HEARBLACK

01.04.12

2012-01-04T13:00:00.001-07:00

Sarah + the oregon coast.

01.03.12

2012-01-03T00:16:00.002-07:00

David and Sarah visiting this weekend.

01.01.12

2012-01-01T09:40:00.001-07:00

Andrew, Carissa, and Rinah came to visit.

12.21.11

2011-12-21T19:58:00.003-07:00

Yes, we change our plans often.

What seems fickle feels just fine to us.

We've been learning to roll with the punches and go with what feels right.

Lately, that meant leaving a career path I thought (past tense) was right for me, and moving from a place we enjoyed to a place we'd like to call home for a long time.

We've settle just outside Portland, Oregon on the coast and we've both commented on how the ocean has somehow energized us. Like we've been gone for months, living in someone else's beautiful and inspiring space that just didn't have the same effect as our own. It's hard to explain.

Feels like we're back to something we've been missing.

Photos by Laura Dart

08.02.11

2011-08-02T10:28:00.003-06:00

All the tables in our house have been covered with magazines and papers lately. Soaking up ideas for the next issue of Kinfolk, which launched a few weeks ago.

(a couple more photos of our place here. I've never posted photos of where we live!)

07.12.11

2011-07-12T06:00:00.003-06:00

Our first batch is done.

Everything looks so much better in print, doesn't it?

I'm off to New York tomorrow for the next ten days (work training) and couldn't be more excited to spend some time with friends in the area.

06.07.11

2011-07-07T10:34:00.004-06:00

I love how this turned out.

I've been so impressed with the quality of work coming in for this project. It really makes the whole process a lot of fun. Thanks for all the support, by the way.

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anothersomething

hunt/gather with brian ferry

seaweed (thanks again, andrew)

06.29.11

2011-06-29T08:14:00.006-06:00

I've really enjoyed working with such a fun and creative group as we put things together for Kinfolk next month. This was a promo shoot last weekend over in DC that we're excited to share this Friday.

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photos by carissa gallo

06.26.11

2011-06-26T18:45:00.003-06:00

Sunday morning.

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kinfolk is off to print

everything is a remix video on creativity. Dry and brilliant. Thanks Andrew

bon iver - calgary and the rest of his new album

tartine bread documentary - reading his book right now, and couldn't be more inspired to master the art of bread making.

06.14.11

2011-06-14T17:45:00.002-06:00

We've been visiting friends for a few days on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

It's our first time here and we love it!

Back on the road soon for a wedding in Oregon... Does anyone have any good road trip songs?

06.09.11

2011-06-09T04:00:00.004-06:00

This project has been in the works for a few months now, collaborating with some good friends and artists to produce a new magazine, Kinfolk. It's been fun to see it come together, and the support has been unreal. It will be offered both online and in a limited print, scheduled to launch July 15th. None of us are in it to make it big, or capitalize on the project... it's just something we enjoy, a concept that resonates with us.

I don't petition for things often, but I hope you'll check out the landing page, www.kinfolkmag.com, and come over to Facebook for updates on the launch.

I'm excited to share more soon.

05.30.11

2011-05-30T06:13:00.001-06:00

Our sunday drive to the great salt lake.

05.26.11

2011-05-25T20:31:00.005-06:00

So we moved to Salt Lake City.

Just as we were packing our bags and finalizing our move to the UK for grad school I got a call from a company I interviewed with over 6 months ago. They offered me a full-time position here and we decided it would be a smart choice to take it.

Anyway, we got that phone call and now we're in Salt Lake City playing house and getting settled in here. I'll admit that it feels pretty good to have a place and settled in for a bit.

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Photo from our road trip: Canada to Utah.

Our cheesy idea of a "rest stop" was to pull over at interesting fields every couple hours and make the passenger do sprints while the driver shot photos.

05.21.11

2011-05-21T06:53:00.007-06:00

We left Oregon a few weeks ago via train to Canada and then moved on last weekend for Minnesota, Connecticut, and New York. Our good friend Michael met up with us in Brooklyn to give us the grand tour.

We loved it.

