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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Now here's a key-holder I've never seen before.    2010.06.30
Astronauts, just like us. Be sure to check out the whole series.    2010.06.30
Converse has a new collection and it's Dr. Seuss style.    2010.06.30
Dear blank, please blank.    2010.06.30
10 things not to do when naming your business. #8 - name diarrhea. Always a good rule.    2010.06.30
Threadless is going on tour in honor of their 10th anniversary.    2010.06.30
Your tax money hard at work. I guess Klobuchar still isn't the "batshit crazy" one.    2010.06.30
Virb is gettin' an overhaul. Imminently.    2010.06.30
UPS was founded by two teenagers with a borrowed bicycle & $100 from a friend. "Fast forward to 2010 and Casey and Ryan's company that started so humbly is now worth approximately 50 billion dollars; employing just under half a million workers in 200 countries; delivering over 3.8 billion packages and documents a year."    2010.06.30
Cheers! For all you World Cup fanboys.    2010.06.30
Moar Oldspice manmercial! Ok the ending totally made that.    2010.06.30
Random image for the day. That's a dog.    2010.06.30
The trailer for 'Rango'. Featuring the voice of Johnny "Mmmmm" Depp.    2010.06.30
How Twilight works. That should about catch you up before the weekend.    2010.06.29
Gaga for Vogue Hommes Japan? Looks like it. You go on with your bad self, Gaga.    2010.06.29
M.I.A. done pissed off her demo.    2010.06.29
Glastonbury 2010. #13 made me lol.    2010.06.29
Screw you, Hulu. There's something supremely wrong with paying for a service ... and still getting ads.    2010.06.29
Page layout fail.    2010.06.29
Victorian Star Wars portraits. Whatever happened to the monocle anyway?    2010.06.29
'Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.' Prepare to have your face rocked off.    2010.06.28
At-at day afternoon. Adorable.    2010.06.28
Janelle Monae covered Prince's 'Let's Go Crazy' at BET's awards ceremony. And she brings it.    2010.06.28
Best blogs of 2010. Heeyyyyy, where's the Lumiere love?    2010.06.28
P.O.S. makes an appearance on a new foodie website and makes my heart melt in the process.    2010.06.28
Demotivationally Bono. Oh fer fock's sake.    2010.06.28
Here comes the trailer for 'The Green Hornet'. 'Zack & Miri' was his coup de grĂ¢ce, I kind of wish he would leave it alone now :(.    2010.06.28
How fun is this Tall Bike poster?    2010.06.28
Check out NYTimes' photo of the day. Lucky photog, this is awesome.    2010.06.28
I can haz aggro? Welcome to my house on a Friday night.    2010.06.27
Free wifi hotspots in Minneapolis. Mapified for her pleasure.    2010.06.25
Curiosities. Found myself swallowed in this photo, unexpectedly.    2010.06.25
Pixar toons as drawn in the style of Star Wars characters.    2010.06.25
Help me ID this bottle of whisky. Whoa, jealous.    2010.06.25
More rumors that Peter Jackson is back on 'The Hobbit'. La la la la la la not listening! I'll believe it when I see it.    2010.06.25
Bike by me. Ok this is really cool. Now just need an urban, inexpensive American version and I'm sold.    2010.06.25
The dunk mug. Actually, if you eat them fast enough the problem is elminated.    2010.06.25
Halfway through the World Cup. The Big Picture photo porn.    2010.06.25
Yeah, that's not what I was looking for at all. Poor kitty!    2010.06.25
The President of Russia is on twitter. "Haven't had a burger in a while. Lunch with Obama at Ray's Hell Burger." With pix.    2010.06.25
The Roots released one of the best albums of the year this week and now they've announced their next album due out later this year. I bow down to them.    2010.06.25
Your new desktop wallpaper. The detail is ... striking!    2010.06.23
Monroe.    2010.06.23
You know who always wins? Zombies.    2010.06.23
Retro videogame propaganda posters. Brings a tear to my eye.    2010.06.23
Have you guys heard about this epic 8+ hour tennis match happening? It's still happening, RIGHT NOW. Amazing.    2010.06.23
Whoever has the closest birthday to today gets this cake from me. Cuz I'm really nice like that.    2010.06.23
The funniest cat toy I'll probably ever lay eyes on. Oh c'mon, that's funny!    2010.06.23
The 'Kissing nurse' from that famous Times Square photo has died.    2010.06.23
Terraced rice field in China.    2010.06.23
Life in the happy lane.    2010.06.23
Space shuttle launch as seen by skydivers. Makin' me melt.    2010.06.22
Awesome photos of a 5 year old at the Jayhawks soundcheck at First Ave. Awwwww.    2010.06.22
Minor differences. Lardwiches: so delicious you'll eat until you fucking hate yourself.    2010.06.22
I am so gay for this print. Want!    2010.06.22
Hello Kitty illos for nerdos. I am dying from the cute!    2010.06.22
