Pleasures

Arlo's such a hipster. Here he is hanging out on the tour bus with Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla from his favorite band, Death Cab for Cutie. Too bad the concert was past his bedtime.

The Ben Gibbard interview on The Jenville Show is now online. It's one of my favorites, so you should check it out.

Hey look! It's me circa 1984... art major, new-waver, cross-dresser. A conversation over cocktails the other night got me thinking about the times I've started over. I dug through the old photo albums (an exercise consistent with the nostalgia kick I've been on lately) and found these artifacts of an era. What you see here is a girl who recently left behind her bookish, shy, unpopular highschool persona and found new self-confidence in expressing her "arty" side. It was fun to finally be seen.

I needed a rug for my dining room that was contemporary in style, durable and easy-to-clean enough to be used under our main eating area (including baby!), and affordable. What I found was that if it looked cool, I probably couldn't afford it, and if it was that good, I'd be heartbroken when it inevitably ends up smeared with strained carrots.

SEE THE SXSW 2003 PHOTO GALLERY (in a new window)

In the pursuit of proving that life doesn't have to end when you have a baby, Jeff and I took 8-week old Arlo to the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, TX.

THE BURNING MAN PHOTO GALLERY (in a new window)

Jeff and I just returned from a week at the Burning Man phenomenon in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Once again, it was a magical experience that touched our hearts and inspired our creative spirit. I've assembled some snapshots of our time there.