Friday: Tony's birthday party, Not The Government photoshoot, Thieves Like Us

I was going to finish that drawing today, but ended up working on photos instead. I think I am going to start aiming for working on some creative thing a day, no matter how small or how random.

Dammit, how did I end up leaving this beer out to get all warm and gross?

Anyway, over the weekend I did very little sleeping, and part of that I can attribute to Tony's birthday party with Big Lovin' Panda at Unknown Theater. I guess I've known those boys for about a year now - crazy! And jeezus, what a wild and weird year it's been.

For their final show in their current incarnation, Big Lovin' Panda really poured their hearts into it. It was the most raw, most stripped down, most genuine Panda show I've seen yet, and I am excited to see where they go from here.

Tony didn't ask me to take photos, but I brought my camera along anyway, and tried for something more intimate.



There was also a panda-shaped piñata, which was raided of her alcoholic prizes even before the game could begin!



And, of course:



I also have some stuff from a Not The Government photo shoot I did about a month ago. It's been about a year since I met those boys too! Which makes it totally appropriate that I am dedicating the next month to a music video shoot for them. It might be time to let that passion burn again now that I've had my distance and time to recover from film school (And how it damaged my confidence in my talent).







Man, I'd forgotten how good it feels to be around people. I need to remember to do that more consistently. I had never realized how important friends are until this year.

Like I keep saying, it's been a very weird, very wild year.

And guess what? Tonight I am unexpectedly off to shoot here tonight:



You should come!