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My brother, Pete. 

jcrew:

the Ludlow tuxedo

The great tuxedo wearers through the years: Cary Grant, James Bond, Jack Donaghy…One thing they have in common? They didn’t rent. Follow suit and finally bid farewell to the days of cheap tuxedo-rental shops stuffed with ill-fitting cuts and shiny-pattern cummerbunds….

Me, Chris, and J.

JUMP

Bristol, VA 2012

I’m finding it extremely difficult not to say “I love you” to my family - apparently it’s an overused phrase (at least with me), so I’ve decided to go a while without saying it. 

Man, this is hard. 

I guess it’s just always on my mind. My family has been so good to me, and every time something wonderful happens, or one of my siblings does something sweet for me, my immediate response is the first thing on my mind: “I… love… you.”

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, so during this time of abstinence from the oft-repeated phrase, I’m hoping that my heart, and the hearts of those around me, grow fonder of the good ol’ ILU; that it’ll mean more; that it will be special - not just a display of instant emotions and feelings - a truly, deep, meaningful expression of what I’ve chosen to emote. 

We’ll see how this period of time slows down to a crawl, I’m sure. But it’ll be worth it! I’ll learn to be patient, it will teach me to appreciate the little things in life. Like raindrops, or grains of sand; toast, or clouds; maps, or daisies…

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The Rules of a Creator’s Life

by Creative Someting

Holiday photoshoot with G&M(&R!). Expect Hanukkah cards this year, people. <grimace>

Playing around with Picnik.com’s seasonal features. I made it snow!

-Stairway to Heaven

Infinity/Termination.

“Contemplating termination. Terminating contemplation.” - suicide prevention.

Bella Vista - Bristol, VA. 

I should like, not to live here, but to be great friends with someone who does. I’m afraid there’s a certain quality in people who live in such places, and that quality, I do not possess.

I love seeing books like these on a coffee table. Oh the contrast. 

When I have a house/apartment of my own, I think I’d like to store books in a china cabinet, since I’m not a huge china-person. Pretty cool idea, right? I thought so…

See the full shoot at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/im_thecatsmeow/sets/72157627944506125/

Photoshoot for Chris’ [finally finished] leg-warmers, which she has [finally] gifted to me. <sigh> I’m so lucky.

First shoot for the “Time Falls” project - will post the first cover soon.

that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet

So, my sister just engaged (yay!), and this rose was the first thing she got… besides the gorgeous diamond on her hand. Couldn’t resist it’s velvet petals.