my old flame

Listening to Billie Holiday while going through memorabilia and enjoying warm coffee is always a recipe for an enjoyable Sunday.






cool finds

Ran into a website called Tattly, which sells temporary tattoos. They're so cute and impermanent that I just had to share.


on my night table

"Departures" by Paul Zweig | The 2012 Ikea catalog | Rolling Stone | Spin



colombia travel diary // second week

To start off this week, we headed to a city called Armenia.



Our comfy hotel



...and one of the cats that roamed around it.



Not being used to curvy mountain roads, I felt ill and spend the rest of the first day in bed.



The next day, I felt better and we spent the day at "Parque Nacional del Café", an amusement park.





The activities ranged from roller-coasters to riding horses.







After the park, we took a ride around downtown Armenia.




The next day, we went to Buga to attend a Cabalgata. It's a parade in which people showcase their horses, they're very typical in Colombia.






On a day back at my home city, we took a trip to the river, Río Pance.





We stopped by at a church called San Antonio. It sits on a hill overlooking the city.




Everyone threw themselves down a small hill using a plastic bulk container. Of course, I would be the only person that went down the hill backwards.



The last few days of my trip were spent with family and close friends. Then, it was time to head back to the good ol' USA.



cotton jones // "to death with you"


gem city

On Tuesday, me and some friends went to the beach to show a friend from Los Angeles around.




Jen and I decided to bring our bikes



So sunny and nice





Jen's bathing suit was terrific



After the beach, we went to Books & Books




We also visited the Art Center








Also a short walk to visit the Holocaust Memorial




While others were at a museum, Jen, Bob, and I stopped at South Pointe Park





We tried to make new friends




Stayed until we were too tired