Life: This is Santana Row in San Jose, CA. (week 10,70/365,jreyes)

Life: This is Santana Row in San Jose, CA. (week 10,70/365,jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

Santana Row looks like a sophisticated European city in B&W. But it looks like a typical capitalist section of an American city trying too hard to look like a sophisticated European city in color.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santana_row

Life: This is a mural in Jennifer's Taqueria in Mountain View,CA. (week 10,69/365,jreyes)

Life: This is a mural in Jennifer's Taqueria in Mountain View,CA. (week 10,69/365,jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

I went to Jennifer's Taquerica and I remembered this awesome mural. This place rocks. They have papusas, sopas, and just overall good Mexican food. It is about a block from my house. I love this place, tonight I had fried fish, beans and rice, mmmm comfort food. Anyways, I love the colors on this mural and the expression of the lady looking at the rooster. It's just awesome!

www.yelp.com/biz/jennifers-taqueria-mountain-view

Life: This is James Brown finished. (week 10,68/365,jreyes)

Life: This is James Brown finished. (week 10,68/365,jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

I finished James Brown today. I am pretty stoked at how it turned out. He looks like he is on fire man. The "Godfather of Soul" with his classic suit and classic hair. I like the energy and the color in this painting. Anyways, here is James Brown's wiki page.

Godfather of Soul

Love & Life: (week 5,35/365,shinsato)

Love & Life: (week 6,34/365,shinsato)
Originally uploaded by hajush

Remember your loved ones. Maybe it's a good idea to do this all the time, but this annual ritual might be useful to do something to let them know you care. This reminder in front of our local grocery store is a bit homely, and homey, but it got the job done for me tonight. Thank you to the "Bit of London" flower shop for the help this year.

Love & Life: Glowing Old Dog Eyes (week 5,34/365,shinsato)

Love & Life: Glowing Old Dog Eyes (week 5,35/365,shinsato)
Originally uploaded by hajush

My poor old dog had to endure a number of splashes of light from my camera before I could catch this shot. River's been a good loyal dog for us for so many years, though he'll probably not be with us that much longer. He was fetched out of a river, saved from drowning over 14 years ago, which is how he earned the name. He howls in the dark sometimes from nightmares, and I've wondered if it were from memories of his early brush with death.

Life: For the fire (week 5,33/365,shinsato)

Life: For the fire (week 5,34/365,shinsato)
Originally uploaded by hajush

"Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire." (Matthew 7:19). These trees didn't bear good fruit that anyone could eat, but the wood sure is good to keep my office warm. It's good exercise using the maul to split the wood into smaller pieces. It does make me think about how my life will be useful, whether or not I bear fruit. But I suspect the fruit route is a lot better than the flames. There're some good clues in the scary stories in the Bible to get on the straight and narrow path to producing good fruit of the spirit. And I guess my firewood is a daily reminder.

Life: This is some old guy chillin' out. (week 10,68/365,jreyes)

Life: This is some old guy chillin' out. (week 10,68/365,jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

I painted this in 2006. This is just an old guy chillin' out with a cigarette in his hand. This to me says relax take a break and listen to some chill Brasil. He is saying "listen, life isn't that tough buddy, believe me I know what tough is and all you can do sometimes is smoke a cigarette and chill." Anyways, I am at day 68/366 this year. This project is very challenging.

Life: These are Charlie Parker CDs. (week 10,67/365,jreyes)

Life: These are Charlie Parker CDs. (week 10,67/365,jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

I was going through my CD case, yes I still have CDs and I ran into these old Charlie Parker CDs I bought about 4 years ago. I fell in love with his sound again. I have just been listening to his stuff all night. One of his best songs is "Romance without Finance" Here are the lyrics.

