The Hives Forever Forever The Hives

The Hives @ the Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Sep., 2012.

I patted lead singer, Pelle Almqvist, on the back when he walked out through the crowd.

The Great Outdoors

That time I locked myself out of the house while sweeping leaves off the back patio.

Pyramid of Force

I found this carved into the road; I think in Laguna Beach in 2013.

I used to call it the pyramid of death, but I think it is actually the pyramid of force.

Pyramid of Force.

Force

Kill All Police.

Kill All the people. All seven billion.

Death all Police.

wtf?

Pokéfreakout

While I was catching pokemon on the beach before work, I looked up from my phone and saw this:

Reality glitch.

How Now?

One of many treasures Ericka has collected over the years is her set of "Colonial Cats," a series of cat dolls released when she was a little girl. Each cat doll represents one of the original 13 American colonies. 

 RE: post title - “How Now?” is one way colonial Americans greeted each other.

Happy New Year, 2018

 Out with the old, in with the new. 

Mesa Verde

With Ericka at awe-inspiring Mesa Verde National Park, home of the cliff dwellers; May, 2015.

Green Porcelain Beauties

Breathtaking green urinals at the Los Angeles Theater. 

They don’t make them like this anymore. If they did, they would probably charge more to use them.

Red, White, & Brown

Dropped (not by me) on the sidewalk in Laguna Beach, California.

Red, White, & Brown.

Bad Brains

H.R. from Bad Brains, Santa Ana Observatory; Nov., 2012.

Bad Brains.

Fucked Up

Photo with Damian from Fucked Up, right after their show. 

 August 22, 2014; The Glass House, Pomona, California.

It Pays To Advertise

Store front, Lake Forest, CA; August, 2019:

Cat TV

Ericka and I put on this show that was developed for cats, mostly we put it on as a goof, but the cats were, in fact, very into it! It featured footage of various birds in a woodsy environment and it really brought out our little guys' predator natures! In terms of entertaining cats, I rate this show 5 out of 5, at least based on One-Stocking's, Wispurr's, and Trinket's reactions.

Birthday Pinata

Busting open my birthday pinata, Sep. 6, 2015.

Library Interaction: "Here's A Dollar"

Homeless girl who uses guest card every day puts a dollar in our Friends of the Library jar:

Girl: "Here's a dollar."
Me: "Thanks!"
Girl: "I took it from the tip jar at Starbucks."
Me: "Oh...well, thanks!"

The Clothes Make The Man

I bought this shirt from Arm the Animals at the Feline Film Festival in Los Angeles; September, 2014.

Black Flag, ft. Ron Reyes

Ron Reyes fronting Black Flag, Santa Ana Observatory; July, 2013.

Ron Reyes w/ Black Flag.

Library Interaction: Guard Dog

I approached a woman walking a dog in the library to let her know pets weren’t allowed. Of course, she claimed it was a service animal.

A few minutes later, another patron who had overheard the exchange gestured for me to come over. When I did, he leaned in and said in a confidential tone, “That’s no service animal. That’s a guard dog - because she’s got those huge tits!”

Haha.

Salvation Mountain

With Ericka at Salvation Mountain. Niland, CA; July, 2014.

 

Standing Tall Together

Donald Kilbuck next to the St. Louis Arch. Fran flew him down in secret to surprise Jon Sr. for his birthday!