report I forget where I found this last week. But I love this image of two of my favorite tricksters: What’s a trickster? In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal […]

Three From Moorpark (Jan 26, 2009)

I like these three shots of Moorpark, taken with my cellular telephone’s camera.

4000 Words (Jan 23, 2009)

We Got a Black Quarterback (Jan 20, 2009)

So step back. lyrics source: She watch Channel Zero

Trains, Wicked (Jan 07, 2009)

I remember taking the train, trolley, and buses in San Diego, and 10 years ago I used to take a bus from Cheviot Hills to downtown L.A., but for the past few years I’ve been doing a driving commute. I took Metrolink Ventura Line to work this morning. I got off at Union Station and […]

Steampunk Exoskeleton (Dec 31, 2008)

(Actually, it appears to be a hundred (give or take a few decades) year-old diving suit. Via rcs)

Amoeba in the Morning (Dec 30, 2008)

I think if you had told me in 1991 that in 2008 I’d be working right next door to a major record (read: music and movies) store I’d have been delighted. Heck, I’m delighted now. It’s where I pulled off the major coup of getting Leah a copy of Savannah Smiles for our Anniversary last […]

Snowing Here in UT (Dec 22, 2008)

Yesterday we hit the road to spend Christmas with Leah’s folks. The drive yesterday was fine, save for some heavy wind as we left Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. The van was loaded for Christmas–excellent job loading the top by Tyler and Devon. Here’s Tyler checking the load as we get some breakfast at 6:20am […]

Dayjob View (Dec 13, 2008)

One of the perks of the current dayjob is a lovely view facing north toward the Hollywood Sign. I dug my week there. Though I worked long hours, and worked pretty darn hard, I enjoyed myself and feel I contributed substantively. There were things that frustrated me, sure, but it was actually a fun deployment […]

Kimba and Me (Dec 04, 2008)

As the first grandkid, Kimba was jealous of me. I appear pretty happy in that photo, despite the fact that Kimba might be barking. My Grandpa actually had a “mad dog act” he and Kimba would do. Basically my grandfather would get down on all fours and encourage Kimba to lean over the side of […]

Rocketry is the key to receiving The Holy Spirit? (Dec 03, 2008)

I love this album cover, found via LP Cover Lover: i wonder where that places Wernher von Braun or Goddard?

Ex-Cat Photos Unearthed (Dec 02, 2008)

Leahpeah has been doing a great job putting up photos around the new place. Yesterday we found a pile of old photos, including this gem of my ex-cat: More in the Ché gallery.

“Friend Requests” (Nov 25, 2008)

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Moved, Worn Out, Ready For Action (Nov 24, 2008)

The move was completed without too much fuss. Upcoming: Job interviews, more box extraction and home setup, Thanksgiving, seeing my folks, and a memorial for a dear friends wife. The Universe may be speaking to us. I wish it spoke more clearly, but hey, it’s the Universe. Size of the entire universe man, usually kind […]

Found via Multicolr via American Apparel (Nov 11, 2008)

The other day I noticed on The American Apparel Daily Update an image of mine! They had highlighted it because it came via a color search on Multicolr. I found it interesting that an image of mine should come up. It’s from my old set of Amiga Images. Here’s a screenshot of the entry: And […]

Untitled, Really (Nov 10, 2008)

There’s something archetypal about this image I really like. It may be that it triggers me to think of the term “flimsy skirt” — which makes me think of this post: Shoe PhotoShop — which used to get a fair number of referrers for that phrase. Of course, that was six years ago. I might […]

I’m Tired of Politics (Nov 03, 2008)

But I can remind you to vote if you haven’t. I’ll be voting in the morning. Looking forward to it. Vote. Every vote counts, or at least it should, and it probably will. Update: I voted this morning. Got there 10 minutes early and there was already a line about 60 people long. Once the […]

Star Trek Demonstration: 1968 (Nov 01, 2008)

This is sometimes how I feel (Oct 28, 2008)

Awesome but awkward. via

That’s My Guy (Oct 23, 2008)

 Image via boogah.

