
while i am busy writing my 2011 best albums of the year post, here’s the skinny on what’s been up lately. • finished up my gig on hell’s kitchen. the hours were bitchin’ but i could not have asked to spend the hours of 7pm -5am monday through friday with a better crew. really learned [...]

so i stumbled upon this clip of gordon traveling to various places investigating shark fin soup. what he discovered is shocking. i encourage you to watch the whole clip. it’s probably one of the worst cases of animal cruelty that i’ve ever seen.

one hand in the air for the big city street lights, big dreams, all lookin’ pretty no place in the world that could compare…

santa monica, california one of my favorite places in the whole wide world. what are your favorite places?

This country holds a very special place in my heart. Please donate directly to their relief efforts. Japanese Red Cross

[lake bled, slovenia. 2010] the culmination of my journey. the great quest. lakes and mountains. rivers. ice. forrests. fresh air. peace. nothing. everything. oh yes, hot wine, too. fotos

[prague.12.26.2010] i had a great time in europe, but i think this is the first time where it’s never felt so good to be home! currently in the process of filtering the over 1700 pics i took, putting captions on them, and then will post them soon! stay tuned

[packing = puzzle master] answer from yesterday’s trivia: it took months to earn and seconds to spend [c] $51.32

[spend cash and tip yourself] how much do you think was in the jar? a] $24.32 b] $37.21 c] $51.32 d] $76.94

[playin' it cool] me: hey mitja, places are expensive in slovenia, can i stay at your place!? mitja: of course! me: would you like anything from the states? mitja: marlboro menthols, they don’t sell them here! done and done. so at 25, i bought my very first pack of cigarettes, haha.

i’m sorry i was late. i was frolicing and singing by myself in the hills. no, no i’m not crazy!

[half dome, yosemite park. august 2008] yosemite turns 120 today! reflecting on a little excursion my friend and i took back in the summer of ’08 …hoping we can conclude our adventure up the PCH to canada in ’11!

my ticket from warsaw to krakow to prague to vienna to bratislava? budapest?

this bumper sticker caught my eye the other night… …and made me crave some crinkle cut fries from one of rochester’s best

a nice easy 23 miles from marina del rey to the base of palos verdes after labor day = less people = theHappyFriend

a year ago today i went hiking in the desert to find the mysterious wave… anyone wanna find it with me again?

3am: bed time 630am: wake up time 8am: meet and greet time 830am: roll out time 1045am: finish group ride time 1120am: solo bonus lap around santa monica time 12pm: eat like a ravenous idiot time 1pm: go to work time 430pm: still at work but i want to take nap time

krakow is pretty much done. gotta spare some room for impov, but the foundation is set. moving on to prague now!