Our plans for this year have completely changed, by the way. I should really just stop sharing updates because it seems that as soon as we get confident with our plans there's always an unexpected curveball to throw us in a different direction. This latest change was least expected, but we're thrilled about it.

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photo from a SIFE conference in Minneapolis last week

04.29.11

2011-04-28T20:34:00.001-06:00

This break has been good for us. Frankly, I feel like a 60 yr old retired man keeping busy with yard work, reading, antique shopping, refinishing an arm chair, wooden high chair, and most recently this sail boat. I love visiting family, but if I don't keep busy with projects my mind gets congested quickly.

Have a great weekend.

04.25.11

2011-04-25T08:30:00.000-06:00

We love Oregon.

It usually rains while we visit, but I still consider it one of the best places to live.

Orchards, vineyards, fields of tulips and crisp spring air right now.

04.18.11

2011-04-18T14:50:00.004-06:00

I swear Katie rolls her eyes every time we leave an antique or thrift store.

While I'll admit to a few poor choices in the past, this bull horn was definitely a good find.

Thanks for the chocolate, andrew & carissa.

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changing education paradigms, illustrated

04.15.11

2011-04-15T00:04:00.000-06:00

We left Hawaii this week, and it was much harder than we expected. Katie and I met there, set up our first little apartment, made friends whom we now consider family, and just graduated last weekend. We finally confirmed our plans for this next year. We'll be bouncing around a lot this summer to visit family, then moving to Lancaster England in August for graduate school. It would have made our planning much easier had we heard back from that school earlier. The program is exactly what I want, and both the school and location are great.

So while we're torn up about leaving friends and memories (cheesy? maybe) in Hawaii, we're also ready for some new adventures. It's time, again, to push ourselves out of our comfortable bubble to enjoy new areas, cultures, and the company of new friends.

We'll be in Oregon for now.

04.07.11

2011-04-07T09:52:00.002-06:00

The Tuvalu documentary is finished! Of course I'm biased, but if you have 9 free minutes I recommend you watch it and learn about our project and the people of Tuvalu. This will be a special memory of mine for awhile.

(Thanks Spencer)

04.04.11

2011-04-05T00:45:00.005-06:00

These kids are a couple of our favorite people in the neighborhood (along with their parents, and these two from before).

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unquestionable british tradition (interesting shoot)

03.22.11

2011-03-23T00:33:00.004-06:00

Katie with a new haircut, and more photos of relatives.

Does anyone have any inside information on moving to and living in the U.K.? Our plans for the fall (grad school) seem to be pulling us in that direction, Wales specifically, and we have our feelers out for any tips and advice for living over there for the next year or two.

We'd appreciate any thoughts

03.17.11

2011-03-17T12:30:00.010-06:00

a businessman was at the pier of the small Tuvaluan island when a boat with a fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were fish. The businessman complimented the Tuvaluan on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The fisherman replied only a little while.

The businessman then asked why he didn't stay out longer and catch more fish? The Tuvaluan said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. The businessman then asked, but what do you do with the rest of you time? The Tuvaluan fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a nap with my wife, Puna, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitars with my friends; I have a full and busy life."

The businessman scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and I could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats; eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. You could sell directly to the processor and eventually open your own cannery. You would need to leave this small fishing island-nation and move to Australia, then LA and eventually New York City where you would run your expanding enterprise."

The Tuvaluan fisherman asked, "But how long will this all take? To which the businessman replied, "15 to 20 years." "But what then, sir? The businessman laughed and said, "Thats the best part! When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and make millions, flying around on your own corporate jet!" "Millions, sir? Then what?" The businessman said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing island where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a nap with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your friends."

The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, "Isn't that what I'm doing right now?"

-Author Unknown

Tuvalu is incredible. The families are united and they love their community and island. We thought they needed business skills to emigrate for jobs, and they agreed. After observing the closeness of their island-family and watching grandparents, aunts, mothers, fathers, cousins, brothers and sisters peacefully fall asleep together on floor mats every night, I'll admit that I questioned our purpose in being there. They live in poverty but have so much.