Our Lady of the Angels & DrupalCampLA (Sep 14, 2008)

8am Mass at the Cathedral, then here at DrupalCamp this morning. Spirituality + education. Not many better ways to spend a day. Tonight family dinner with the whole crew. Feeling thankful. Here’s the entrance to the church after Mass today.

Chris and Pensacola (Aug 29, 2008)

(I explain the title of this entry at the end of the post–in case you were wondering) Yesterday I drove to Union Station to see my friend Chris Greazel. Chris I’ve known for over 20 years, ever since he was the artist and I was sort of the cartoonist at my high school. He’s still […]

Three from the drive to Washington State (Aug 08, 2008)

So we were in Hawaii last on Tuesday. Now it’s Friday and we’re in Washington state: Monroe. Here are some photos from the trip. When I say “some” I mean “three” and they may or not be representative. Also, my phone is still broken (screen whited out) so twittering and flickring is down significantly. Sad […]

Three Photos from Yesterday (Aug 04, 2008)

Yesterday we started out hot on the west coast of the island, and ended up rainy on the northeastern (Hana Road) coast. It was actually quite a nice day. We went and hiked up to Twin Falls, one of many waterfalls and swimming holes on Maui. We swam for a bit, and I even ended […]

Running Out Of Tropical (Aug 03, 2008)

So we return to “the mainland” or “The States” on Tuesday. We’re running out of tropical paradise, but that is fine, this has been a lovely trip altogether. Enjoyable and family and chill. Next week will be a trip to Washington state with even more family and I hope just as much chill time, though […]

Behind the Resort (Aug 03, 2008)

Kahana, Maui, Hawaii

To Molokini; Seasickness (Aug 02, 2008)

One of the “pre-planned” activities we’ve done was to take a boat out to Molokini and snorkel. Leah and I (and the various family we’re with) enjoyed it very much. We went on Maui Classic Charters’ Four Winds II. Lots of fish, clear water, nice swimming. I’ve never been seasick that I can recall, and […]

My “Most” Images on Flickr (Aug 02, 2008)

Most interesting (also most commented — 15 comments): Most views (4981 views): (Second) Most comments (10 comments): Most favorited (7 favorites):

Two from the ride from the airport (Aug 01, 2008)

Totally sublime moments from the trip from the airport Tuesday.

Leah Reads (Jul 31, 2008)

It’s awfully pretty here. In the distance that island is Molokai. She’s been a voracious reader for the past 2 weeks or so. Almost a book a day.

In Maui (Jul 30, 2008)

Despite the old posts that will be showing up some mornings, I’m actually here, on the 12th floor of a vacation spot on the Island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands, formerly the Sandwich Islands, and according to Wikipedia, “at about 1,860 miles from the nearest continent, the Hawaiian Island archipelago is the most isolated […]

Coit Tower, Lombard Street, Me (Jul 28, 2008)

Lots happening. In lieu of a content post tonight, here are some photos from San Francisco!

Not exactly how I feel, but close. (Jul 22, 2008)

I get to see my sister and her husband (just married!) tonight, and Leah and 3/4 of the kids, PLUS one of the kid’s girlfriends will accompany us. Pretty cool. This morning I’m looking (blearily) at the Facebook redesign deployment. Inside Facebook is a useful site for looking at developments on the Facebook platform. One […]

Back from BlogHer! (Jul 21, 2008)

Had a fun time, did not get to do all I wanted to do and all you suggested I do. But I had a good time and am feeling good. Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time to start the week!

The Morning Sun (Jul 10, 2008)

Maybe I should get up earlier more often.

June Gloom (Jun 13, 2008)

View on the way into work today. Pretty in a June Gloom way. Onward into the weekend!

Late Night (Jun 04, 2008)

Leah did leave last night for Colombia. I’m glad we said our goodbyes yesterday morning rather than having dinner at LAX, since it didn’t work out to connect before her 9pm flight. But I did work a little late last night. Nice night, but chilly. I think I needed a sweater last night. I tried […]

Big Week (Jun 02, 2008)

Yesterday was great. We’re a part time big family. 11 for dinner, one of whom was a girlfriend, one of whom was a friend. Leah did amazing job with the meal, and our houseguests provided a smashing success of a dessert. Well, I say houseguests but I mean Heather. Incredible cook, she is. Anyhoo, no […]

Last.fm Wallpaper Generator (May 28, 2008)

Cool tool! If you have a Last.fm account, which I do, you can generate an image with the covers of the music you listen to: Last.fm Wallpaper Generator. It’s out of date since I don’t have Last.fm turned on these days, but it’s not a bad representation. found via the excellent Kill Ugly Radio

“DISPAIR BREEDS JIHAD” (May 27, 2008)

Comment here.

