I'm a designer -slash- photographer living in Minneapolis, MN.

Many of these photos are from my adventures in and around the Twin Cities.

I like to make things pretty.

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Margaret Andrews
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Beautiful gig posters. Now half price and ready-to-frame. I know at least one friend who's clicking 'buy' at this very moment...    2008.11.30
Purrrniture cat store. I know what my kitties are getting for Christmas now.    2008.11.30
Black Friday on amazon.com. If you're in to deals er whatever.    2008.11.28
HOLY SHIT, MAN WALKS ON FUCKING MOON. "Holy living fuck.... Are you fucking believing this? I abso-fucking-lutely am standing on the surface of the fucking moon. I am talking to you from the goddamned fucking moon. Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket." "Holy mother of fuck," the first man on the moon added."    2008.11.26
Reason #981 you should vote: the MN senate race is still up in the air after 2.5 million people voted; the winner will be decided by less than 200 votes. Yeesh, VOTE PEOPLE.    2008.11.25
Tomorrow's headline: Vita.mn superuser sopheava dings 40k pts. I better code a /creditroll for when I beat the karma pt. game.    2008.11.25
Baconated turkey. In case you want to kill off half your family over the holidays this year, this should just about do it.    2008.11.25
808s & Heartbreak, by Kanye West is my album of the day. Worth picking up.    2008.11.25
Behind the scenes photos from 'Ironman' as taken by Jeff Bridges. Wow, he makes it seem like a normal day at the office.    2008.11.25
New York's new Ace Hotel is looking scrumdiddlyumptious.    2008.11.25
New trailer for 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.' The only reason 'Twilight' was worth going-to last weekend. I can't wait for this!!!    2008.11.25
The flash bulb necklace. For the photographer Her in your life. Very dainty.    2008.11.25
Peter is so kind as to give us a mini-tour of the spankin' new Seward Co-op. By far my favorite co-op in town. I can't wait for this to open!!    2008.11.25
Pie crusts 101. I don't know, I saw words like "butter" and "pie" in the title and that was good enough for me. Perfect for the holiday season.    2008.11.24
Omelette in a bag. Highly recommended by Matt. I'm skeptical.    2008.11.24
Sandgasm. Portraity fun with sand!    2008.11.24
Zeus Jones gift guide. One of the most creative gift guides I've seen. Target by price, gender, editor picks, or relationship status.    2008.11.24
Jamie Oliver's 'Cook Your Way to the Good Life' is probably my new favoritest thing. I love that he actually talks about the food and has a discussion about the recipes.    2008.11.24
What really happened after Zelda. Thankgod Robot Chicken is there to clear it up cuz this was buggin' me.    2008.11.24
A fun album to brighten your week: Top Ranking, by Santogold & Diplo. Not new but it's great fun as the days are getting colder and shorter.    2008.11.24
List of the day: Things that sound dirty at Thanksgiving but aren't. Okay fine. For all the funhaterz here's a cleaner Thanksgiving list for you: Favorite Thanksgiving foods.    2008.11.24
Winter wonderland.    2008.11.24
Creative spaces: Foundling studio. Two of my most favoritest necklaces ever are from Foundling. Amazing, inspiring creations and oh how I love these behind-the-scenes looks so.    2008.11.24
The 'O' in Obama. Interview with the guy who designed the Obama logo. So awesome.    2008.11.24
Looking for a 2009 calendar? Might I suggest Illustration Now 2009 as a nice desk companion. Very pretty and lays good 'n flat. For your purse or man-bag check out the Moleskine 2009 weekly planner, in red. Small, thin, and super sylin'.    2008.11.24
Toutoutouyoutou.    2008.11.24
Wall decals that won't break your budget. I'm packing you full of present ideas today.    2008.11.20
Ad placement fail. Bets that the covered word was 'sexy'?    2008.11.20
