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mobile uploads: OMB (oh my blog)

2011-02-28T06:30:00.000-08:00

I made a booboo. I forgot about my monthly mobile updates for about... oh, half a year. You haven't missed much, though. The previous poster girl of this blog, Anita (she has her own tag, people) has moved back to her native Germany and I've moved to a different apartment in brooklyn, a few blocks from our old one. Please accept gratuitous pictures of my niece Lucy instead.

Ok, just one more photo of Anita (from moving day).

yoshi

masters of pub quiz

Mobile Uploads - Life Since iPhone 4

2010-08-06T19:48:00.000-07:00

duck duck

:)

mobile uploads - best of OH MY GOD i'm a slacker.

2010-06-23T06:21:00.000-07:00

So much has happened since my last post. I graduated from college. I completely shut down for a couple of months so that I could graduate from college. I saw a lot of Michigan. I worked at Bonnaroo. And today, my niece, Lucy, is one year old. Holy Moly! The rest is a blur, so here's what my iPhone captured of the past few months of my life.

fuzzy judas priest

You can pick your friends...

Dr. Alec Baldwin at commencement

saying bye-bye

Me and my desk job

Torch Lake, ranked third most beautiful lake in the world by National Geographic

That's one giant crawfish!

That's one tiny lobster...

Sunday sunset over Manchester, Tennessee

The one-year-old babe herself

mobile upload - best of february

2010-03-02T07:48:00.000-08:00

gyoza

wanda

chelsea market catpaint

chelsea market... no catpaint

LOST nerds, east village

anita and her drinking horn

illustrations

2010-02-21T16:08:00.000-08:00

from a 1980s children's book about... robots, apparently

Wanda Jackson

2010-02-15T07:52:00.001-08:00

Just one shot from when I saw Wanda Jackon play last week... between songs, she told stories of touring with Elvis, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and recording her new album with Jack White. Awesome! And a little more Wanda for you:

mobile upload - january 2010

2010-02-01T19:17:00.000-08:00

catpaint!

simone relaxing with the heating pad and NYT sunday crossword

lol'd

chowderhead

2010-01-31T14:00:00.000-08:00

seafood chowder. check out my recipe over at HEY HUNGRY

mobile upload - best of december

2010-01-05T07:49:00.000-08:00

lit!

mom and staypuft

sandwich ----> panini

in michigan, they nightspag

in chicago, they have giant burritos

tom setting off fireworks

2010-01-04T08:02:00.000-08:00

chicago?

2010-01-04T06:54:00.000-08:00

more like chi-FOG-o

lol

2009-12-25T07:22:00.001-08:00

I took down the link to the december mix because what i THOUGHT was a paul mccartney song turned out to be FISH STORY by the fictional japanese band Gekirin. ha ha, quite a difference.

Paul McCartney:

Paul McCartney - Coming Up
Uploaded by jpdc11. - See the latest featured music videos.

Gekirin:

december mix

2009-12-15T07:25:00.001-08:00

Don't worry, I only put one christmas song on here...

merry christmas! merry christmas! but i think i'll miss this one this year.

1. Nobunny - Chuck Berry Holiday
2. Little Dragon - Runabout
3. Paul McCartney - Coming Up
4. Hot Chip - One Life Stand ***
5. Nobunny - Somewhere New
6. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
7. Little Dragon - Blinking Pigs ***
8. Solange - Stillness is the Move (dirty projectors cover)
9. Sleigh Bells - Ring Ring
10. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - Home ***
11. Little Dragon - Never Never
12. Kumisolo - Constellation

(the starred ones get the most play around these parts)

(download removed)

Bonus: The worst quality (only) video I could find on YouTube of Spinal Tap's Christmas with the Devil

stupid exams

2009-12-08T07:10:00.000-08:00

mix soon, i hope

bonus picture...

2009-12-02T22:56:00.000-08:00

outtake from some freelance i just did

p.s. my camera is fixed :)

mobile upload - best of november

2009-12-01T06:04:00.000-08:00

bye bye novembeard

anita scoping out the giant meatball sub i made

practice pie, homemade whip

nik and lu make the short list of things i like more than meatballs and pie

Captain

CatPaint

sandwich lookin' like a whole boatload of ugly

duke playing showtunes

sandwich doing online taxes

unlit.

this morning, this afternoon

2009-11-13T16:29:00.000-08:00

mobile upload - best of october

2009-11-04T21:33:00.000-08:00

autumn, birthday, holiday onslaught-- october is always heavy.

tom and petey gettin' friendly

kimchi oysters (momofuku ssam)

sandwich is a fatass

dad ran laps around me on the w-burg bridge

the best lox bagel (russ & daughters)

bushwick country club (mom & daughters)

neon indian

doggie parade (washington square park)

barf dog (ny hot dog & coffee)

blurry domo-kun (halloween)

oh... is that how you spell it?