Romance without finance is a nuisance
Baby, you know I need me some gold
Romance without finance just don't make sense
Mama, mama, please give up that gold
You so great and you so fine
You ain't got no money you can't be mine
It ain't no joke to be stone broke
Baby, you know I'd lie when I say
Romance without finance is a nuisance
Please please baby give me some gold

Romance without finance is a nuisance
Oh baby, I must have me some gold
Romance without finance just don't make sense
Oh baby, mama, mama, give up that gold
You so great and you so fine
You ain't got no money you can't be mine
It ain't no joke to be stone broke
Baby, you know I'd lie when I say
Romance without finance is a nuisance

Lyrics here

the music and the lights

I was able to shoot some photos at Sharkbite studios in Oakland last week. I was photographing the band Totimoshi, a trio signed to Volcom Records. Page Hamilton is producing their latest effort with Toshi Kasai engineering. Their new material is incredible...ridiculously heavy. While I was shooting them, I decided to take a look around and in the recording space hung these lantern like asian inspired lights. It was very interesting looking at these beautiful subtle lights while listening to sludge metal.

Life: This is lasagna. (week 10,66/365,jreyes)

Life: This is lasagna. (week 10,66/365,jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

This was dinner. I had friends over. And here was the menu.

Appetizers
- Brie and Crackers
- Baked Dates filled with Cheese

Salad
- Spring mix with Fuji Apples

Main Dishes
- KFC (from a Superbowl party)
- Baked Chicken Adobo
- Fried Rice (from a Superbowl party)
- Lasagna (Stoffers on sale in Safeway)

Desert
- Brownies (Safeway brand)
- Papaya (from the Mission district in SF)

Damn that was pretty impressive considering I came home @ 6:25pm and guests were at my apartment @ 7:35pm. I don't cook dinners a lot anymore, but it reminds me why I had inspirations of becoming a chef before.

Light,Life,Love: Fraubildung (week 5,32/365,shinsato)

Light,Life,Love: Fraubilder (week 5,33/365,shinsato)
Originally uploaded by hajush

My wife painted this picture several years ago. I hope she'll do more some day. I have a different piece of hers in my office. Frau means woman or wife in German, and Bildung means picture.

Life: Up up and away (week 5,31/365,shinsato)

Life: Up up and away (week 5,31/365,shinsato)
Originally uploaded by hajush

I've done most of my flight training in this Cesna 150 at Bitterroot Aviation which sits in a hanger at Stevensville Airport. I was waiting for my instructor to arrive. I've received my Private Pilot license last year, but it's really just a license to learn they say. I went up in the sky a short while after this photo with blinders called foggles which prevented me from seeing outside the cockpit. The foggles are used by instructors on their students as part of the training for an instrument rating, which is necessary to be allowed to fly through clouds and other situations where the FAA judges there is insufficient visibility from the airplane.

Light, Life, Love: Quilt Raffle (week 5,30/365,shinsato)

Light, Life, Love: Quilt Raffle (week 5,30/365,shinsato)
Originally uploaded by hajush

Many towns out west celebrate First Friday each month, including our small town of Stevensville where many Main Street stores stay open late. We went out that night and ate at Ye Olde Coffee Mill. This large quilt covered the wall behind our table. It was being sold as a raffle to support a charity. The woman selling the raffle tickets said it took a team of women six months to sew this quilt.

Life and Love: These are things that are found in a typical Filipino home.(week 10,65/365,jreyes)

Life and Love: These are things that are found in a typical Filipino home.(week 10,65/365,jreyes)
Originally uploaded by jmoisesreyes

Today was Superbowl Sunday and I saw the game at my friends (Renegell and Renelito's) new house in Sunnyvale, CA. Go Giants! They beat the Patriots 17-14 on a last minute touchdown to Plaxico Burress. Anyways, this picture is classic Filipino National pride. We have the cross, an expression of the Christianization of our land and our people, the national flag which has the 3 stars symbolizing the 3 provinces, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. And of course, the barrel man. His private part has a spring and sticks out when you take the barrel out. Trust me if you have never seen it, it's freakin' hilarious! I love being Filipino!

Barrel Man Wiki - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_man