Travis Air Force Base Air Show

I went to my very first air show today at Travis Air Force Base. It was so amazing to be able to see these planes up close and personal...especially for a girl who loves all these little bits and bites of machinery. I had an amazing time as you can hopefully see from some of the select pictures below!

Tragically one of the pilots lost his life when his plane crashed during his performance today. My heart and prayers go out to his family and friends. I hope they will be able to find a little comfort in knowing that he passed doing what he loved to do...fly. 

some personal photography

I ventured through Marin County today and came across this abandoned fishing dock which I just fell in love with. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.

August Diva Inspiration Blog Hop

Hi everyone!!!

I'm so sorry I only have a picture for you instead of a card today but I have a good reason: I was offered an amazing work opportunity so I'm out of town for two months...and without stamping supplies...aaaand without my car because it decided to break down on me, halfway on my trip. So now I'm in a rental car and have to figure out what to do with my dead, broken car that's now 250 miles away from where I'm at. ;) Happy times!!!! lol 

 But just because I'm taking a break from stamping this month that certainly does not mean that there is no Hop happening today so here's all the Verve info you need to get you going:

	1. Julee	9. Tiffany
	2. Amy	10. Teresa
	3. Anya	11. Charmaine
	4. Betty	12.Christyne
	5. Karen	13. Maureen
	6. Sankari	14.Marisa
	7. Sarah	15.Amber
	8. Susan

Be sure to leave a little shout out in the comment section of each blog as you hop about to be entered in a drawing for a $30 gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Check out all the details and prize info over at the Verve Blog.


We're celebrating 6 years of VERVE this month with a huge sale! Your favorites are bound to be marked down, since all stamps and dies are 10-50% off during the month of August! Now that's something to celebrate!

Exploring San Francisco - Day I

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Hi Everyone,

I'm in San Francisco!! And I'm going to be here for a little bit.  I was offered a great work opportunity which I'm very excited about so I packed my car and went. Oh did I mention my car decided to break down on the way up here? Yeeah...in the middle of nowhere...smoking engine and everything...fun times! 

But thankfully there were a lot of very helpful and friendly people that helped me out and got my mom and I back on the road...in a rental. My car...turns out...is officially dead. :(

Anywho...today I went for a drive to get a vibe for the city. It is so vastly different from LA. It reminds me a little of home as in Germany home. Not the architecture or anything but the weather and the city just...feels like Germany. lol I don't know how else to describe it. Perhaps it's the narrow streets and older buildings and definitely the weather. 

So at first I decided to drive through the Presidio. After a few wrong turns I landed right in front of the Walt Disney Family museum. Since I had nothing else really planned for the day I decided to check it out.

I had a great time there. It was really well put together and I was thoroughly inspired by Walt Disney's life as well as the amazing original artwork on display.

the original Studio Floorplan!!! Amazing how big it's gotten now!

I love this!!!

Here's a view of San Francisco Bay from the Presidio.

and then I made another wrong turn and then I missed a turn aaaand before I knew it I was going over the Golden Gate Bridge! Well came to find out there is a beautiful Vista Point right on the other side of the bridge. :) So here's a view of San Francisco - covered in a blanket of fog.

after my little detours I headed to Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf.

view of the city from the Pier

and then my final stop for the day: Ghirardelli Square where I ended my eventful day with of course...a Nobhill Chill. What is a Nobhill Chill?

Well...let me tell you: It's more than a milkshake, it's the sundae you can sip! Two scops of vanilla ice cream blended with our freshly homemade hot fudge and topped with semi sweet chocolate chips.

Nobhill Chill

Merry Christmas`

Hi everyone!!!

I'm just dropping in to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

 And here are some photos from my weekend trip to Yosemite:

@ the LA Zoo

Hi guys,

well my storyboarding class went to the Zoo this morning, to practice sketching from live animals and I took my camera along to take some pictures for reference so I thought I'd share some of those moments with you all.

Have you ever seen a pregnant Meerkat? Meerkat #3, all the way to the right is expecting :)

 

...and yes that is duct tape around his foot...who knows what happened there

 

being a Koala Bear must be tough...

 

 and that's all folks :)

til next time,

Sony :)

 

My Portfolio (Part 1)

All right - I know I've been talking about going back to school for a while now and well today is the day that I can officially say I'm enrolled!!

I met with Brian, Director of Admissions and counselor extraordinaire over at Gnomon's today. Gnomon's is a very small but highly recommended school here in LA that just specializes in Computer Animation and Visual Effects (that's what I'm going back to studying btw). :)

He took a look at my portfolio and even though my drawings are all still from HighSchool he said that he can see that I have an artistic eye. Yay!! I was so nervous!!

Since it's been a while I really wanted to start at the basics again - which means drawing. Yes ladies and gentlemen - I'm going back to the drawing board starting April 5th!

You can be assured I will be posting some of my drawings in the future but for now I thought how about I share a few things from my portfolio with you.

Here are some of my photographs:

the Amalfi Coast

Italy

Offense

taken during my college years at the University of Miami

Life

one of my friends asked me to take her maternity pictures so here you go. It was a girl btw and her name is Sarai.

Huh?

this was taken on one of my trips to SeaWorld. :)

Beauty is Everywhere

Who would have thought a swamp can be so pretty? This was taken in the Everglades in Florida.

Renewal

I hope you enjoyed this little excursion. I'll be posting some of my old old drawings tomorrow. :)

Sony