I was looking for pics of my bridesmaids' dresses just now and the photos got me all reminiscing about my wedding day, which was so awesome, y'all. Some of you may not have seen these; here are a few shots from that day...

( two years ago in late april )

Some time back in 1993, I went thrifting in Shelton, WA. For $30, I purchased a glossy black Royal manual typewriter, circa 1935. It came with a box hard case. Quite a bargain -- these machines now sell for as much as $400. Crazy world. I love this thing. I took it out tonight to snap some pics, inspired by Marly's birthday post (she just scored a Hermes 3000 portable for a similar bargain price).

click the pix for full-sized versions.



( five more )

I wrote several fanzines and many letters on this machine.

I have again been blessed by random flickr.

Look at this photoset of black and white portraits and candids taken at an English school in the late seventies. So beautiful. Would that kids still dressed so innocently, were still so un-self-conscious in their appearance. And yes, I do realize that they are probably wearing uniforms, but I still get that low-maintenance feel from the photos.

This is the best picture, obviously.



And then, same photographer, four years later:

mods, punks, something

amazing girl

Thatcher's London, 1981

ilu, flickr

I played with flickr a lot this afternoon. Here is a random photo before I go find something edible in the kitchen.



caption plz

+ weekend was good, though mostly cold and overcast throughout. Yesterday I did some major cleaning, throwing out of junk, and redecorating.

+ I did a ton of writing, too. Mainly revisions, but a bit of new stuff also.

+ the Giants are playing like crap, are too streaky, and will finish at .500 and in 4th place. Lame.

+ I am going to try to get an appt to get my hair cut this week, as well as colored. I haven't had any non-natural color in my hair in many years. I was never too successful getting pink to stay in my hair, but I always did it myself. My hairstylist specializes in bright colors, so she should be able to make it look awesome. woo!

+ this new mascara I am using is the bomb.

+ my brother's birthday was yesterday. we had a good conversation and he is doing very well in his new job in Myrtle Beach. So happy for him! Hopefully we will get to see eachother in Sept.

+ I bought some new drinking glasses.

+ my new favorite flickr photostream.

I have been writing a lot about kissing lately, so having random flickr lead me to a picture like this is super great.



It slides right up to the brink of cheesy but doesn't cross the line...

Today is a typical summery day in San Francisco: cold and foggy. We went out for breakfast at the underwhelming Howard's on 9th street, and now I am sitting here having finished my laundry, and trying to work on some revisions. wheeeee.