day 364: late day snack

well, here it is folks. the eve of the completion of our 365 days project. I'm feeling all kinds of nostalgic, but I'll try to hold off the waterworks for you fine readers. to the picture...

this dude was INHALING, i mean - barely chewing, stuffing the food into his mouth as fast as he could INHALING this sandwich. It was intense. I stopped my walk to the train and went through the effort of getting my camera out to try and capture this feast on the street (on broken trees?) just for you all. Plus the light looked really beautiful, which helped.

I've been just as hungry as that many a times. But now I know it aint cute to look at. lesson learned!

Day 363 hocks its wares

The step-sis decided to host a garage sale today. No one told me it was happening. I was awakened by the step-mom knocking to search my room for extra crap I had to sell. I didn't have any. My contribution was immortalizing the event, Pho365-style. You're welcome, family.

Day 362 draws smiling faces everywhere

I passed a tiny outdoor restaurant right off Castro St. in Mountain View and saw these chairs with faces and bandanas attached. Super creepy, paparazzi-like, stalker-style I stuck my camera through the gate and snapped this shot. I have no idea what they're for but I think they're hilarious.

Day 361 and the secret garden

The backyard is my favorite part of my dad's house. He and my stepmom have been working on it continuously since we moved in over 10 years ago and it's still a work-in-progress. The back corner is my dad's domain and it's where he keeps his vegetable garden. It's grown in size over the years and they decided to put in an arbor through which you could enter the very back corner where we had a table and chairs. The garden kept growing and eventually needed a second arbor which led to a path which led to the first arbor through which you could get to the back seating area. The table and chairs have been removed and we don't really the very back anymore but I really like the view through both gates, especially when the vines are in season.

day 363: the little things

small things like this really get me sometimes. Just someone rockin their own homemade, tattered and torn american flag antenna ornament. love it.

day 362: all a blur

back story behind this picture... I was trying to take a secret picture of this odd looking girl walking towards me on the street. My covert operation was foiled so i went to move the camera. and somehow while moving the camera managed to still press the 'take picture' button (multi-tasking, that's my game). This was the result. I'm feeling it! while i didn't get to capture the oddity of this lady, i now present you with this instead.

gnight all!

day 361: i think i know this game.

alternative title option for this post: "i love lamp." clearly this poet needed to share some prose with us all via temporary construction walls. and i truly feel as if we're better for this shining piece of insight into his genius.

thank you, dickchicken artist. thank you.

day 360: back to the birds

there is this one spot on the a street i walk by often where there is ALWAYS food. always, always someone's food thrown carelessly onto the street. Usually it looks pretty nasty and the presence of this food always goes along with a large presence of scavenger pigeons. it's pretty nasty and unsightly but its so very downtown (you knew i was gonna say that) at the same time. Here's some of the scavengers eating... idk.... bread? yum....

Day 360 is asleep on the job

Vegas: Day 4. The bro and I cruised the strip for one last time and had a celebratory last drink (or seven). We hopped between casinos and took advantage of the killer drink specials. Along the way we stopped in here (absolutely no clue which casino it was) for $1 margaritas and beers and happened upon this gentleman hard at work. There's nothing sadder than the dealers who stand by their empty tables just waiting for someone to save them from eternal boredom. But falling asleep standing up takes it to a whole new level. Soldier on, buddy.

Day 359 spins me right round, baby

Vegas: Day 3. More strip-walking, sight-seeing, and mid-day drinking. We went back to the Bellagio because they have a floral gardens exhibit at the moment which is out of control. The atrium right off the lobby houses this massive ferris wheel which is lit with 2500+ light bulbs and surrounded by 10,000+ flowers in various arrangements, topiaries, tropical birds and amazing fountains. Aside from the fact that the Bellagio is unbelievably gorgeous, this exhibit is worth the nightly rate on its own.

Day 358 is as fragile as blown glass

Vegas: Day 2. More ceiling! The front lobby of the Bellagio has a ceiling hung entirely with Chihuly blown-glass. It's lighted from above so the colors shine any time of day. It's so amazing it literally stops you in your tracks. Chihuly is one of my favorite artists of all time. If you don't know who he is, look him up. Right now. Seriously, you need to see this stuff. So incredible.

Day 357 reflects from above

Vegas: Day 1. We checked into the hotel and then hit the strip (We were staying off-strip. Very off-strip.) for a few hours. Among the places we visited was the Mirage, home of the greatest Cirque show of all time: Love. I saw the show not long after it opened two Summers ago and wanted to see if we could get tickets to see it again. That part was unsuccessful but we did spend a good long time looking at the merch. I'm telling you, no one in the world is as over show merch as I am but this stuff is unbelievable. Even I would buy most of it. This ceiling hangs between the box office and the store (yeah, they have an actual store) and it's pretty amazing. The epitome of flashy, detailed decor: Vegas-style.

day 359: city cabs

once again, i took a bus ride home because you really do get some great shots from a bus window! nothing beats walking the streets, but on a hot and humid day - the bus will do. (important note: buses = air conditioned). today's exhibit? a close up examination of the top of a taxi.

gnight all!

day 358: new york summer sunset

sometimes after i get home, i'm wiped out. and what that basically translates into is literally fighting to find the energy to take a picture if i haven't already done so. but here i was able to capture a pretty spectacular sunset. enjoy!