the thing that ate my life: house photos

So some but not all of you know that right before Christmas, I closed on an amazing little townhouse in a cute neighborhood in Chapel Hill. And some but not all of you know that three weeks after that, during an incredibly unseasonable-even-for-January cold snap in the NC, I had two pipes burst in the…

rest in peace, william john donovan the cat

This face was my main man for the last ten years. We lived in one city, two towns, three apartments, and one house together. We took approximately 6,000 naps. He outlasted three exes. He is the only cat who ever won two NCAA basketball championships, went 18-0 in the SEC, and made $3.865 million a…

for a cup of coffee and to wear your ring

and i don’t know how i survived those days before i held your hand well i never thought that i would be the one to admit that the moon and the sun shine so much more brighter when seen through two pairs of eyes than when seen through just one

worth getting up for in april

Worth getting up for in April: the house got ceilings and walls and some floors; time in Augusta with my sister; time in Atlanta with Trav, and that day he and I sat on the couch for 12 hours watching the NBA playoffs; Record Store Day; Allie visiting; the South in springtime; the flowers in my…

happy anniversary to this blog

Five years! As always we celebrate with a photo of an idiot manchild third baseman. This one eventually became a professional, though.

worth getting up for in march

I can’t believe I haven’t made a Worth Getting Up For post since November. Maybe that’s why the last four months have sucked the big one. Anyway. Worth getting up for in March: baseball; daffodils; picking out countertops and floors for the house; every single late night conversation with Trav; the guys from This Is…

families: a & b, future models

On Sunday I spent a couple of hours with my coworker J’s sassy 15 year old daughters — twins, ballers, artists. They were awesome; teenage girls are awesome. I loved shooting these portraits.

always been

1. tales of new year’s festivities My fat ass sat on the couch with take out Indian food and two cats, and we watched football until I fell asleep. I am so cool. 2. accounting for some unfinished business I’m still an alcoholic, and I always will be. Thanks for loving me anyway. 3. envisioning the…

a year in review

Happy New Year, you crazy kids. This was a really hard year in many ways, for me. It was also one of the best years I’ve had, as well, as crazy as that sounds. Because it wasn’t a bad year. It was just a hard year. And since I think therapy is good for everyone,…