03.10.11

2011-03-11T02:23:00.002-07:00

those might be my three favorite photos

katie and i have kept them up in our living room since we got them in the mail

they're my grandparents when they were younger.

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incredible videos

spring, gnarly bay (thanks clark)

send it sistah high line

tuvalu trailer (from our trip last week, via spencer)

03.05.11

2011-02-26T10:51:00.010-07:00

Last night I got back from a week-long service trip to the tiny country Tuvalu.

The island is the fourth smallest country in the world (10 sq. miles!) and the people are dealing with a lot of economic problems because of their size, the rising sea level, and emigration. Our team was there to work with the schools and government, offering entrepreneurship workshops while also delivering books, computers, and other supplies. My specific job was to collaborate with the crafters in both Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands to develop products which will be sold to a retailer on the mainland.

I plan to share more photos soon - not a bad place to visit, right?

02.21.11

2011-02-21T19:31:00.006-07:00

katie and i graduate in april so we're dealing with the stress of making our next big decision. I assume it's tough for most people around this time, right? Deciding where to live, whether to take a job or continue with grad school, overseas or the mainland, living closer to family, and more.

we're confident that we will end up happy with our decision, but it's a messy process.

our days here in hawaii are limited, that's for sure, so we're making the best of the last stretch.

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thank you, anja, for sharing your beautiful postcards.

(please bear with the newly installed comment system if there are issues!

we wanted something that made it easier for both katie and me to respond to comments here..)

02.14.11

2011-02-12T12:01:00.005-07:00

happy valentines day.

here's a photo from our valentines date on friday...

flower shop and some vietnamese food.

katie handled the rain well after i pulled our car off the road to take this shot of us.

i like it a lot.

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jose villa, in cuba

sarah & david, in the middle east

02.09.11

2011-02-09T10:39:00.003-07:00

katie's back.

her trip to israel was great.

and yes, that's a camel

02.07.11

2011-02-07T14:58:00.001-07:00

just for fun.

01.28.11

2011-01-27T01:21:00.002-07:00

katie took off last night on a last-minute, spontaneous trip to the middle east for her work.

she'll be in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the next 10 days or so.

hopefully she'll send photos.

enjoy the weekend.

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quaint living, clevedon

jose gonzalez, storm

01.22.11

2011-01-22T15:33:00.004-07:00

saturday morning sunrise with conor and jane.

we built the driftwood teepee then enjoyed breakfast underneath it.

01.12.11

2011-01-12T12:37:00.005-07:00

we finished up a batch of those hearts over the weekend and just posted them in our shop.

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giveaway:

hearts: janis and anabela

prints : b. inspired and kiera

01.06.11

2011-01-06T09:12:00.006-07:00

simple, natural, hanging driftwood hearts for valentines day.

although we still haven't posted them on etsy, we want to share one as a "giveaway" in advance along with a few "i heart you" feather prints

just leave a comment and we'll randomly send them off early next week!

01.02.11

2011-01-01T12:38:00.003-07:00

the best new years gift - ever

our friends dropped off a cocoon on new years eve, and a butterfly emerged just as we were waking up on new years morning.

perfect timing and symbolism.

isn't that a cool idea?

12.27.10

2010-12-26T20:27:00.004-07:00

the holidays have been great!

this week between christmas and new years is a great time

to rest, read, and catch up on some creative projects.

enjoy

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cliffs along the sea

convoy

our labor of love

12.18.10

2010-12-17T13:07:00.003-07:00

a celebratory picnic -- we've finished another semester of school and we are free for a break!

now is about the time we each want the weather that we don't have.

people want to ditch the cold for hawaii, and we would love to ditch the tropics for some holiday snow

12.11.10

2010-12-11T12:38:00.003-07:00

woke up early to enjoy a saturday morning sunrise today.