Before and After Trip (Apr 29, 2008)

Leahpeah and me, approximately before and after our trip: Onward, y’all! And hey, what’s up with the hot weather out here? And when are the darn water temperatures going to rise to go with the air temperature rise?

Welcome to Thunderdome! (Apr 20, 2008)

Tyler is 15 now and has been playing competitive league basketball pretty much for 4 years I think. He’s been playing football even longer. He’s on the High School Freshman teams for both. Anyway, yesterday I took Tyler out to his basketball games in Santa Barbara. It was a pretty good time overall. Ty reminds […]

Kids, younger (Apr 18, 2008)

Took this photo with my phone this morning at the old house. It’s of an old, faded photo in a dilapidated frame. This shot by Leah is from a bit before I knew them — I think. They are so tiny! They’re now all between 13 and 19 years old and look quite different. Three […]

Okay, one more post today. (Apr 07, 2008)

But only because I’m narcissistic: Photo of me and Erin’s cat Frida from I believe 1990 (though possibly 1989, but I doubt it): Thankfully, my mustache phase did not last too long. I suppose every man has to try it out for a while. Thanks Erin for posting that! The craziest part of the photo, […]

The Underwater Boy (Apr 04, 2008)

Tuesday morning on the way to Camarillo I was stuck in some traffic: Yesterday morning I went into work early, via PCH, and the overcast was sort of pretty: And this is what I look like after a swim: I think of swimming laps as a bit like methadone. I’m looking forward to the heroin […]

Desk Candy; Rental; Saturday (Mar 25, 2008)

I enjoy having candy at my desk. My co-workers like it too. The lesson on these Starbursts is that the tropical flavored ones have wrappers that look just about the same as the regular ones, but they just don’t taste good enough, and taste too different from the regular that they are surprising in a […]

Driver’s License Party Trick, Goodbye (Mar 21, 2008)

So this year my driver’s license expired, and so I renewed it and I had to kiss my party trick good-bye. I used to love proving I once had hair to my waist by whipping this lovely photo out. No longer, my latest license just has a standard issue terrible photo. I suppose I could […]

Joe Bennion’s Pottery (Mar 14, 2008)

I’m a sucker for seeing how things get made — “how do they do that?” So seeing photos over on Rick’s blog of Joe Bennion throwing some of his pottery — well — I was blown AWAY! Really wonderful to see the work being done. And Joe has even more photos over on his blog. […]

“Banana Hell” (Mar 10, 2008)

The completely appropriate title on this post from over in Vintage Ads is “Banana Hell.” Enjoy.

Mr. Bird (Feb 29, 2008)

Photo by Leah. As our pied cockatiel gets older, supposedly the feathers of his face will get more and more yellow, a process we can see happening slowly with him. It’s hard to suss out how much personality he really has. He’s not quite like a dog or a cat, where there is true loyalty […]

Not Very Helpful, Really (Jan 30, 2008)

But rather entertaining.

Transit (Jan 23, 2008)

Nothing today. More tomorrow. Photo from two weeks ago.

Holidays Officially Over (Jan 02, 2008)

Back at work, kids will go back soon-ish. A new year has begun in full force. Jobs to be done: get Wii fixed, get out of debt, get a handle on taxes, figure out where Leah and I will live next. I’ll ship the Wii today. The rest are nontrivial, but can be managed.

Happy New Year! (Dec 31, 2007)

Random image, for a not bad year. Lovely mellow night here with the kids, in and out at parties. HAPPY NEW YEAR Y’ALL!!!

From April (Dec 31, 2007)

I like this photo by Grace Davis very much. It’s from dinner at Olio E Limone prior to going to see Sarah Vowell and David Sedaris perform.

