Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Get On Down!!!

Tuesday Morning Solo Dance Off
was in full effect!! 
Thank You Curtis for being smooth!




Thursday, June 21, 2018

We Swim with The Moon

Welcome Summer Solstice!
Two cups of coffee deep,
laundry done, grocery shopping complete,
and eating a homemade bacon, avocado and egg burrito!
It's only 9:30am.
I'm totally ruling thus far.
So, I've been dancing around the house
to this jam by
Still Corners.
It's sooo dreamy.
 

I love you Universe.
I love you Planet Earth.
I love you Moon.
I love you Sun.

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Japan


Last month in May, I went to Japan
for 10 days.
I went to visit my son who is serving in the Navy.
Currently he is stationed in Yokosuka.
Which is only 35 miles south of Tokyo!!
Woot! Woot!
Can I just say, I LOVE JAPAN!!
The people are so sweet, polite.  It's super clean, great food, killer record stores, fun bars and lots of shopping.
I wish I could live there for one year.
I was lucky to explore:
Shibuya, 
Harajuku,
Kamakura,
Shinjuku,
Shimokitazawa,
Yokosuka
and Yokohama!!


 ( Harry Hedgehog Cafe, Tokyo)
 (Alleyway in Yokohama)
(Alleyway Yokohama)
(I found friends)




(Neon Bar Signs in the Golden Gai, Shinjuku)


(Raddest Bar during my whole trip, 
MOTHER Rockbar, Shinjuku)


(Piss Alley, Tokyo)
(Cartwheels on Nobi Beach, click image) 


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(Ice Cream & The Great Buddha of Kamakura)




(Harajuku, Tokyo)
 (Flash Disk Ranch. Coolest Record Store!)



 ( The infamous Fifi! Owner of Poor Cow Bar, lead singer of Firestarter)
(Shimokitazawa,Tokyo Rules!!)




Of course I snapped like 100 photos of food.  One night we had our dinner and drinks paid for. Hahahah!! An old drunk Japanese man fell in love with me, so he insisted on paying for our whole dinner. Yea, I was a Hot Commodity for the Senior Citizens in Japan. Anyway, here's a few of my favorites.
Our Nobi Beach Club Airbnb was a Traditional Japanese House.  Here's my room.
The Special Part of this trip was watching my son's ceremony.
Pinned and Ranked Up!
I'm so happy this coincidentally happened while I was in town.



FUUUCK YEEAA!!! 
Stellar Times.
















The Flame Blew Out

5am Friday morning my alarm goes off. 
Hit the snooze, my screen opens up.
Only words I read are, 
in this order: 
Dead, 
Bourdain, 
61.
I whimper, 
"FUUUUCK!!!
He's dead!!
Anthony Bourdain is dead!!"
I stop breathing for a couple of seconds.
Why am I devastated over the death of someone whom I've never met?
 Crushed.Shook.
Still hurts today.
It has to be because this "person" plays a significant role in something you've been through. Although, Anthony Bourdain is not a song nor a band, he has influenced me tremendously. He's magical like music.
Mr. Bourdain was my Idol.  
My dream husband 
(and I'm not into the idea of marriage)
2012, I traveled alone to New York to visit and stay with my dear friend. I was invited to go to NYC for years.  But I was too scared, didn't want to leave my boyfriend (who was invited, but doesn't fly), did not want to leave my son, didn't know if I could afford it etc... The usual bullshit.
After watching an episode of "Parts Unknown" 
I said Fuck It!
I'll find a sitter, I'll penny pinch,
I'll let my boyfriend know he can come along, but I'm outta here.
Booked the flight in a month.
Best decision EVER!!!!
My dream has been to travel.
Because of Anthony Bourdain, I took the PLUNGE. 
You have to create your dream life.
You're the author of your autobiography.
The secret is, 
everything you want is within your grasp.
Grab Life By The Horns!!
† I still admire him. Regardless of his "Exit" †
Thank you Bourdain for being
consistently cool,
humble, 
honest, 
a true soul rebel, 
funny
and
inspiring to so many.
I'm going to miss you.
Rest in Paradise