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on building a home studio…

1-15-07 Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. So I’ve obviously been doing a lot of photography lately. In doing so, I’ve converted a room of my house to a fully functional studio. However, I know a lot of people who are in to photography that don’t have that luxury. This was originally posted to a flickr group…

on photoshoots…

4-17-07 Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. I guess this is late notice, but what the hell.I’ve been looking to do some photoshoots because 1) I am bored, 2) my wrestling show on Sunday got cancelled and 3) I need some tarot project stuff. Since this is Carnival weekend at CMU, I figure some people who aren’t…

on strippers and singing…

Carmen Electra because I can’t take my own pics in strip clubs.I had been meaning to write this earlier in the week, but life got in the way. And I totally wish that I was allowed to take pictures in strip clubs, because I totally would have a 365mav picture with me singing Bareoke to…

on comparing art…

3-7-07 Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. So, in the midst of my 365 Days project (avaliable for viewing on LiveJournal at 365mav – cheap plug), I got into a discussion as to what the better movie is between Scarface and The Matrix. I am of the opinion that while I am actually a big fan of…

on the Maverick Tarot

V. The Empress Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. I finally started working on my Tarot deck. I have finished two cards. Only 78 more to go.I have some ideas about some of the cards, and I have a nice long list of people who have agreed to model, but before I go any further I’m going…

on poetry and perviness…

How Do You Make Love to a Black Woman? I wonder if this painting has a real nameHaven’t been writing much here lately. I’ve been preocuppied with my 365 Days project (available through the feed at 365mav). But I saw something on the news today that made me want to rant a little. So, apparently…

on help with photo projects…

Liz with sword Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. So I’ve been doing more and more photography lately. Obviously I have my 365 Days project (available for LJ viewing through the 365mav syndicate — cheap plug). But I’ve also been shooting lots of lovely ladies lately. Mostly I’ve just been attempting to approve my skill and my…

on black history month and boneheads…

10-1-06 Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. It’s that time again. Every February is Black History Month. The country spends a wopping 28 days trying to pretend they care about the contributions of African Americans over the course of the last couple hundred years. Mostly by having all the major networks air little promos in every commercial…

on Catholic School Girl Goodness…

day 97-catholic school girl Originally uploaded by katyhutch. Side Note:First of all, I’d like to thank my Flickr friend, the lovely and talented, Katy Hutch for agreeing to use her 365 Days pic for today to dress up in a Catholic school girl uniform so I could use the picture for this post. See, I…

on my lack of blogging…

12-28-06 Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. its weird. I took kind of an intentional vacation from LJ at the end of the year just because I’d been tired and didn’t have that many good ideas to rant about. Then I never really started up again. I actually have a couple of “rants on board” kind of,…

on my fight against sexism…

The Best Sport Ever! Yes, max1975, you’re welcomeSo I was talking to the lovely and talented, beststephi the other day and trying to make a rational for why discrimination was sometimes ok. My argument was that, for all the rhetoric about people being equal – men and women, blacks and whites, christians and jews –…

on my exploratory committee…

12-5-06 Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. So I’ve mentioned several times in the past that people should consider me automatically running for any unopposed offices. I always write myself in. But this weekend at dinner sui66iy and others started asking me why I don’t run for mayor next year. You see, there’s going to be a…

on efil4zaggin…

Kramer nig‧ger  [nig-er] 2. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a person of any race or origin regarded as contemptible, inferior, ignorant, etc.(I mean, seriously… look at him!)So if you’ve been watching the news the last week or so (and my last post says that maybe some of you aren’t), you might have heard that Michael…

on The Juice…

OJ Simpson The Juice is Loose!There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about OJ Simpson. It seems OJ has signed a book deal to talk about the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole and Hollywood D-lister/partyboy/waiter Ron Goldman, and how he did it. Assuming he did. Which he claims he didn’t. I’m on…