quote of the moment

"Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."

-- steve droke

ceiling decorations

stateline, NV

theater interior

san francisco, CA

quote of the moment

"...it's usually better to have friends or benign acquaintances in the world than enemies."

-- aimee lee ball

quote of the moment

"But if you like being taken to the edge of the precipice of gustatory possibility, order some of the restaurant's mega-hot reggae wings, and then top them off with the unadulterated ginger beer. That combination will knock you to the ground and then punch you in the face again. In a good way."

-- LA times speaking of the front page jamaican grille

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lighting

las vegas, NV

chandelier (3 treatments)

las vegas, NV

quote of the moment

"Consent now to receive gain/loss report electronically"

-- subject line of a charles schwab email

xmas tree ornaments

las vegas, NV

quote of the moment

"There's no more guaranteed way to make something feel like a train wreck in slow motion than to make it run like it's a train wreck in slow motion."

-- matt buchanan

quote of the moment

"L.A. arson probe: Person of interest had 'creepy' smile, witness says"

-- LA times