It’s Picture Day at The Churning
Mark your calendars, people. I'm posting pics of myself - and you know that's rare. But I've got an excuse. Barnd of Quietwater fame stopped in Philly for a visit!
I took the pic Tuesday morning as Barnd was heading out of town. When I look at it now, it kinda looks like a picture of a couple of gay dudes. But just because the two of us dapper young fellows took a picture of ourselves while we were alone in a Philadelphia apartment after we just took showers and Barnd (the guy who photoshopped my face into naked gay sex pictures) has his hand tightly clasping my right shoulder with that smirk on his face doesn't mean that we're gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Okay, now that we've covered that topic... I had to crop that picture pretty tight. See, we were standing in front of the TV, with the Today Show playing and somehow Katie Couric's face ended up in the shot. Click on the picture above to see the uncropped version. It's like she invaded the shot intentionally. What was Katie thinking?!?!?
And Barnd was a very generous guest. Within one minute of his arrival in Philly, he was handing out gifts. First, he gave me this badass lighter:
Look closely... It has my name engraved on it! Fuck yeah!
So that was gift number one. I failed to get a pic of gift number two: pizza. Yes Ev, you read that right. PIZZA. Heheheheh... Barnd - Thank you very much.
The next pic is not really related to Barnd's visit, but I was recently reminded that I never posted a pic of me wearing my new leather jacket. Momo bought it for me on my birthday. It's called a "scooter jacket" or a "cafe racer." Thanks, Momo!
I cropped that one too. Click the pic for the uncropped version. There are two things I'd like to point out here. First - what do you think of my hair? I've been letting it grow out. For years I had short hair with the little flippy thing in front, but I'm trying something a little different. Second - I swear I'm not drunk in this pic. I just have this awkward reaction when I'm in front of a camera. My left eyebrow always wants to take over the pic - and I seem to take on an expression that makes me look permanently intoxicated. I've got issues.
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March 8th, 2006 - 01:32
Before reading the text, I thought the lighter was an X-Box 360. No, I don’t play video games.
Damn, you’ve got the Easy Rider look, right down to the ‘don’t mess with me’ expression.
March 8th, 2006 - 07:21
NICE…Thanks JJ!
Hope Momo doesn’t mind that you have an online admirer.
March 8th, 2006 - 07:52
Pizza without me? You bastards.
March 8th, 2006 - 08:05
I noticed that you had the exact same expression in both pics, so thought about the possibility for drunken-ness, but I also understand about how awkward cameras can make us feel and look.
I’d post a pic, but I’m uglier than a bucketfull of assholes.
Anyway, cool lighter.
Rocks.
March 8th, 2006 - 09:18
JJ is quite the host, my ass barely hurt at all the next day. Philly pretty much rules and if JJ had his way I would move up there and we would start a kickass rock band. Perhaps. One day.
Also, that jacket is pretty kickass. I meant to say so when I was up but after I got full on Philly beer and pizza all I could do was watch Rollergirls and pass out.
Thanks JJ!
March 8th, 2006 - 09:30
a) The first pic is all Brokeback Philly.
b) Okay, the Brokeback thing is played out. I must stop.
c) JJ, you look pretty hot in the first pic. No, really.
d) Nice jacket. But I wouldn’t go around calling it a “scooter jacket” or “cafe racer.” It sounds pretty Queer Eye.
e) Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
March 8th, 2006 - 09:37
The picture is showing (or characterized by) cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Not at all.
March 8th, 2006 - 10:22
Did Brandon’s ass not hurt the next day because:
a) JJ has a small weeeeeeener?
b) Brandon has lost a lot of his anal elasticity prior to arriving in Philly?
c) Excessive amounts of lube was used?
Kudo’s to Brandon for giving such cool gifts. I’d like a lighter too, but APRIL should be engraved. I promise not to make your ass hurt either. =)
JJ, why don’t you smile? Smiling is so good. You have a lovely smile which would look great with your awesome leather jacket. (mooalex is right, don’t call it those silly names. leather jacket will suffice)
March 8th, 2006 - 10:32
Antickpix:
And Easy Rider is full of drug use, booze and sex, just like my…. Um… Nevermind.
Ron:
Momo says thatwhen I’m happy, she’s happy. And I’m an attention whore. So I’m pretty happy for the most part.
Ev:
You missed out. But hey, Barnd says he’ll be in Philly pretty frequently over the next few months. You should plan a trip for one of those upcoming weekends that Barnd will be in town.
ZF:
“bucketfull of assholes”
I realize you’re one of the undead out there walking among us – but I dearly hope you don’t actually know what a bucketfull of assholes looks like.
Barnd:
What’s with this “Brandon” bullshit?
MooAlex:
Yeah, that’s kind of the point I think. I didn’t want a tough guy biker jacket – because I’m far from tough. So I went for the semi-tough/semi-prissy scooter guy look.
RockyJay:
“cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement”
Exactly!
