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Fall back

photo by Lori Spears taken while on a jaunt with the dude.

Egged on

The golden egg from my shop cracked its way into a gift guide (under $20 dollars section) on Etsy. Hells yea!

Hours later, I found my golden spider hanging out on the front page of Etsy.com. It was a handpicked Halloween goodies special. OMG! Super happy!

Bike church by Joe O'Connell

Tucson, Arizona has some new public art. It is a bike church/memorial designed by Joe O'Connell of Creative Machines for bicyclists who have lost their lives. It is beautiful and very touching. Rainbows beam during the day and the nighttime shadows are awesome. When I visit, I'll be sure to light a candle for our friend, Ronnie. Thank you for making this...

Check out the video about the artist O'Connell and some of his other pieces. More pics (courtesy of Sidney) after the jump.

Don't call it San Fran.

Photos by Eva Dancel-Jensen

Look! My friend, Travis Jensen was interviewed. SF Weekly has been doing this "tell us about your tattoo" blog for a little bit. So they got him to chat about one of his tattoos, the SF Ferry Building. Travis is an awesome, old-school kinda dude that you want in your corner, if you know what I mean.

Be sure to read some of his work and see his photos at www.travisjensensf.com.

It is always weird when people ask about my tattoos. Sometimes I make up a story. Sometimes, I tell little kids that they are birthmarks. However, the last and best time I was asked by a grey hair, mullet-ed undercover cop who was in the middle of arresting someone. He just straight up stopped what he was doing and started flirting with me, asking me about where I got mine! Hilarious.

PS. Around my house, we call it the SCO, SF or the all-time fave is San FranPsycho.

Life is burritoful.

You made me laugh.

The monster within

 
Found this while digging through my vintage comic books. I called the number and it is STILL in service. Good to know.

Redux and featured!

My Etsy shop has been updated!
Check it out.

And some of my vintage fashion illos were recently featured on
www.forrestinavintage.blogspot.com.

Donna Bell's Southern Desserts

Images courtesy of Donna Bell's Southern Desserts

One recent summer day while exploring Asbury Park, NJ with some cohorts, we stumbled upon this awesome dessert truck. Literally, I screamed, 'Look, Shayna, a food truck!'  It's called Donna Bell's Southern Desserts. DBSD is owned and operated by two cute guys, Darren and Sam - like Bewitched!

Well, I took this as a personal challenge to see what was what because I was raised a Tarheel. And hell, my grandparents still live in a trailer.

We scurried over and peppered the owners with questions, "Do you always park here? What is the permit process like? What's your story? Can I see the inside of the truck?" Generously, they replied to all and gave us plenty of background info. After all the chatting I was parched, so I bought an Arnold Palmer (part tea, part lemonade) and Shayna indulged in the iced coffee. Alas, there was no soy milk. All in all, there were no complaints. Captain Ricky consumed The Mississippi Mud Pie in no time flat. Next time around, I will sample the cupcakes or banana pudding. YUM!

They forgot losers.

From the archives of Lori Spears...
May 2000, North Carolina.

You are welcome.

This is a crafty idea compliments of the local Indian culture. A fashion/sari store's welcome banner is constructed with faux flowers and spiked with silver balls to spell "welcome." I am not sure why there is a huge gap mid-word. Oh well.

I spied it while running errands and imagined it being incorporated into weddings and birthday parties. Thanks for the inspiration!

You may recall the other "welcome" oddity I found.