OCTEMBER / NOVETOBER MIX

2009-10-26T20:09:00.000-07:00

1. "doink doink"
2. Sleigh Bells - Beach Girls ***
3. Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer
4. Miley Cyrus/Notorious BIG mashup - Party and Bullshit in the USA
5. Sleigh Bells - Infinity Guitars
6. Geographer - Kites
7. Rebbie Jackson - Centipede
8. Sleigh Bells - Crown on the Ground ***
9. Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
10. Sly and the Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay
11. The Drums - I Felt Stupid
12. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing
13. The Senors of Marseille - Davey
14. Wreckless Eric - Veronica
15. Sleigh Bells - Ring Ring
16. Sleep - Dragonaut
17. The Loom - Song for the Winter Sun

WHOOMP there it is

R.I.P.

2009-10-09T10:01:00.000-07:00

Looks like it'll be just iPhone pics from here on out. A couple of months ago, while taking some pictures for a Topshop feature, I dropped my camera and the body cracked open. It still worked for a while but I was afraid to use it, so it sat on my coffee table. Now when I try to turn it on, the lights blink but nobody's home.

R.I.P. canon digital rebel xti
2007-2009

Here are a few of the last (blurry) pictures I took. A moment of silence please, while I pour out this 40.

expect an october mix soon!

mobile upload - best of september

2009-10-07T06:49:00.000-07:00

JD Sampson at the Annex

Myself and Emilia at the Annex

My sister Nikki and niece Lucy

Roommate, Kristina

picture of a picture of me & tom, with Puri Lite app

september mix

2009-09-05T09:29:00.000-07:00

september is... a strange month.

i threw in a little sunny day in honor of their reunion tour... and as usual, starred songs are the ones currently getting extra rotation in my itunes.

1) Mayer Hawthorne - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out (Astronote El Camino Remix) **
2) The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa (Feat. Ezra Koenig)
3) The Drums - Best Friend
4) Generationals - When They Fight They Fight **
5) Mika Miko - I Got A Lot (New New New)
6) Stevie Wonder - Maybe Your Baby
7) Suckers - Beach Queen **
8) The Drums - Submarine **
9) Heartsrevolution - Digital Suicide (Sonic Me Remix)
10) Sunny Day Real Estate - In Circles
11) Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral
12) Bachelorette - The National Grid
13) TV on the Radio - Heroes (David Bowie cover)
14) Prince & the Revolution - The Beautiful Ones **

DOWNLOAD HERE

bonus: the original version of the Mayer Hawthorne song song "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" is also super amazing, in a different way:

OH, and if you have a new favorite song, old song you're digging, whatever, post it here!

mobile upload - best of august

2009-09-05T08:15:00.000-07:00

promotional party bus.

alberta cross.

rooftop hot tub at hotel on rivington.

double double animal style (san francisco).

hotel.

panties flyin' everywhere.

jason mraz singing to a puppet.

tv on the radio.

back in brooklyn, sunning with emilia.

mobile upload - best of july

2009-09-05T07:46:00.000-07:00

anyone who knows me knows that i'm going into the third month of a committed relationship with an iPhone 3GS. it's the reason why i never carry a camera with me anymore... how can i be bothered when everything i ever need is in this cute little package?? anyway. i've decided to dedicate entire posts to iphone photos from now on. backlogging first, of course.

first iphone photo.

mets vs. yankees, citi field.

brooklyn.

boston.

setting up all points west (jersey city).

tim and eric, all points west, in the photo pit with my iphone

all points west

spicy pie!

JULY MIX

2009-07-01T16:37:00.000-07:00

Happy July y'all. 2009 has been one hell of a year and I'm a little sad to see it half gone. Anyway, here's a mix of what I'm listening to:

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Tracks:
1. YACHT - Don't Fight the Darkness
2. Kumisolo - Danse Music
3. La Roux - In for the Kill **
4. Blaqqstar feat. Rye Rye - Shake it to the Ground
5. Michael Jackson vs. Bag Raiders - You Are Not Alone (Remix)
6. Crocodile - August is Over
7. Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News
8. Portugal. The Man - Work All Day **
9. Dangermouse and Sparklehorse feat. Iggy Pop - Pain
10. YACHT - Psychic City (Voodoo City) **
11. Miho Hatori - Barracuda
12. Amadou & Miriam - Sabali **
13. Portugal. The Man - Everyone is Golden
14. Jessica Lea Mayfield - The One That I Love Best
15. La Roux - Armour Love

(I starred the ones getting the most crazy play in my iTunes)

enjoy!
xx

I made fresh blueberry cobbler

2009-06-17T14:31:00.000-07:00

I bought a lot of blueberries and needed something to do with them so I made a simple cobbler... I tossed the blueberries with the zest and juice of one lemon and sugar then made a dough (with a lot of almond extract) and baked it for about 30 min. the biscuits turned out moist and flavorful but the blueberry part is a little too soupy... hmm, next time maybe a little corn starch?

back again

2009-06-17T06:05:00.000-07:00

Well I'm back from Tennessee, sunburned and exhausted. I did a little networking and a lot of working-working. I only have two regrets: not seeing Al Green and not taking pictures. Well I brought my camera but I only took 2 pictures. Which is a shame because I had access to anywhere on stage/photo pit. I guess 2 is better than 0, right?

my stage

my stage with someone on it! that's animal collective. i wish i had taken the time to capture the crazy crowd that was there. they extended wayyy far back and around

1 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 9 10, 11 12

2009-06-10T08:23:00.000-07:00

Is it just me or does the beginning of this song (janelle monae - many moons):

sound a LOT like this song (sesame street)?

in case you can't tell, i really love janelle monae. she's like a female andre 3000. and she's adorable. and she's obsessed with robots.

renovations

2009-06-09T07:32:00.001-07:00

I've realized that I don't really take enough pictures in my day to day life to create content for this blog. So instead of just a photoblog, I'm going to start using this as an outlet for internet findings, short life updates and I'm even planning on posting more music. yay.

Right now, I'm preparing to go to Tennessee to work at Bonnaroo.
And just because, I made a mix of a bunch of Bonnaroo artists.

Tracklisting:

1. Phoenix - 1901
2. Of Montreal - Gallery Piece
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
4. Janelle Monae - Many Moons
5. The Mars Volta - Wax Simulacra
6. Santogold - You'll Find a Way
7. White Rabbits - Percussion Gun
8. Jenny Lewis - Jack Killed Mom
9. Dirty Projectors & David Byrne - Knotty Pine
10. Neko Case - People Got A Lotta Nerve
11. Those Darlins - Whole Damn Thing
12. TV on the Radio - Crying
13. Passion Pit - Live to Tell the Tale
14. Yeasayer - Tightrope
15. Al Green - Guilty
16. Crystal Castles - Magic Spells
17. Kaki King - Doing the Wrong Thing

DOWNLOAD HERE

i'm hungry

2009-05-21T08:02:00.000-07:00

I told Obachan that this was the best ramen I've ever eaten in my life (and at 9 am too) and with a grin, she said, "I know!"

back to real life

2009-05-05T07:46:00.000-07:00

Obachan!

2009-04-28T15:32:00.001-07:00

Ueno Zoo, Tokyo

2009-04-28T15:27:00.000-07:00

I'm a creep

tsukiji, tokyo

2009-04-26T06:44:00.000-07:00

is it weird that these pictures make me really hungry?

zenkichi

2009-04-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

So I did actually make it out to Zenkichi, with a little difficulty. Even though it's on a busy and uber-hip street (N. 6th and Wythe), I'm under the impression that this restaurant exists in relative secrecy. When I told my friend Johnny where I ate, he was flabbergasted-- he lives two blocks away and has never even heard of it. That's because there is no sign and no facade. That corner of N. 6th and Wythe is covered in wood-- what looks almost like construction at first glance. And the small opening will take you in to Zenkichi.

I thought the restaurant looked quite dark and a little weird upon entering, but soon the host led me back to beautifully arranged izakaya-style sectioned off booths, in a room flooded with natural light. Just like the izakaya I visited in Tokyo, the waiter only comes when you push a button. The service and atmosphere were wonderful, but who cares-- onto the food!

First course: Sakura Clear Soup.
Salt-pickled Japanese cherry flower & yuba soymilk velvet in traditional clear dashi broth soup

Second course: Raw Tasting Plate
Firefly squid in miso vinegar (pictured), ginger bonito, maguro with yuzu

Third course: Tiger shrimp and grapefruit salad

Fourth course: Broccoli rabe and berkshire pork, tempura fried with plum salt

Fifth course: Miso cod with shiitake mushrooms

Sixth course: Kobe beef in ginger garlic soy sauce

Final course: Snapper sushi with pickled turnip

Desserts!