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the woodlands film

tea time

poets loft

andrew & carissa, "drifted as"

video of our thanksgiving dinner

12.03.10

2010-12-02T12:27:00.008-07:00

jazzy, instrumental, classical and pop

thanks again for the christmas suggestions,

below are a few of our favorites for this year.

vince guaraldi trio - skating

ron sexsmith - maybe this christmas

rosie thomas - silent night

sarah mclachlan - christmastime is here

rosie thomas - why cant it be christmastime all year

aimee mann - the christmas song

vince guaraldi trio - o christmas tree

michael buble - let it snow, let it snow

sixpence none the richer - it came upon a midnight clear

harry connick jr - sleigh ride

sarah mclachlan - river

ela fitzgerald & louis armstrong - i've got my love to keep me warm

mariah carey - all i want for christmas

josh groban & faith hill - the first noel

diana krall - jingle bells

otis redding - merry christmas baby

david archuleta - o holy night

sara bareilles & ingrid michaelson - winter song

- download christmas playlist -

11.25.10

2010-11-24T13:49:00.003-07:00

grateful for good friends.

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conor and jane (above)

little joy - "next time around"

11.18.10

2010-11-18T13:34:00.003-07:00

all she wanted was a tea party with friends.

happy birthday katie

party photo here

11.14.10

2010-11-14T08:43:00.002-07:00

trip to the mainland these last few days.

utah, idaho, montana, then canada

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tiny home - all the pretty little horses

10.28.10

2010-10-28T14:59:00.004-06:00

a favor?

we want to send out a holiday mix cd with the cards we share this year.

do you have a favorite christmas song/artist?

10.24.10

2010-10-24T10:06:00.004-06:00

card night with good company.

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the hill-side

rapper lil' p-nut

09.30.10

2010-09-30T16:55:00.003-06:00

birthday video

thank you spencer

27.09.10

2010-09-20T00:43:00.005-06:00

my birthday passed last weekend. (nathan)

great dinner party with close friends

an evening themed (literally) after one of my favorite books, walden, by henry david thoreau

good company. quality conversation. simple food. outdoors.

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holstee manifesto

creative spaces

bureau of friends

09.07.10

2010-09-07T11:19:00.002-06:00

a facebook page

should help reduce the "shop clutter" here on the blog

join us to exchange ideas, projects, inspirations and for shop updates

more there, less here

09.02.10

2010-09-02T10:36:00.007-06:00

celebrating a birthday in 2 weeks (yes, one of us!)

the idea is to celebrate with you by offering 30% off our shop this week, and next.

frankly, we're terrible business people and really just do it because it's fun to send neatly wrapped parcels to friends and strangers. It's rewarding, really - try it! (suggestion: randomly send feather-heart cards to friends this fall!)

HEARBLACK SHOP

(we'll also include something extra with each purchase if you mention the birthday in the transaction comment - so we know you came from here!)

08.31.10

2010-08-30T21:55:00.009-06:00

married... again!

wedding photos from a staged wedding "shoot" for photographer natalie norton and designer rebecca waldron, the rest are here.

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we sent boxed card sets off to ashley & aaron, and tanya - thanks for all the feedback, really. we enjoy sharing them

08.24.10

2010-08-24T02:20:00.002-06:00

finally finished up our project - drawing, printing, scoring, hand painting, and packaging sets of feather-inspired cards

& poster prints in our shop

(we'd like to share a couple boxed card sets as gifts -- leave a comment and we'll randomly send them!)

08.19.10

2010-08-19T17:58:00.003-06:00

made our way back to hawaii and it feels great to be home

thanks for the berlin tips - it was great

more new cards and wreaths to come in our tiny shop as we have free time!

we love making this stuff

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no.1 habit of highly creative people

the scout mag's photostream

icelandic post

07.31.10

2010-07-31T08:00:00.001-06:00

still raining here....

but we're off to berlin this morning!

let us know of any good tips for the city, please

three free days to explore

(foggy photos from the other day, more here )

07.27.10

2010-07-27T13:36:00.002-06:00

fog and rain here in switzerland.

hard to believe we've been here nearly five weeks - leaving this weekend

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mast brothers interview (thanks brian)

smile booth, max wanger

bow ties, somethings hiding in here

07.22.10

2010-07-22T11:40:00.003-06:00

we found the costume closet.

