FELIZ ANIVERSARIO!

We celebrated Valerie's 21st in high style, at the chic Noodle Lounge in Rio Vermelho (translation: "red river"), which was strangely reminiscent of a San Franciscan nightspot- *cue the nostalgia symphony*. We noshed on tape style appetizers, sipped many a cocktail, danced to smooth beats, and just gabbed on the latest- in Portuguese, mind you. (Ok, I was lying about the latter.)

the spot

me and the birthday girl, ms. val the fab

kat and her cocktail.

kat, me and sharon

saphire voltage.

embracing our, uhh...assets.

me and shannon are great friends.

i am quite fond of her.

i think she is quite fond of me, too.

...maybe, a bit too much

pe linda

feeding the birthday girl cake

sharon, moi, and erika

we met the buddha there that night. each of us have a unique relationship with him. here's me giving the buddha a high five.

shannon whispering sweet nothings...

valerie giving eskimo kisses...

and candy? uhhh...

bomb squad

loungin'

we live to laugh.

LUMINOUS NIGHTS AND ACOUSTIC MELODIES

They say a picture tells a thousand words. I'll let these ones do the talking...

AN IMPROMPTU VISIT

The following details the adventures of Taddy and I, our journey through the exquisite beaches of Salvador (judge for yourself) and the "old city" known as Pelourinho. After coasting for a month in Recife, dabbling in random city excursions here and there, he and his pops hopped on a plane to come see...ME! I was delighted to receive the phone call, and even more elated to hang out with my old chum.

sippin' on cocos

papa antonio and primo carlos

strikin' a "modest" pose

street art at its finest

we decided to disregard our former personas and devote our lives in earnest to selling acaraje

night cap of pelourinho