tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24473732522193312872024-03-17T20:00:38.513-07:00XBUENOXPOWERXArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.comBlogger1552125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-15202025556442522732024-01-09T03:55:00.000-08:002024-01-09T03:55:42.914-08:00OMFG I'm Soooo LateHappy New Year everyone and yes I'm definitely late to the party. This is not the first time not updating anything during the first week of the year, but as of late I've been making a lot of progress on just everything that I'm involved in. And considering what I'm working on it's just been exciting that I'm starting the New Year trying to be creative as best I can. <br/><br/><br/>
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The first day of the year this sees a release and continues the ongoing momentum that I'm trying to keep at for 2024. Honestly a lot of my release runs from 2023 was wild and I think I'm happy to know that I can do something this crazy for the foreseeable future. I'm hoping to find myself focused on the bigger projects this year and to release some singles here and there just for fun. <br/><br/>
I realized that projects can be finished on the LST LVS angle. I intend to keep this for the longest time considering my images don't have enough power to stand alone. And you know what? That's okay. I'm happy that I'm continuing this feat. <br/><br/>
And that's just reallly it for me for 2024. My intention for this year is to keep the momentum going for this project. There are a couple of things that I'm trying differently this year though:<br/><br/>
<b><i>DigiCam Project</b></i><br/>
Last year I was able to find a "DigiCam" that was good enough not only to shoot pictures, but to print out images at a reasonable size (it can almost print out to 8.5 x 11). The latitude of data is good enough to bring back some details in the highlights and shadows with the current camera raw software that I have. Since it can shoot in TIFF the images generate pretty well in Adobe Camera Raw. My angle is to photograph in black in white all year. Lets see if that lasts lol. <br/><br/>
<b><i>Metronome</b></i><br/>
Lately I've been trying to figure out different ways to write guitar parts. Metronomes have been something I've been very curious about working with in which could help me stay strict on writing than going to outer space with just noodling around all the time. I want to become a better player and this could perhaps help me get there by working on my timing. I'm timing deficient and I think it's one of my weaknesses as a player. <br/><br/>
Other than that I'm not really pushing anything else different as I continue to try and write for my full length in the morning, attend Muay Thai classes and eat a bit healthier. Keeping at it and just figuring it all out.<br/><br/>
I did end up having to be an official state worker here in Connecticut and now my schedule to work from home is 60 - 40%. I get more time to record in certain weeks so this'll be my chance to get more done. <br/><br/>
I hope you all had a wonderfull New Year. Keep at it with the resolutions. This is the time to fail for sure and a time to learn what works and what doesn't work.
Art Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-65624480786855689552023-11-29T07:45:00.000-08:002023-11-29T07:45:26.250-08:00It's Already the End of NovemberIn the last few weeks I've started doing a lot of recording for the upcoming projects. Lately things have been so good and have been trying to get my bearings moving to finish things that I felt needed more attention. <br/><br/><br/>
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As of right now this record is coming out this Friday. I've realized a lot of my ideas need to be stamped and released and I need to be willing to pull the trigger just to showcase what I'm thinking and how I feel. I don't necessarily need to always be keeping things in the vault and to be able to express what I'm doing has been very freeing. <br/><br/>
I'm going to be doing more cassette recording projects in the coming year to just keep the flex of writing as much as I can. I obviously need to get better at some of my composition and need to get better on master my records, but for the most part I'll keep recording as best as I can. I may need to purchase some updated gear and figure out how I can optimize my setup. <br/><br/>
Some of the projects that I had started mid year has been curbed to figure other things out. I don't think I can post things up all the time and being that I'm more about focused projects rather than just stupid one offs that just don't go anywhere. I'm kinda tired of just not having a focused viewpoint on what I release. <br/><br/>
DiGiCam shooting is still on deck. I love this Minolta camera that I've been working with for the last few months. And to be honest I think this is the only camera I want to use for specific images that could be used for some of the my music projects. I've been thinking how my photos and music can play a part on all of this. I'm also thinking of these trilogies or tetrology. <br/><br/><br><br>
Small updates and some little to big projects. I love what I do and I wanna keep it that way. <br/><br/>
- Arthur
Art Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-32877206894920888892023-10-16T04:49:00.003-07:002023-10-16T04:49:27.351-07:00What's Happening Now?This is the first time in awhile where I'm actually in my front porch writing something while drinking coffee and listening to some beats to study or relax to:<br/><br/><center>
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I seriously bought this record on vinyl and have enjoyed it in times where the weather feels a bit melancholy. And of course like most mornings this past week the sky is overcast and the coffee is warm enough to keep me awake before work. I'm playing the record and I'm feeling all kinds of feelings, but in a good way. <br/><br/>
Despite that things are at a good pace. Just recently my girlfriends brother needs to back off of martial arts training to occupy other commitments. To tell you the truth I was a bit upset about it, but at the same time it gives me opportunities to meet other people in the gym. Scott was a great partner for training, but since he's gone I'll have to find someone who is down on the days I go to class. Strictly be focusing on Muay Thai now since my old partner won't be partaking in the gym anymore ( we were also going to Krav Maga, but I wasn't so much interested in that ). I'm thinking about attending the actual sparring class coming next year, but we'll see how that goes. <br/><br/>
My health has been pretty good lately and I'm wanting to amplify that by doing the gym a bit harder in the next few weeks. I'm starting to look at other people and realize that this isn't really how I want to look. Everyone is so droopy, out of date, upset and just jaded and I'm like telling myself "do I really want to look like that?". Everyone has an issue with something or there's like this complaint train that just is like aaaaahhhhhhhh gawd can you just chill for a bit man?
