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