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It's another hot weekend here in Miami. I started the weekend off going to The News Lounge with a co-worker for happy hour. After a few drinks and some appetizers we headed over to Andiamo! for some pizza. Andiamo! used to be a car wash that's been converted to a restaurant. It has a great atmosphere with lots of outside seating, plus their pizza is absolutely delicious.
My sister and the twins came down on Saturday. We took a walk around Wynwood looking at the graffiti. It was great introducing the twins to street art. We grabbed some lunch and then took a drive to North Miami Beach. Before returning home we hit up a couple of thrift stores in my hood.
After running some errands this morning, I spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing. For some reason I have zero energy.
Just where will I end up next is any one's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
party crashers
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This past weekend was spent at my sister's. I hadn't seen them since our vacation so it was nice to be with family. It was a pretty chill weekend. My sister and I checked out a few asian markets in the area then headed over to Target where I finally got a rug for my living room. When not out running around I was playing games with my sister and my nieces and nephew. Games played included: Backgammon, Monopoly & Life. Life was one of my favorite games growing up. It's gone through a make-over since the 1970s. Not sure I like the new version as much as the older one but it's still fun to play.
Just where will I end up next is any one's guess.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
found, found, found
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I spent the weekend cleaning my apartment which was way over due. Cleaning is my least favorite chore. I used to think it was bad cleaning my tiny studio apartment in SF and now I have a 2-story loft here in Miami. I basically broke it down into 2 days—day 1: ground floor; day 2: second floor. During the cleaning process, I was also reorganizing things to make room on the various bookshelves to accommodate some of the contents of the plastic container that I got from my dad's.
Going through one's past is quite interesting. The container was obviously packed by my mom many years ago and left to sit in their attic. It was bittersweet going through the stuff especially knowing that the last person to handle all of these treasures from my past was my mom. My treasure chest included the following:
collection of Hardy Boys books
Wolf Cub Scout book (which I can almost guarantee is out-of-date)
graduation cap & high school diploma
prom memorabilia (engraved champagne flutes, dried boutonniere, photo, program, key chain)
giant Mickey Mouse head bank
various books (celebrities of the 70s, Snoopy, Return of the Jedi, etc.)
yearbooks dating back to elementary school - high school
artwork
stuffed animals (an elephant, a dolphin & a dog)
a collection of Ranger Rick magazines (mom placed them in zip lock bags)
a scary paper mache clown
a vase (not sure it was mine)
some college beer mugs (again, not sure they were actually mine)
a report card from elementary school
Among the artwork was various school assignments. One of which was a poem I wrote. I'm not sure of the year.
Snow Flake
There was a snowflake laying on the snow.
A strong wind came up and blew the snowflake away.
The snowflake blew on a car.
The car started and went far-far away.
Finaly, the car stopped.
And the snowflake fell off and layed on the ground.
The sun came out and the snowflake melted.
The End (I copied it as is and decided not to fixed the obvious spelling mistakes)
The last piece of treasure I want to share is a Christmas List I made. There's no year on it but I think it was either 1982 or 1983.
Christmas List
Intelavison cartridges
1. Donkey Kong
2. Dungeons & dragons
3. Zaxon
4. Bowling
5. Football 19. Demon Attack
6. Garfield book 2, 3, 4
7. things to add on to gerbil cage
9. cords
10. O.P, lighting Bolt shirts
Choose Your own Adventure
14. E.T. paperback
15. jeans
16. gray jogging suit
17. electronic Donkey Kong game & watch
18. electronic D&D
(I'm assuming that the things crossed out on the list were things I received)
Just where will I end up next is any one's guess.
stay gold & be well
Sunday, July 08, 2012
faces
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Oh, summer vacation how I love you! Yesterday, I returned from my summer vacation at New Smyrna Beach. My sister and her family go every year and this year I was lucky enough to go with them. The weather could not have been more perfect. My days were spent swimming, sunning, playing wiffle ball & drinking. We had a great group of peeps with us making it all the more fun. What more could one ask for.
I usually started my day with a walk on the beach with my sister. Every morning we'd see dolphins swimming. Some days one of the children would accompany us and we'd gather shells as we strolled down the beach.
I went out to lunch a few times with some old high school friends which was great. It's always nice to be able to catch up with people from your past especially when they mean a lot to you. I had some great eats along the way: steamed shrimp & fried clams from The Breakers, rock shrimp, crab balls & hush puppies from JB's Fishcamp as well as one of the best greek salads ever from Manny's Pizza Beachside. The adults even managed to get a night out for some drinking at Beachside Tavern to celebrate T's birthday.
The fireworks on the 4th were amazing. This ranks as one of my top viewing spots for fireworks. There's just something about seeing fireworks on the beach. I'm definitely looking forward to next year.
Just where will I end up next is any one's guess.
stay gold & be well
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