world wide flan

[soccer in St. Pete]

The Rowdies. At old Al Lang Stadium (now some corporate name exists)… Great game. Great view. We lost, but we lost to a team from the MLS… And we put up a good fight. I will definitely be going to more games this summer.

[submerged]

Oh yeah… Got a waterproof iPhone case in the mail today. Gonna be a good summer : )

Goodbye sun! (Taken with Instagram at Sunset Beach)

Waiting for sunset. (Taken with Instagram at Caddy’s on the Beach)

[mia airport sunrise]

funny story about this morning…

I was in a wedding in Miami on a Saturday in March… the ceremony was at an old church in a Miami neighborhood. I was drunk enough to put my backpack down behind the altar and leave it when we left for the reception… It wasn’t until we were introduced at the reception that I remembered leaving my backpack behind.

My flight was the next morning at 7am. My car keys were in my backpack. My house keys in my car… my car at the airport. Not to mention it had two cameras and three lenses in it.

Well, anyway, I had no choice but to miss my flight and instead retrieve my backpack when the church opened for service on Sunday morning.  Missing the flight was kind of cool though… from the start I had figured I had to play it safe at the reception and not drink or dance too much in order to make my early AM flight.  So from the moment I realized I left my backpack behind I went ahead and partied like I had no flight to catch in mere hours.

Picking up my backpack was also awesome.  I took a cab from my hotel to the church around 8:30am…  We got to the church and I just walked in during service.  I didn’t acknowledge anyone… just walked in… wearing jeans and a black t-shirt…. all my tattoos blazing in the open air.  I didn’t talk to anyone… I just walked along the side of all the pews… went behind the alter… grabbed my backpack and left.  I’m fairly certain the whole congregation was beyond confused.

Anyway, I got to the airport to fly standby on a later flight and all later flights were overbooked.

So this picture was taken a whole day after my scheduled flight. Oh well, worse things can happen then being stuck in Miami for an extra day.

taken with an olympus om10

[al lang stadium]

Went out drinking with a buddy last night in downtown St. Pete. We parked by an old baseball park where a local professional soccer team now plays at. When I was a kid this was where the St. Louis Cardinals conducted spring training every year. I went to a lot of those games with my dad. Good memories like Ozzie Smith taking the field in the first inning with a backflip…
One thing I’m learning as I reacquaint myself with this city I was born in… Familiar things make your soul feel better… That sounds new agey I know… But I’m infatuated with the feeling and I look forward to more of these moments of nostalgia in the year ahead.
Speaking of nostalgia and familiar things… I’m taking a trip back to Charlotte this coming week and I’m really excited to see some great friends.

[sunset and a little moon]

How could I NOT take a pic of this? Wish I had my DSLR with me… But it’s a little cumbersome when you’re running.

[evening run shadow]

After a four day break with a sprains right ankle I’m back out in the fresh air sweating my ass off and hating my life and I couldn’t be happier!

[not a bad seat]

Another shot from last night’s game.

[trop ceiling]

Went to a baseball game last night to see the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Toronto Blur Jays. The Rays lost. Big bummer. But I’m going again tonight with an old college buddy so maybe we’ll get a win tonight.