Back From San Diego (Dec 25, 2007)

Had a great time, and we’re wiped out. Here are some vaguely representative photos via a fuzzy phone camera. This is Leah and Me at a very unflattering angle listening to my Uncle Lee sing at a local church service (Lutheran) he sounded great! And here’s the same uncle and my aunt singing on Christmas […]

Valentine’s Day Display in December (?!?) (Dec 20, 2007)

Leah and I took a trip to a local Thousand Oaks Ralphs Supermarket — freeway-close and near the intersection of Moorpark Road and Janss Road — to get some Christmas essentials — namely: colored cellophane paper, candy canes, and IBUPROFEN. And what to my wandering eyes did appear, TWO AISLES OF SEASONAL TRAPPINGS. Only, what […]

Downtown Los Angeles from Griffith Park (Dec 16, 2007)

Excellent photo by Mack Reed over on Metroblogging.la: “Frigid dawn over Los Angeles”: Absolutely beautiful. About ten years ago I worked downtown on the night shift at California Hospital, just a few years after that I worked as a temp at ARCO working on web pages, where I first encountered any server-side programming in a […]

Flickr Pro Stats Showed Me Uses of My Images (Dec 14, 2007)

So Flickr Pro users now have access to stats, also announced on the flickr blog on the amounts of traffic they get, and where that traffic comes from. One of the first things I saw was a post on Valleywag that uses an old image from my Amiga Pictures set, here’s another old link to […]

Leah and Joe, a Bit Tired (Dec 13, 2007)

I really like the photo, but we do look a bit worn out. I do like it very much though. Dooce takes some great photos. This photo was from Friday night, pretty late.

Observations (Dec 10, 2007)

Backstory: Last Tuesday, Leah drove with Alison and Tony (my niece and her husband) back to Utah, where they will go to school. They were great houseguests and their soups will be missed. So last week Leah was hanging out with Robin and the Armstrongs. I stayed back and worked. On Friday I flew to […]

Joe2 bowls 137; Oblivious (Dec 06, 2007)

Went bowling yesterday with co-workers, it was pretty fun. I bowled a 137, a 130, and a 114 which put me third among the 12 folks bowling. My head is feeling better too. It’s all good. The song in my head which I was unable a good copy of from either on iTunes, Amazon MP3 […]

Expatriate Baby Part 2 (Nov 07, 2007)

Part 1 was back in 2005. Here’s what Laura says: Just a short note to let you know Juliette Alexandra Ross joined us on October 22 at 2:23 Paris time. She was a long and lean 19.5 inches, 6.5 pounds, and she’s been an angel from the second she arrived. We’re at home now and […]

Bar Camp LA 4 was Cool (Nov 05, 2007)

I had a great time at BarCamp LA. I missed Saturday but I went Sunday, I brought 60 pounds of ice, I brought 7-up, I brought grape soda, I saw and participated in presentations, I met people (few new, some old), I took photos, I twittered, other people took photos, I ate pizza, I went […]

Misc-y Halloween! (Oct 31, 2007)

Did I really go a day without blogging? For shame! No, not really. It’s Halloween, though I don’t have any special visuals to offer you today — I’ve been far too busy lately. But I do have many tasty linky treats to offer. Really! Remember, Color Me Badd — famous for the song I Want […]

My Commute Can Be Pretty (Oct 18, 2007)

On Las Virgenes through the canyons as I am coming into Malibu.

Leah made me look really good (Oct 10, 2007)

Just the other day: She’s driving back from Utah tomorrow. My wish for her is excellent driving, good weather, and little traffic.

Soyrizo & Eggs (Sep 30, 2007)

Mexican. Vegan. Kosher. Soy. Awesome.

Site Maintenance; Leah 2002 (Sep 29, 2007)

You may have noticed I’ve reverted the theme of this blog back to my prior black with zig-zag sidebars and away from the excellent free theme I had been using. In the end using someone else’s theme on my blog feels wrong to me. It’s not really showing my crufty personality and peculiar oddness in […]

Tried and True (Sep 24, 2007)

Several million years ago I used to work alongside a fellow Respiratory Therapist named Dave. We worked alongside each other and he’d say wise and smartassed things on the night shift at California Hospital. Good work and good talk. Now, it turns out the dude blogs about things Los Angeles, but especially what he calls […]

Slow Commute (Sep 21, 2007)

Luckily, I was accompanied by good audio. It’s raining in the Southland. This makes for slow traffic. But with Ze Frank’s If The Earth Were a Sandwich, The Who’s Baba O’Reilly, and History of the United States by Charles A. Beard and Mary Ritter Beard on Librovox, my 1:50 commute time practically went by in […]

Stolen Commute Moment (Sep 14, 2007)

It’s so beautiful here in California. Even the banal is beautiful. Progress is being made, peace is closer every day.

