So hey look, it's the Voltage fashion show. I had never shot a fashion show before tonight, and the good news is that they had rock bands there as well (so I wasn't *too* far out of my element). My favorite photos of the evening were of, um, the bands. But since you get to see musicians on here all the time, I thought maybe I should chose a fashion shot just to keep things fresh.I have a gazillion photos that I'll get up later this weekend. But for now, enjoy this teaser. And check back later for amazing shots of Mark Mallman in Ruby Isle and of Mayda. I know this is obvious, but musicians are way more fun than models. Seriously.UPDATE: Some more photos from the show have been posted over here. Enjoy!

Hey look! It's another POS pop-up show -- this time at Nick and Eddie and after midnight. Due to the late nature of this concert, technically this was shot early this morning and not the previous night (despite the 4.5 hours of sleep I got afterward) which qualifies it for today's image. I know, the line is fuzzy, but gimme a break. It's gettin' a little exhausting around here.So back to the show. It was dark as night in this club, and I shot at ISO 6400 for the first time (which is why this looks all Blair-Witch-like). If you want to see more of these super grainy shots (and a few sharp ones) look over here. And just wait until you kids see what I have planned for tomorrow. No rest for the wicked.

Today was deadline day, so all I have to report is 10 hours at the office. This is my (dusty) Jack Bauer action figure who is guarding the candy dish full of Bit-O-Honeys. I loooove these candies. But I'm not too particular when it comes to the sweets (unfortunately). I'm posting a little early today because I *might* head out to a secret P.O.S. show again tonight. But that sucker doesn't start until after midnight, and you know what that means? That means I can use it for TOMORROW'S photo and I can go home and go right to bed. Yeah, it's kinda cheating. But it's my blog, and I make the rules, suckers. ;)

Tonight we had the leftover bucatini dinner that we made on Sunday. This dish is *amazing.* So amazing, that I am passing on the recipe to all you lovely people. Instructions are over here. If you've never had bucatini before, it's a hollow spagetti, and this is a bacon tomato sauce. I know, right? Bacon! What's not to love?

So I got this recipe from the April issue of Esquire, and there were three different bucatini recipes. This was the first, but you can bet I'll be trying the others as well. This recipe (as well as the others) is from Joey Campanaro, who cooks at The Little Owl in NYC. Cooking instructions are below -- and you should go pick up the latest issue of the magazine so you can try the other recipes as well.Take eight slices of thick-cut bacon and chop them into rough pieces. Begin to cook over medium heat until slightly crisp (just under 10 minutes).Pour off excess fat (leaving a little more than 1 tablespoon) and stir in one small white onion, sliced, and one crushed garlic clove. Cook for several minutes until the onions start to get transparent.Add in 1/2 cup dry white wine (and go ahead and pour a glass for yourself as well). The cooking wine will start to boil. Reduce it to about half the original amount.Add one 28 oz. can of whole tomatoes, crushed with your hands, including the liquid, plus 1 tsp red pepper flakes. Lower heat and simmer until sauce thickens (about 20 minutes). Use a wooden spoon to break up the tomatoes and stur the succe to prevent it from sticking. While the sauce is cooking, boil the bucatini. This can be hard to find. You can get DeCecco brand, or I got it from an italian deli down the street (Broder's, if you live in the Twin Cities).When the sauce is almost done, stir in 1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley, 5 torn basil leaves and a dash of olive oil. After about 2 minutes, stir in the cooked pasta and sprinkle in 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, tossing well to coat.Mmmmm.... so delicious! Enjoy!

So remember on Saturday when I was all "I'm not going to another show for at least a week..." Yeah. That didn't really work out, now did it? Listen, after last week's insanity, there are very few musicians that could get me back out of the house (or rather, straight from work without even making it back to the house) to shoot photos. But that short list does include P.O.S.Not only is he absolutely phenomenal live, but he takes great photos. And he's one of those artists that I just smile and sing through the entire show -- can't help it. So here you go.I love his expression in this image. It's like he's saying, "Damn, this sounds good, right?" Right! It does sound good. You can see more photos over here. Oh! And word has it that he's doing a few more surprise pop-up shows (like this one -- no, this was not planned) around town this week. So go catch one! Get off the couch! And did you hear? It was only five bucks!