made my civprostorm night bearable :)

2:22 am  •  28 February 2011  •  View comments

so we begin, another day in california…

11:56 pm  •  17 February 2011  •  1 note  •  View comments

this is what goes through my head on most days. with life.

thanks for your honesty, Korely. thanks for capturing an essence, Andy.

4:18 pm  •  15 February 2011  •  4 notes  •  View comments

Super Wes-Anderson-esque short film. First nominee for a Joycer ‘11 award :)

8:19 pm  •  11 January 2011  •  1 note  •  View comments

I’ve always wanted to compile “best of…” lists, so this year, I decided to give out Joycer awards just for fun, to express thanks to all of these people for helping me in living life, understanding love, and enjoyment. These are not things that were made or begun this year, just things that I encountered and experienced in the year 2010. I will probably be editing this list until the end of the year :)

Food

Fusion: Noodles and Tofu Steak (Longbranch Coffee House, Carbondale, IL)

Entree: Braised Beef, Fiesta Mexicana (Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL), Samurai Steak (Samurai Blue, Ybor City, FL)

Sushi: Volcano Roll, Ichiban (Tampa, FL)

Fast Food: Crif Dogs, NYC

Tea: French Macarons (Fritz Pastry, Chicago, IL) & Almond Walnut (Kaleisia, Tampa, FL)

Dessert: Bacio Gelato (Paciugo, St. Petersburg, FL)

Art

Spectrum series by Ellsworth Kelly

Flickr Photographer: Parker Fitzgerald

Lifestyle Photographer: Angel He

Documentary Photographer: Jeremy Cowart

Video: Supakitch & Koralie

Music

Hip-hop track: Rocketeer by Far East Movement

Folk/Alternative track: All Delighted People by Sufjan Stevens

Folk/Alternative album: December by Sleeping at Last

Alternative Rock track: Bloom by Mae

Alternative Rock album: Birds and Cages by Deas Vail

Christian tracks: Oh, Happiness by David Crowder Band, Pure Bride by Leeland, Your Love is Strong by Jon Foreman

Christian album: Across the Earth by Hillsong United

Classical track: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens, as performed by Yo Yo Ma

Contemporary Classical album: Le Onde by Ludovico Einaudi

Indie/Pop track: Flags by Brooke Fraser

Indie/Pop album: Who Are You Now? by This Providence

Christmas track: Boxing Day by Relient K

Christmas album: Christmas Songs by Jars of Clay

Composer: Ennio Morricone

Discovered Artists: Coconut Records, She & Him, Serena Maneesh

Mashup: Sleepyhead (Passion Pit) vs. Kids (MGMT)

Compilation: …Featuring Norah Jones 

Music Video: Valentino by Diane Birch (Directed by Dennis Liu)

Film

Animated shorts: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On by Dean Fleischer-Camp, Out of a Forest by Tobias Boesen

Computer-Animated feature: Toy Story 3 by John Lasseter

Stop-motion feature: Mary and Max by Adam Elliot

Foreign feature: Welcome to Dongmakgol by Kwang-Hyun Park

Top 3 Features: Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by Edgar Wright, The Social Network by David Fincher

Screenplay: A Serious Man by Ethan and Joel Coen

Movie I watched repeatedly: The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson

Actress: Natalie Portman

Actor: Jason Schwartzman

Soundtrack: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Wes Anderson)

Crew: Wong Kar Wai (Director) with Christopher Doyle (Cinematographer)

Books

The Back Side of Your Gullet is Decadent and Depraved by Frank Chimero

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne

The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer

Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies by Blake Snyder

Mindset: the New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

Somewhere Inside by Laura and Lisa Ling

5:41 pm  •  25 December 2010  •  3 notes  •  View comments