smokin'

I saw a dude (that's right. a dude.) locking this up and I waited until the coast was clear before I snapped the picture. I think the skull's eyes blink in the dark. All I can say is; dude needs to brush that skulls teeth! And skull needs to quit smoking because who wants a skull with smokers teeth?

climate: low 70's
shoes: black flips
ipod: led zeppelin

hipsters suck

I have to think the only person hip enough to perform the work above would be a hipster. Think about it. This person would have to a) know the areas of town that hipsters populate, b) be able to locate them on a T map, c) be in Harvard Square waiting for the #1 , and finally d) carry a fatty permanent marker. Who carries these markers? Hipsters, of course. Everyone else carries ballpoint pens. Or perhaps a Pilot Razer Point, which is my preference. But a fatty Sharpie?
Obviously a hipster.
Nice try hipsters, but I'm on to you.

climate: sunny, mid 70's
shoes: blue flips
ipod: shuffle including Macy Gray

black and blue

I always like a good show of graffiti. Here's one on a Mass Ave side street. Its got the makings of a good piece of art- a mean message in a lovely blue script. It could be some sort of warning to "Bigsum The Doom Bringer"!

climate: sunny, mid 70's
shoes: brown and pink sneaks
ipod: car radio- NPR

martha? is that you?

Something about this lady totally reminds me of Martha Stewart. And its not the fact that she's at a sewing machine. Its something about the expression on her face. That and the trusty button down shirt that Martha is always rocking.

climate: sunny, high 70's
shoes: blue and black flips
ipod: none, left it at home

all gone to pot

Sometimes you just don't need a whole pot for your flowers. Thank goodness for those occasions, there is this product available: the half pot. If you really want to blow people's minds, you should get two half pots and put one on either side of the fence so it looks like the fence runs through the pot! That would be insane!!

climate: sunny, mid 70's
shoes: orange flips
ipod: George Michael

eat me

Where was I when I photographed these crazy fungi growths at a tree trunk? I must have been meandering through a forest, in search of rabbits and little cakes that have instructions on them, right? Wrong! I was on Putnam! These poisonous looking mushrooms were right in the heart of the city! Near a school! And you know what that means? That means that these mushrooms were violating the drug-free school zone laws. You are looking at CRIMINAL mushrooms! (Not to be confused with Cremini mushrooms. HA!)

climate: low 70's
shoes: brown and pink sneaks
ipod: dr. dre

limited time offer

Now this looks like a good deal if I've ever seen one. Unlimited tanning sessions for only $99 should help crisp up your translucent white Cambridge complexion. How long is this good for? What's that? 2005?? Shocking that this store is on its way out of business. They're obviously a company that keeps up with the current trends in tanning.



climate: sunny, mid 80's
shoes: orange flips
ipod: REM

cap: 1, bottle: 0

The free form composition of this milk cap-fence-grass arrangement caught my eye and I was compelled to take a picture. I've been trying to come up with something witty to remark about it, but after 10 minutes, I still got nothing. So here ya go. I call it Still Life with Cap.

climate: overcast, high 70's
shoes: blue and gray flips
ipod: pavement

No means no.

Seriously. If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. DO NOT park your freakin' furniture here! I am SO tired of walking by and seeing all your couches and chairs in this parking spot. If you must park your dining room table, do it in the garage across the street. Do it on Mass Ave in the metered spots. I don't even care where, just not here!

climate: sunny, high 70's
shoes: blue and gray flips
ipod: gorillaz

what is that thing?

Quality reading for someone's walk to work, just left out in the rain to dissolve! First of all, is that really the author's name? It has to be just a bad, bad pen name. It has to be, right? Second of all, that is some scary cover art. What is that thing? It looks like an alien chick with alopecia. I suppose its not the artist's fault because there are enough bad sci-fi artists running around Cambridge in capes, playing magical land games with pewter wizards and hanging out at that store near the 7-11 on Mass Ave. But the person that approved that as the cover art? What's their excuse? Its probably their significant other. That's the only reasonable explanation. They probably get a framed color pencil drawing of wizards and glass bubbles every year for their birthday.

climate: raining and inappropriately cold
shoes: brown flats
ipod: beatles

she sells seashells

Last week's walk to work was very difficult. As you can see, I had to navigate treacherous terrain and was constantly on the defense against the vicious wildlife. Thank goodness I'm back in the city now, where's its safe.

climate: sunny, mid 80's
shoes: none
ipod: dusty springfield