So excited! I bought a bunch of sweet stuff at Goodwill, but I’m probably most excited about this non-Lomo Action Sampler that cost me all of $2. Such a fun thing to acquire during the first official weekend of summer. Four-eyed goodness coming your way, Nick. (Taken with Pixlr-o-matic)

So excited! I bought a bunch of sweet stuff at Goodwill, but I’m probably most excited about this non-Lomo Action Sampler that cost me all of $2. Such a fun thing to acquire during the first official weekend of summer. Four-eyed goodness coming your way, Nick. (Taken with Pixlr-o-matic)

  1. Date Posted Icon 26th May 2012
    2. Tags Icon #lomography#action sampler#film#jack daniels
"Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world."
— John Milton (via galadarling.com)
  1. Date Posted Icon 24th May 2012
    2. Tags Icon #quote#inspiration#gratitude
GPOYW! I was sorting through my server staff folder yesterday and found this! Jon took it at the Cranker’s Brewery soft opening a couple weeks ago. I drank about a third of that amber and felt too guilty to finish. Ya know, cus drinking in public the week you write a pregnancy column looks kinda terrible. Also, you really shouldn’t drink beers while pregnant. (OMG, I hope she keeps talking about being pregnant.)

GPOYW! I was sorting through my server staff folder yesterday and found this! Jon took it at the Cranker’s Brewery soft opening a couple weeks ago.

I drank about a third of that amber and felt too guilty to finish. Ya know, cus drinking in public the week you write a pregnancy column looks kinda terrible. Also, you really shouldn’t drink beers while pregnant. (OMG, I hope she keeps talking about being pregnant.)

  1. Date Posted Icon 23rd May 2012
I interviewed Jeff for our VOICES feature back in March and… well. We had never met before, but I stopped into the shop he runs with his partner for something else entirely. We ended up talking for about an hour about every single thing, and the story was hilarious. Actual passage: Cauffman talked at great length about his family history, his views on art and his love of Mecosta County, but he was warned by the Pioneer that, since there is only so much space on the page, some of the conversation would have to be edited. “That’s OK,” he replied. “The world has to edit me.” That pretty much sums it up. He has since dubbed me one of his “store angels” and wants desperately to take me antiquing. He’s fantastic. When I’m long dead, if I’ve ever done anything of worth, it’ll surface like bubbles in champagne.

I interviewed Jeff for our VOICES feature back in March and… well. We had never met before, but I stopped into the shop he runs with his partner for something else entirely. We ended up talking for about an hour about every single thing, and the story was hilarious. Actual passage:

Cauffman talked at great length about his family history, his views on art and his love of Mecosta County, but he was warned by the Pioneer that, since there is only so much space on the page, some of the conversation would have to be edited.

“That’s OK,” he replied. “The world has to edit me.”

That pretty much sums it up. He has since dubbed me one of his “store angels” and wants desperately to take me antiquing. He’s fantastic.

When I’m long dead, if I’ve ever done anything of worth, it’ll surface like bubbles in champagne.

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/50th
  4. Focal Length: 38mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 18th May 2012
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 1
    3. Tags Icon #Big Rapids#Michigan
Lights. April 14, 2012. The Loft in Lansing, Mich. This could also be a post about how much I loathe people at shows with cameras, even though I just made two posts of photos I took at shows. But here’s the difference: I take a few pictures, and then I fuckin’ dance. I don’t hold my iPhone or entry-level SLR above my head for the whole show, jerks. I used to work with Cole in Bay City, and he wrote this a while back about hating audiences at shows you want to love. It’s spot on. Lights. April 14, 2012. The Loft in Lansing, Mich. This could also be a post about how much I loathe people at shows with cameras, even though I just made two posts of photos I took at shows. But here’s the difference: I take a few pictures, and then I fuckin’ dance. I don’t hold my iPhone or entry-level SLR above my head for the whole show, jerks. I used to work with Cole in Bay City, and he wrote this a while back about hating audiences at shows you want to love. It’s spot on. Lights. April 14, 2012. The Loft in Lansing, Mich. This could also be a post about how much I loathe people at shows with cameras, even though I just made two posts of photos I took at shows. But here’s the difference: I take a few pictures, and then I fuckin’ dance. I don’t hold my iPhone or entry-level SLR above my head for the whole show, jerks. I used to work with Cole in Bay City, and he wrote this a while back about hating audiences at shows you want to love. It’s spot on.

Lights. April 14, 2012. The Loft in Lansing, Mich.

This could also be a post about how much I loathe people at shows with cameras, even though I just made two posts of photos I took at shows. But here’s the difference: I take a few pictures, and then I fuckin’ dance. I don’t hold my iPhone or entry-level SLR above my head for the whole show, jerks. I used to work with Cole in Bay City, and he wrote this a while back about hating audiences at shows you want to love. It’s spot on.

  1. Date Posted Icon 18th May 2012
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 1
    3. Tags Icon #lansing#lights#the loft#lights poxleitner#lights bokan
Jones Homemade Ice Cream! May 13, 2012. Baldwin, Mich. Jones Homemade Ice Cream! May 13, 2012. Baldwin, Mich.

Jones Homemade Ice Cream! May 13, 2012. Baldwin, Mich.

  1. Date Posted Icon 17th May 2012
    2. Tags Icon #Baldwin#Pure Michigan#ice cream#summer
The Black Keys. March 18, 2012. Grand Rapids, Mich. The Black Keys. March 18, 2012. Grand Rapids, Mich. The Black Keys. March 18, 2012. Grand Rapids, Mich. The Black Keys. March 18, 2012. Grand Rapids, Mich. The Black Keys. March 18, 2012. Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Black Keys. March 18, 2012. Grand Rapids, Mich.

  1. Date Posted Icon 17th May 2012
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 2
    3. Tags Icon #Black Keys#gold on the ceiling#grand rapids
Bryan Buffa stuffing his face. March 17, 2012. West Palm Beach, Fla.

Bryan Buffa stuffing his face. March 17, 2012. West Palm Beach, Fla.

  1. Camera: Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
  2. Aperture: f/4
  3. Exposure: 1/60th
  4. Focal Length: 28mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 16th May 2012
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 1

Finally going to queue up some things I’ve been meaning to blog for, oh i dunno, months. Here it comes…

  1. Date Posted Icon 16th May 2012
Moving Through the Stages of Motherhood, a column I wrote about keeping it real when you accidentally get pregnant and totally have other life plans. (NO paywall.) Guest appearances by: alcohol (namely tall cans and bacon vodka), pizza, crying in your car, and terrible books to read while pregnant.  Thanks to everyone who has responded so positively to the news so far. The support means a lot to me and Bryan, especially during a time when life has taken a turn toward cray-cray town.

Moving Through the Stages of Motherhood, a column I wrote about keeping it real when you accidentally get pregnant and totally have other life plans. (NO paywall.)

Guest appearances by: alcohol (namely tall cans and bacon vodka), pizza, crying in your car, and terrible books to read while pregnant. 

Thanks to everyone who has responded so positively to the news so far. The support means a lot to me and Bryan, especially during a time when life has taken a turn toward cray-cray town.

  1. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
  2. Aperture: f/6.3
  3. Exposure: 1/400th
  4. Focal Length: 25mm
  1. Date Posted Icon 11th May 2012
    2. Tags Icon #pregnancy#motherhood#babies#alcohol#crying#contraception