Recording the Lion-roar for MGM Studio's production logo. I so desperately want to draw in a thought bubble above that lion's head ....    2010.06.22
2010 gadgets redesigned for 1977. My favorite year.    2010.06.22
24 hours of Rock the Garden time-lapsed into 2 mins.    2010.06.22
Oh Texas, you fucking fucks. I'm being generous, there are a lot of other words I'd rather use here.    2010.06.22
Home sheep home. Shaun the sheep!    2010.06.22
Periodic table of swearing. If there was ever a day I needed a good swearing, this is the one. Of course they're sold out.    2010.06.22
Keep calm and ... AHGAHD I need this for my kitchen.    2010.06.21
Neil Gaiman + House on the Rock + geektacular costume contest. Full of win.    2010.06.21
Ohmeegod, why am I not friends with this guy? Memmmmorieeessss, like the corner of my miiinnnnnnd.    2010.06.21
A new Radiohead album is coming later this year. Oh fuck. yes.    2010.06.21
The stats on pharmaceutical companies.    2010.06.21
Star Wars models.    2010.06.19
One vuvuzela to rule them all. I'll admit, I giggled. But only a little ;).    2010.06.19
6/18/2010: the day that music died. I'm gonna have nightmares about this for weeks.    2010.06.18
This is probably the weirdest thing I've ever seen on youtube. And that's saying something. Probably super NSFW.    2010.06.18
Many of the stadiums and venues from the 2004 Athens Olympics are now lying abandoned, unused since the Games and symbolic of the disfunctional Greek economy.    2010.06.18
Some pretty cute pix of babies learning how to swim. CANNONBALL!!    2010.06.18
Bring your pooch to the Capitol day.    2010.06.18
omgbaddog. This photo needs moar frosting!    2010.06.17
Lightsabers == death. You may need to sit down, I know this could come as a shock.    2010.06.17
Oprah gives her staff $10k and an iPad. Man, in all the jobs I've ever worked I've never even received a Christmas card.    2010.06.17
Puma bikes coming June 19th. Sexy.    2010.06.16
First gameplay video of Portal 2 has been unleashed. Nerds everywhere: freak.    2010.06.16
Amanda Palmer, aka Gaiman's main squeeze, releasing a Radiohead covers album. On the ukulele. Uhhhh... my head is cocked while I try to process this information...    2010.06.16
Someecards. These just made my day.    2010.06.16
Housefail. How long does it take you to find the fail?    2010.06.16
The pin-up calendar you've definitely never seen before. I have no snarky comment for this.    2010.06.16
Trust me, you've never seen this version of 'Single Ladies'. Or as Chandra likes to call this video: 'shock and awe'.    2010.06.15
Trailer for Sofia Coppola's next flick 'Somewhere'. Please god let her make up for 'Marie Antoinette.'    2010.06.15
Social status and nightclub bouncers. "Bouncers weighed each cue differently. Social network mattered most, gender followed. For example, a young woman in jeans stood a higher chance of entrance than a well-dressed man."    2010.06.15
One remote to rule them all. The iPhone app will sell better.    2010.06.15
RDJ heading to Oz. I am so there I'm already in the front row.    2010.06.15
The fountain of youth.    2010.06.15
Glasses. They forgot the "Librarian."    2010.06.15
I'm Comic Sans, asshole. "While Gotham is at the science fair, I'm banging the prom queen behind the woodshop ... Enough of this bullshit. I'm gonna go get hammered with Papyrus."    2010.06.15
Finally, a onesie for a modern baby. To each of the dozen friends I know who are preggo: YOU'RE ALL GETTING THIS.    2010.06.15
Great literature retitled to boost website traffic. "7 Awesome Ways Barnyard Animals Are Like Communism."    2010.06.15
Abby Sunderland's dad has a TV deal. Hello reality.    2010.06.15
The flipper bridge.    2010.06.14
How to stick your hand into molten lead courtesy of Myth Busters.    2010.06.14
PSA: your Uptown Minneapolis Apple store opens Saturday 6/19. In case you didn't know about that sort of thing.    2010.06.14
The Oatmeal clears up irony for you. Does a dolphin wearing a life-jacket qualify as irony?    2010.06.14
Microsoft announces a new 360. Lusting after the giant piece of beautiful hardware again.    2010.06.14
Confirmed: soccer officially announces it's gay.    2010.06.14
How to properly heat a frying pan.    2010.06.14
England cocks it all up. Hey don't look at me for the pottymouth, they totally did cock it up.    2010.06.13
My dog is a tiger, your argument is invalid. So there.    2010.06.12
Peter Wolf Crier's 'Hard As Nails' video debut. I'd marry this album if I could but um, this video can't move in.    2010.06.11
World Cups of yore. Soccer player cuteness lives eternal.    2010.06.11
Sufjan + The National sittin' in a tree? I refuse to get my hopes up until there's concrete proof.    2010.06.11
George Doubleyuh made a video just for you. This video makes me want to drink.    2010.06.11
