persya

I've gotten thru some of the photos
so I've decided to post a little bit at a time so I don't overwhelm myself or you!

note: it looks like my photos are too large to be seen in entirety on this blog, so right click and view image to see the whole thing
cos some of the best parts are cut off!!
especially in the LA tree part

ugh seriously! as I scrolled through more and more I realized this display of my photos is completely butchered! SG needs to make the blogs wider!
you'll be able to see the same blog on my myspace if you want

LA

Four'n 20: a cute pie diner in North Hollywood on Laurel Canyon Blvd. where we ate breakfast


Elliott Smith memorial wall on Sunset




"I'll fake it through the day with some help from Johnny Walker red"










then on to my favorite tree in LA on Franklin



I match the leaves



this also looked cool negative and solarized




this one too




Venice
"I <3 NY"

hula hoops eh?






I really liked this





say hi


underexposed, but I like how it looks like it's about to storm





Pacific Coast Highway through the sunroof



Barney's Beanery with Ranee
for some reason (probably because I was a little buzzed and running on very little sleep) every picture we took with her phone I looked absolutely retarded in with my eyes half closed
so here are some shots with the powershot




the next morning before heading out to the desert, we drove around a bit

we had breakfast at the 101 Coffee Shop




but apparently "you can't take pictures in here"

and that was after I tipped her 25%!

Wonderland Avenue


I'm pretty sure one of these houses is where the Wonderland murders occurred




I'm not sure which house Jim Morrison had lived in or I'd have shot that too of course!

Mullholland/view of LA



Bobby said this looks like a house where they film porn haha





on to the desert: Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Yucca, Pioneertown

you know you're there when you see wind turbines


and also your temperature will read in the 100s!






when we finally arrived at the motel, this is what I saw when I got out of the car



I relaxed on the bed for a bit before we headed out to Pioneertown for dinner, drinks and live music at Pappy & Harriet's










inside Pappy & Harriet's


this isn't a good picture..it was too dark in there..but I liked this painting that hung over the bar


Gram Parsons who was of course a large part of my Joshua Tree soundtrack



a local band, Thriftstore Allstars play there alll the time



afterwards we took more pictures outside




California stars


this should totally be a new ad for Mastercard!!! don't you think?! I love it




the next morning we headed out to Palm Springs


first we stopped and had breakfast at the Water Canyon Coffee Co.



I love that orange wall behind me and the painting above it

this is upstairs..I also love this creepy drippy painting..if I lived here I'd sit in this chair when I went for coffee

I want these chairs!


this amused me

it was hanging on the outside wall of the coffee shop with a bunch of other flyers

as we headed into Palm Springs the temperature climbed to 112!!


no sooner than we got there I needed a refreshment: Ignition Coffee shop



we walked around in the unbearable heat for a bit then went to take the Aerial Tram 8500 feet above the desert floor to where it was 30/40 degrees cooler!!
it was absolutely beautiful up there..spectacular views and perfect hiking weather!








this tree led to a wicked viewpoint





stop for a little snack



Meet Jeff! haha

this tree smelled like ice cream!







I love my wide angle lens




like I said there's much more to come

there's still shots from Joshua Tree National Park, Cabazon, and Vegas!


on an unrelated side note..I love Swingtown, Trina is hot and I want her wardrobe!

I can't find any good captures from the show right now
but if you watch it, I'm sure you know what I mean.