congratulations Angela & Geo!!

Meanwhile, we will dress up and make faces.

A perfect day in Tiburon, CA

Where am I?

SPOTTED! - Fred Armisen @ 73rd/CPW

For the SECOND time! ON THE SAME BLOCK.  My first sighting of him was also on a rainy day like today on 73rd/Columbus Ave.  That means he's gotta live near me.

Adding him to my list of NYC sightings.  Not to mention I saw Russell Simmons coming out of his pimp car with an assistant last weekend.

Liza Minnelli
Lance Bass
Ashley Angel
Kristen Scott Thomas
Carey Mulligan
Shaquille O'Neal
William H Macy
John Legend
Jay Manuel
Denise Richards
Steve Nash
Grant Hill
Kate Walsh
Russell Simmons
Fred Armisen

memory lane

Each new stamp in my passport is like getting a badge on my nonexistent Brownie uniform.  I've been working on it for 10 years.  But this passport is now retired, and I have a stiff new blank one in its stead.  It's like a new chapter in my life although I haven't really achieved anything and nothing will really change going forward, but it certainly is a ride down memory lane.


A milestone - my first trip to Europe in 2004.  Amsterdam, Paris, and London.

Also in here is Peru, where we saw the breathtaking Machu Picchu and had countless, unforgettable experiences.

Japan.  P showed me the country in a week and introduced me to his favorite places, food, and friends.  I ate too much white rice, but oooh, was it good.








Ireland.  The stamp just LOOKS SO IRISH.  Sister and I went on the best bike ride ever here on the Aran Islands, and I did an Irish jig (which my friend renamed "hoedown") in front of a bar playing Irish music.  Here, "Irish bars" are just called "bars."






Well, I'm now working on preparing for my first stamp in the new passport.

1. Get passport - CHECK!
• Cool photo cropping and sizing tool provided online.
2. Get my medicines - CHECK!
• Note to self - received latest tetanus booster on May 10, 2012
3. Put deposit on safari - CHECK!
4. Backpack - CHECK!
5. Camera lens - CHECK!
6. Kindle - CHECK!

Now I gotta start packing!

9/11 Memorial

Getting Malaysian food at Nyonya afterward

AFRICA. ME!

We booked our tickets last night!  I am both nervous and excited, which I find is always a good combination for an adventure trip!

A little flight to Amsterdam, where we will undoubtedly pick up some cheese, and then...

Flight summary   Flight 1: Amsterdam - Kilimanjaro Sat 2 Jun 12 Flight 2: Kilimanjaro - Dar es Salaam Fri 8 Jun 12 Flight 3: Dar es Salaam - Amsterdam Mon 11 Jun 12

OH YEAH.

Well, first I gotta renew my passport, and then get a yellow fever vaccination, and then I gotta go shopping to look the part.

I must have a safari hat, right?