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For the most part I'm trying to keep to myself, but also enjoy the company I keep for the time I'm around them. I can't be that type of person that judges because their character doesn't aline with mine, however, sometimes there are things these people do and say that shakes my head and puts me in the position of "you really think like that?". <br/><br/>
Things are good here and I'm going to keep myself quiet as much as I can.
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- Arthur
Art Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-48315074593913664022023-10-02T05:22:00.001-07:002023-10-02T05:22:29.797-07:00It Took Awhile to Get HereAfter my Nanay had passed away I've felt uninspried to blog about anything. And even then I'm here sort of figuring out how to get comfortable again. But honestly I've been quite busy. Busy because I know I should be productive for the most part. Busy because that's all I know how to be when I want to run from stuff. <br/><br/>
At the same time I've been surrounded by my loved ones to at least deal with the fact that my grandmother had lived a pretty fulfilling life and that she was around her loved ones before she left. So here I am.... trying to write shit again.<br/><br/>
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This record finally comes out and I'm actually happy that I had the confidence to arrange a specific thing. My friends and family have been very supportive about it and I'm happy they enjoyed it. The record is certainly a diary of my time photographing the street and I'm glad that I was able to perform. <br/><br/>
I know this is sort of a jumbled post considering that death and a record is talked about, but that's the general feeling that I have right now. I'm happy, trust, but still melancholy about certain things that I would wish had been better. It's okay though. I'm here now and I'm hoping to post more soon.<br/><br/><br/>
- ArthurArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-76079117946292340642023-08-25T06:19:00.002-07:002023-08-25T06:19:25.411-07:00My Nanay Finally LeftAs I'm watching a live broadcast of my Nanay's Vigil on Facebook I'm sitting in the porch tired, caffeinated & melancholy from the whole week realizing that she's gone. A couple of days ago I spoke with my sister regarding the guilt I felt and she pretty much summed up the fact that the framing of this experience resembled what we had dealt with when our father passed away. <br/><br/>
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My Nanay helped raise a bunch of spoiled kids growing up. Cooked, cleaned and even made sure we were all okay before and after school. She use to knit stuff for the house we were renting for a good amount of years before we would live in a coldesac. And before that move we'd see my Nanay out of the house as she got married. We'd see Nanay here and there, but eventually myself and my siblings would move out one by one. At one point she would be living alone. A friend found her having a stroke in her home. From there it sort of went downhill. <br/><br/>
I don't want to go into more detail about these things because I'm just not good at it. She passed away in her sleep earlier this week. I was able to talk to her and say I'm sorry and say I love her weeks before she left her body. And by that time I kinda knew she'd be leaving us soon. <br/><br/>
Sorry Nanay I wasn't there for you when you needed it the most. Life is a lot and especially when you're still trying to figure it out. Love you. Sweet dreams and watch me up there when I make stupid decisions. <br/><br/>
- Arthur
Art Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-12227069070779124092023-08-18T04:23:00.002-07:002023-08-18T04:23:23.746-07:00Daily Collect<CENTER><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53125003165_f390c4a035_z.jpg" width="640"><BR/><BR/><br/>
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As much I want to edit most of these pictures right now I'm finding that I'm making more time writing music than anything. I figured I'd be slowing down in the recent weeks, but that's just what it is. I do have a good amount of shots for Head in the Clouds that I want to start editing. Hopefully I can get on the ball and start doing that, but for now I'll definitely just keep coasting and doing the best I can to post whenever I can. I'm still shooting and writing so whenever I'm ready to post I'll do it. <br/><br/>
- ArthurArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-63635593529041060842023-08-14T04:34:00.002-07:002023-08-14T04:34:57.239-07:00Daily Collect<CENTER><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53115880165_0739d6c2c4_z.jpg" width="640"></CENTER><BR/><BR/>
I'm trying to catch up on things as I've been out on vacation or been doing some other projects that need more attention. It's been cool seeing the results of these things and having the will to keep being creative. I honestly feel grateful that I can stay busy for the most part and not have to stress on being bored.<br/><br/>
