Aaron Riveroll | Photographer

I usually like commercials from Carl’s Jr…and this one is no exception.

The only thing that bothers me is this:

In what universe would a chump like that score a hot girlfriend like the hottie in this commercial?

All I can say is that I’ll gladly take you out for a steak dinner. I’ll even dress up. :) And we won’t be ordering from a drive thru.

So I’ve read a few blogs and since it’s the season, I thought I’d do a quick lesson…

First of all, the dude that brings us presents is Santa Claus. Not Santa Clause.

A Clause is an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence…or, in the legal world, is a separate article, stipulation, or proviso in a treaty, bill, or contract.

A Claus is a jolly fat man.

Next week, we will be covering the exciting topics of “your and you’re” as well as “their and there.”

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of working with one of the sweetest Southern gals ever.

Her name is Arika and she’s from Tennessee.

She was in town working with another photographer and she wanted to work with me, so we planned a shoot out and it was a blast.

We spent a better part of the morning and early afternoon in La Jolla shooting on the beach. Surprisingly, they don’t have beaches in Tennessee. :)

Arika and I had an awesome time shooting. She is seriously one of the sweetest, most down-to-earth people I have met in a while…and I meet a lot of people. :)

Afterwards, I took her and her beau, John, to lunch in Old Town at Cafe Coyote. Yay for margaritas! :) And then, a quick driving tour through downtown to show them the sites and the clubs they should hit while they were here.

I have to tell you, I’ve played host to a few out-of-state models in the last few months and I really enjoy showing off our little city. :)

But anyway, it was good times. Here are some shots from our shoot…

Seriously, what was up with the weather today? For the first time in years, I have actually been cold. I’ve been known to go without jackets and pretty much wear t-shirts and shorts 365 days a year. I guess I have sort of lost my warm-bloodedness.

I recently obtained a beanie…and for those that know me, I don’t wear hats all that often.

My head is oddly shaped, so I have that Charlie Brown thing happening when I don headgear. But lately, my head is never been warmer. It’s sort of bittersweet, because it reminds me of my grandpa.

He’s been gone for over a year and not a day goes by that I don’t think about him.

I was looking for that picture of me and the Ikki Twins yesterday and I sort of got caught up looking at old pictures. We’re talking pictures that are like five and six years old. And you know, it’s just like anything else…when you find old letters, receipts, notes…you just HAVE to go through them. I easily spent an hour going through the photos…and I found a few gems…

A few months before Pipa passed, my dad and I went shopping at GI Joes in El Cajon – a military surplus store. While we were there, I saw some Navy watch caps and thought it would be sort of cool to get Pipa one. He was always napping in his chair bundled in his “bootywah” jacket and a beanie. When he started wearing the one with the fuzzy ball, I was like, “We definitely need to get you a new hat.”

So we got him one.

It kept his noggin warm.

But of the many things that will remind me of him, I think that hats definitely make the list. He was always putting something on his head…empty bowls, boxes, and especially around Christmas he’d stick the sticky gift bows to his head.

There really isn’t a point to this other than to share some goofy pictures and remember. The holidays are different than the ones I remember as a kid…but I’m continuously thankful for my family.

So, the other day, I blogged about The Ikki Twins and their new show…

Well, I KNEW I had a picture of them somewhere…so I searched high and low this morning and found this…

I was seriously like 20-30 lbs heavier then…probably all of the wings. lol. But who’s looking at me anyway?? :)

I admit…sometimes I occasionally get my nerd on and watch G4 TV’s Attack of The Show. I used to watch it back when it was The Screen Savers and then it sort of got old. But now there is a new reason to watch…

Olivia Munn.

Good god, I have the BIGGEST nerd crush on her.

She’s cute

sassy

sexy

nerdalicious

and she loves tech geeky stuff

What’s not to love?

And she’s funny too.

Check her out on G4 and check out her blog at www.heyolivia.com.

Whoever came up with girls playing full-contact football wearing lingerie is a genius.

If you haven’t heard of the Lingerie Football League, I highly suggest you check them out. What started out as a Super Bowl halftime show is now an actual sports league.

San Diego is one of the newest cities to have their own lingerie football team…and I was fortunate enough to be selected as their photographer. I got to photograph the shots for their promotional items as well as their web site…

Check out the lovely ladies at www.lflus.com. Click on San Diego Seduction.