The Chelsea Buckle tote. I need a new orange purse for Christmas kkthxbye.    2008.11.20
Spice up your gmail inbox with 30 new themes. God damnit google, why do you have to keep doing this to me? And where's the SdL theme?    2008.11.19
Grand Central Station: then and now. Move the slider up 'n down...    2008.11.19
Chuck Klosterman reviews 'Chinese Democracy.' "Reviewing Chinese Democracy is not like reviewing music. It's more like reviewing a unicorn."    2008.11.19
Not all elections are over: the Minnesota Senate race recount (between Al Franken and Norm Coleman) officially gets underway today.    2008.11.19
15 images you won't believe aren't photoshopped.    2008.11.19
The (mostly) true story of helvetica and the New York City subway. I said I wouldn't post long reads, but since this is only for my designer friends the rest of you can just look away and pretend it never happened.    2008.11.19
Holiday gift ideas v1. Solid list, the first of many I'm sure I'll find for ya this year.    2008.11.19
Dubai and the UAE. You'll never see me linking to those 20 page articles here. Unless it's an article of PHOTOGRAPHS.    2008.11.19
Your moment of a gently undulating pier in Tel Aviv. You know what?, I'm a fan. I could have one of these in my living room.    2008.11.19
Indianapolis Museum of Art acquires Eero Saarinen's Miller house. Recession? What recession?    2008.11.19
The fabulous Modfab photo aggregator. Pretty stuff every day. Enjoy.    2008.11.18
A very 'Special' tee. [I'd probably take a medium, just in case you might have been wonderin' for whatever reason.]    2008.11.18
Designers reviews of books. Yay for design books!!!    2008.11.18
List of the day: drinks I haven't had since college. I suddenly feel the urge to go buy jello.    2008.11.18
The LIFE Magazine photo archive, hosted by google, has millions of high-res photographs. Most of which have never been published.    2008.11.18
Can you handle the Gangster Burger? Two half-pound hamburger patties, three six-ounce steaks, a half-pound of gyro meat, a half-pound of Italian beef, and six slices of cheese on a sesame seed bun (with a diet coke). Ow my heart.    2008.11.18
Dear Worrying Wife, no your husband's iPhone can't accidentally photograph his genitals and then forward that photo to another woman. Love, Apple.    2008.11.18
Bigger storage ideas from Ikea. Don't know if you knew this but the US economy was singlehandedly restarted by a Minnesotan woman last weekend. Damn you and your kickassedness Ikea.    2008.11.18
Alec Soth asks a bunch of photographers: a) when did you first get excited about photography? and b) what advice would you give young photographers?    2008.11.18
Well hello, Madame Secretary. The Guardian's reporting that Hillary will accept the Secretary of State job.    2008.11.18
The 15 worst album covers of all time. Haha, some of these made me laugh out loud.    2008.11.18
For the ultimate care down there. Silly aussies.    2008.11.17
T minus only a couple of hours until Moria. Ohmygod what was I thinking and WHY am I gonna be at work the rest of the week? Super exciting.    2008.11.17
A list of final photographs of people taken before they died.    2008.11.17
President Obama will be doing fireside chats. Online, YouTube. So awesome.    2008.11.17
Super Obama World. Can't wait for Nintendo to buy this up.    2008.11.17
Block Party 1/20. b there.    2008.11.14
List of the day: sex locations that seemed like a good idea at the time.    2008.11.13
Just another reason I love Obama. My girlfriends and I will be the first in line for the midnight showing of 'Twilight.' [Go team Jacob!]    2008.11.13
Log on. God, this is how it's felt to me all week. My guildmates are relentless!!    2008.11.13
Ruby Costume customized helmets. Finally I have a reason to get a Vespa.    2008.11.13
Local artist Pamela Valfer showing her creepy roadkill art at Umber Studios. I know I'm supposed to be an open-minded artist and everything but the more I look at this show the more it creeps my shit out.    2008.11.13