Just last week I was in LA at the Head in the Clouds festival. I won general admission tickets a bit ago and my girlfriend and I decided that we should take a trip to go see her cousin and attend. I'm still working on those batch of images so stay tuned. Other than that. Here's me at my desk. <br/><br/>
- ArthurArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-14871437714940106652023-07-31T04:01:00.001-07:002023-07-31T04:01:28.107-07:00Daily Collect<center>
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I know my inconsistency is starting to show as of late, but the outcome is the fact that I'm working on a couple of other projects that are wanting my attention more so than loading up images here on my blog. The fact that I'm starting to realize the potential of a lot of this stuff is what's keeping me grounded and well aware that I'm inspired to create create create. Before you know it I'll be back mostly to get a lot of these images in the blog, but as of right now I'm having a great time writing and designing a majority of this work. Hopefully all this will pay off and will be realized. But for now I'll keep grinding.<br/><br/>
- ArthurArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-11301544584521502892023-07-26T04:50:00.000-07:002023-07-26T04:50:02.574-07:00I Don't Really Have Many HereBeing open takes a lot out of me these days. Staying closed off gets me depressed. I don't know how to navigate a happy medium being in-between things. And perhaps that's a thing I need to work on more. <br/><br/>
But the thing is I don't really know anyone that I can go and hang out with. I don't know who to turn to when it comes to relatability and such. You're reading about an Emo / Hardcore / Punk kid that doesn't really know how to interact with other people outside of that. Perhaps I don't make the time to get to know people and to be some sort of casual person to them. No matter what my life is pretty cool considering that I'm able to make stuff without any cap. I have an amazing person in my life that helps me get to places I would never go. It would be nice, however, to find a pack of wolves to just shoot the shit and hang out. I'm okay, honestly, but I wish I had relatable people in my life.<br/><br/>
I also need to get out of the fact that what I see on my phone is the reality of what's going on. And getting sick of just looking at it most days and maybe that'll be the crutch to get myself out of it more often than not. I did do a test the other day to see how much I'm on my phone by trying to actually work at stuff at work and write out ideas. Believe me I'm so bad at being on my phone and I usually listen to a lot of interviews and songs and such. Nope nope. I gotta keep it in the middle somehow.<br/><br/>
Despite that being present here tells me how much friends I made. And honestly I've not made any. I've not made any.... It's my fault, for sure, but reaching out doesn't do much. I should be out there like the boys hanging out in the bars and shit and get all stupid, but, I'm here with an amazing girlfriend straight edge as fuck eating vegetarian all day everyday and going to the gym. Man... not many people can do what I do. <br><br>
- ArthurArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-69381531056596132242023-07-24T03:51:00.006-07:002023-07-24T03:51:59.904-07:00Daily Collect<center>
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- ArthurArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-77986465966547991362023-07-24T03:47:00.001-07:002023-07-24T03:47:35.652-07:00Been Away to Feel the Real WorldAs of late I've been writing more than photographing these days. When one thing lacks the other capitalizes and it's been strange seeing the shift of focus go on finishing up projects versus aimlessly photographing things. Of course, I'm still casually taking pictures, but I'm not making a high effort to go after images. If this was a thing back in the day I would've felt a bit nervous about it. Now, I'm happy I can keep a relationship with something steady when I feel a burnout coming. <br/><br/>
I've been attempting to write music everyday before going to work. And because of this practice it's giving me realizations that I could be doing more with my time than just sitting here social-media-ing all these apps. Like, I could be writing shit or photographing shit rather than look at what other people are doing. And it's that curiousity that's giving me a lot of anxiety. Why does anyone care about what I do anyway? I'll just leave and no one will really notice. <br/><br/>
The practice is meant to finish off a record I've been trying to complete for awhile along with a set of works that I'll be sending Daniel hopefully by the beginning of August. I told him the other day I was forseeing a plan to start production in the middle of next month. At one point I think I had just gotten fed up with waiting and started making the effort write songs before going to work. It's been strange seeing the progress I've been making and how my decisions have been very definite rather than elusive. This is the kind of directions I should be making when I'm working on stuff like this. I'm sure he's not reading these blogs at all and so its good to just let this out lol. <br/><br/>