Hello World (Sep 08, 2007)

Work Transit Diptych (Sep 05, 2007)

My chest is aching Burns like a furnace The burning keeps me alive

Leah at the scrimmage (Sep 02, 2007)

Awfully cute lady. Even when she’s pursing her lips.

Ladies. (Aug 29, 2007)

I like this photo a lot.

Good night, moon. (Aug 28, 2007)

Unfortunately, the moon was too pale to be visible in this photo. This is Santa Barbara — looking down Chapala Street toward the ocean from the corner of Chapala and West Yanolani. It’s very pretty there, but where we were there is not enough surf, just harbor. I prefer waves. Many many terrifying waves.

Santa Barbara Buddha, $135 (Aug 28, 2007)

What’s a Buddha? In Buddhism, a buddha (Sanskrit: Awakened) is any being who has become fully awakened (enlightened), and has experienced Nirvana.

Interactive Table @ Art Center (Aug 28, 2007)

Back on August 17, my friend Chris Greazel and I attended the Graduation show at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. This fuzzy photo is of (I think I remember this right) Jeffrey Jarvis, a student at Art Center and this table is interactive. The table responds to touch and Jeff had programmed it […]

Welcome to Joe’s Cafe (Aug 27, 2007)

…taken by leah. (where we sometimes go a week without posting!)

Mom and the Cancer (Aug 09, 2007)

It’s been several weeks since I updated here about my Mom. Several weeks ago I visited my family in Virginia, primarily to see my Mom, who recently had a stroke and was subsequently diagnosed with Stage IV Renal (Kidney) Cell Carcinoma, Cancer. She also has metastases to her brain, lung and mediastinum. I had a […]

The Current Office Set-Up (Aug 06, 2007)

I enjoy seeing other people’s offices. I like seeing what kind of gear they use, how they have things set up. The current set up works pretty well. It could be better, but it serves me right now. If you look at the photo on flickr you can see what some of the objects are.

Santa Monica Joe (Aug 05, 2007)

I look so serious. by leahpeah.

t0ny, photo-boother (Aug 04, 2007)

Joe/Santa Monica Apple Store/Photo (Aug 04, 2007)

We went to the Santa Monica Promenade today and messed about. Easy fun!

She’s Back (Jul 30, 2007)

Great to have her back from her rousing success at BlogHer Chicago. Update: photo of the panel participants! and a recording of the panel! from Craftzine and CraftSanity, respectively.

Joe Trains (Jul 27, 2007)

I am back from Virginia, and I’ll have more to say about that later this weekend. Leah is at BlogHer. She’s moderating a panel on crafting. I miss her. Things are not the same without her. I’ve been keeping busy. I disgorged some cell phone photos to flickr. I also have done some cleaning. With […]

Next Up (Jul 18, 2007)

Chemo on Friday for my Mom. She’s doing well. I’m very glad I came. Who can know what’s down the road?

And have I mentioned the green? (Jul 16, 2007)

Pretty, right? Humidity is up. A little drizzling yesterday. I think I’m sync’ed up with the time zone now. Mom seems to be having a pretty good morning. Maybe we’re through the side effects of the chemo? Of course, the kidney cancer, and the tumor in her head. and her nocardia infection still might provide […]

I’m So Cute (Jul 15, 2007)

Well, 35 years ago.

