oh the days the rain would fall your way.

BEACH LIFE.

i want it forever.

heat wavvvvvvve.

all anyone can talk about in seattle is the record breaking temps. i just swam in a man made lake that is pretty disgusting and it felt like bath water. i have been to the beach more times in the last 2 weeks than the whole summer last year (which was a total rip off). this is the best summer i have ever had in the 9 years i have lived here. extreme weather 09!

don't shake it off.

mika miko making me (and a lot of other people) so very happy at the capitol hill block party.

the most fun i had at the whole thing. funner than sonic youth even!

towel punk.

we had to chill out a lot at the block party cuz it was stupid hot.

it was one million degrees in the cha cha dungeon but we stayed to see moonrats anyway. sweaty times.

the heat makes folks surly.

glistening.

and then it was over and there was so much trash, it totally hurt my feelings.

in it to win it.

i feel you noon and night.

MACAROONS!

my sister took me to honore bakery in ballard the other day and it blew my mind. i basically need to eat these every day now, i am totally ruined.

come on over baby there's a party going on.

the hot dog guy.

i've said it before, but i think it's just really nice to just look into your friends eyes sometimes. just stare at each other.

take hold.

summertime in our yard. this has been the best seattle summer in a good long while.

only the lonely.

i can't believe the difference this little crazy dog's presence has made in my son's life.

i got my angel now.

late in the evening.

johnny utah.

portland was quick. i love it there.

evangeline, nurse to be in the very near future.

zach in his best hair look i have ever seen.

food fight was closed, bummer.

chris was having trouble walking.

it's matt, back in portland!

i have known all of these people since high school in fresno, california.

chris went from looking like christian slater to zach galifianakis.

zach shoots film.

brunch at the doug fir. not enough time to eat at all the places i want to eat at.

i think someday i am gonna live in portland, and i can't wait.

soft summertime.

zach stole my soul in portland, check his blog for more of his lovely photos.

get excited.

i'm headed down to portland in like 5 minutes. let's hang!

if you sing a song, sing a song for them.

will you tell us that you're ok?

been painting on wood again. wood from home depot. it's really the way to go. 

this is the last few days of my solo show at gossamer collective. head on over there if you want to see that stuff with your own eyeballs. internet art viewing just isn't the same as really scoping something out for yourself. show comes down on saturday. as always, you can click on the painting if you would like to see it bigger.

reading + rocking.

jessica hopper wrote a book and is doing a reading tonight at 7:30 at the vera project! bring any tween/teen girls in your life. like so many people, i wish this was around when i was 14 and too shy to ask the boys with guitars that i knew to let me try to play one, instead i just stared at them while they practiced "smells like teen spirit" over and over. how fucking boring.

also consider buying a copy or two and donating to your local community center/elementary/jr. high/high school library. find it at your local bookshop or here.

explode.

mellow times on the fourth of july at annie + cory's rad home.

bacon made a new friend (boyfriend).

even though moose is younger than her, it was love at first sniff.

cory's garage/relaxin room.

old painting he owns.

bacon's just one of the girls!

pauly and his stuffed peppers.

annie burned the bread.
this day was really hot for seattle and i loved every second of it.

it's my party.

EMOTIONAL. bacon's birthday really wore her out.

fever in july.

oh shit! what am i doing at the courthouse?

well my best friend (and ex-bdude) got married!

no, not to me.

to this lovely lady.

see.

i got to be the witness.

sidenote: there was awesome art in the courthouse.

and there was bubbles!! congratulations jeff + maggie!

pease.

happy fourth of july from the buddies!

lucky in love.

i think it is very important to tell the people you love that you love them, i'm glad halo does too.