No one really cares about what I do. Maybe one day this work will have some sort of purpose, but right now I'm just trying to create stuff. I don't know what it is that's keeping me from leaving, but being compelled to do something for yourself has been a lonely trip. I'm a nobody and nobody really cares about what I do. If I had left all media I think no one will really notice. So... I think its going to be time to just live in the real world again. And maybe that will be something I could do to enhance my life as well. <br/><br/><br/>
- Arthur
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Last month I was able to witness Yvette Young play with a string orchestra. It's funny how well the electric guitar blends with the other string instruments, but at the same time Yvette's compositions were made for that type of setting.<br/><br/>
This performance gave me the realization that sometimes you gotta just say yes to things. You gotta make stuff that's not really within your element. The three movements that were performed were seamless, together & dynamic. And honestly that's what Yvette's strength is. Her ability to create dynamics is just unbelievable. And you can tell that as a painter and musician her creative direction mirrors both outlets to produce one. She's truly an alien in her craft.<br/><br/>
Thank you Yvette for showing us this piece. The orchestra was so good and I hope to see them more in the future as well. <br/><br/><br>
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We went to New York and decided to walk around and eat before the Yvette Young performance. It was pretty nice being back in NY to just chill and whatever. I hope we get to do this again very soon. <br/><br/>
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June was pretty slow for me other than hanging out and reorganizing everything. I'm kind of happy that I gave myself this month some time to experience things and not get burnt out on the creating. I love it and I love the fact that there's a lot of things in this process where its allowing me just to shoot with no project in mind other than keeping a diary. <br/><br/>
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Alright I'm done with the Chicago vacay. This is me and Jen at the Mamamoo concert before the concert started. Thank you everyone that tuned in. I'm going to be finally editing the new stuff here so just keep tight I guess. <br/><br/>
- Arthur
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Promise I'm almost done with these vacay photos of Chicago, but for the few days I was there I was quite surprised how much I shot and what I shot. I don't know when I'll ever go back, but you know it was a good time and a good time to just hang around and shoot ya know? <br/><br/>
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I'm starting to finish off all the pictures that I took for the Chicago trip. Been gathering a lot of work in the last few weeks and had also been busy playing guitar and figuring out stuff for the next record I'm going to release. Hopefully I can come back here and chill with a friend I haven't seen in years. <br/><br/>
- ArthurArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447373252219331287.post-47552012059708925572023-06-29T04:15:00.002-07:002023-06-29T04:15:10.932-07:00La Hwa Sa<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53009342549_4e8d83b004_z.jpg" width="640"><br/><br/>
So, a couple of years ago I salvaged a guitar that my former boss from Guitar Center was gonna trash. The guitar was in bad shape with all this filth, a missing tuning key, and I think an input jack that was crapping out. Restoring would probably cost an arm and leg for the company so I think my former boss was looking at a loss rather than a gain on this. I took it home and closeted it for years.<br/><br/>
Welp... just the other day I found the guitar snoopin' around the closet hallway. And yes the condition of the guitar was at the same state when I found it sitting in the can at the Guitar Center warehouse. For awhile I wanted to have a guitar I could bring to play before work and during lunch to dish out some ideas. I needed something to occupy my time rather than dick around and buy shit during my break times. And when I found this piece of junk I immediately got excited to turn a junker into a worker. <br/><br/>
My first objective was to see if the guitar actually outputed sound. I connected it to my amp and started touching the pickups. Luckily the pickups were responsive so it gave me insentive to continue on. I turned the volume and tone knobs up and down to smoothen out the scratchy breakup. There's still a bit of it, but just enough to not be a nuisance. I actually took out the input jack to see if there were any adjustments that needed to be made, but luckily not too much. I think I just bent the part the 1/4 inch plug met to get stronger contact.<br/><br/>
