snowboarder

Thanks Mia for wearing my snowboarding gear. More on my flickr---->

weekend test

Testing out my new camera this weekend. Random shots but I did get some work done as well. Thanks to the Regulators for being my last minute  models! While I'm at it, might as well post a couple photos of yours truly =P  Check out the flickr for more shots. 

my CherryBoo

republicans

And you want to vote for another one? They can't even agree within their own party.

NY Times article

Obviously by now you can tell I'm going to vote for Obama. Not because he's a minority, or he's "cool" ... but the fact that I rather have him [the man who pushed questions in the bailout meeting] than McCain [the man who barely said shit].

... and HELL NAW to Palin!

Ok so don't vote if you don't want to. But FUCK YOU if those two become the leaders of this country.

new toys

Here's to my new toys. Oh the wonders of lighting equipment ... bleh, I'm hella broke now. Still not enough ... I want another stand, softbox, boom, and more lights. Plus I would like a backdrop ... ok fuck it, I want a studio. haha.

Aye! snowboarding season is coming up and I'm still in need of a snowboard! Shit I want, shit I can't get.

Oh and I suppose I didn't mention to you all that I got a new baby ... Nikon D300.

I am officially content with my non-existent love life because of my new toys. All the energy that I would pour into someone is going towards my photography. Good shit. I swear, I'm not just being lazy. Like Jay-Z said, "I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one."

I'm livin' the life of a broke ass mothah fuckah goal getter.
But, I woudn't mind meeting my Ms. Independent.

VERJ

Had dinner with a home-girl from Germany last night. Catching up with our lives and found out she's actually going to start-up her own clothing line called VERJ, aiming for urban street wear. After we all graduated from HS, she left for a fashion school down in Italy while the rest of us moved to Cali [when I thought my ass was going to be a computer scientist]. Well, her mom actually created the designs she made while she was in Italy and now she's having a fashion show back in Germany. We decided that in the future, there is a possibility of us working together. So look for us, we be coming at you BIG.

Back in the day: Kaiserslautern Germany

[yup that's me lol]

Tribu

My fourth assignment for photo IV was to use bounce strobe in a restaurant. All thanks to my Bff's boyfriend who use to work in one. Tribu in San Bruno scored major points for their Bagaong Rice!

Try it.

announcement

Them two are way too sexy. My goodness ... major steez. 

"yeaaah this is hip-hop baby"

Beezies who dance like that in the video = hot.

on the way

I can't run from John Mayer forever. He knows me too well. Sing it Mr. JM ... perfect songs for the soundtrack of my life. The answer to all your questions on "why Trina, dammit why?!" 

"I'm done with broken people, this is me I'm working on ... I've been lonely but I know that I'll be OK, good love is on the way."

we're fucked

Our economy seems to be fucked. What to do, what to do. 

NY Times article

"We are in a major crisis. This election is of importance for many reasons. You are the ones that will get us out of it." - V. Wagner - Department Chair, School of Journalism

dancer

My third assignment for photo IV was to photograph an artist under different types of found-light. Of course I did it at the last minute before I had to pick my parents up from SFO and I only had one location [my apartment] in one time of day [evening]. Here's Amanda Lee, a sister of mine, who has been dancing for five years. 

[these photos are better enlarged]

bump and grind

Ok so I was looking at my itunes and realized that my "freaky fuck" playlist [don't lie, you know you got one too when you be gettin' it] is a lot longer than any of my other ones. LOL wtf.

Daaaaamn I got some hella old school shit too. Remember them lap-dance days? R. Kelly, Keith Sweat and 112! I'm about to make me a projectplaylist with all baby makin' music ... see if ya'll get your freak on with my page in the background haha!

Wow, ok. Listening to this is makin' me all ... naw, I'm just still drunk. haha. Officially taking my lazy ass and going to hollernation. Time to start hollerizing "hey girl hey".

Sooo anyone down to listen to the songs...in my room? No? Yes? Maybe? haha

I remember

The day when the world changed. It's been seven years and we can still feel what we felt seven years ago. Today in my Ethics in Journalism class, we watched a live airing of that day. We all took turns telling our story of what we remembered.

I was in Germany, a sophomore in high school. Over there it happened during the afternoon so the first plane hit when I was still on the bus going home. My uncle was visiting for a week because he was stationed in Aviano, Italy. I walked in with him glued to the TV and was curious to know what movie he was watching [many of us thought it was a movie]. Then I saw it...the second plane crashing into the second tower... I didn't know what to say, what to do ... then it hit me, call dad, call dad. I phoned my dad but I couldn't get through and I remembered, he's ok. He's here in Germany, not there anymore. I was panicking because he was recently there in New York the week before. Then my mom called. She said the bases are going to be on lock-down and she wouldn't get home for awhile. So I just sat there...watching the people in debris and smoke with my uncle until my parents came home. School was cancelled for us for four days. The bases were on lock-down for those days, meaning high security. Very difficult to get in or out and it was like that for awhile.

So that's what happened in that time, in that part of the world for me. It is not yet history, and we are all still suffering from that day in many ways than one.

vegas

Always crazy, always fun. Total hour of sleep for three days = 5.

"shake 'em dice and roll 'em!"

note: never let your home boys make hard-boiled eggs for an 8 hour road-trip. 

sunset

My first assignment for photo IV was to go out and find a stationary object or scenery to take a photo of during different times of the day. I chose the view and the tower of Twin Peaks. I've always wanted to take a photo up there but never had a chance to. Now here it is. I also took that night shot of the city in my banner. It took me three trips: one during sunset, two during sunrise and three during mid-day. It was amazing being up there watching the sun go down and then up again at 6 in the morning. I love San Francisco. 

08.31.08

Fuck. It's hard wanting what you can't have.