April:
As we’ve discussed before, I’m a neurotic mess who is terrified of being “normal.” You’re supposed to smile in pictures. I’m obsessed with trying to act cool or funny. It’s a serious problem.
March 8th, 2006 - 11:32
That’s not Barnd… that’s the guy who married me to my wife!
What the fuck!!? Where did you find him!>?
March 8th, 2006 - 11:40
thanks for posting pics because i was nearly positive i saw you on the bus the other day, but this bus dude was most assuredly cracked out and he was missing part of his nose. but i couldn’t think of a tactful way to ask you if you were a cracked out nose misser. so i’m glad you’re not that guy. cause he was creepy.
also. pizza. rawk. yay for barnd.
March 8th, 2006 - 12:50
Katie Couric is checking out your ass JJ! That’s quite the facial expression she’s sporting too.
I note no one’s answered your hair question. I like it. A little hair is fun and gives the wind something to blow through.
March 8th, 2006 - 12:50
So kind of you to post those pics. My mind’s whirring with the possibilities.
Class act that Barnd.
Hair’s looking good
March 8th, 2006 - 13:12
I like the hair, too.
Katie Couric steals the show in that picture….too perky… Its best that you cut her out.
March 8th, 2006 - 13:29
I was in a hurry but this will do for now-
HA HA
March 8th, 2006 - 15:05
Damnit, I should have never let JJ take that pic. Damnit all.
March 8th, 2006 - 15:14
In the first picture, the uncropped one, it’s obvious you aren’t gay. You two are trying to hard not to touch hips. No wonder Katie got her two cents in.
March 8th, 2006 - 17:00
a couple of things… katie freaks me out in the first pic. totally creepy. and i could almost believe the whole “not gay with barnd” thing… until the whole shoutout for hair compliments. oh yeah, and check out my new rad jacket, formerly known as a leather jacket, pic.
are you kidding?
someone is going to seriously have to start monitoring your posting access this week…
kidding, kidding… you don’t look gay… although the matching shirts aren’t helping your cause. the jacket is rad- momo has excellent taste. and the hair is great. you should post about product. hair product, my dear, makes or breaks the style.
and finally, i’m sorry, but online admirers are creepy. wtf?
March 8th, 2006 - 17:17
“cafe racer.â€
Ha! Hadn’t heard that one before!
March 8th, 2006 - 17:23
Hey Jessica…JJ knows I’m not creepy.
March 8th, 2006 - 17:37
Maine:
Oddly enough, I found him sleeping in his car in a parking garage near my apartment. (True story)
Sarah:
I’m sooo glad that you no longer think I might be the guy with the fucked up nose.
Cinders:
I hate to take this to the gutter… but…. I think Katie wants to toss my salad.
JuicyA:
Yeah, she’s a photo-taking-over bitch.
Diane:
Ohhhh shit. Barnd may have to get his revenge after that. Beware, I know you have pics posted on your site!
Barnd:
This “Brandon” shit’s getting old.
Mel:
Totally. It’s kinda like the man-hug where you shake hands and give a back pat without any torso contact.
Jessica:
Funny you should mention it… I’ve been mulling over a post regarding the whole metrosexual thing. I’m totally comfortable with people thinking I might be gay or whatever. I care about my hair and I pay a lot of attention to what I wear. And I’m totally okay with that. But the problem is – the “Queer Eye” thing just ain’t hip anymore. So now I just seem like a self-obsessed ass.
Mojotek:
You know it. I did my research, man.
Ron:
Of course not… Plus – I know you’re already spoken for.
March 9th, 2006 - 07:38
JJ,
You HAVE to do us a favor. US, the loyal followers of The Churning.
Take a picture.. and SMILE!!
Let us be the judges of which looks cooler.
You, leather jacket, bad ass expression on your face..
OR
You, leather jacket, and a pleasant little grin upon your mug!
We will judge fairly – promise.
And, if majority rules, we will never give you shit about not smiling in pictures ever again!
Did you smile in your wedding pictures????
March 9th, 2006 - 07:47
LC:
Yeah, I’ve smiled in pictures before, including my wedding pics. But our best wedding pic is the one where Momo and I make silly faces. That’s the one Momo has on her desk at work.
The biggest issue I have with the whole smiling thing is that it’s fake. It’s cool to take a picture of someone when they’re smiling, but to smile simply because someone’s going to take your picture is just so strange.
March 10th, 2006 - 11:39
So it’s not strange to make some kind of stupid face because someone’s going to take your picture?
March 10th, 2006 - 11:46
Martha:
Nope. Instead of accidentally fake-smile dorky-looking… It’s intentionally dorky-looking. That’s a big difference!
March 12th, 2006 - 01:59
You have nice hair. I have a weird hair obsession.
Hey, about the plagiarism…I have no idea what the hell Steve Alter’s deal is. I almost thought as you did, maybe it’s just a weird experiment to see how pissed off people can get. Who knows. Either way, the guy is a jackass.