Next was to clean the guitar. Already the body suffered quite a bit of dents so banging it on a wall or floor would not make me feel some type of way. I actually did the worst thing and sprayed some clorox bleach on it (and honestly I didn't want any germs staying alive so I hit it with that nice nice house cleaning lol) and began to wipe it down. I also disassembled the tuning keys. The nut on the guitar was almost out of place, but I hit it with a rubber hammer and aligned it with the bridge saddles as best I could. I brushed the bridge saddles with some clorox and a toothbrush and got most of the dirt and grime out. I also cleaned the nickle plated pickups (needs some work, but I'll do more later). <br/><br/>
I ordered some cheap tuning machines from Amazon ($20), bought some new strings from my former job, adjusted the action a bit and presto!!!!!!! The guitar came back from the dead. Honestly.... this guitar is pretty sick. The 5-way selector switch needs to be replaced, but for now it's playable. I started playing the guitar right after I had done the adjustments.<br/><br/>
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Now it doesn't sound anything like "Big Red" (my red stratocaster), but I've never owned a guitar that had two humbuckers on a strat body, let alone, a two humbucker strat with a 5-way selector switch. The tones sound pretty good and with this setup it has a bolder sound for sure on the neck and bridge pickups. Everything in-between doesn't sound too bad as well. I did some research using the Fender Serial Generator and found out its a Fender Blacktop Stratocaster. <br/><br/>
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This guitar was produced from 2010 - 2014 and it seemed like it was overlooked. The prices on these are still affordable and it seems as though no one really gave a shit about them. And for the the last few weeks I realized this is probably one of my favorite guitars I've played. It's a Mexican Stratocaster, but jeez there's a lot of personality to it. It plays well, sounds good and just has a good weight to it. I'm happy that this thing exists. <br/><br/>
Not all great guitars need to be expensive. Sure, buying a guitar with a cool body, paint job and neck type with a high price is something to be desired, but are you playing the guitar for aesthetics or you playing to make sounds? You can do so much with a piece of wood, strings and pickups. And it won't make you sound better if you spend thousands of dollars on a guitar. You gotta put the work in and just get good.<br/><br/>
I named her "La Hwa Sa" lol. I love Hwa Sa from Mamamoo and I dedicated this guitar to her. I don't know why, but there's something sexy about it. The sound and look (here I go talking about the aesthetics ha) just told me "La Hwa Sa". I don't know.. whatever. She's a fav of mine. <br/><br/>
The guitar plays well enough. And maybe might be my main for certain things I write. It doesn't need to be fancy. It just needs to play well. That's all. <br/><br/><br/>
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I've been having fun playing guitar these days. I try to discover stuff as much as I can and honestly I'm trying out new tunings that could help with new recordings in the future. I might want to illustrate that more in the months to come. <br/><br/>
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These vacation photos are almost over trust me lol. During the walk I stumbled upon the Chicago Tribune and made my girlfriend take a portrait of me in front of it lol. Walking a lot was tiring, but cool that day. <br/><br/>
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I haven't done a lot of street work in the past few years and to be honest it's been nice to actually shoot this way again. However, a good body of my work does not have that viewpoint anymore and I'm mostly shooting a lot of silent work. A lot of moments where it's personal and mostly at home.<br/><br/>
I tried to get the best shots during my chicago trip, but eh... they came out alright. Next time though I do want to incorporate more of that mindset when I head back. I want to actually get strange shots. <br/><br/>
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I know I haven't updated in a bit, but with what's been going on for the last few days I've just been living life period. I'll be sort of back on schedule in the next few weeks, but don't really count on it be a definite thing when you're having fun.<br/><br/>
Chicago has some pretty good eats. I was able to get this veggie dog with the fixin's and ate two nights in a row at this hot pot joint. I tell ya.. I was not hungry for those few days I was there. Hella worth it.<br/><br/>
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Over the last few weeks I've been trying to catch up on posting work, but I've been quite busy with life and it's been amazing. I'm going to keep this a bit brief, but this set was me and Jen out and about in Chicago taking pictures and checking out the Chicago Art joint. Simple pleasures of just walking slightly aimlessly and having fun with being around each other. It's been great. <br/><br/>
- ArthurArt Buenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06331993195110976774noreply@blogger.com0