a scan a day

geometry My mom & I have the exact same shaped legs. (I...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:25:00 -0500

geometry

My mom & I have the exact same shaped legs.

(I can’t believe I can’t figure out how to reblog myself to a sub-tumblr, but I can’t.)

grandma & her see-thru shirt, 1974 At our house in...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:43:00 -0500

grandma & her see-thru shirt, 1974

At our house in Sugarland, Texas on the occasion of her 60th birthday — about two months before the family packed up & moved to Singapore for half a year. Sexy beast, my grandma.

GPOYW (murderer edition), 1973 Knife in hand, mutilated fish...

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:18:00 -0500

GPOYW (murderer edition), 1973

Knife in hand, mutilated fish corpse lying aside my knee — it was me, I did it.

bonno & dave, c. late 80s Speaking of comedy groups of yore...

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:01:51 -0500

bonno & dave, c. late 80s

Speaking of comedy groups of yore — here’s a comedy team from the 80s — Bonno & Dave — relaxing after a show. I was Dave. Bonno & Davis just didn’t have the right ring to it.

epic letter to grandma, p. 4 It’s cruel, I know, to leave...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:20:00 -0500

epic letter to grandma, p. 4

It’s cruel, I know, to leave you with such an extraordinarily exciting cliffhanger — “The Dinah Bore Show, you say? Do tell us about it. I’ll bet you had some fantastic guests.”

Stay tuned.

(previously: p. 1, p. 2 & p. 3)

view from the bed, 1970(my first camera, p. 2) It’s still...

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:37:00 -0500

view from the bed, 1970
(my first camera, p. 2)

It’s still my birthday — see the wrapping paper & camera box in the foreground? Dad took this shot. I remember those pajamas; they were pale yellow & soft as silk — more than likely a light polyester blend.

my first camera, my first photo, 1970 I got a camera for my 10th...

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:12:21 -0500

my first camera, my first photo, 1970

I got a camera for my 10th birthday, a Kodak Instamatic. I had just unwrapped my present — you can see the package of flash bulbs on the bed. I think it’s rather good, actually. ;)

Clayton, c. 1965 Dear Brother Who Doesn’t Speak To Anyone...

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:12:50 -0500

Clayton, c. 1965

Dear Brother Who Doesn’t Speak To Anyone In His Family Any More:

We missed you this weekend.

Velveeta Room, c. 1990 My favorite picture of me & Russ, at...

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:26:00 -0500

Velveeta Room, c. 1990

My favorite picture of me & Russ, at least of us as “grown-ups.” I never thought we looked paricularly young here until I put it next to a photograph of us from earlier today:

Time, it do pass, don’t it?

Russ, c. late 60s In honor of your visit. Welcome to...

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:38:00 -0500

Russ, c. late 60s

In honor of your visit. Welcome to Austin!

(Nice haircut.)

epic letter to grandma, p. 3 The saga continues. (p. 1 & p....

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:43:40 -0500

epic letter to grandma, p. 3

The saga continues.

(p. 1 & p. 2, if you are so inclined)

in curlers, in Corpus, c. 1971 GPOYW (terrycloth poncho edition)

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:11:00 -0500

in curlers, in Corpus, c. 1971

GPOYW (terrycloth poncho edition)

general sherman, c. 1967 My Mom’s dress is HOT.

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:30:00 -0500

general sherman, c. 1967

My Mom’s dress is HOT.

Easter, 1965 My dad sent over some scans yesterday that are so...

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:01:00 -0500

Easter, 1965

My dad sent over some scans yesterday that are so amazing I can’t even believe they’re real. (The colors!) My mom made my dress. I’ll bet those sleeves gave her fits.

Russ, 70s, Tokyo At our home in Den-en-chōfu, about to enjoy a...

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:55:00 -0500

Russ, 70s, Tokyo

At our home in Den-en-chōfu, about to enjoy a delicious breakfast. My parents both worked full-time when we lived in Tokyo so we had a housekeeper (Kitsutani-san!) who took care of most of the cooking & cleaning. However, I did most of the shopping. Things that weren’t delivered by the grocer (like these cornflakes here, & other dry goods) — produce, meats, baked items — were picked up at different shops around the neighborhood.

Before we moved out into the suburbs, we were right in the heart of the city, in the Roppongi district, a few blocks away from the Hotel Okura (where we lived for the first two months we were in Japan while we waited for our shipment — i.e., furniture — to arrive). It was a fantastic location — in a tiny compound with four or five large — by Japanese standards — 2-story homes. We were only there for a year, though — the compound was bulldozed to make way for a shopping complex & we moved out of the city & into the ‘burbs.

nice purse, redux, c. 1964 Here’s the other one for...

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:57:00 -0500

nice purse, redux, c. 1964

Here’s the other one for comparison.

I still love little purses.

That face! (I know it’s mine, but it still kills me.)

grandma, christmas, 1966 My last scan got me in hot water with...

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:01:00 -0500

grandma, christmas, 1966

My last scan got me in hot water with someone very dear to me. Well, not the scan, it was the accompanying text. (In my defense, there is an enormous difference between ‘horrific’ & ‘said something horrific’.)

Love you!

Family Vacation, Punta Baluarte, Philippines — Spring...

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:49:00 -0500

Family Vacation, Punta Baluarte, Philippines — Spring ‘78

I’ve mentioned before that in most of our family photos someone was always mad about something — it’s my turn here. My mom’s smiling. She probably just said something horrific to me. My mom & I, we had a somewhat contentious relationship for the first 45 years or so. It’s much better now.

Early 80s, Clayton, Pre-Prom, American School in London (or What...

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:04:00 -0500

Early 80s, Clayton, Pre-Prom, American School in London

(or What Does This Button Do in PhotoShop?)

That’s Clayton on the left. As far as fashion goes, everyone is so on the mark it’s almost as if they’re in costume. How adorable is my brother’s date? — look at her long red nails — I remember when I used to have those.

That’s a hand-woven Picasso rug that my mom bought in Hong Kong back in the 70s hanging above them on the wall. Once so special it was treated as “art,” it now lies on the floor in my living room & has been thrown up on more times than my mom probably ever dreamed possible.

yes, you CAN have a pony, c. late 60s, early 70s I loved my...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:51:00 -0500

yes, you CAN have a pony, c. late 60s, early 70s

I loved my stuffed pony.

I’m having a hard time imagining my mom picking out that lamp. I might be misremembering this, but I’m pretty sure a mock-up of the Declaration of Independence was printed just below the eagle there. (If it wasn’t, it should have been.)

Happy 4th!