February, 27, 2006 archives

they were shooting a scene for spider-man 3 at the farmers and merchants national bank last friday. i was in vegas while the actual shooting was happening, but i took some pictures of how they dressed the building. my girlfriend celia was in the neighborhood while they were shooting, and the scene involved someone zipping down on to a cab that had been flipped over. i understand that the real highlight was the little person in a spider-man costume that was hanging out around bar 107. i’m sure she’ll post those pictures soon.

update: celia posted her pictures from the shoot.

this weekend, my cousin got married at the venetian in las vegas. the reception dinner afterwards was at canaletto. we were in a private room upstairs, and some of the younger cousins (and others) spent time on the balcony looking out over the shopping and restaurants below.

most of the shots with people are currently set to be visible only to family. (i went ahead and made this one public, since you can’t really identify her from the picture. i may make others public if the subjects say it is okay.)

i shot more than i should have without using a flash, just because i hate using a flash. i should get over that.

i’m on autopilot for a few months (if not the whole year), so my monthly charity contribution this month has gone to the los angeles conservancy to renew my membership.

the artist apparently named midzt painted new faces on the building at 3rd and main after the earlier “be merry” piece got painted over. i’ve noticed that he (or she) has a few other pieces around downtown — there was another face on the pacific electric lofts building. there’s also this tag on one of the storefronts near 3rd and main.

i really love these green faces. here is a whole collection of murals done by midzt.