Lazy Sunday at the Crawford’s (Jul 15, 2007)

It Is So Green Here / Laptop Bummerville (Jul 15, 2007)

It’s noon here, which means it’s nine ante meridiem back in California. It’s odd to think about that difference. Meanwhile, I’m a little bummed because my laptop is going wonky. It’s an iBook G4:    Anyone seen this kind of “melting screen” effect. Happens at random. I suspect it’s the hard drive crashing and grinding. […]

In Roanoke to see my Mom (Jul 14, 2007)

I’ve come to the east coast for a week. Last night I left Los Angeles for Roanoke, Virginia. It was a short notice flight, but my family and I have been looking for an excuse to come east to see my Mom, recently diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, cancer. She has Stage IV, the stage […]

LA Bloggers Live (Jun 29, 2007)

I had a pretty good time, despite being almost uncontrollably nervous about it beforehand.I read my mom’s favorite post.More about it at labloggerslive.com.And more even more from leahpeah, emcee and organizer of the event!

Green Onions (Jun 17, 2007)

Good bike ride this morning. I wore bike shorts and they were much more comfortable than wearing regular shorts, which is sort of amazing since I was not sure they are even the right size. The improvement was noticeable. I rode for about an hour. I had the notion to go to Somis, but I’m […]

Ocean View (Jun 15, 2007)

This a major upside of a more coastal commute. The ocean abides. Sometimes there are surfers. The water temperature is about 64°. Maybe I’ll try and go in soon. Chilly but good. Lots on my mind. Tyler graduated yesterday from 8th grade. Devon graduated from High School. Leah has photos. Monday my mom will have […]

For Auction on eBay: WebSanDiego.org Banner (Apr 28, 2007)

We’re so moving. Anyone want to buy this lovely WebSanDiego Banner? Own a piece of history! eBay: WebSanDiego.org Banner (item 160111743932 end time May-05-07 12:20:52 PDT)

Mii for Me (Apr 20, 2007)

What’s a Mii?

Nostalgic Kids (Apr 20, 2007)

Last weekend we engaged in some nostalgia for the kids, taking them to a park they used to play in, oh, 8 years ago. It was fun watching and hearing them talk about that time. A blessing, really. They look great. I like how they seem a little tentative here. Are they thinking “you can […]

Kia Rio Rawketh. (Apr 18, 2007)

The better to commute with, my dear! I really like this car.

I sing a song of shoes (Feb 22, 2007)

I have discovered an alarming trend of my online life: I document when I wear out my shoes. Here’s: The Sandals Which I Killt Wif My Walking from last August. And Old Shoe from 2004. I made a header out of that one. And in that spirit, here’s the latest in the line of dead […]

Kanab From Above (Dec 29, 2006)

My brother in law took this great picture of his daughter above Kanab. I love how the photo implies Kanab is some kind of metropolis. It’s a great town, but don’t think for a minute there’s more than one stoplight. 🙂 Many of my in-laws went on a hike on Tuesday. It was quite a […]

We Had Joy, We Had Fun, We Were Squinty In The Sun (Sep 19, 2006)

It’s been a month since this shot was taken. That was a pretty good trip. I never did say more about my Greyhound Bus trip, particularly the part where I was explaining to the nice bus driver how I lost my boarding pass while he himself was almost about to come to blows with another […]

I would climb the garden wall with a candle in my hand (Sep 07, 2006)

This is a shot of my father-in-law’s garden in Utah. It’s both wild and cultivated. We caught it out of season. What is growing in your garden?

Oh angel eyes / Am I deceived / Or did you sigh? (Sep 06, 2006)

Sick last week. No longer sick this one. So much to do so little to say! No, seriously, hi y’all. A few things: Go see Idiocracy, it’s puerile and gross and dumb and smart as a tack. Definitely rated “R” though. You have been warned. I still like Kinokuniya very much. I’m looking forward to […]

The Sandals Which I Killt Wif My Walking (Aug 12, 2006)

Remember back on July 30th where I said “yesterday I walked 4.3 miles, this according to Google Maps Pedometer. My feet HATE me today. And my sandals are now broken, both of them.” These are they. And now they must be retired.