Stick with me, baby. So adorable I didn't realize what they were at first.    2010.06.11
16 year old sailing solo around the world has gone missing. My heart is breaking, I hope this has a happy ending. Update: They've found her!    2010.06.10
Another nail in the coffin. Dear FE peepz, this one is for you. Love, Lama    2010.06.10
Mean Cards. You need to check out the boozin' category so we can laugh at these jokes together over cocktails in hell.    2010.06.10
Rock star. Supermegaawesome love for this photo.    2010.06.10
The NYT bans the word 'tweet'. Well isn't that .. interesting.    2010.06.10
Check out how much the Shanghai skyline has changed since 1990.    2010.06.10
How to load a dishwasher the right way.    2010.06.10
The fail whale you've waited all month to see. What, too soon?    2010.06.09
'The Guild' season 3's recap. Auto-tuned. You're only allowed to watch this if you know the official nerd fistbump.    2010.06.09
Stunning polaroid photography by Andrei Tarkovsky. I could have this for breakfast every day.    2010.06.09
Conan & Jack White are up to something. Dun dun dunnn....    2010.06.09
Your moment of adorable yawning. I'm having the kittenlust.    2010.06.09
Wait what? Another Indiana Jones might happen? *giganticsigh*    2010.06.09
The shortest possible Monopoly game, uh, possible.    2010.06.07
Remembering D-Day 66 years ago.    2010.06.07
Do you suffer from sexsomnia? Ok that's a new one to me.    2010.06.07
The NYT picks its favorite cookbooks for the summer.    2010.06.07
Stonehenge at night. 1944.    2010.06.07
The biggest bike-share program in the US launches in Mpls this week. God I love this city.    2010.06.07
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' trailer. Go on already.    2010.06.07
The fan. For all you World Cup fanboyz.    2010.06.07
Catching up with Laura Marling. This album is fucking incredible. It's already on my list of Best of the Year.    2010.06.07
God listens. \m/    2010.06.06
Knock knee'd. I'd adore this photo hanging in my house.    2010.06.06
When askers and guessers collide. Kaboom.    2010.06.04
The recurring prop newspaper. Huh. Who knew?    2010.06.04
BP logo redesign contest. I said goddamn!    2010.06.04
Incredible photos behind a landslide (lake) in Pakistan.    2010.06.04
Spotted at a BP station in Ohio. Oh, just, wow.    2010.06.04
Drama in some of the best restaurants in MPLS. Ok but as long as they don't take away my mostest favoritest cocktail in the entire city at La Belle Vie, I'll remain unconcerned.    2010.06.04
Study finds that extreme gamers play 48 hours a week. Posting without comment. Except this: "Probably my favorite EQ 1 story of addiction was 2 wizards (husband and wife) in my guild, who were hooked on meth - started playing EQ - and just one day completely forgot to score more meth because they couldn't leave EQ - and quit cold turkey, having completely forgotten about Meth."    2010.06.04
Packed. I'd love to see this randomly some night in Minneapolis.    2010.06.04
The guy behind @BPglobalPR takes a swing. "You know the best way to get the public to respect your brand? Have a respectable brand."    2010.06.03
The First Avenue 'stars' are getting a facelift. In case you were freaking out about that sort of thing.    2010.06.03
This Lupe Fiasco & B.o.B. remix of Monae's 'Tightrope' will pick up your Thursday. Sopheava approved.    2010.06.03
The Tacoma Narrows bridge after collapse in 1940. Haunting.    2010.06.03
Golf ball hitting steel. On a scale of 1 to 10 the quality of links you're getting today is off the charts.    2010.06.03
Christopher "moot" Poole's TED presentation, making the case for anonymity online.    2010.06.02
Esquire names Nye's best bar in America. Again. Don't get me wrong, Nye's is great n' all. But there are at least 10 other fantastic bars in the city I'll head to before that one.    2010.06.02
You should probably watch this vid of The Shouting Matches performing live. Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver on guitar + vocals.    2010.06.02
Lovely new posters are out from The Small Stakes. I hope to work there in another life.    2010.06.02
Two first listens for you today: the 'Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack', and also Blitzen Trapper's 'Destroyer of the Void.'    2010.06.02
Thundercats to get a redux. And apparently not going in the direction of soft, fluffy kittens bouncing through fields.    2010.06.02
Identical twins.    2010.06.02
'Avatar Days.' WoW avatars IRL. And if you don't know what any of that means you're not qualified to watch the vid.    2010.06.01
Vita.mn's List of Lists is officially on. Grand prize is a Golden Ticket to First Ave: a whole year of concerts for free. Get entering so I can be your +1.    2010.06.01
Berlin, Achtundzwanzig.    2010.06.01
Al Gore suddenly single. "Sad," remarked Katie Couric. Heh.    2010.06.01