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Mags

pura vida

About Me

i am a photographer. i am a wisconsin girl- turned southern GA girl - turned west coast sufer girl..but a true midwesterner in my heart.i love, laugh, sleep and nap often. i sew, craft, design & create. i organize, launder, cook and bake. i shoot, process, print & repeat.i love, admire and look up to him. i worship my family - and my kitties. i miss my long distance-yet genuine- friends. thanks to him, i have perpetual inspiration and those butterflies inside...

My Interests

photography. my cameras. baking. the kitchen. art. printmaking. sewing. my sewing machine. crafting. traveling. my family. him. my kitties. gardening. good posture. heavy rain. the feel of wet emulsion. his coffee on sunday mornings. naps. baja. nail polish. science. laughter. fresh flowers. 24oz Pabsts. Cheese. serendipity. having faith in myself and my work.

I'd like to meet:

people who shoot, design, craft and rock out. and people who laugh.NO friend requests without messages, thanks.

Movies:

can't buy me love

Television:

ifc, headline news, discovery, history, travel, food channels, antm

Books:

shutterbabe. maiden voyage. letters to a young chef. the da vinci code. memiors of a geisha. the cheese monkeys. million little pieces. my friend leonard. [palahniuk] [italo calvino] [eugenides] [sedaris]

My Blog

Always remember...

"At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can." ...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Kremini-scent, with a silent "K"

i miss the smell of that room. the stale chemical air. the litho stones piled up like unused tombstones..awaiting any tactile attention. i miss the smell of the litho ink. I miss the crudeness and fr...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Ode, so to speak, pt.2

-she stands on her hind legs, reaches and taps me on the shoulder. and sits and stares at me patiently. if i don't respond, she taps again, this time with her claws ever so slightly present..she cries...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

an Ode, so to speak.

- i collect matchbooks - though i do not smoke. i collect coasters from pubs all over the world-all i can say to that is 'slante.' - i am pissed that the dpt had the balls to give me a ticket for par...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

. b a c k .

so, monday night at 5pm, i threw my back out.. -- 15 hours and 38 minutes on my back on the floor. -- 9 hours and 22 minutes on my back in my bed -- 4 hours in the ER URGENT CARE waiting roo...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I prefer the Dunkin', myself

Hey... This just in: Krispy Kreme is opening their first shop in Mexico today--right outside Mexico City. Hmm? yeah, Dunkin' Donuts.
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

so...i'm not the only one

did you catch that--- on O.C. last night??? that young couple was in bed talking and they got all stoked about McDonalds breakfasts [!!!!]..and how there is NO reason that the breakfast foods can't...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

PRIMUS for breakfast.

So one of my bosses asked if i am a "model or something?" he was wondering because of the way i hold, carry and present myself. that i seem confident and strong. and that i "exude a positive light to...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

spiderman is having me for dinner tonight...

(((the Cure currently playing in the background))) tonight i was blessed. the blessing was another one of those 2 hour long, long distance phone calls with a good friend. those calls are bles...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Fauv vs. Faux [don'tbother,noneofthismakessense]

Life... .............so where the HELL is the owner's manual??? Everything. All of it. -------> in surround sound. It's chilly outside. Happy Holidays everyone! Rain would be PERFECT riiiigh...
Posted by Lux on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST