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Checked out the LACMA when it was showcasing 12! contemporary artists from Korea. Haha, so true. I never thought about how many of these my house has gone thru. Taking baths as a kid, washing clothes, scooping rice, making kimchee...   Sometimes, hard times just mean $3.99 회덮밥 at Ktown Galleria!!  Then there was one night we got pretty tossed and threw buns up in the air!

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+++++FridayWe arrived in SF early morning, sleep-deprived and in need of a shower.Stepping out of the car, a misty spray like cracked beer greeted us but felt refreshing coming from sweltering LA. Robb's place sits on a hill that overlooks the Bay Bridge side where thick fog from the ocean was rolling into the city. We went into a warmer setting where Ben made me an espresso. This house seems to

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+++++The Poor Artists League is having their second artshowover at the Big Umbrella Studio in SF! I will be in townfor the weekend so if you can, come by and say hello. Receptionwill be tomorrow (Friday 8/21) at 6pm. It'll be a merry timefilled with good folks, good art and some cheap wine.Come support your fellow poor artist!Big Umbrella Studios906½ Divisadero StSan Francisco, CA 94115

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Found a sEcReT pAsSaGeWaY into the LA river.I ate shit on some algae right after taking this shot ):Panda racing trains. Peep the MTA blocks.Stumbled upon another sEcrEt pAsSagGeWaY going into Pasadena.Hope to fully explore this route in the near future.You've unlocked a secret item!HALO HALOOO!!

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++++Spent a weekend over in the OC riding bikes, brainstorming ideas, drawing undershady trees and especially enjoying ice cold tupperwares of cut fruits!We've been prepping for the next PAL show. Things are slowly coming together butas the date's nearing, I'm getting anxious. This time we'll be making the drive up tothe Bay Area and even bringing our bicycles along! Pretty stoked as always!Jeff

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6:13am.It's not the best feeling in the world watching the sun rise as you're about to call it a night.Especially when you're still in the same clothes and somewhere other than your own room.But I can say from experience, the sleep that follows is a warm, inviting slumber that feelsgood to give in to. I'm a glutton for sleep. If we humans had to, I wouldn't mind taking a couplemonths off to

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"My legs feel cold."-Jeff

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Haven't been here in a cool minute.Been busy working on pieces. I recently got involved in a couple artshows up in SF.Blessed to have good folks in my circle that are like-minded creatives. I gained a lotof inspiration from this trip. I'm new to galleries but it's been a learning experienceand I'm just happy to get some exposure. I hope to create/share more pieces in the future.Today was the

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While I was in SF, I got invited to be part of an upcoming group artshow.Thanks to PAL for opening new doors. Their show's coming up the following week too!After much procrastinating and dilly dallying, work's finally done and shipped.The reception is this coming Saturday 16th. If you're in the area, you should check it out!The folks over at GR are nice and friendly. Plus good food right around

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Recently took a break from LA and visited some friends up the coast.Felt I could find some inspiration and hear some new/different ideas whatever they might be.Left town on a lazy Sunday just as the sun was setting. It almost could've been a cinematic shot.The 6hr drive up the I-5 is nothing to get excited about. Just plenty cows and farm stuff.We got lit, attempting to pass time by trying to

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We rolled into K-town and grubbed on some tastyass chicken wings. Yessss!Man. I just start salivating badly looking at these pics.There's been nights I lie awake thinking about the time I sank my teeth in them, trying to recall the taste.I got excited as I was getting a close-up pic on that crunchy skin that also happened to be double-fried.Need to hit that spot up again. I want youuThen the

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Been trying to figure out my Rubik's cube lately.It's a strange time we live in. The days have been playing like hazy dreams while half-awake.I've been finding inspiration lately. But art seems inappropriate to do at this time for me. Weird**---------Mellow beats have been my soundtrack.A prime spot to work, relax, and converse at.Tasty teri chicken and Thai icedtea. Yummay!Chaya in Costa Mesa,

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-----Found myself in downtown on this warm Sunday. It's refreshing to step outside of the car andphysically interact with the city sometimes. Just to admire gritty paint-chipping architecture,be bothered by slightly crooked store names drawn by hand, and sometimes laugh about howrancid that reek of beer-ladened piss soaked overnight in a brickwall corner is.Across the street, there was an art

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Lazy, eurostyle scrawling. I wish I used Micron pens sooner.

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If you like to dine out and eat a horde of food as much as I do, chances are, we'd probably make good friends.Several heads met up to eat Shin Sen Gumi the other night. Aside from their good Hakata ramen, I really enjoy their 'kaedama' option which basically means you want extra noodles. I've come to realize though, that I like egg noodles the best and wished they served that with their

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One of these warm nights, Matty-san and I rolled into Irvine for a chill sesh with Jeff/RFV. We rarely get the chance to get together due to the long drive and everyone's cars dying (mine ended up in the shop the next day, again). When we do meet up though, a lot of ideas are exchanged and I tend to leave with a fresh fill of inspiration. Jeff always plays a good host introducing us to new heads

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Reminiscing about warmer days.

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I like this guys illustrations. Very good taste in composition.They remind me of drawings in those 'Scary Stories' books, the way it's so black against the paper. I love it.I'm also a sucker for runaway drips, ink splatters and seeping washes.http://www.okadada.com/-------

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Pulled a Martha Stewart tonight and made a trifold 3-CD sleeve using scotchtape, buttons, string and a map of New York. It came out alright. I was off a little but hey it'll make do. I'm sure with some clever folds, one could make a pretty sturdy one. I cheated and used tape instead. It'll actually be for a friend away from certain conveniences who said she's craving some m-flo. How 'bout three

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The smartest thing to ever happen to a bowl..

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Being back in LA, I almost forgot how much I hate driving on freeways here.The unnecessary tailgating, drivers who forget their signals are on, drivers whodon't check their blind spots when switching, hi-beams in my rearview mirror, theslow driver in the fast lane, the motorcycle that pops out of nowhere, the assholewho holds out his horn longer than needed.. LA drivers do love utilizing

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Shoots den, a hui ho!

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I booked my ticket online a couple weeks ago and already that date has creeped up on me. As my days quickly become numbered, I try to visit my friends and family as much as possible before I leave. A rather difficult attempt with everyone caught up in their own hustle and busy schedules.Caught in traffic (road construction everywhere!), I'd reflect on my time spent here and imagine living the

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Atmosphere recently performed at Pipeline Cafe.I was browsing youtube and happened to stumble upon this video.His other videos are worth checking out too, they made me laugh.Some of my favorites is the cheesecake and the one dolla one. His shorts are amazing too.It reminds me of when they used to air 'Da Braddahz' on OC16, haha. I liked that channel.

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I should really wake up earlier and make more use of the day.My film cameras just sit and collect dust. Sleeping in is just one of those vices that feel so good. It's been voggy the past couple days along with passing showers that come and go. At night, sporadic lightning strikes quietly and then maybe some more passing showers. Everyone also seems to be getting sick. I know it's flu season but

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Hotels are interesting to look at. From new to old, they all seem to have a personality. Some hotels remind me of vintage postcards of Waikiki. Disney's Adventureland (my favorite land) does a good job portraying this passed era.Kakkoii Marlon, excited to be working on Halloween.He hooked it up with lots of Dum-Dum lollipops.After being kicked out of a closing cafe, we visited Don Quijote to

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Cloud formations are pretty here. It's a wonderful contrast from LA skies which are usually a bleak gray with a tinge of brown. Clouds will appear now and then but the chances are like that of spotting a shooting star. And even then, they never appear healthy but more like a vanishing, ghostly smear. Yeah.. I'm exaggerating but you get the point. Coffee break from a drawing session at Chris'

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Awright, I think I figured out how to use this site. Not bad, not bad.

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Two months in and I've already picked up a daily routine here.I wish I had more time to make some art and hang out with friends. I've made friends, however,at my workplace. I talk story with the baristas at Starbucks and the ahjummahs next door to my shop.Some nights, I catch the bus with a coworker and talk about Japanese themed-bars and food.I also know my local late-night convenience store

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--------------------- Nature is dope. I could chill in the woods all day looking at moss formations and making bird calls. It's nice to know that there are still areas of lush greenery on this earth. It was a serene hike. It felt like I was walking through an Elven forest village. It's really fun running down a trail gung ho and not knowing where it winds into. It would've been cool to find

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* WhiteBalance set on a pink sock.----------Excerpt 08.11"..it is always a surreal experience whenever I'm underwater.I welcome vertigo as we swim through rocks and holes. My ears pop at a shallow depth telling meI need to build up a tolerance. There is a tiny, yellow fish that follows me the entire dive. Much like theones that feed on parasites off the backs of whales. Friendly nonetheless.

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The last few weeks, I've been living in an entirely different time-zone.I think I have a mild case of insomnia. Night seems really short and quick to transpose. The other day, when I was awake in the duration of daylight, several buddies and I went to Bergamot Station to check out some art galleries. Among the many galleries we poked our heads in, I really enjoyed April Street's work the most.

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Presto.

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There is something about rainy nights that makes me feel anxious, as if something exciting and unusual will take place. And it does! I also find streets that are flooding fascinating. A good friend of mine happened to be in town the same weekend so I invited her to explore the night with me. She too had caught a whiff of mystery and adventure in the air. Over some pad see-ew and Thai tea, we

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FieldObservationsThe air has become significantly cooler in Los Angeles. It amazes me when I think of just how quickly time passes by as it's turning into fall. This summer has been full of adventure as well as misadventure. Each day blurs into the next like some fuzzy dream.On a day off from work, I rode the Metro with a friend that brought us into Chinatown.En route to the station, we passed a

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