October 2009

Meanwhile, back in the real world

October 21, 2009

This was posted a couple of weeks ago (the day after my birthday actually) but we just discovered a nice little post about Cabbage Design Company on the Chronicle Books blog. About a year or so ago we worked with Chronicle on the Fantasy Sex Deck, a fun project that, among other things, led to […]

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Iron Chef: France Edition

October 20, 2009

After two weeks of French cooking, Anjel finally got a chance to step up and show how we do things back in Cali. As a token of our thanks, and to prepare a sample of some California cuisine, Anjel asked to make a dinner. Everyone thought that was a great idea and the guest list […]

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Quickie: I Love Comics

October 19, 2009

I have an insatiable comic addiction. I can’t get enough. Comic books, graphic novels, manga, large format, collections, indie paperbacks, tried and true superheroes…I do not discriminate. I love them all equally and for different reasons.

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I am? I am! I AMsterdam!

October 12, 2009

I am! I am! I AMsterdam! (photo by iam) My name is Dutch. Straight out of the dyke, good old fashioned Dutch. Not just my surname, completely by accident my first name is as well. My mother claims they made it up, since she loved the song Angie by the Rolling Stones but heard it […]

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Little Help Here: Berlin (UPDATED)

October 12, 2009

UPDATE: I think we´re set for Berlin. Through our good friends at Rabers in San Jose, we were put in touch with a vintage moto enthusiast (and Rabers customer) living in Berlin. Assuming everything works out, we should be staying with him. Thanks to everyone for their help! We weren’t originally planning on going through […]

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10,000 Miles

October 11, 2009

This afternoon, driving through the countryside of France, we traveled our 10,000th mile. It took us 67 days, averaging 150 miles per day through 5 countries. The numbers so far are as follows: 4557 miles by Plane 2065 miles on Motorcycles 1895 miles by Car 1136 miles on Trains 200 miles by Boat 84 miles […]

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En France, nous mangeons comme les rois

October 8, 2009

(Translation: In France, we eat like kings) We didn’t photograph our  breakfast (which was fresh bread, orange juice, coffee, homemade orange and apple jellies and Nutella) but below are photos of what we ate for dinner and lunch. Keep in mind that this was only two meals worth of food. In one day. Ridiculous. And thank […]

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I, Traveller

October 5, 2009

(photo scenery) We stopped at the side of the road and laid flat on our backs. I stretched out my arms and legs doing my best impressing of a star fish and looked up into the sky. The last long stretch of the 14 mile first leg of the Dingle Way from Tralee to Camp […]

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Quickie: Negotiations

October 4, 2009

On day 1 of our trek of the Dingle Peninsula, Anjel negotiates with a representative of the local herd, insuring us safe passage through their lands.

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Quickie: ILLUSIONS!*

October 4, 2009

Based on a flyer we found in a pub in England, Connal does his best GOB Bluth impression. *tricks are something a whore does for money.

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