MIMOSAS FOR ONE

proudly presenting my newest find, a bosley b2 35mm camera circa 1945-1952: I love to go "junking" as my mom calls it. That is, i love thrift stores. Even as a child, a trip to the "junk shop" meant wonders beyond my wildest dreams were just a short car ride away. over the years, various books, records, sweaters, t-shirts, pieces of jewelry, mugs and drinking glasses, artwork, sunglasses, hats, purses, trinkets, and more recently, cameras have made their way into my possession. I haven't yet given up on finding a perfect pair of cowboy boots, and I will forever kick myself for not buying the vintage accordion i saw there last year, but other than that, most junk shops have been very good to me. My one I turn to most is Savers in Milpitas, Ca . Formerly Thrift Village , I can still recall the sign that hung above the store with it's large, dark blue scalloped letters that beckoned people to this village of thrift. In the 80s, i think it beckoned my mother be...

Cinequest Film Festival is taking over Downtown San Jose as we speak, and last night I went to the California Theatre to check out Tenacious DTour , a documentary that followed the D on their world tour in support of The Pick of Destiny . A funny thing happened when my friend and I went to pick out seats. We ended up sitting right next to Kyle Gass and his girlfriend. for those of you who aren't familiar with who he is, he's the other guy in the band who's not Jack Black. We had our momentary silent freak out when we realized it was him, at which point I quietly leaned over and told him he was awesome. He quietly thanked me, and normalcy was restored until a few kids came over asking for autographs. He obliged but soon realized the mini pencil he was given to sign with wasn't going to work. Thanks to my new Andy Warhol Happy Bug Day tote bag, complete with handy organizational top compartment, i had easy access to my pen. I handed it over with great joy, and he was abl...