-- just beginning to use the "favorites" function on flickr and it's become a huge source of inspiration, here

07.18.10

2010-07-15T01:53:00.006-06:00

we've been working on some new cards to share later

07.09.10

2010-07-09T12:18:00.002-06:00

it's been one year since we got married.

those who know katie know how lucky I am

(photos from a walk yesterday evening)

07.05.10

2010-07-05T07:13:00.006-06:00

great song and music video: temper trap - lost love (thanks julie)

06.29.10

2010-06-29T13:50:00.005-06:00

arrived in switzerland last weekend for our internships

unreal how beautiful life is here

-- great song: ray lamontange - you are the best thing

it was actually our wedding song

(view of the alps, and some train pass photos)

06.22.10

2010-06-22T18:20:00.005-06:00

excessive rain and beautiful floods
enjoying a lake in my parents backyard that did not exist last week (or last year)

06.16.10

2010-06-16T08:00:00.002-06:00

guest post for kate miss at forme-foryou.

06.14.10

2010-06-14T08:24:00.005-06:00

just got back from the oregon coast, lincoln city

freezing cold, but we love it

flying up to canada today

niche hance's photostream

ficton shop nature prints

coeur de pirate

06.13.10

2010-06-13T10:46:00.008-06:00

fun to see where a few ocean gifts arrive...

1. anmulder 2. kate miss 3. fensismensi

06.09.10

2010-06-09T08:40:00.003-06:00

engagement photos for friends, seek & bree
more here.

06.08.10

2010-06-08T10:12:00.004-06:00

summer travels begin.

enjoying family, gifts, food, and rain in oregon

-- another great ken robinson talk on education

-- photos at threading in the choirs

-- inspiring "selby" couples and homes : cheri & david, fanny & bill, dan & shannan

06.02.10

2010-06-02T20:13:00.008-06:00

pass these neighborhood kids on our way to work & school everyday.

finally just asked their parents if i could take some photos of them this morning

kids like these are able to cheer up everyone around them.

see more here

05.25.10

2010-05-23T13:32:00.003-06:00

great weekend.

a lot of engagement photos for friends.

had to turn around often to snap a few of the lovely assistant in the red dress

05.15.10

2010-05-15T11:42:00.004-06:00

closing up the little etsy shop in two weeks (june 5) for the summer while we're gone

what's left is now cheaper so we can share it before we leave

we'd love to mail you something.

we are even up for swaps and trades - just let us know!

05.10.10

2010-05-10T21:12:00.003-06:00

morning view from our tent last weekend camping with friends (second photo)

relaxing song: geographer ft. kacey johansing - wake with me

04.28.10

2010-04-28T15:36:00.003-06:00

exciting news.

just finished our plans to stay in switzerland this summer as interns for the caux- initiatives of change conferences (pictured, little photo)

after the internships we'll visit friends in france and sweden, then visit family in germany

anyone from those areas? let us know, send us an email, give us your tips, and maybe we'll meet up!

04.19.10

2010-04-19T18:00:00.001-06:00

weekend creations with sea coral and tree bark

along with a couple more photos from the other day.

we have good friends here in hawaii, friends that don't get creeped out with a camera in their face

midlake - fortune

04.15.10

2010-04-15T11:25:00.007-06:00

hello.

blows me away how pretty she is

04.14.10

2010-04-11T11:34:00.007-06:00

sunny beach day with good friends, and our (somewhat overwhelming) inspiration wall

great TED talk on nurturing creativity in education: ken robinson

04.09.10

2010-04-08T17:33:00.007-06:00

just finished another semester.

the break has given us time to restock our tiny etsy shop

thanks for buying everything last time we posted.

it's fun for us to package these things up and ride our bikes to the post office together - juggling boxes on our handle bars or baskets.

our neighbors think we're ridiculous

04.05.10

2010-04-05T10:00:00.001-06:00

easter was great.

we volunteered guiding horses around for kids.

free "pony rides" at the ranch

03.24.10

2010-03-24T09:45:00.001-06:00

three photos in one,
and another ocean swim.

