Into the Moonrise

Carved for Irwin, in wood, for our 6th anniversary.

An East Coast Wing

It's lovely when you realize you travel well together. It's fun to travel, but it's better when you have someone to share it with.

We had an adventure even trying to find the place we were staying. The lovely Miss Bea allowed us to stay at her place in Astoria while she was In San Francisco. It was wonderful. It was great getting to see her place too. It shows her personality, which is wonderful and artistic and made us feel right at home.

We spent days walking New York City, exploring the museums and cafes and parks. It was a million degrees but dressing light and drinking water helped a lot. As did the AC in the museums and a lot of frozen yogurt.


I'd say one of my favorite things was the Morgan Library. And another was the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit at the Guggenheim. Both were amazing. I could have spent days in those exhibits and not gotten bored.


New York was more than two weeks could have shown us, but we smiled and laughed and explored as much as we could in the time we had.

I owe Irwin one silver gilt Nef for his birthday. =P

























Boston was beautiful too, and we really should have given it more time. We got to see the Mapparium,and we ate cannoli in North End, but we didn't get to dump tea in the harbor. We stayed in a hostel which was actually pretty cool. And next time we'll spend more time looking around for sure. There are a lot of things I'd love to see there. Of course, that just means we have more reason to return.

It was also fun seeing my family up in New Hampshire. It's so funny getting to see my cousins as little as I do, realizing they're growing up too. When did this happen?

The Great East Coast Adventure

The night before leaving on this great adventure, Irwin and I went out for Marni Thai with the lovely Misses Sophia and Bea. Delicious food that we had left overs of for breakfast as we watched the clock the next morning in anticipation; it time to leave for the airport.
Our flight was delayed due to the massive storms they've been having over the wast coast, so Irwin and I played chess in the cafe overlooking our departure gate, which clearly read out every new delay as "Delayed Weather". Eventually we also ended up circling for an hour outside New York as well. The captain announced at one point that we had enough fuel for about an hour and a half of circling and that after that we'd need to divert to refuel. But when we got on the ground the rain had left the air slightly cleaner.
We made it into Manhattan by rail and stumbled around Time Square looking at how it lit up the streets for blocks all around and how it was practically daylight in the square itself. Despite the late hour, or perhaps because of it, the whole area was full of people. Being a giant tourist spot in the middle of the Theater District, it's not surprising in the least. Also, the place is warm enough at night, during the day it's stifling.

Kidnapp and Adventure

So on Wednesday I'm kidnapping Irwin and we're heading to New York, where the lovely Miss Bea Kwan is allowing us to bunker while we blend in in New York. We will be equip with mustaches and trench coats.
After that we'll be pouring tea in the harbor in Boston, kickin it with homies in NH, and seeing a show on Broadway.
Pictures of our escapades will follow.

A list of things to do before I die.

Please feel free to throw suggestions at me!

Also, these are in no particular order.


*SCUBA Dive in the Philippines
*Explore small towns and Ruins in Thailand
*Hike the High Road to Machu Picchu
*Kayak (And visit a produce market to eat raw turnip) in Greenland
*Attend a festival in India
*Visit an abandoned theme park in Japan
* Swim in the natural hot springs in Iceland (also visit the Dwarf Cliffs and the Land of 1000 Waterfalls)
*Attend the Rose Harvest in spring in Agros, Cyprus
* Collect a piece of coral off a beach on Koh Russei Island off Cambodia's southwest coast
*Eat granita and brioche in Sicily (and try marzipan and play bacci ball on a beach, also visit Taormina maybe hike Mt Edna, and take another look at those mummies)
*See Shipwreck Beach on Lanai
*Take a water taxi in Panama
*Paint boats in Vietnam and Bangledesh
*Take a train on the transSiberia Railway
*Bungee Jump in New Zealand
*See the early Christian Cave Complexes in the Anatolian Region
*Cross a wood-slat bridge in the Canadian Rockies
*Relax in the shadow of the Pyramids in Egypt
*Taste REAL Cinnamon in Sri Lanka
*Feed pigeons in San Marco Square again before Venice sinks too much further

Anything I'm forgetting? I know, there's so much that's not on here....

