vintage kneesee :) polka dots, socks, jellies, and those mouse ears!

i have been dreaming absolutely wild lately! i just had a dream that i was supplied with vintage kodak and fuji equipment. i even used scanners and printers for dressers and storage for film. whos a nerd?

enjoy your weekend! dream big..

i got a hold of my father's photo album (with no fuss or fight to get it either!) and with much excitement, i get to share with you his photography now! i knew that it was a hobby of his, but my mother just told me today that he did it to make money while living in the refugee camp. i am ever so thankful that he held on to these for so many years. as sokai said.. it was wonderful that he overlooked the once-daunting times of the khmer rouge and pol pot regime, and embraced the beauty around him through photography.




there are also photos of my mother, a few were taken before she married my father. i'd like to think she was my father's muse in his photos because he loved to photograph her. she is a true beauty, and still is. i was glad to hear her take on each photo and to see the smile on her face when she looked through the photo album.





he even held on to the polaroid that the camp sent to their sponsors here in the united states. this photo is absolutely moving, and it touches me everytime i look at it.





i hope that you enjoy this set courtesy of my papa, and that you find it just as inspirational as i did. the fact that i can look at these again with a fresher eye and different perspective, reminds me why i do what i do.

all thanks to two very beautiful, powerful people in my life.

happy birthday sissy! i love you!

a little birthday love to my long lost friend
miss you dearly

mom dukes circa '83. i just noticed theres a menorah on top of the fireplace and i was a bit confused. i guess the family who sponsored my parents to america were jewish. who knew! i haven't seen them in seven years i think.

its 30 days until halloween! i was a fafinette last year and it was a bit too sexy for me. i'm usually against that whole idea, but it was adorable and in good taste. my costume looks almost like the one my mom was wearing above (i have no clue what she's supposed to be.. my dad was a 1940s gangster but i can't find the photo) this year, i'm going to finally dress as lydia from beetlejuice. can't decide if i want to be her in black, or the red wedding dress which is a challenge to pull together. i can hardly wait.

this was us on may 20, 2006. we look a little different now.



so she's going to cambodia next month with my little brother, im so jealous. but she told me i had two cousins that were my age in australia that i should go visit in december.

i was tempted to look them up on myspace. what are the odds, i found one matching name in south australia. so like the stalker that i am, i wrote him. and i am hoping for a reply when i get off of work today.

daddy dearest in cambodia...early 80's

i love this pic.

he's a big fish. watch that movie.