November 30, 2012

#photoadaynov





1. something beginning with a c                                                  2. color                     


3. breakfast                                                           4. tv  


5. 5 o'clock                                   6. a favorite thing


                 7. reflection                                              8. something you do everyday


          8. small                                               9. can't live without


10. night                                               11. drink


12. where you slept                                      13. man-made


                 14. in your bag                                       15. the view from your window


16. the last thing you bought                            17. happened this weekend


19. something awesome                                      20. work/play


21. what you wore                                                   22. grateful


               23. black                                                    24. a sound you heard


              25. sky                                                          26. in the cupboard


27. tree                                                               28. vehicle

 

29. big                                                     30. on the wall 




November 24, 2012

go kart go


groupon has seriously been our friend
since we moved to tucson. 

it has opened our eyes to 
all of the cool things
there are to do here. 



our latest groupon was for go kart races.




awesome.

















November 23, 2012

black cherry raw burlesque



we've all been to a strip club before,
but have you checked out a burlesque show?

neither have i. 
but it intrigues me.


what makes it different from a strip club?


i mean, the girls take off their clothes to music, right?
they wear thongs and tassels, sure,
but is it really all that different
at the end of the day?


as a result of my curiosity,
going to a burlesque show
has been on my to do list for a while.







i've walked by the 
surly wench pub many times,
and always thought that i got a burlesque vibe
but was never sure if they actually had a show.
and was always a little nervous to ask.





but they do.


so we went.






here are some of my observations:

yes, the girls do take off their clothes to music,
but they do it to live music.

they don't have costumes
(ie. slutty teacher, nurse, librarian, etc.)
but they wear a lot of corsets.
and shockingly sparkly red lipstick.

they come onto the stage wearing a lot of layers,
but the layers are still revealing.
(butts and boobs are there for the ogling)
but when they take the layers off
they could be small little things:
a chain of tassel around the waist,
the feathery halter part of a top,
elbow length gloves.

 there is no nudity,
because there are tassels and thongs.
and these ladies can work both.

there is no pole,
and you get the idea that
the girls are doing this
because they love burlesque
and they love performing.

these women are awesome at 
the boob wiggle
and the butt shake.

their stage names are pin-up girl worthy.

and they ooze confidence.






definitely a friday night well spent.
 


 

November 17, 2012

jump #3734

when i was younger
my best friend and i always 
talked about how we wanted to
go skydiving on our 18th birthday.


it was supposed to be a symbol 
of our freedom,
of our adulthood.




but, like so many things
when we are young,
these conversations were
forgotten as we aged.

my friend moved away
and went to a different high school.

i was a nerdy kid
who spent all her time
running or studying.


so my dream fell by the wayside.



it's not something i ever forgot,
but there was never a good time
or enough money
and so it remained on my to do list.


but a couple of months ago
my brother went skydiving
and this spurred me to tell rcg
of my long time desire.


i told him i wanted to 
go for my 28th birthday.


it was one of those idle things you say:
"let's hang out soon"
"we should do (something awesome) sometime"
"oh man, wouldn't be cool if we did ______?"


but he came through. 


and so we went skydiving.




unfortunately,
we didn't get pictures taken of us
during the actual jump
(for an extra $100 each,
it didn't seem worth it)
but it was an
amazing 
experience.










thanks rcg.
you make my dreams come true.






November 12, 2012

keep tucson kind.


everywhere you go in tucson
you will see cars with
this sticker on the back:



love it.



so i did some research.


ben's bells is a community organization
that was started by a local family
who suddenly lost their child, ben.
apparently the mother, while mourning,
was touched by the simple kindness of strangers.
so she started ben's bells.






she created ceramic bells
to hang around tucson
to remind people to be kind
and the power kindness can have.




then i found out
that anyone can go to their studio
and help make ben's bells.


and since i have been dying
to paint ceramics,
i figured it was worth a trip.


and i was so right.






 when we got to the studio
they had us painting flowers
that would ultimately become
kindness coins.








the way kindness coins work:
if you witness someone being kind,
you would give them a kindness coin.
then they would pass that coin along
to someone else who has been kind. 
and so on.


i like the idea of having 
a physical reminder
to be kind.

because sometimes we forget.
and kindness really does 
have the ability to make 
so many things so much better. 







but it is the bells that are the most intriguing.


they are hung around tucson,
and if you find them 
you are supposed to take them home
and be reminded to always be kind.



nl, thank
s for coming with me
and for this picture.