Sakura mochi with bitter maccha

Soy cheesecake with dessert sake, which tasted like a nutty whiskey

and all this food was $50.

lanterns

2009-04-19T13:33:00.000-07:00

Tokyo: Day 1

2009-04-16T18:29:00.000-07:00

Checking in and wandering around Asakusa at night...

(Yes, Denny's exists in Japan, too... No, I didn't eat there)

Last night in Kyoto

2009-04-14T20:26:00.001-07:00

We have a fantastic bartender and Emilia nearly sets her pants on fire

Nijo-jo, Kyoto

2009-04-08T15:12:00.000-07:00

Tokyo was great too, but I don't miss it the way I do Kyoto

kyoto haru

2009-04-08T15:07:00.000-07:00

peach blossoms in the park, too early for sakura

udon in kyoto

2009-04-08T15:05:00.000-07:00

after mountain climbing, we found a street barely long enough to have buildings on it
but there was a path leading to a curtain
and behind the curtain
the most delicious udon EVER

Kinkakuji and bamboo forest, Kyoto

2009-03-30T16:17:00.000-07:00

took a train and then a bus to the last stop
then more climbing in kameyama

Fushimi Inari, Kyoto

2009-03-26T17:26:00.000-07:00

we climbed all the way to the top

The first of many, many japan posts

2009-03-26T17:23:00.000-07:00

I'm still reeling from delays, cancellations, 15 hour plane rides, 14 hour time differences, lost luggage, lost sleep, et cetera et cetera...

I'm bored...

2009-02-27T13:35:00.000-08:00

peekaboo.

it's still too cold

2009-02-10T17:37:00.000-08:00

more brooklyn, beer & latenights

2009-02-01T21:50:00.000-08:00

sweeeet

2009-01-29T09:00:00.000-08:00

sweet claire-o-mine

Brooklyn, late night

2009-01-24T21:34:00.000-08:00

metrocard mayhem

2009-01-14T11:09:00.001-08:00

bonne annee...

2009-01-11T10:32:00.000-08:00

a little late with the pictures but 2009 could be off to a better start

New Year

2009-01-02T16:55:00.000-08:00

This is what midnight looks like when you're drunk on a roof overlooking Times Square
Somewhere in this picture, the ball is dropping...

it's just me

2008-12-30T14:34:00.001-08:00

Dinner, Sunday night

2008-12-22T14:36:00.000-08:00

nom nom nom nom

I need to take new pictures

2008-12-15T13:36:00.000-08:00

Vampire Weekend at Terminal 5

2008-12-05T10:35:00.000-08:00

sizing got all messed up on these and i'm too lazy to fix it...

anyway

The Teenagers at Terminal 5

2008-12-05T10:21:00.000-08:00

Outtakes on my Flickr

Mere Roar

2008-11-28T09:58:00.000-08:00

Head/Toe

2008-11-18T05:49:00.000-08:00

I'm really only posting because I wanna share this song...
I can't stop listening to it!
Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream

More H'ween

2008-11-07T12:54:00.000-08:00

Carmen Sandiego is a Pin-Up

2008-11-05T15:13:00.000-08:00

CMJ IV: The Teenagers (again)

2008-11-01T11:37:00.000-07:00

I saw the Teenagers play twice for CMJ... the second time was more fun

CMJ III: Yo Majesty

2008-10-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

I got a free t-shirt. ha

More on Flickr.

CMJ II: Passion Pit

2008-10-26T13:21:00.000-07:00

I didn't get too many good shots because though I was on stage, I was behind the band... most of my shots ended up of the drummer. haha...

And here's one of their songs!
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead

As always, more photos on my Flickr.

CMJ I: The Teenagers

2008-10-25T10:08:00.000-07:00

Video I shot at the Teenagers show

and just for fun, here's a picture of me playing rock band that night.

and here's me at the show:

(both photos by emilia.)

Gawktoberfest

2008-10-24T10:51:00.000-07:00

Check out more photos from Gawktoberfest and a video with Anita at the end on Gawker

two-face

2008-10-13T11:07:00.000-07:00

playing with your camera settings is fun

post-birthday blues

2008-10-11T11:14:00.000-07:00

so this is when getting older stops being fun

Highlights

2008-09-14T18:45:00.000-07:00

All the pictures on flickr here

and a song for download:
Buddy Holly - Heartbeat

Congrats again, guys! Love ya <3

Love-ly

2008-09-07T17:36:00.000-07:00

The Bitter(sweet) End

2008-08-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

Goodbye, summer! I'll miss you.