Top 10 typefaces used by book designer winners. I'm a big fan of Garamond and Din.    2008.11.13
Swedish dance bands from the '70s. I suddenly have this irresistible urge to make all my friends matching outfits.    2008.11.12
Shoot b/w photos on your iPhone with the Vint B&W app.    2008.11.12
The Jules swivel chair from Ikea is one of my new favorite things. Yeah I know it looks like the most uncomfortable chair in the world but it makes you sit up straight.    2008.11.12
Cool new Dutch coin packed with a lot of 'wow'. Wonder what it would take to start getting our coinage updated to something in the 21st century.    2008.11.12
zomg, these LittleBigPlanet commercials, built entirely in-game, are pretty awesome. Totes scamming on the 'You Suck At Photoshop' goodness.    2008.11.12
Simon Pegg on why the undead should never be allowed to run.    2008.11.11
List of the day: best ways to annoy co-workers. If I linked to this once before, apologies. How did I not know the CTRL + ALT + DOWN ARROW trick?!    2008.11.11
Fraktur Mon Amour. Oooh!!! Very hot.    2008.11.11
Plug in now. I'm not really sure what this is, but it's really cool. Doggy day care webcam too!!    2008.11.11
Fennel, prosciutto, and pomegranate salad. Much like bacon, prosciutto just makes everything better. Yummy!    2008.11.11
50 things you might not know about Barack Obama.    2008.11.11
Hiroshima: The lost photographs.    2008.11.10
Girl Talk is a PC. Sorry Apple luvers.    2008.11.10
List of the day: things that make me laugh. I have this cousin that snorts when she laughs. My god it kills me EVERY. TIME.    2008.11.10
Cake in a mug. Clearly I will be unavailable tonight because I'll be doing this.    2008.11.10
The newest, greatest drink for your holiday party: Poinsettia. I could have had 10 of these IN A ROW last weekend. Instead I had 3 and then made myself leave so I wouldn't finish the whole pitcher.    2008.11.10
Interested in making it to Obama's inauguration? Maybe in another life, losers.    2008.11.10
Puppy cam! If you're having one of those days this ought to do the trick.    2008.11.10
Baroque Obama. Hahaha, love this.    2008.11.10
Handsome boy. Try not to yawn while looking at this photo.    2008.11.07
Photos from the set of the original Star Wars.    2008.11.07
Photos of abandoned churches, hotels, and hospitals. Creepsville.    2008.11.07
How to kill time on the web now that the Election is over. Or read the SdL.    2008.11.07
Behind the scenes with the Obama family on Election night. You know what would make this set more complete? A puppy.    2008.11.07
An election race that wasn't about the lesser of two evils. The only thing that may have topped bacon for me is pizza. Mmmm.    2008.11.07
50 examples of a great re-design.    2008.11.06
Southwest reduces airfare on 56 destinations from Minneapolis. Holla.    2008.11.06
Barack Obama: the 44th President of the United States. Cuz big photos rawk.    2008.11.05
Old Abe and Obama celebrate. Prolly my fave Sack cartoon EVAH.    2008.11.05
Goooo-bama! So, so proud to be an American today.    2008.11.05
Guitar Hero World Tour is the f-bomb. There are simply no words for the awesomeness.    2008.11.05
CNN to interview 3D hologram guests on tonight's election. I bet that's gonna feel funky.    2008.11.04
Prezies. Go vote! [image via lots of people.]    2008.11.04
I voted, now what? Lots of parties and free stuff around town for a job well done.    2008.11.04
For all my Minneapolis (and surrounding area) peeps, hit up this useful little app from the Star Tribune: MyVote. Find out where to vote and what you'll be voting on.    2008.11.03
Vita.mn list of the day: drink ideas for politically themed parties.    2008.11.03
Liqurious drink concoctions. Two please!    2008.11.03
New Justin Timberlake leaked. Er no? Doesn't matter, it's still fun.    2008.11.03
How to maximize your tiny kitchen. Usefulpantz.    2008.11.03
Career Builder has an appropriately appropriate set of kickass photos to go with a new print campaign.    2008.11.03