11.30.05
the sign said scrap metal recycling facility, but I think it's a scrap metal recyling facility.

11.29.05
whole foods, lunchtime—a large wheel of parmesian cheese, over a foot tall. wet to the touch.

11.28.05
this motorcycle has been on its side for about two weeks now. next to the bike lane on southport avenue.

11.27.05
back in the philippines, my great aunt used to tell me that pulling out a white hair would only bring more. kinda tempting though, when it's just sitting there all innocent-like.

11.26.05
billie doing her programming homework. one of those days where we never got out of our pajamas.

11.25.05
lebanese restaurant on foster and clark. good spot for cheap, decent food. we went there straight from the ravenswood metra stop, before we holed in for the rest of the snowy night.

11.24.05
turkey day—outside jason and becca clevenger's new house. I just realized I don't even know what these bags contain. nice, bold, red logos though.

11.23.05
between trains at the union station. we grabbed dinner from this cajun place that served asian food.

11.22.05
bleu cheese. good in small doses—like on a fresh-ground, rare hamburger with roasted garlic. it was the smelliest prop on this week's shoot. maybe this thing should have been refrigerated.

11.21.05
morning dishes.

11.20.05
the only piece of magnetic poetry on our fridge, found on the ground four years ago. it sits eye level and is sometimes the first thing my eyes focus on in the morning.

11.19.05
joseph ravens' belt. this stunning accessory is hand-crafted by the artisans of mexico from leather, tin, acrylic, and tarantula. not available on the web.

11.18.05
lake front path, by north avenue beach. it wasn't terribly cold so I got some miles in on my way home. tristan and val joined me for a bit.

11.17.05
at the time this picture was taken, I thought these pearl toe warmers were the BEST THINGS EVER. not so much anymore, my toes froze on the ride last night.

11.16.05
pears, duh. we got these, along with other photogenic foods, to use as props for a shoot. by the time we're done they will be handled, glued, waxed, and pinned so much they're inedible.

11.15.05
every morning, I swallow enough pills to make my stomach full.

11.14.05
doggie figurines, about a half-inch tall. trying out the macro on the new camera—it's a later model from the same line as the one I've been using. the last three snaps were taken with it as well.

11.13.05
southport lanes, the last event of the meat n' greet weekend. I forgot how much I enjoyed bowling. big thanks to jeff from boston for a good time.

11.12.05
fred, nicole, and gelacio at the end of the night. nicole took the fastest girl award in today's alleycat. fred left his fly open.

11.11.05
kan zaman on wells street, kicking-off the meat n' greet weekend's festivities with a rowdy dinner. big apple bre filling in for josh as group elder/seer/clown.

11.10.05
what it looks like to stare at a blank wall through a three foot lucite cylinder.

11.09.05
the office fish, charlie or fred—I really can't remember—swimming around in a really cloudy bowl.

11.08.05
spoke card for the meat n' greet—some are blank, most have random doodles, and a few have perishable or organic accents. this one has thai curry sauce which changes color daily.

11.07.05
trying to produce a moire pattern—turns out it only shows when you don't want it to.

11.06.05
following a tip from dpreview, I replaced my memory card to see if that would make these lines go away. nope. sure got my hopes up though.

11.05.05
northbrook train station. it started pouring right when we got to the velodrome in kenosha, so after taking shelter under a mexican buffet josh dropped us off in northbrook to catch an earlier train.

11.04.05
yojimbo's garage on clybourn. came to pick up a bag I had ordered a couple of weeks ago. browsed, chatted with marcus, browsed, chatted with marcus. that place is a black hole for bike parts and time.

11.03.05
narisa pakdee and kinny patel waiting for me at the elevator. I must've missed the fatigues memo.

11.02.05
el quixote restaurant on clark street. I had two of my more disappointing steak tacos.

11.01.05
the office restroom, freshening up after my morning commute.