BFF

2008-08-19T09:46:00.000-07:00

Bridgeport #4

2008-08-14T05:48:00.000-07:00

"So you mustn't be frightened, dear Mr. Kappus, if a sadness rises in front of you, larger than any you have ever seen; if an anxiety - like light and cloud-shadows, moves over your hands and everything you do. You must realize that something is happening to you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in the palm of its hand and will not let you fall."
- Rainer Maria Rilke

Bridgeport #3

2008-08-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

Rilo Kiley - With Arms Outstretched

Bridgeport #2

2008-08-11T06:08:00.000-07:00

Yeah, it was that kind of weekend.

Bridgeport #1

2008-08-07T06:24:00.000-07:00

"It looks like we're about to high five!"

2008-08-05T07:57:00.000-07:00

"Uh... you were."

More Coney

2008-07-25T13:56:00.000-07:00

Cyclone Revisited

2008-07-24T09:42:00.000-07:00

Coney Island one year ago:

Coney Island two days ago:

Next year, there will be no more Astroland.
The last season, the last summer... What's going on, New York?

East Village Kids

2008-07-12T05:21:00.000-07:00

The Last Season

2008-07-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

unity!

This guy thought I was crazy

2008-07-06T06:43:00.000-07:00

I keep forgetting to update this thing...

Oh Yoko

2008-06-26T05:16:00.000-07:00

Second Art Post in a Row

2008-06-21T09:50:00.001-07:00

I went to a gallery opening last night with LT "I refuse to go above Houston" Beskar. I feel obligated to blog (oblogated?) about this because I was texting Nikki throughout with my semi-celeb sightings... As for the art, I was impressed. Much more enjoyable than the art crawl, but with less adventure and more free booze. All in all, I call it a Win.

You'll notice some painted portraits of people staring up; they're Fritz Chesnut's representations of what people look like while staring at art. There are three of these portraits, all staring at the mobile-like piece in the center. Clever.

Anyway, since I'm obviously not much of a writer, on to the pictures!

The ever adorable (and sweet) Daniel Vosovic

SNL's Fred Armisen

Molly Shannon ("I'M 50!")

(photo removed per LT's request)

Knopke in front of his work

I've got plenty more pictures from my other adventures last night, but those will have to wait for another blog post... As always, more photos on my Flickr.

LES Art Crawl

2008-06-16T09:53:00.000-07:00

Friday, I went on an "Art Crawl"... (think pub crawl but with galleries instead of pubs.) My new friend LT blogged about it (and the gentrification of the Lower East Side) for Working Class Magazine here. Check it out, at least for the pictures of our hijinks and my mention as "fellow photophile and paparazzo".

Long story short: We didn't know you had to buy tickets ahead of time, but with some snooping, we found out that the tickets were exchanged for plain white wristbands.... being the crafty girls we are, we made our own out of some scrap paper... Ha ha...

London Highlights (People)

2008-06-11T17:07:00.000-07:00

London Highlights (Places)

2008-06-11T16:58:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I really have nothing to post.... plus, I'm getting all nostalgia-y.

Now let's all listen to this song and get super happy:

UFOs

2008-06-04T16:59:00.001-07:00

Cool Kids

2008-05-29T11:01:00.000-07:00

New York, your timing couldn't be better.

2008-05-27T06:24:00.000-07:00

(not actually my photo)

"Hardly anyone knows that a secret tunnel runs deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. In May 2008, more than a century after it was begun, the tunnel has finally been completed. An extraordinary optical device called a Telectroscope has been installed at both ends which miraculously allows people to see right through the Earth from London to New York
and vice versa."

This is probably the most insane thing I have ever seen. One end of the tunnel comes out near the Brooklyn Bridge, the other by the Tower Bridge, London. It seems stupid if you think of it as a giant public webcam, but the awe comes back when you realize that it is a physical tunnel through the earth's crust and that the image is carried using mirrors. Apparently it only goes until June 15... what will they do with it afterwards? Fill it in?

more info here and here

Neon

2008-05-25T19:10:00.000-07:00

First NYC pictures in a long time.

2008-01-23T07:57:00.000-08:00

I don't think anyone checks this blog besides myself and occasionally my family, but just in case, I'm letting you know that it will be inactive for the next few months, and I will be (here)

a.k.a. mukailondon.blogspot.com

Fewer things are more gratifying than seeing an ad you worked on defaced in nyc.

2008-01-12T10:52:00.001-08:00

Seriously, Don't

2008-01-09T18:20:00.001-08:00

KGB Aftermath

2007-12-10T12:14:00.000-08:00

Out of focus, and a little out of touch.

2007-12-04T17:12:00.000-08:00

Peace and PBR

2007-11-10T11:44:00.000-08:00

trick candles

2007-11-07T18:35:00.000-08:00

Belated

2007-10-27T10:43:00.000-07:00