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Monthly Archives: April 2006

Ashes and Snow - Santa Monica, CA

feather to fire / fire to blood / blood to bone bone to marrow / marrow to ashes / ashes to snow
If you have a chance to head up to Santa Monica before May 14th, I highly recommend going down to the pier and going to the Nomadic Museum to see Gregory Colbert’s Ashes [...]

Amsterdam - The Lost Days

Amsterdam was a blast. Here’s what I remember from reviewing my pictures.

There were a lot of canals… with absolutely nothing stopping you from falling in. This added to the adventure factor.

Chocomel is THE SHIT. I’ve been searching online for a USA vendor so I can order some. It’s like drinking pudding. [...]

Le Relais Gascon

If you’ve ever heard me talk about “The Salad Place”, I’m talking about Le Relais Gascon in Montmartre near Sacre Coeur. I love this place. Here’s a description of the “salad” I ordered:
Salade Gascon
Salade verte, tomates, magrets fumés, foie gras, pommes de terre sautées à l’ail
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Gascon Salad
Green salad, tomatoes, smoked duck, goose liver, fried [...]

Space Invaders

There’s a French artist who goes by the name “Invader“, who installs tiled space invaders all over the world. I found out about it initially after going to the Los Angeles exibit at Centre Pompidou with Sandrine, Laura and John. There was a book full of them, with pictures taken from all over [...]

Paris - Jours 6-8

Amsterdam was fun. Here’s what I remember:
The Red Light District isn’t as dramatic as HBO’s “Pimps Up, Hos Down” documentary makes it out to be.
Ordering weed isn’t as dramatic as you think it is, nor as exciting.
You spend a majority of your money on actual drinks at “coffee shops”. You have to pay [...]