Last beach day!

Last beach day!

This time tomorrow we’ll be checkin’ out of ol’ Oceanside Beach Resort. Actually, they shouldn’t call it a “resort”. More like Oceanside Basic Motel. No more scallops salad and tuna tartar from the Gig Shack on Main St.: No more Beach Berlin:

What I know about Hong Kong. (Not much, really.)

The Hong Kong wikipedia entry basically tells me it’s warm – 80’s in the summer / 50’s in the winter – and pretty British. And technically China, but not really. More useful than a straightforward, factual wikipedia is this fb message from a friend who would know:

Waking up to Berlin in New York

Waking up to Berlin in New York

This was what I opened my eyes to this morning: Look at this crazy rat! His name’s Berlin, but I call him “Berle”. Kind of an old-man name for a surprisingly-old teddy bear dog. (Or, if you prefer, lhasa Apso.)

Productive morning

I love visiting Evelyn because she goes out and gets BREAKFAST TACOS from Wheatsville Co-op. After breakfast we finally occupied (well, a-third-occupied) unit #2081 with everything I own.  Then came back home to this sight:

Yesterday Part 3: parents!

I finally make it back to Evelyn’s…not the most sober person ever. And guess who’s in town and wants to come by…parents! Chelsea took a photo to commemorate.  Shortly after, she did her own photo piece expressing her thoughts on my action-packed day.  Meanwhile, here’s Evelyn wearing the top we got her at Marshalls, on … Continue reading →

Yesterday part 2: Michael

Yesterday part 2: Michael

I met Michael 7 years ago when I interviewed at McGarrah Jessee here in Austin. By this time of day I was not all that photogenic anymore. Clearly that wasn’t contagious. (Of course shades help…) And something very important was going on with people’s hands. I can’t quite recall, but it was unforgettable.

Yesterday part 1: Corey

Yesterday part 1: Corey

I know Corey from my Detroit job exactly 8 years ago. Just saw him for the first time since! He had to take a few work calls, but it was worth it for a FOUR HOUR LUNCH! (Or was it 5-hour…)

Storage unit. Check!

Storage unit. Check!

Who knew the college kids would snatch up all the daggone storage units for the summer! Got a 4’x10′  until a 5’x5′ comes available. Here’s Evelyn with Andrea, our professional storage consultant.

Awesome Kerbey Lane lunch

Awesome Kerbey Lane lunch

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of our trip to Germany, Sara and I had lunch today at Kerbey Lane. I would have gotten a pic of our Kerbey Queso and Kerbey Chicken, but my camera’s shutter speed isn’t that fast.