Hey SGers, phoelix and I have a new hopeful set up, please let us know what you think!
Phoelix - Strawberries


In other news:
Meet Linus. He's my world right now
- rescued from Forte Animal Rescue
- ~1 year old
- Jack Russell Terrier / Westie
- by all accounts, a good boy

Crossfit
best thing i've done for myself in years
pain, my friend.
My workout journal (right column)


Downtown LA
Moved to a loft in the jewelry district and I love it there.
I wouldn't want to live anywhere else in LA.


busybusybusybusybusy.
<3

Updates at andrewyoon.com/blog/

(Please bear with me if I haven't responded to emails over the past week or so - I've been very busy. I promise to get to you soon. )

It was a delicious year.
I feel strong going into the next.

Thanks for everything so far, SG!
(and thanks for the geek card, staff)

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Some life updates:

ANDREWYOON.COM
Re-structured my personal website. It's still rough, but I decided I rather launch early than have it sit in development forever. I'm still adapting old content to the new format.

Crossfit is becoming my new religion.
If you click on "blog" on my website, you can followup with my training progress.
I can't say enough good things about the program - will blog more indepth about it in the future.

There is much work to be done. Life is good.

MOAR CONDESCENSION PLEASE!

Reading the feedback on the new layout really reminded me how special the community is here. Despite some hilarious dickishness, the spirit of the thread is that "hey we give you money and we care, cause shit, SG is a good thing." Amen, brothers and sisters.

I'm only one part of Voltron (his robocock) for this particular launch, but I can speak for the rest of the team in that we keep a close ear to the community as we strive to make SG a great website.

"If it ain't broke don't fix it."
I believe one of the reasons SG is still popular is because we're always evolving. How many of our internet stomping grounds have come and gone or been replaced? How crappy would facebook be if it suddenly became Facebook 2004? How shitty would Radiohead be if all their albums sounded like Pablo Honey? I remember how Kid A felt confusing at first. I knew it was good (cause smart people told me so), but I didn't get that visceral, goosebump giving sensation from it. How quickly I retreated to the warm OK Computer blanket. Now though, Radiohead could not be who they are to me without that gorgeous. suffocating, wall of sound from Everything in its Right place or the twisted urgency of Idioteque. I'm glad they didn't settle for "it works fine".

I too had problems with the oversized navigation when we first mocked it up, but it grew on me quickly. Looking at old comps, the navigation felt too small back then. I agree it could use a little "jazzing up", and that will come in time. Many aesthetic details that feel out of place can be attributed to us trying to lighten up the site a bit, bandwidth-wise. All that pretty dirt and grunge makes for a heavy, slower site. No launch is 100% perfect - it's an iterative process, You can blame me directly if I "missed a spot."

I really enjoyed reading the constructive criticism or praise (mmm mmm praise) in the thread. sopor, posh, cherry, 14thWarrior thanks for making me smile. Thanks also to those who chimed in against the new changes, we'll definitely be mindful of your opinions.

Should a Calvin and Hobbes movie ever be made, I don't care how shamelessly they pander to my generation's childhood, or if its some awkward live action flick featuring Haley Joel Osment(calvin), Hugh Jackman(hobbes), and the little girl from Little Miss Sunshine (susie), or any other disappointment.
I will be at the midnight screening wearing my too-small-for-adult-Drew G.R.O.S.S. shirt - a water ballon in my right hand and nostalgia in my heart.

In the perpetual sine wave of life, I'm happily riding out a crest these days. Thanks be to Xenu and the wonderful people around me that I love.

Silverjimmy and I have been pushing our physical limits with Crossfit.
It's significantly more hardcore than my decade+ of lifting iron at the gym and puts heavy emphasis on practical muscles and strength development. No more isolating vanity muscles and obsessing over abs. Already, my posture has improved, I have measurable performance gains and I feel sexy. I'd love to tell you more if you're interested. (you can tell I've been somewhat of a Crossfit evangelist as of late.)
If physical conditioning is your thing, I highly recommend reading this essay by my hero, Henry Rollins.

I have some great shoots lined up and I've also relaunched my personal website, www.andrewyoon.com. Because I changed the format, I'm only around circa 2007, steadily racing towards the present.

Soon in concert: Bat for Lashes, Doves, possibly NIN. Sad I missed M83 and the Keith Jarrett Trio.

(photo by courtneyriot)
Some Club Suicide samplings from the photo booth! Thanks to everyone for making it such great fun.

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Another booth I recently did at the RoyalT Teahouse.

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Some post-wedding photos for my friends

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Hey friends.

I'll be working the photo booth this thursday at Rococo Rendezvous at the RoyalT Teahouse in culver city. Starts at 7, ends around midnight.

What: Lolita (goth, cutsy, etc) extravaganza set to modern art with 3 live bands, and photography by Shadowscene (she's like the female Cobra Snake). Possible celebrity guests, including Tera Patrick.

Cover is $25

It should be really fun! Feel free to get decked out to your heart's desire - I'll be there to immortalize you. A bunch of SGs will be in attendance as well. See ya'll fellers there!

http://zippercu.ipower.com//RococoRendezvous/RR.html

Quitting smoking isn't that easy.





































I'm preparing for some serious studio shooting soon.
If we've talked in the past about working together, please do me a favor and ping me again.

Some recent work I did with the ever adept zoetica.

















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I've started salsa dancing again. Who wants to come with?

Thanks to everyone that stopped by the booth!

all your booth photos belong to us



But the woman that I hold
She's got to have soul
And then I'm richer than the richest gold
If the woman's got soul