Last Night and This Morning

The night began with some pirate themed tattoo art at The Vishuddha Creatives shop. Home of my future Matryoshka tattoo and the object of my newly rekindled infatuation. I don't know his name but man alive, is he pretty.

Anyway, it was a small little show with some really nice pieces. Sadly, I forgot about photo documentation so you'll just have to take my word for it.

Then off to Tiger!Tiger! the newest offshoot of Blind Lady Ale house. It was their ubersoft opening or some such thing so there was much sawdust, haphazardly placed boxes and a general feeling of  not just there. And while it won't be bumping Blah out of it's coveted "Best Bar" spot for me anytime soon, it was still a fair shake. I'm excited to see what they do with it.

 Afterwards, I forced CJ to return to South Park so I could dance. Poor girl.

Morning hair and my collection of admittance stamps.

CG was kind enough to let us crash at his place. Honestly, he didn't get much of a say in it.

We were feeling understandably ugh this morning, so we decided to go to the Orient and overindulge in Szechuan.  This is a plate of salt and pepper tofu which even I had to admit was delicious.

It's been a long summer

 
And no matter how hard we try, we can't seem to help ending up back at the park. This is yesterday and last week- a juxtapose of bright sunshine and gloomy grey. It's been a very long summer but I think it's over now.

 Since we miss Eka, sometimes we take her dog Germ along with us. 

 

We stopped at the Organ Pavilion and got a screeching sermon by Mexican Christians.

And caught the free exhibit at the MoPA which had some amazing old daguerreotypes, Man Ray portraits and a photo booth set-up.

Heat Indexes and High Art

The weather has just been wacky these past couple of days- raining during the morning and hot in the afternoon. All combining into some sort of tropical humidity more akin to the everglades then southern California. It's kinda funny- after the quake on the east coast last month, most californians had a "get over it- it's just an earthquake" mentality. But good lord, the minute our dry heat turns humid, you'd think it was the rapture. Just like when it rains here and suddenly no one knows how to drive on the freeway anymore.

Anyway, weather rant aside, me and CJ decided to beat the heat (and our complete lack of funds) in the park. My ma found two free passes to the art museum for us and we spent a few glorious hours wandering marble corridors and basking in the air conditioning. And since CJ and I have opposite tastes in art, I lost interest five minutes into the modern works and she lost interest five minutes into the classical works.  Then we wandered over to the botanical gardens where, unlike the museum, the allow photos.

This is my new favorite camera filter on my  phone. Hipsteroku which mimics Japanese toy cameras.

I've been to the gardens numerous times but never noticed this funny little sign.

Fun from Earlier in the Week

Sometimes it takes me half a week to post up photos- I'm pretty procrastinative to begin with and being sick doesn't help that any. (Yes, that is a made up word. Feel free to use it.) 

So, let's pretend its tuesday morning and last night was spent with the CrayCrays at an art show at BLAH. It was an exhibit centered on camera phones and how they've changed the concept of photography. All pieces shot with camera phones and some were quite good. They were selling prints for $20!! and had I any money at all, I would have bought a neato little print that would have fit right into my Picture Project. Oh well. I should really finish that project before I start adding to it's workload.

 Who needs Friends when you have an Amazing Dress? dress and my new favorite piece, the leather jacket.

 

Anyway, fun night with fun friends and craft beer.And piles of cute hipster eye candy for Eka and I to stalk :)

Sugar Skulls, Vintage Clothes and Baby Pink Fixed Gears

Can you say hipsterfest?

This week saw two art shows, a slew of nifty vintage and some pretty awesome folks. Miss Eka had a showing in the Dia de Los Muertos party at Voz Alta. All the paintings were DotD themed, there was an alter to the Dead and some traditional drumming. But for me, the night was all about Eka. Her painting was so amazing I had to buy it. Getting something you love and having the money go to a friend is the best was to buy art.

Y ahora, las fotografias desvergonzado....

 

 Let's try that again...

 Better!

 

 Eka with her painting

 The drummer on the right is Victor, the other yoga instructor at House of Elements.

 

 

Fast hands..

Last night was the Bedouin Collective at show in North Park. I wasn't originally going to go but my date for the night stood me up. So, I sought solace in the arms of CJ and vintage wares. All in all, I think it was a better night then the one I'd planned to have. Drank cheap beer in tall cans, tried on 60's hats and generally just basked in the hipster scene. I met an artist friend of Miss S who did a really cool pop culture collection and got a lovely reception by the sweetest door guy ever. He was all bearded and way too cool for me and he kept calling me gorgeous and going out of his way to get me clued in. Such a doll.

 

 

 Poor quality photos, superb quality people.

 

 Did you think I was joking about the baby pink fixed gear?

 

 Foxy foxy CJ and two of the best pieces in the background. I really want the Marla one, Fight Club has been haunting me lately.

 

And I got myself a little pretty, this cute germanic print bag.

Glitzy Glitzy!

I had yesterday off since it was Labor Day (a holiday that I'm not all that certain I know why it's a holiday) and spent it with my Dear Mother. We went to the SD Museum of Natural History for an exhibit on gemstones and minerals. Really, how right up my alley?

Absolutely gorgeous pieces of antique jewelry from the 18th century, modern creations, uncut crystals, art deco pieces, Faberge, Cartier, Tiffany!

Enough talking, only photos will do- lots of photos

Well, we stopped by the cafe before we hit the museum.

Turn of the century amazingness

 

 

Cartier Lily brooch

Amethyst corsage brooch

I'm in love with this giant chunk of jade

They had about a dozen of these adorable little jewel birds from the 60's

Suffrage bracelet

Robbie and Me (looking scary)

Art, Boys and Champange

The ABC's of a good weeknight.

Last night, CJ and I attended Oil Paintings at El Dorado- a silent art auction to benefit the Nation Wildlife Foundations clean-up effort in the Gulf. Good cause, great venue and what I saw as my one and only chance to ever afford a Mike Maxwell piece. Oh, so yes yes!

MM organized the whole event and it was a really fantastic night. There was a good turn out and at the end of it all, they were able to raise $2500.  A few of my friends had work in the auction, which ranged from paintings to jewelry to photographs. All local artists and all around amazing.

So, did I bid?

Yes, I did.

So, did I win?

Yes, I did.

But just what will have to wait for later- I've got a whole artsy/craftsy post to do in a few days. To tide you over, sample some of our shameless photos.

 Miss CJ sporting her Greenpeace shirt

 

  

Less lovely then it was supposed to be

Champagne and Leaving Tijuana

Adventures in getting gas-