Beautiful day for a country ride in a Mini Cooper. I love Zipcar.

Crazy metal tree on the roof at The Met.

Bourbon Street. I’ll never forget you.

Sweet sweet jazz blues on Bourbon St.

Getting all those Cajun New Orleans eats into my belly.

I finally get away from the NewYork weather hoping for some southern sun. This is what I get. It hasn’t rained down here in month.

I just met a pig named Molly. I am officially in Mississippi.

Little Mississippi

Getting ready to go to Mississippi and New Orleans for a few days.  I’m preparing for it to be a huge culture shock.  Probably even more of a shock than I experienced in China.  At least in New York there is Chinatown for some preparation.  Too bad we don’t have a Little Mississippi.  

This is the most romantic dance I’ve ever seen. The controlled lifts with all that playful passion gives me butterflies.  My favorite part is when he’s holding her while she pedals with her feet flexed.  Stunning.   

Jonathan and Karla - Contemporary (via ub2005)

“Billy Mays once sold pain to Chuck Norris.”

—

Billy Mays Facts

(thanks David)

The First Stage of Grief

This is probably the first time I am upset about a celebrity death.  How can this be true?  I just met him two weeks ago.  I’m in denial.  

I didn’t even think twice about MJ.  But today my heart hurts.  :(

RIP Billy Mays.

May your beard and Oxi Clean live on forever.

(via canttouchthis)

Brains!

Drinking and Drawing bikini zombie night.  

my drawing: Bikini Zombie Horde.

Drinking and Drawing bikini zombie night.  

(photo from Marco’s iphone)

my drawing: Zombie at the beach with a bucket stuck on her head.

Drinking and Drawing bikini zombie night.  

(photo from Marco’s iphone)

Drinking and Drawing bikini zombie night.  

(photo by Marco)

Salvatore saying goodbye to his wife, my grandma, in 1952.  They were recently married.  While he was on board his ship, my grandmother gave birth to their first child, my dad.  My grandfather got a telegram that announced his wife had a baby, but it did not say if it was a boy or girl.  He had to wait until he returned home from service to find out he had a son.   

Salvatore leaving boot camp.  He was 19.  

Here are a few photos of my Pop-pop from on board the ship, 1954.

My grandfather was stationed on the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Macon CA 132 in 1954 during the Korean War.  He has a lot of amazing photos from his navy days.  In particular, he has a huge poster size photo of his ship.  He has kept it rolled up for over 50 years and it became cracked and extremely damaged.  As a gift to him, I tried to fix it up.  I’m not a photoshop expert, but I think it came out pretty good.  There are still traces of the folds and bends, but come on, it’s old.