Pioneer Children Walked and Walked (Jul 30, 2006)

Sans-car, yesterday I walked 4.3 miles, this according to Google Maps Pedometer. My feet HATE me today. And my sandals are now broken, both of them. I slept well last night. I priced bicycles yesterday. Saw a cheapo for $99.99, and at a real bike shop the lowest bike I saw was at least $300. […]

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (Jul 16, 2006)

In 2002 I wrote, in House-Sitting and Other Things (Long): I’m trying to get my head screwed on straight. Quite a challenge these days, as I really feel like I don’t know what I’m doing. It’s been a heckuva year so far. I hope so much that things settle down soon, but I think the […]

StepK x 4 (Jul 15, 2006)

Tony, Dev, Al, Ty They’re really great. photo by lp

May We See Your Photos Please? (Jul 12, 2006)

CityWalk Kids Trix Pix

Ché the Cat 1997-2006 (Jun 25, 2006)

I got word this afternoon from my ex-wife Jennifer that Che, our cat, died. He was about 10 years old. His spleen was enlarged and he went into shock, then there was nothing that could be done for him. Sad. This is a sad sad thing. He was a good boy, a good cat, and […]

Me, June 2006 (Jun 13, 2006)

by Leah. The goatee is back this month.

We’re not bad looking at all (Apr 02, 2006)

In fact, we’re cute as heck in that one. Photo by the inimitable Leah.

Me @ Blogger Thing (Jan 25, 2006)

Family @ Grandma’s in Utah (Jan 07, 2006)

Taken by Grandma

Leah by Candlelight (Dec 08, 2005)

She’s lovely.

Me by Candlelight (Dec 08, 2005)

Me @ La Jolla Cove, 1995 (Oct 14, 2005)

And I played around with these experimental photos after scanning them into PhotoShop. If you’re counting, that means I have TEN years of experience in PhotoShop. I love the Cove very much. It feels like I still have much to learn, still.

Lincoln Memorial, 1990 or so. (Oct 12, 2005)

I guess I’m making up for lost time. The Lincoln Memorial is by far my favorite place in Washington, D.C. I can’t not cry when I turn to the right and read Lincoln’s great words, his second inaugural address. This bit, among others, always slays me: The progress of our arms, upon which all else […]

Joker Joe 1991 (Oct 12, 2005)

I’m a big fan of Halloween. In 1991 or so I won a costume college (I was either first or second place out of maybe 2 dozen or so health science students at CHRV College of Health Sciences). The other day I posted the “guts cake,” which I submit as evidence of liking Halloween. Funny […]

Guts Cake (Oct 10, 2005)

Yeah, no posts in a while eh? Latest bit of interestingness is the cake I made for Alex’s birthday: White cake, raspberry filling, and powdered sugar icing. The ribs are made from white chocolate. Sculpted by Joe. It was a lot of work, but very fun. More later this week.

Leah took this (Aug 08, 2005)

…at Art Center the other day.

Self Portrait, 1988 (Aug 05, 2005)

O callow youth! Doing a Mirror Project thing in this photo. Joe at 18. (Wasn’t there a tv show called James at 15)? Well, of course it was. A TV movie first, apparently. It was good and only lasted a year. What a surprise. Had an excellent time with Leah at the Bruce Sterling speech […]

The Eyes of Leah and Joe (Aug 02, 2005)

*Leah:*   *Me:*   In October of 2002 Leah and I got photos taken of our irises from this really interesting cat we met at a web design meetup. I _think_ it was a webdesign meetup, anyway. He had this crazy setup to take pictures of your eyes. The technique was digital. The fellow had […]

Joe Japanese Cute Style, 1990 (Jul 21, 2005)

That’s 15 years old! Wow. When I drew this I was deliberately trying to draw something in a Hello Kitty way. It’s not till a few years ago I heard the term super deformed, so I termed it “Japanese Cute Style.” Superdeformed is (from wikipedia): In anime and manga, characters which are drawn in a […]

Oh, the weekend you say? (Jul 19, 2005)

I look like a goofball in this picture. Nonetheless, a grand time was had by all at San Diego’s famous Turf Supper Club last Friday on our little trip to San Diego. It only took us a few hours to get there from our Simi Valley home. We took the new van, which runs good. […]

Me at work, 2001 (Jul 11, 2005)

Workaholic, thy name was Crawford. Still, I did get this out of the period where I always seemed to be at work, and on the webcam.

