Milky Way

Milky Way was filmed with HD camera in Spain - NaturalNews.tv

Oh so gorgeous.

Head in the Clouds

I love interesting clouds. I took this photo several days ago in my backyard. The clouds looked like perfect ridges; the photo doesn't really do justice to how epic they looked in reality. They were so low-hanging and rounded they looked almost airbrushed. The clouds didn't stay that way for very long--a few minutes after I took the photo they started to disperse.

Also, if you look at the photo upside down, it looks like stair steps.

Learning to play these on the ukulele

I recently deactivated my personal facebook page in hopes of being more productive. I'm sure I'll reactivate in the near future, when I start to feel too out-of-the-loop. But for now, I have indeed been more creative/productive, instead of giving in to the tempting voyeurism and game-playing of the website.

So far, I've learned these two songs on the ukulele to brush up on my skills. Next, I want to write some more songs of my own. I also want to get a microphone to hook up to computer for recording purposes. In the mean time, I'll dream, dream, dream...

Buy American: Buy Sears

Photo is from this slideshow.

This picture is from a series of photos taken at shopping malls in 1989. Only 22 years ago, enough people still valued American-made clothing (and other goods). It makes me sad that this is hardly the case anymore--quantity over quality has taken reign on values. Well, the quality of clothing Chinese children make might be equal to adult Americans, but I would much rather support fair employment. By "quality" I don't just mean competence of workmanship, but quality of life for employees. I loved the idea of American Apparel when it first developed, but after learning about how much of a scumbag its owner is, I don't want to buy anything there.

I mean, if American-made clothing could become popular again, it would mean more jobs for Americans, more money kept inside the country, and less dependency on other countries. Not to mention no child labor and fairer wages. Sadly a lot of Americans don't care about child labor in other countries, but I'm sure they would at least like the job market and economy to improve. I think it would be a win-win situation for everybody.

If only America never outsourced to begin with. About 98% of the vintage clothing I sell on etsy was made in the U.S.A. If an item of clothing was made in the states, that's sadly also how I date items--it's rare to find anything made in the last 15 years that wasn't made in China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, etc. Hopefully there will be a resurgence of American-made in the future, without d-bags like Dov Charney. I think there already is in small pockets like etsy and boutique stores. Hopefully the mainstream will follow...

More Old Photos

My student ID from senior year. I look so happy. Yes, that is an Emily Strange t-shirt.

My friend Sheyanne when were blowing up/smoke bombing Barbies.

My mom, surprise-photographed.

Yes, that is a J.T.T. poster above a J.T.T. poster next to a J.T.T. postcard. I was cool.

Our pet rat, Little Girl.

Old 110s

I found some old 110 photos when going through old boxes at my parents' house about a month ago. I love their slightly-fuzzy, warm look.

At the Schmidt (my grandparents') farm sometime in the 1990s.

The kid is my older brother, the dog's name was Lady, and the farm cats were all called "kitty."

Trip to Ireland, 1998.

Glittery tree in our backyard.