_all directions point east i felt good about telling my family that i was moving back to the east coast in the near future. it’s been a long time since i felt this sort of excitement about a certain place. the last time i felt it was over 10 years ago when i decided about going to berkeley. being in san francisco just happened. but the desire to go to new york builds on a daily basis. part of me have already left the few and far between ladies of SF for the sea of multi ethnic […]

_fresh out of disel _only euro girls can get away with this kind of junk i usually save my favorite photos for my monk junkies. everyone else can get the left overs. the low down was that i was convinced to go to lake tahoe because there were some single ladies needing company and shallow as it it, i need the fresh air anyway. i hadn’t been to tahoe in the summer for over 5 years and i am glad i snuck in the trip before heading out to NY tomorrow. the air was gorgeous as mark […]

_the fading dream of a generation i spoke to an uncle of mine that is in the process of getting a divorce after 20 odd something years. it was weird to be having an ‘adult’ conversation with any of my family members as somehow i think they still think that i am that college kid that left and never came home. but i think the family’s perception of me and to a larger extend my father, is slowly changing as material well being leads to mid life questioning. It’s rather natural that it would take my cousin’s […]

_a rare happy photo of the elusive one. _another rare photo of a happy painter and his new sexy lady. it’s been really great to know older bohiems that have been down the road before. they always complain about how old they are and have little time left they have to create art and in some respect, they do create a sense of urgency in me. naturally, it’s not so much about getting old but as artist, it’s about what we produce in the short time that we’re here. in some respect, i am glad they’re not […]