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2010 Date Festival

Ramonjoe — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:35:04 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I went to see my cousin’s daughter perform with her ballet class at the Riverside County Fair. After her performance, I photographed my nieces and nephew enjoying the best rides the Date Festival (and Michael Jackson) had to offer. Below is a condensed slide show of my favorite images from that day. For the full set click here and for the 2009 set click here.

Mad Man

Ramonjoe — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:51:11 +0000

Mad Men is back on the air on AMC. I’m not going to go into why Mad Men is an amazing show, that has been written already here. Instead, I have some self-portraits in a tuxedo I rented for a wedding. Keep in mind that I am not a model (hard to believe, right?) and that there are 50 more pictures that I will probably never have the guts to post. To be completely honest, these pictures make me laugh a little every time I cycle through them.

The first picture in the gallery is the original for the Mad Men style picture on top. It’s supposed to be my angry, don’t talk to me face. As for the rest of the pictures, I think it is pretty clear what is happening.

Ribeye Steak

Ramonjoe — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:48:08 +0000

My favorite way to cook steak is simple just sprinkle salt and pepper, maybe a little olive oil, and throw on a grill for 3 minutes on each side. That is all.

Couscous is a great alternative to a rice or mashed potato side dish. I usually buy the big container at Ralph’s, but the couscous pictured below is from a box with seasoning packets. Either way it only takes about 5 minutes to make. Add fresh mushrooms, asparagus, and grape tomatoes sauteed in olive oil to the couscous or as a second side dish in order to complete the meal.

Nursery in the Desert

Ramonjoe — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:13:31 +0000

This set was taken right before sunset at a friend’s nursery in the Coachella Valley.

Later that day I headed over to Cody’s place because Wane was going to tattoo Cody. It ended up not happening that day for whatever reason.

Saturday Yardwork

Ramonjoe — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:07:26 +0000

2009 Date Festival

Ramonjoe — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:58:41 +0000

Taken on the last day of the 2009 Riverside County Date Festival in Indio. It had been a good 4 years since I had been to the Date Festival.

Wane Tattoos Mark

Ramonjoe — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:03:52 +0000

Pictures taken in San Diego at the shop where Wane is currently apprenticing, Full Circle Tattoo. Check out more from that day towards the end of the slideshow.

The story:
On a Saturday Mark, Wane, and I wanted to catch the much-anticipated “Watchmen” at the Imax in Ontario. After being greatly disappointed, we made plans to go the next day down to San Diego with Wane to see him tattoo in person for the first time.

Wane’s first appointment was Fernando, the owner of a video store. Mark and I watched as Wane shaded in the tattoo he had previously done on Fernando’s thigh. By the look on his face it was apparent that getting a tattoo on your thigh was not a pleasant experience.

Wane finished up and told us that his next appointment was going to be more than an hour late. Wane and Mark both decided it was time for Mark to get tattooed. In the past Mark had mentioned wanting to get a tattoo from Wane, but I don’t think it was his intention to get it that day. Without hesitation he took the spot and begun getting his first tattoo.

Check out:

Full Circle Tattoo

Wane’s Twitter and Myspace