a friend of mine just lost his father. he has a special request: http://gravity.livejournal.com/1459735.html

please help him out if you can!

so there Chris and I are at the Orchid Festival at the botanical gardens on Sunday, and we see our friends Richard and Leila. Leila invites us to a big Phagwah celebration (she is ethnically Indian, from Guyana). Chris and I had plans in the afternoon in the keys but decide to meet up with Richard and Leila instead. oh yeah, and she told us to ( Read more... )

have you heard about "Open That Bottle" night? the concept is pretty simple: for those of you that might be saving a bottle of wine for that special occasion, think about it. how long have you been saving it? will you ever get to that "special occasion"? life is short - so Open that Bottle ( Read more... )

I'll keep it short and sweet: the right to vote is one of the best things about this country. And if you don't vote - you don't get to complain! So get out there and vote!

Chris and I both voted early last Saturday. We stood in line for 3 hours - but it was worth it.

So tell me - who voted???

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the next few days are going to be really interesting...


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i have a question for all of you digital camera owners out there. what camera do you have? do you like it?

i want to get a DSLR, but i want to know if any of you have any recommendations.

thanks in advance!

today, Chris and I went to the Keys and rented a 2-person kayak for a few hours. we paddled to Indian Key, a state park on an small key off of Lower Matecumbe Key, and we had a picnic lunch. (side note to D: we thought of you, as we saw the place where Dr. Henry Perrine lived). after looking around the island, we were about to paddle back, when ( Read more... )

so I logged on to talk about how Chris and I just came back from having Dim Sum. yes, actual dim sum in Miami! he took there for my birthday. I had been reading reviews online, and found 2 places in Miami that people recommended. I wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised. they had a huge selection to choose from, and the service ( Read more... )

yesterday was tourist day. we went to 2 places that we've been meaning to go to, but never made the time.

first up was Lion Country Safari. it's one of those parks where you drive through and the animals roam free, all around your car. we had a few traffic jams because of this, which was the most fun i've had in traffic before. it was very ( Read more... )