Well hello! Long time no talk. I cannot believe it is half-way through April... Or as we say around here during my invoice processing, QUARTER 2! Ha. Oh man. Let's see what we can get through... on this too-nice-to-be-inside-working Friday morning. (And no, knuckle tattoos are not real, silly!)

Last night I accompanied Quinne Suicide to the SG party and lingerie fashion show at Temple in SF. We had a pretty good time minus the douchey guys (let's just say it was an active game of Your Team). Met a couple really interesting gals and this tiny little sprite that looked like a redhead Kylie Minogue. Hot! I have to say the sound at Temple is phenomenal. It also is really interesting inside, a little cold (design wise) for me but the lighting is pretty awesome. My feet are feeling the wrath of 6" heels and my ribs are still feeling corsetted... but... *breathe* ahhh....

This entire Awesometown thing has been such a journey already, and we've only just started. We've hinted around at this "awesome photo thing" hanging on the horizon, but let me start at the beginning.

We have known each other for a year or so, but recently bonded while going through really difficult times in our respective lives. We decided to embark on a photography project with the ultimate goal being to put out a coffee table book of these photos by Early Fall. The theme of the book started out as a mock tourist guide for the Northern California region, but as our ideas grew, and unexpected amazing themes manifested into unexpected amazing photos we have broadened the scope a little bit. We not only have been keeping our skills and creative eyes open, but this project has turned into such a cathartic and expressive journey not only through California but through our minds and our selves. Sounds hokey, but who cares!

This is a journey of our hearts and souls, and we are photographing every minute of it and piecing together a story that may not be for everyone, but the ones who do connect with it, I think will enjoy it quite a bit... And what is this masterpiece going to be called now? Here it is: "Awesometown, USA: A Lover's Guide to Life." We'll keep you updated with out takes and eventual release information.

And thus from the book and all the hanging out and hashing out our shit, our sarcastic mutters of "man, this is awesome..." became genuine cackles of "holy shit, this IS awesome!" as we undergo the process of shedding our skins and building thicker ones, cleaning the wounds, applying new bandages, taking the bandages off and incorporating the scars into our collective experience but not getting hung up on them. This isn't girl power shit, new wave spirituality peace love unity shit. But I guess this is growing up. It still hurts a little, so it must be working.

And then, again spawned from this book, and expanded by the trips and experiences, we created our fake little town (Awesometown, y'heard!) to amuse ourselves... only to find so many people were into what we were doing and wanted to be a part of it. So I made a site, wrote up a town charter, and Quinne and I became co-mayors of the most awesome town there is.

Whatever you're into... just endeavor to do something. Live your life.