detox

as much as i've meant to update, i just simply haven't.
there's no real excuse other than making excuses.

drinking, working, drinking with coworkers,
remembering and not remembering nights,
it's not a lifestyle i can manage easily.
time for a life detox.


cut back on the booze, cut back on the screens,
splice in some fresh creative moments and
healthy life choices and things should be good2go.

life has just been consumed with work, gym & others,
but refocusing... refocusing... refocused.

DC typography

in an attempt to distract myself from unemployment,
i have been biking aimlessly throughout the DC area.


the signs here are pretty interesting -
more interesting than most of the people
to say the least.


there's an interesting back alley full of ethnic stores
that i need to visit soon to find some berbere.
(berbera is used primarily in ethiopian cuisine, btw)


and believe you me i plan on dumping here soon!

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

as candice's omi put it:
"I need a vacation from unemployment"
i couldn't agree more!

i can't even count to how many places i've applied,
and the ones that have responded all seem to
trickle away on the steaming sewer pipe of feces
that has been my job hunt since returning to the US.

i went to SF last weekend with fouad,
to catch up with old and new friends
and to generally forget about the job hunt,
but i often found myself distracted and worried
for the fear of returning to unending unemployment
is both daunting and saddening.

i really, really hope something turns up SOON.

views from the apt

did i mention i moved in with fouad?
these things should obviously be noted.
to commemorate such a wonderful event,
here are some night shots from the apartment.


right by union station...


right by the capitol...


right by this tree...


... i like trees.

legos & lomography

went to a lego exhibit at the national building museum
with the visiting family and to explore the city further.
tons of kids, some expected drama, and chicken fingers.
anyway, aimee lent me her lomograph, which is
basically a shitty camera that takes 8 photos in 2.5 seconds.
pretty interesting results, huh?


here's one of the 6 or so lego buildings this one guy made.
normally it costs $5 just to get into this junk,
but my dad threw a fit and managed to get us in for free!
good old fashioned american-style customer is always right
told by a disgruntled, short-tempered austrian man.
my mom thought they'd call the police! (as usual)


how in the world this image was created is beyond me.
all i know is CVS took forever to process this film,
and maybe they threw some extra red dye in with the roll.


also i think it's safe to say that
lomography is not the most precise type of photography.
these short clips are better done with my flip video.
truth be told lomography is a one time only thing for me!

foreign objects

this is back from the hirshhorn in d.c.
just one of many things i miss about feeling at home
where foreigners are other people
and they're the ones who act out of the ordinary
and it's not me :)