A Good Coffee Shop Is Hard To Find

Thus far our trip has been a) amazing; b) laden with ridiculous(ly awesome) hip hop (boom, boom, POW); c) a whirlwind; d) characterized by endless jokes, sweet-smelling sticky heat, and ice-cold beer; e) all of the above.

Rather than give you a long-winded play-by-play of each day’s endless activities, the miles we walked, and the streetcars we caught, I thought I would instead give you a 5,7,5 five-day synopsis, and for the proverbial posting cherry on top? Some of my favorite pictures I’ve taken thus far. Pictures are good. Almost as good as vacation-summarizing haiku.

Wednesday:

Flying is tiresome.
New Orleans, you are sexy.
I fed vamps my snacks.

Up until 4, whoops.
The Bulldog likes felt ’staches.
9 pint glasses: ours.

Thursday:

French Quarter traipsing;
Dinner at Cooter Brown’s with
pitchers, friends, meat pies.

Friday:

Found a cute breakfast
spot before cemetery
wandering. So hot.

The temp, I mean. Not
the cemeteries. Sweaty
was “the look” this week.

Cafe DuMonde for
hot beignets and hot coffee.
Wipe your powdered mouth.

Saturday:

Impulsive are we.
New tattoos? Well, sure! Why not?
Crawfish? Tried, denied.

Sunday:

Popeyes was required.
As was a rental car, but
to the airport first.

Just an FYI:
Hertz in downtown New Orleans
closes early Sun.

Made it to Mobile
to surprise Chris’ family,
Milo’s tea in tow.

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In no particular order, here are some of my favorite shots from the first five days of our trip to the South. (You can view the full Flickr set from the trip, sure to be exponentially growing as I keep uploading, here. And we both have new prints in our Etsy shops, too. Chris’ is here, and mine is here.)
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This is my good friend Alexis, and “Token,” one of five bartenders at The Bulldog. He teased us about the ’staches and then insisted in getting his picture taken with one. He also asked if he could keep it. And then proceeded to run around the bar with the ’stache on his finger. CONVERTED.

The rest of the bartenders of The Bulldog (and Alexis) are also felt mustache fans:

SO tired, naps are required:

This was my favorite shot of a house that is part of Brad Pitt’s Make It Right campaign, a foundation he created to rebuild homes in the Lower 9th Ward:

All of the homes are as bright as can be, solar-powered, and built to be as hurricane-ready as possible, complete with tall cemented foundations and roof hatches.

Left behind in the Lower 9th Ward:

Some of my favorites from Lafayette Cemetery:

Where Am I Going, Where Have I Been?

This week I have been:

Writing, editing, and organizing grant proposals, and preparing gargantuan-sized grant budgets feverishly, to meet deadlines both old and new.

Snuggling with my pug and enjoying any downtime I have been able to muster.

Writing! I’m so excited about three different stories I have in the works, and thanks to a recent prompt by Danny, I’ve been sitting down daily to translate my excitement into actual words on a page. (Not unlike snakes on a plane. Only → Read more...

Stand In The Place Where You Live

This post inspired by my friend and partner in movie quote crime, Home Sweet Sarah.

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Some of the most memorable places I have stood, in no particular order:

On The Great Wall of China. Next to my sister as she took her wedding vows. In front of the Kremlin in Moscow. Next to my favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Priest Lake. Specifically, my family’s Priest Lake dock spot. On Mt. Seorak, South Korea. Poolside for countless summers with friends, and cousins, and awesome(ly ridiculous) bikinis. At the base → Read more...

“I once saw him beat a guy up with a starfish.” “That’s ridiculous.”

Full disclosure: I initially considered titling this post !!!!!!!!! but Wordpress started laughing at me, and threatened to throw spam.

At this point to say I cannot contain my already typically excessive exclaiming is to understate. HOW am I going to refrain from blurting out, “Hawaii! I’m going there!” from now until I leave at the beginning of September? Better yet, Maui! + getting to see my sister in TWO WEEKS = how am I going to sleep tonight? And the → Read more...

Not A Kid’s Movie Review: Pan’s Labyrinth

Originally aired: January 19, 2007. Watched by Kerri Anne: August 1, 2010. Courtesy of: Netflix Instant Watch. Because: a) I was in the mood for a lighthearted, kid-centric story; b) Netflix told me I would four stars enjoy it and saw fit to leave out crucial somber-tone-revealing plot points in their synopsis; c) Netflix is a lying liar face; d) ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Starring: A slew of great Spanish actors you’ve probably never heard of, most notably Ivana Baquero and Maribel Verdú. Protagonist’s → Read more...