> clay shirky on "cognitive surplus" - (listened to his talk 4 or 5 times now - great idea)
> i love your smile - music video
> earthtoandrea's photostream

03.20.10

2010-03-20T18:00:00.005-06:00

beach clean-up today.

we put together an etsy shop for fun.
may only be temporary, as it seems to take more time than we've got to give
but for now it's something different for us to work on together during down time

03.17.10

2010-03-17T20:33:00.004-06:00

caught in the rain as we biked home today.

do you ever use google maps?
the "google truck" must have passed us as we were biking home from the beach months ago
(thanks to a friend for recognizing us)

03.15.10

2010-03-15T10:00:00.003-06:00

names .. with ABC cards
(great gift for friends expecting babies)

03.11.10

2010-03-10T13:15:00.014-07:00

a wooden heart we made and some great music videos:
1. bowerbirds - northern lights
2. golden silvers -magic touch
3. ok go - this too shall pass

03.06.10

2010-03-06T20:30:00.003-07:00

saturday has been the break we both needed.
katie fell asleep while I was uploading these pictures (so I added the last)

some blogs we've been enjoying:
nate: little danish, him & her, fensismensi, payne & franklin
katie: 101 cookbooks, color me katie, something hiding in here

02.26.10

2010-02-26T09:00:00.001-07:00

katie - thanks for the new book

02.21.10

2010-02-15T10:11:00.006-07:00

busy week. relaxing weekend.

check out james moes photography, and wolfgang amadeus phoenix (lisztomania)(1901).

02.08.10

2010-02-08T10:00:00.003-07:00

saturday morning was perfect.
ran, swam in the ocean, then collected some driftwood for another project.

underwater photo by katie

02.01.10

2010-02-02T09:41:00.001-07:00

photos from our weekend.

check out this tree house, and their trip to iceland.
looks awesome

01.28.10

2010-01-29T17:02:00.003-07:00

here's an ongoing morning project.
a log of books - what i consider the good parts
quoted highlights, along photos that i feel parallel the reading

this one includes henry david thoreau, james allen (again), elizabeth gilbert, yi-fu tuan, the dalai lama, and a couple others. the general theme seems to be meditation, human goodness, pursuit of happiness, and service
(old one here)

it's a bit of a mess, random ideas thrown together in one place
but this way i've got all my favorite parts at easy access, and can share them as well

leave your email as a comment if you'd care for a pdf copy, i'm happy to pass it along

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01.27.10

2010-01-28T10:30:00.001-07:00

this succulent of ours has been growing wild.
... and there's some wild yoga to complement the succulent.
it probably seems odd that we wear shorts and t-shirts here right now..

i like how simple this song is - a good song for the morning (devendra banhart)

01.25.10

2010-01-25T21:12:00.001-07:00

we're making another driftwood dream catcher.

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01.23.10

2010-01-23T12:21:00.001-07:00

we were gifted a couple cookbooks recently from friends.
great photos inside

also, would kill to try some of this chocolate, bean to bar, the mast brothers (yes, another selby)

replies:
mike - by all means, include the link
hannah (huffmania) - we actually have your polaroid cards, a gift from christmas, they're incredible. thanks!
darren- funny you notice the headless trend, i guess it's a small attempt for anonymity, but its also cool to focus on other features and details, agree?
emma - home trade. you two hawaii, us in london. funny how everyone wants what they don't have right now. we want snow, you want sun
lucia - you're due for a blog so we can follow your random thoughts and interests, too. do it!
jodi anderson- glad you can relate to the "why i adore the night" article as well

01.20.10

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we went hiking with friends on monday for martin luther king day.
the view from the top was beautifully simple, gray and blue (second photo)

01.15.10

2010-01-15T13:06:00.005-07:00

it's the weekend
and i usually don't share blog links of interest, but these are really good:

- - my favorite compilation of photos recently, thats just it photo.
- - anyone else wish they could drop what they're doing and study culinary arts instead?
learn food, live to eat, entertain, and of course open up a restaurant? cliche, sure. but photos like these inspire
- - the habit of being is unique. raw and natural, "earthy" i guess. his thoughts here give you an idea of his appreciation for the outdoors, and all her pictures show the same
- - and brian's new portfolio (especially his "to the sea" series) from over at the blue hour