Prom Photo, 1987 (Jul 09, 2005)

O, callow youth! So here I am at my Prom, with my date, a friend of mine I’ll call “G.” In truth, we were just friends, G and I. We spent time together, but her sights were on older, more experienced men. I was such a kid in many ways. At my Prom I was […]

Wendy’s Screen (Jul 05, 2005)

I forget when this photo was taken, but it makes me smile. In case you can’t read it, it says: WELCOME TO WENDY’S THIS SCREEN IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ORDER ACCURACY AND SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS!

Bas! From March (Jul 04, 2005)

Basilone, aka “Mr. Bas,” drowsy and handsome.

Narcissism, 1991 & 1993 (Jun 27, 2005)

Archaeology: Me in 1991 and 1993 on separate vacations, in panoramic photos. Of particular note: seeing the World Trade Center in the background is a bit odd. Also, note the hair lengths here. This was on the path to long hair.

Did I post this yet? (Jan 11, 2005)

With These Rings, We Thee Wed Originally uploaded by artlung. Represent.

Joe as Star Wars Toy (Jul 27, 2004)

At the Con the Star Wars people had a booth where you could pretend to be an action figure. For those of you wondering what I would look like as a Star Wars toy, wonder no more.

Change is the only constant in the universe. (Oct 08, 2003)

No time to really talk now, but I offer you a diptych of myself in 1988 (directionless and morose) and 1992 (graduating with honors for Respiratory Care from CHS:CHRV). Lesson: Things can always change for the better. This is a lesson that I, and many people, learn continually.

Sunset (Jul 06, 2003)

The other night Leah were several hundred miles away, but we did something together regardless. We decided to take a picture of the sunset. Here’s mine:

Archaeology and a tiny mural (Jun 29, 2003)

This is me, last May, visiting my buddy Vince in Virginia. Impromptu he asked me to do a mural of a plane on his son’s wall (to accompany the existing clouds). I demurred at first. But in the end I was able to improvise something good. Note the chin. This picture is approximately 70 pounds […]

Downtown San Diego (Jun 22, 2003)

I often walk around, semi-randomly downtown. I traipse and amble and mosey. Sometimes I take pictures. Here’s one. You can see the building I work in in this one. I like working downtown. It looks like I may be working there a bit more permanently. I’m pleased with that, and I’m generally happy in my […]

“Before” (Mar 10, 2003)

This here is a picture from 90 pounds ago. My roommate passed this to me. I still have lots of work to do though. At the moment I don’t have a good “after” picture. I should take a new photo with me in the same outfit. Those shorts had been tight, but now when I […]

Archeology and Nostalgia (Dec 13, 2002)

(This was written on my Virginia/Thanksgiving Vacation) I’m still in Virginia and have utterly failed to maintain my correspondence properly whilst here. One of the things I’ve been up to is some archeology. I found some old photos, or rather my sister found some old photos. The photo at left is of me in my […]

Joe & stethoscope 1991-2

Animals for Whom I House-Sat (Sep 29, 2002)

Some cool pictures of the animals I took care of. Roxy. Scout. Sky. And also an action shot of Roxy and Scout playing monster truck wrestling. (Not pictured: Mocha. She was busy.)

Quote of the Day (Sep 10, 2002)

QOTD: At one time, I wore bolo ties. (no other comment is necessary)

Whew! Long Lost Geyser Picture (Aug 12, 2002)

Too busy a weekend to talk about now. But I’m definitely gonna be talking about it! In the meantime, my sister sent me a picture from a long lost roll of 110 (remember those old cartridges?) film, and unearthed this picture of the two of us from sometime in the very early 1980s (I think […]

A Picture Of Me From Waikoloa (Jul 25, 2002)

Archeology: 1996: When I was a Respiratory Therapist (Jun 12, 2002)

At the moment, there’s more to be said, and talked about than I can say and talk about. In the interim, another picture. Myself, 1996. I took this with a timer, after the night shift (1900-0730) at California Hospital Medical Center — the parking garage. I believe the white building in the distance behind me […]

More Archeology. A Baby Picture. (Jun 04, 2002)

The expression fits just as well today.

Me, Now. (May 16, 2002)

Photo by Charles. On the right, Kelly:

My big ol’ head… (Feb 21, 2002)

on avencom.com. Update February 2010: Since Avencom is gone, here’s what that screen looked like back in 2002, thanks Internet Archive!: