Glimpses of South Pasadena: Older. (Still a Goofball.)

Monday, July 25, 2011

Older. (Still a Goofball.)

Shameless birthday post? Oh yeah!

Now, all of you go out and have a big slice of chocolate cake.

29 comments:

Shanna said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dearest Darling Love!!!
I'll be over with a couple of things as soon as I get them wrapped...!; July 25, 2011 at 12:35 AM
Jimmy said...: =D I had a slice. Yeah, a pretty big slice - almost half a cake! (with chocolate, eclaires and stuff like this) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wish you everything you wish for! And many more. Seriously, be well. :)

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Simply Fone; July 25, 2011 at 1:08 AM
Dixie Jane said...: It's official! July 25, 2011 is Laurie's birthday! All together now:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LAURIE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

I wish we could all be together for a party but since that is impossible, party with your family, Laurie.

Chocolate cake..mmmmmmmm
Have a beautiful day, my love; July 25, 2011 at 4:35 AM
Mister Earl said...: Happy Birthday, Laurie! I hope you'll all dress up in costumes today!; July 25, 2011 at 5:11 AM
Judy Williams said...: The day is not complete without this Birthday Tune

I was so glad when you were born. I remember peering over from the backseat into the front, as you lay in Mom's lap with your big brown eyes and dark hair. You've come a long way, Baby. Party hearty!!!; July 25, 2011 at 7:26 AM
Margaret said...: Have a great day. Two pieces of cake for you!; July 25, 2011 at 7:55 AM
Michelle said...: Happy Birthday, Goofball!

(And many more!); July 25, 2011 at 8:21 AM
dbdubya said...: I hope you have a great day, Laurie!; July 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM
Wayne said...: I thought it was an ad for Nikon.

Happy B'day LA!; July 25, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Sharon said...: I thought that might be you when I saw the thumbnail....Happy Birthday!; July 25, 2011 at 9:11 AM
Green Guy said...: Great shot. I have camera envy. Happy birthday to my favorite blogger.; July 25, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday To You!!!; July 25, 2011 at 9:20 AM
San Diego Farmgirl said...: Happy Birthday, Friend! Love you!; July 25, 2011 at 9:27 AM
ben wideman said...: Hope it is a fantastic one! Happy Birthday!!!; July 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Jon said...: Happy Birthday Sweetie! ; July 25, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Auntie S said...: Happy Birthday, Laurie, you're the sweetest goofball I know, and a perfect match for Jon. See you soon!

I love the Nikon postcard; the colors remind me of the printing from an old newspaper. I'm looking forward to more, Ms. Lichtenstein!; July 25, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Ken Mac said...: great stuff fellow Moon child!; July 25, 2011 at 2:27 PM
who cares what I think? said...: Happy birthday kid.; July 25, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Laurie said...: You guys are awesome. Thank you!!!; July 25, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Trish said...: Happy Birthday Laurie!; July 25, 2011 at 5:58 PM
Judy Williams said...: In your honor, went to California Pizza Kitchen, and then came home and had brownies.

Any reason to celebrate!!

Hope you had a great day (pssst call me); July 25, 2011 at 6:48 PM
Shanna said...: I love the photo!!!; July 25, 2011 at 7:52 PM
Mister Earl said...: Are your stats on the back of this baseball card?

Line of the day from Judy, "I was so glad when you were born." Says it all.; July 25, 2011 at 9:40 PM
TheChieftess said...: WooHoo!!! Happy Birthday Blogger Girl!!! You Rock!!!

(But I'm shocked...didn't you just have a birthday??? I could've sworn it was just a couple of months ago!!! I guess time flies when you're having fun!!!); July 25, 2011 at 10:28 PM
Anonymous said...: We're all glad you were born!; July 25, 2011 at 10:34 PM
Jilly said...: Love it! Happy birthday, dear Laurie xxx; July 26, 2011 at 3:09 AM
Mike said...: I am late to this party but happy belated irthday, Laurie!; July 26, 2011 at 9:03 AM
Laurie said...: Thank you so much. Hugs to everyone!; July 27, 2011 at 7:52 AM
who cares what I think? said...: Happy belated birthday to you. Mister Earl is close to yours. You should have a birthday drink!

Hope this year is great. Thanks for all the work you do here. It's appreciated.; July 31, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Find Me Elsewhere...

Thank you Charlie's Coffee House for hosting my recent photo exhibit, South Pas: Observed. From October 2011 through January 2012 my pictures graced the walls of the best place in town to get a cup of coffee!

Read the nifty story on photo bloggers Petrea Burchard, Ben Wideman, Kat Likkel and little old me featured in the September, 2011 issue of Pasadena Magazine.

Check out pp 47-48 of the May, 2011 issue of Arroyo Magazine for my photos of the Raymond Restaurant's fabulous chef Tim Guiltinan. (Find more of my shots at Pasadena Weekly and the Toyota Farm to Table Tour website.)

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For over 4 years, I presented a picture a day from South Pasadena, California -- an incorporated city within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. All photos up to November, 2008 were taken with a Fujifilm Finepix E900 camera. I added a Fujifilm Finepix S2000HD megazoom in December 2008, a Nikon D3100 in 2010 and a Lumix DMC-DS8 in 2011. I shot with them all. In August 2010 I joined the iPhone camera craze and sometimes included pictures captured by my phone. I regularly cropped images and used basic editing software to adjust the brightness, intensify the contrast, and increase color saturation. Other than that, all images came straight from the camera with minimal alteration. (If I couldn't have done it in a darkroom, I wouldn't do it with a computer.)

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Consider it a love letter to the place I call home.

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Great Books by Local Bloggers

Run, don't walk to the nearest bookseller and pick up a copy of Margaret Finnegan's delightful debut novel, The Goddess Lounge -- undoubtedly the kookiest, most wonderful riff on Homer's Odyssey ever written. Margaret never ceases to inspire and make us laugh at her blog Finnegan Begin Again. Her book is magical, silly, smart and a wonderful love letter to the all the goddesses among us.

Our very own Altadena poet Linda Dove weaves words into thoughtful tapestries in her moving poetry collection In Defense of Objects and chapbook O Dear Deer.

Kevin McCollister of East of West LA blows our minds with haunting images of Los Angeles. But since we can't put his blog on our coffee table, we can buy his fantastic book. I believe Kevin's images truly capture the quixotic and often heartbreaking soul of LA. Don't take my word for it, see what The LA Times had to say.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

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