01.11.10

2010-01-11T13:43:00.003-07:00

family followed us back to hawaii to visit.
we're recruiting so we can have some company out here
everything is so bright and colorful compared to our break in the snow
makes my eyes hurt

01.06.10

2010-01-06T16:28:00.001-07:00

back in hawaii, thawing
we found one of those near-ancient photo booths in portland over the break
and katie drew that feather as a gift... i think she should draw more

12.30.09

2009-12-30T12:21:00.001-07:00

a late christmas visiting family in canada
snowy, freezing cold, and awesome
back to hawaii tomorrow.

if i can recommend another article, this one is good
why i adore the night, on how to enjoy the evenings, darkness, and seasonal food.

12.25.09

2009-12-25T15:44:00.001-07:00

hope you are having a good christmas.
we are.

12.24.09

2009-12-23T22:33:00.001-07:00

christmas eve.
these last few days have been traditional.
wrapping gifts, hot chocolate, sugar cookies, visiting tree farms, cracking hazelnuts by the fire (really), and competitive games of scrabble and monopoly.

this morning we're finally making a pumpkin pie

12.20.09

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cold, wet, mossy oregon.
we love it here.

12.18.09

2009-12-18T23:22:00.001-07:00

these photos are from a walk this evening.

we take off tomorrow to visit our families for christmas.
oregon, then up to canada.
bracing ourselves for the cold and snow.

12.16.09

2009-12-17T12:04:00.002-07:00

we got a real live christmas tree.
katie screamed when she saw it in the store.
pathetic and perfect for our tiny apartment
it'll do for the next few days before we're off for the mainland

12.14.09

2009-12-14T01:42:00.001-07:00

the weekend was awesome.
good friends from canada came to visit
now we have a week of finals ahead of us.

an interesting article on facebook creating "faux friendship"
check it out if you have time

replies
brock - there wasn't any reef. and the waves are just huge here during the winter, you belong in hawaii for the surfing.. come visit sometime, or our place is yours for the holidays if you want it!..
henzy - we pretend to be minimalists as well, simplicity is good
hanna - unsure what the trees are called. we just call them "africa trees"
elisabelle - i use a cannon 20d, and i work for a newspaper here so i get to use their lenses
chellyyy - buy the paint and let us know, we'll come help with the bike for sure
tinger- i was hoping you'd leave some advice on the bright-light. thanks man
darren & maria - thanks for the photography tips
leabolvig - maybe we'll share photos of our brown and dead moss to comfort you.. it's a battle that can't be won

12.09.09

2009-12-09T20:54:00.007-07:00

we got new bikes and did some custom paint jobs.
(the old ones were stolen on halloween)
things rust here within a couple weeks

any tips on taking photos outside in bright light like this? ..
i have a hard time with it.
iso, shutter speed, aperture, any tricks?

these photos are from today.
studying outside and ended up in the exact same spot as the other photo of katie below

12.06.09

2009-12-06T11:47:00.001-07:00

we've been figuring out internships abroad for next summer and its got us itching to travel.
tibet, nepal, northern india. top three... or maybe europe for the first time.

trees (that look fake), tea steeper, katie with her seriously-magic bullet (she doesn't like the picture), and blake surfing turtle bay

some replies:
amy - its james cook university in australia, one of the few schools that still accepts undergrad applicants
julochka- whitest boy alive is awesome, thanks
mina - good eye with the magic bullet, we use it 3 or more times a day, its going to burn out
may - its an akea tree, the berries taste nasty but it looks cool around our place
caroline - greenhouse is right off kam. highway, i'll get you directions when you're back on the island, no prob
rachel - don't think we'll be moving anywhere else yet, hawaii for another year +

12.01.09

2009-12-02T22:19:00.000-07:00

driftwood wreath.
our first attempt to welcome the season.
family and snow in a couple weeks.

enjoyed this article on "couple dating" after marriage.
katie and i were just talking about it