Waking up on Wednesday was like waking up on Christmas morning. Our Machu Picchu llama picture (or "Bossy the Llama" to you old-school Over Yonderlusters) was #1 on the travel Reddit page and I couldn't have been more pleased. Sure, I was preparing for the worst when it came to trolls and the like, but… Continue reading Our Machu Picchu Llama has gone VIRAL!
“Congratulations, you’re hired!” said the voice on the phone happily. At that moment things went quiet in my house and I started swimming in my head. Is this really happening? I was 18, freshly out of highschool, and on a whim I applied to work at a tattoo shop on 6th street in Austin, Texas.… Continue reading Stepping Into a Time Machine: The Star of Texas Tattoo Convention
There is something haunting about fog. We never really get to see it here in Austin, Texas so when it rolls in I find it to be a special treat. We were working inside of our friends RV when I looked outside to see that Cedar Key was covered in a blanket of white -… Continue reading Photo Friday: Foggy Cedar Key, Florida
I glanced at my Facebook one last time before heading out on the road to Florida. “Also on New Years day we will be hashing, so bring a comfortable pair of running shoes. The theme of the hash is All Holidays attire meaning you dress according to your favorite holiday.” Wait, what? WTF is hashing?… Continue reading WTF is Hashing? Cedar Key, Florida
The 365 days project can be used to really increase your knowledge about the camera you use. Not only did it give me "mad" Photoshop skills but I got to know my (at the time) Nikon D80. So in this round I learned about the ability to take multiple pictures. It caught my love for… Continue reading Exposure: My Sushi Face
What makes a good New Years? If you would have asked me this question in my early twenties, I think my answer would have been vastly different. Enter the confetti debacle. Shaun still gets an angry look on his face and it was almost 10 years ago. “No confetti.” This meant “yes confetti”, as far… Continue reading Bringing in the New Year in Cedar Key
Yes, I understand that the world of the interwebz is overflowing with pretty pictures of sunsets. But how can it not be? When we stop enjoying the small wonders and beauty of the world, it will become wasted... and we can’t let a good sunset go to waste now can we? If you haven’t noticed… Continue reading Sunset Obsession in Cedar Key, Florida
One of the things about my 365 days project that I love so much is that I can look back at my thoughts and feelings that were recorded during the period of the year. The following "journal" entry was written for my "zombie" day. How incredibly telling it was in regards to my emotional state… Continue reading Exposure: Feeling Like a Zombie
Babies change everything. ...even if they aren’t yours apparently. No, I’m not pregnant. You can stop your frothing at the mouth people. I know quite a few of you are just waiting for an oops to happen. I’m looking at you, Talon. xoxo Everyone kept asking why we were returning home after spending the money… Continue reading Coming Home for Baby C
Why on earth would you ever go to DELAWARE during your tour of the northeast US? Well kids, it wasn’t necessarily by choice. Due to our extreme travel schedule we had missed out on several important dates back home - mainly Shaun’s parents coming to visit. We had let too many years slip by since… Continue reading Dela-WHERE?
...and it was over just like that. Three months in Europe, gone in a flash. It is crazy how time flies when you’re having fun. As we looked up from our books on the Megabus, we found ourselves surrounded by Washington DC. I’m baaaaaaaack. ...with Shaun in tow as a DC virgin. What this means… Continue reading Washington DC: The SECOND Time Around
I do have to admit - working for the major video game company Blizzard had its perks. One being that they started work approved Nerf Gun Wars. There were designated DMZs (De-Militarized Zones) so that the phone team wouldn't be accosted on the job, but everything else was fair game. So we prepared and armed… Continue reading Exposure: Nerf Gun Wars
Enter the absurd: We were invited to a party for Guy Fawkes Day and found ourselves hanging out in a yurt on top of a building in east London with a rockin’ party around us. We huddled together for warmth under a heater on the rooftop as our breath hung in the air. “Now it… Continue reading Slice of Life: Guy Fawkes Day
It is one of those places that, I promise, you don't really know what you're getting yourself into when you head into the red light district. I can understand why this "taboo" tourist attraction garners the attention it gets and attracts thousands of people to wander the streets. I saw Johns staring into the windows… Continue reading Photo Essay: The Red Light District in Amsterdam
It is weird to think that we left on our life changing trip 627 days ago. We are quickly approaching 2 years of a cubicle free life and I couldn't be happier. Our year in review is INTENSE. 2012 has been crazy for us as we globetrotted at a breakneck speed. If you would have… Continue reading 2012: Our Year in Review
