Flashback: Costa Rica- Me frollicking...

Mind you, I can't swim. So I am enjoying this beach despite that life or death fact. Unsuspectingly, Sofia was recording me...

-Rodney

Flashback: South Africa- "Pangwin" Beach

Another fun day in South Africa...This is at a place called Penguin Beach. But if you know me, it's "Pangwin". Check out tons of pics from the trip here. Co-workers and all.

I thought this was funny...It's sign that says check under and behind your cars for wandering penguins...so good.


Rodney

Flashback: Costa Rica April 2008

Way back before the incident in May, Sofia and I took a week long vacation to Costa Rica. This was by far one of the bes vacations I have had with my baby. This trip was full of relaxation, Yoga, days at the beach, days high up in the mountain, crab bites and strong dranks! Wonderful trip. Here are some pics...
This is the little house we stayed in...


Then us enjoying CR...






And you know this was cool...

And then we treated ourselves to a massage...as if Costa Rica was not relaxing us enough...



While we were chilling on the beach, we were adopted by a stray dog. With huge testicles. So we nicknamed him, BALLS.

Anyone that knows Sofia, knows that she hates bugs and creatures. She is pretty afraid of them. So she went and bought these shoes called 5 Fingers to wear and keep the bugs away from her. I was napping on the beach and next thing I know she gets bit by a crab. But only during the ONE time she wasn't wearing the shoes!

Everyday we found some new shit. And once we found this place we stuck to it.

We went here a few times. everything was cool- and there was even some wisdom hanging.

And these are random finds...



I really enjoy eating Ice Cream on vacation....love it.

Then Sofia surprised me with a stay at the most beautiful place, hands down, i have EVER stayed in my life. She found the spot. Which was a beast to get to. I drove there , and once I got the mountain part of the drive, I stayed in 1st gear the entire drive up. And it was rough. Bumpy and scary. But once we made it we were breathless. That is our room in up top. Waaaaaaay up there.

This was our view out of the window. We were so high up- clouds were flying by the window. I thought it was smoke or fog at first. But then I realized that it wasn't.


And now the amazing room...


Even moreso, 'cause she's in the bed in it...


Taking it in...

Again, from the window...

Plastic bags....

For real... check this out

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-Rodney

Me and Lisa...

Thursday, November 13, we were treated to a nice visit by Lisa Loeb. She performed for us in our very own Central Filing. Which is a bar we have upstairs, which I won a lifetime membership to because I had the "Best Overall" costume for in the First annual Halloween Costume this halloween. This is her...






And this is us...how cuuute!


I really enjoyed this performance...Her camp songs really made me...I don't know, Happy. I felt good.

She just kept saying that we have met before... too bad it's not even true.

What a surpise...

A chat orgy...I had to smoke a square after this one...

Flashback: South African Sunset

I was out there in Feb '08 for a shoot for M&M's. This is by far the best way to describe my experience there...more pictures here.

Goodies by mail

OKay- my girl Stephanie is always sending me some very cool and amazing postcards and letters int the mail. Well I recently ordered some postcards from the girl she gets her coolness from. Amber J. Favorite- My new. Hehe. Can't wait to send these to who I got them for....

-Rodney

Flashback: Cartagena, Colombia Sept. 2008

Back in March, some friends and I planned to take a trip to Colombia. And it wasn't until the accident the the trip was maybe not an option. But nevertheless, I made it. Here a few pics...

This is the apartment we were staying in- and the view...


And the rooftop pool...


And us in it...Javi was doing his greatest seal impression...



I guess swimming in a pool this nice wasn't enough. So we stepped it up to a volcano. Now I can't really float, but you can't NOT float in the mud... amazing.




Mud massages and all- fuck a pool, I want a volcano at my crib near the beach!


A little mud don't make my girl less beautiful...plus it's good for the skin.



And when the dunked me...I was the only one that flipped over...feet over head...My skin looks great now because of this shit.



And off to let the little old ladies wash my ass...not that I needed them too. But it was nice. Where you strip down naked and get washed...


The dirt got in my contact...I was so freaked out by the pain, I almost stood up bucky nekkid and flashed Colombia. That was funny.


Also while shopping for food I noticed this amazing ice cream...



One night at dinner at San Pedro, Javier pulls a brilliant joke. He told the waiters it was my birthday. A total surprise...




And we made some really awesome friends there...Despina being my favorite new friend. Sofia concurs...



We partied...haaarrrd.




We did some sightseeing...


This Fort was amazing...


And the party tour bus...fuuuunnn.


The walled city...


Botero...


This was by far the most hellacious boat ride of my life...I felt broken- 45mins of the most turbulent waters ever! Just to go to a beach...


It was such a good time. Back to my traveling ways...Thanks Massiel and Javier for inviting me back in March...

Hmmm...

I wonder why the trouble bell is the smallest of the set. Is "Trouble" less important? Call me crazy, but trouble is what the other two are. And strangely- "Smoke" is bolded, why is "Waterflow" the biggest? Water puts out fire...



This is what I am thinking while I WAIT in line to vote...

Flashback: May 3rd 2008

I don't remember much about his night- In fact I don't remember any of it. A week before this night and 3 weeks after this night is gone. Like it didn't happen, but it did.

I was out with friends at a Brazilian Girls concert, I assume from the photos of that night- I was having a damn good time.









Then...










And these were all the belongings that were saved...



And the next 7 weeks were spent pretty much like this...stay tuned. more to come.

Something is still talking to me...

While I was in line voting yesterday morning. I happened to look up and see a message. Wow, the universe doesn't talk to me in requests- it talks to me in imperatives. "be creative"

The First Family...

What beautiful pictures...The family and the concession.



The magic taking place in Clinton Hill...



And still another magic moment...

The vote...

self explanatory...

The number on he counter is 39- a really prophetic number for me. "3" is me, my psychic number- "9" is my destiny number. So all in all I was supposed to be here at this moment doing "me". Amazing...

A moment of inspiration.

I wasn't even planning on watching the marathon. But while walking to meet Sarra and her sister Selma and her husband , Q, I walked right into the marathon. And the moment of inspiration struck.



Now why can't I do this again?

Then there was a moment that Sarra had briefly told me about- the black church singing "jesus love" to all the passersby in the marathon...awesome.

"Touch her ni**a! touch her!"

I was randomly on the set of Mya's new video shoot on saturday night, Invited by my girl Sarra who's is editing the vid. The director was Marc Baptiste...Super cool guy. But the male counterpart to Mya, was from what I heard, "fine as hell" but he was the worst actor ever...EVER. I can't believe his job was to act like Mya's man and be affectionate with her. But he let his fear of drowning get in the way of him doing his JOB. That's your job, touching Mya, and you couldn't do it. Marc was yelling, "Touch her ni**a!! Touch her!!" the director had to tell you that? Wow.