title: welcome back!

greetings, blogtopians and internites! i have return from the great, bright beyond with photographs. yes, real images of the strange and physical world in which i have lived for the past few months. as the summer season draws to a close, let me boggle your mind with these snapshots!
above, you will see pictures from chicago. my brother now goes to loyola university. congratulations, stevie! next, i have a couple pictures for you from the united states botanical garden in washington, d.c. if you ever go, make sure you spend a long time in the mosses and ferns room. it is a cool, damp, silent place; a place full of spores and peace.
and finally, allow me to introduce the newest member of my family. she's a cat. her name is ms. minoes. show 'em some love, minoes!squeezable, no? see you next time, and my (repeated) apologies for such a prolonged absence of photography!

title: the "other" boston tea party

the tea party express rolled into town last wednesday. i'm not going to say anything else about it. allow my photos speak for me.
these colors don't run.
because they're all white.

title: konica big mini

i finally got some of the pictures from my konica big mini printed. i love them! the tone they all have, that cool greenish-blue! the glory of analog (well, sort-of analog)! the photo-processing guy couldn't say enough about them, too. but i think he may just have wanted to see some good ratings on the customer service survey. you tell me what you think:the full set is on my flickr photostream (see the link at the side). i forsee a lot more of these film scans in the future. let's hear it for outmoded technology! hieperdiepiep! hoorah!

title: the last day in january

i had a wonderful day today. the only bad part was when nathan had to leave.
nina, max and i got lunch with my aunt and uncle, then walked across the public gardens and up the esplanade to sweet where we got delicious, heavily icing-ed cupcakes.i always feel stronger after i see them. hopefully that isn't just because i eat more then.

title: home to boston

this is the view from my room on the 11th floor. if you want to appreciate the beauty of a city, 11 stories up is the place.

title: venezia di diurna

it's quiet and mysterious at night, but vibrant and alive by day. you really visit two venices when you go.the above picture grabbed me in the daylight and under the flourescents at night.i like them both.

title: sunset

a time for silhouettes that simplify problems.
quiet observation, as the air gets chill.

title: the beaux city of brussels

victory! here, at last, loyal readers, is the documentation of the weekend i turned 20!
my big goal in brussels was to see the mannekin pis, because quite honestly i didn't know the first thing about the city before visiting. i didn't even know they spoke french there. so yes, i saw the mannekin.but then i saw the rest of the city, and the mannekin pis is absolutely not the coolest thing there.lots of sculpture.
i also have to comment on this particular image:the view from this spot in the park looked just like some kind of city from star trek. it was so futuristic and blue.