Four Day Weekend | Ithaca & Jamestown, New York

Over the four day weekend back in November, we safely traveled to Ithaca for the first time. We found a very cute mid-century modern motel & planned to go look at water falls and the Cornell University Campus. Since we were the closet to Jamestown that we would ever be, (three hours), we decided to drive some more to visit the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum. Here’s a video & photos from a disposable from that trip.

Summer & Fall | New York & California

Over the summer I bought a Lomography Simple Use Disposable 400 ISO 2019 Lomochrome Purple Film Camera. It took me a few months to finish it since we don’t really leave the apartment. Here’s what came out.

DAY 70, 76, 82, & 83 | Virginia

For parts of May & June I escaped to my cousin’s home in Virginia. We played lots of double solitaire, made delicious food, took care of plants, & spent time outdoors. I’m very grateful & appreciative to have a thoughtful cousin who is willing to share her family & space with me. I’m also glad that we now live close enough for me to spend time with her & her family & watch their kids learn & grow.

NEW YORK TO FLORIDA | East Coast

Eleven days ago, we got onto a bus in New York to start our journey down to Florida. This was my first time driving down the East Coast. We got in late Friday night to my cousin’s home in Virginia. The next morning we woke up and got to our rental car. Our next stop was Richmond, Virginia to meet some friends that I’ve known for a very long time but never get to see. We grabbed some ice cream, looked at records, then got back on the road. Before staying in Savannah, Georgia for the night, we made a quick stop at South of the Border for some refrigerator magnets. Sunday morning we woke up to rain and spent the rest of the day driving in it down Interstate 95 to Orlando, Florida.

MICHAEL CAMPBELL | Thousand Oaks, California

This post is hard. It was hard to start. It was hard to write. I still don’t know what to say exactly other than this has been hard.

Three months ago today, my step dad passed away unexpectedly. I will never forget the sound of my mom’s voice on the phone telling me that he was gone, because my brain won’t let me. Almost every night it replays in my head along with what I imagine happened that day.

Michael came into my life when I was twelve along with his daughter, Amanda. In 1998 my mom & him were married & for the first time we had our family. I will forever be grateful for everything he did for our family & for myself. He loved my mom very much. Trees were a close second though. For thirty eight years, Michael was an arborist for the city of Thousand Oaks. The city planted a tree in his honor near his office on their property.

We decided to celebrate his life at a park in Thousand Oaks that had beautiful large oak trees. Here are some photos from the service, visiting his tree, & of us.

NIKKI | Long Beach, California

I have a talented, hilarious, & hot friend, Nikki. She makes candles, cuts hair, & makes me laugh. I made her get in front of my camera & I am so glad she did. We decided to keep it around the house and try out new things. Here are some of my favorites from that day.

SCRIPT TEASE | Portland, Oregon

I met Karen one night back in December of 2016. She introduced me to flavored Ciroc and sours & I introduced her to my brain. She instantly had a way of getting my ideas onto paper. She helped me by designing a logo for my writing not even a month after meeting her. Since that night in December, we’ve bounced our creative ideas off each other, discussed reality television, & swapped dating stories.

After taking photos for a little, it was time for a logo. I wanted one that represented ME. So I wrote my name out a hundred times and Karen took my writing and Karen-ized it. I loved it. It was me, but professional.

2017

2017

A couple years went by & 2019 was approaching. I figured the beginning of a year was a great opportunity to refresh my brand. I told Karen it was time. I knew I wanted something more mature but had no idea what direction I wanted to go in. I found a couple ideas & sent them to Karen but didn’t LOVE anything. It didn’t take long for her to bust out some ideas of her own. We narrowed it down to a couple & she asked me which one I wanted to BE. She told me, “They’re both serious and playful and I think that shows in your photos too and who you are. You can be both. And they’re inviting.” After that, I knew which one I wanted to BE. So, I’d like to introduce you to the 2019 me:

2019

2019

If it’s possible for you, I highly recommend building a relationship with the person who is responsible for the creative visual side of your brand. It makes for an enjoyable work experience & a more personal outcome. Thank you Karen!

Check out more from Karen over at https://www.scripttease.me/ & https://www.instagram.com/script__tease/.

20 YEARS LATER | From Maine to Southern California

A couple months ago my friend Carrlyn gave me some old film and a disposable camera. Her mom found them in her home in Maine. More than half of the disposable camera roll was used, leaving a handful of potential photos left. In a hurry to see what was on the camera, I ended up taking as many photos as I could to finish the roll. When I got it developed I was saddened to find out that only the ones I took recently developed. Somewhere out there lives the memories of photos that once existed. Instead, here is what came back… which is not nearly as good as what could have been.