Colorado in the Spring Time

I spent a week in Colorado with Little Bit and her Patrick and their Elusive Wombat Lucy. We spent a lot of time in the cheese aisle of the grocery store and we made some delicious pies inspired by Pushing Daisies.

Shaking Out The Wings

Aviator glasses, check.
Sense of Adventure, Check.
Finally, a companion? CHECK!

Ok, so I'm not off the continent yet, but I do have several trips lined up for this year. It's taken me forever and a half since I've promised to save up and travel "the legit way". But finally, I'm ready to shake the dust off my wings and zoom around like a kid pretending to be an airplane. Yes, I'm that excited.

First trip on the menu takes me out to Colorado, where I get to visit the lovely Miss Goldfish, and possibly see my Cousin Kimmy who's graduating high school while I'm out there. Oh yeah, and may even run into Oleg, who I haven't seen since my last trip through Tennessee.
Some good old Colorado will help me shake this work rut I've been in. I need to go hiking. Lys, you're going with me.

The second trip I'm hopping all the way to New York! And I'm doing that with Eye in tow! Finally! After more than five years, he's consented to come on an adventure with me! Next I'll try to persuade him to hop a train with me to Arizona or New Mexico to go explore those caves. We'll have to be careful though. That's Native American land.
Anyways, on this trip to the East Coast we'll be staying on the couch of the lovely Miss Bea Quan, and making her chocolate ravioli. Hopefully we'll also make it to the Met and bum around Central Park. Or find some new cafe or bookstore or something. I dunno! We'll figure it out!
We're also going North to visit the coven of Eccentric Mauchlys up in that place called Plymouth NH. I haven't seen them in WAY too long. There may be lake swimming and canoeing involved. I'm not sure yet. But it will be excellent.
I'm also hoping to visit Boston or something. But I have yet to figure out transportation. Knowing me I'll come up with something brilliant.

Alright, enough of my happy planning for now. Work calls.

Beacause it's frikkin adorable, that's why.

I want a little animal to tickle!

Fly By Winter

I can't believe how quickly this year is disappearing on me. Already four months in and I've hardly caught my breath. Winter is fading fast into memory as the plum trees bust out in pink all around the city. It's a relief to get outside most days.
So now I suppose it's time to focus. No idea where my head has been these last few months. Submerged in book after book of delicious science fiction. Time to bust out the school books and the traveling shoes.
I've finally booked a flight to Colorado to visit Lys and Patrick and their Elusive Wombat Lucy next month. I've been promising I'd visit in May, but I think Lys had thought I'd forgotten. It'll be nice to see them again. Thanksgiving was a lot of fun, despite the long car stay in the blizzard in the mountains, and the resulting long stay in the airport. This time I'll be closer to Denver, so no worries.
Alright, enough of this. It's another gorgeous day out and I'm determined to do something with it.

Rupa & The April Fishes

Goals for the New Year

Gung Hay Fat Choy!
This new moon ushers in the year of the Ox. Which means I'm starting a new 12 year cycle. It's exciting, and somewhat intimidating. How should I start it off? I want to set a good tone for the next twelve years.
So I have some goals I'd like to put down.
Goal 1: I am going to get off this continent and travel. I am going to visit someplace new.
Goal 2: I will work on my graphic novel.
Goal 3: I will finish at city and transfer.
Goal 4: I will get my own bow and get relatively good with it.
Goal 5: I will sew the clothes I bought the material to make.
Goal 6: At some point I will dress up like a pirate and take a boat out on Stow Lake.
Goal 7: I will go to the symphony and I will bring my sketchbook.
Goal 8: I will learn to drive and get my license.