In the kind of non-creepy way, I like to watch people. I like to write about watching people. In one blog, I write about watching (reads stalking) boys that interest me and my co-author Kristen. Visit the Adorable Stalkers for that.

In this new blog, I write about watching people on the busses of San Francisco. These character sketches capture moments almost always forgotten while giving me the opportunity to practice writing. The process is simple. I write the post and hand it off to Linzi Bergmann who then interprets the character through her own style of illustration.

And there you have it. I hope you like it!

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Bean is a dog that I know. She likes to stick her tongue out. I hope you enjoy my photographs of her.

It’s so easy to overlook the small details that make up the world. I make it an effort to observe and document my surroundings as much as possible and my obsession with color and my interest in photography has lead me to explore my office by color. Every day, it seems my life is made up of the same mixture of colors and textures but when I began to look a little closer, a whole new spectrum of shades began to emerge. Using Hisptamatic for iPhone as my tool and my office as my canvas, I’ve uncovered a colorful world of Odopod.

On an overcast day in May I stepped out into my backyard garden and picked up several fallen bits of flowers, leaves and foliage as subjects of a new photo set and as tests for my new macro lens. These are the results.

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May 7th has come and gone and so I have aged another year. Another birthday filled with greetings, cards and dinner with pals. Filled with Facebook hellos, tweets and hugs. Filled with slices of cake, drinks and presents. Of course, I’ve tracked all of these wonderful things with Daytum, thus visualizing all the bits that made this year’s birthday so wonderful. See the page on Daytum.

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I love to organize anything I can get my hands on by color. Color order always makes the world feel so right. Here’s what color organization looks like on my iPhone. Awesome, right?

The other day I purchased a Polaroid Jacket and instantly fell in love with it. It fits perfectly and is a wonderful representation of my interests in photography, color and design. It got me thinking about other physical objects that I own and love. So, here is where I pay tribute to my favorite things in the physical world.

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My friends and I watch a movie together every Sunday night. Each week, a different host picks a movie and asks the guests to bring a food related to the film. When everyone arrives, we set up the food items in a nice little arrangement and snap a photo. It all began on April 13, 2008 and continues to occur weekly to this day. The members of Movie Night are managed through Facebook where there is also a complete archive of every event. As of this post we’ve seen 71 movies!

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I’m Allison and I love to observe the micro details of life and to dream up new (mostly interactive) ideas and projects to start. I’m living in San Francisco, working and paving my way through the Internet on a day to day basis as an interactive marketing manager and producer. Gadgets, computers, design, and technology pretty much run my life and I like it. Other obsessions include taking photographs, music, movies, vintage poster design, infographics, science, furniture, swimming, hiking, travel and being outside.

Currently…
- Reading: iPad
- Listening: Beach House, Band of Horses
- Playing: PS3: Red Dead Redemption
- Shooting: Canon EOS 40D, Diana F+, iPhone
- Waching: TED Talks, Streaming NetFlix

Care to get in touch? Reach me at aqm[at]allisonqmccarthy[dot]com