We recently celebrated my gym buddy’s birthday at Forbici: Modern Italian in Hyde Park Tampa. Their pizza dough is handcrafted: fermented for 72 hours and then baked at a high temperature for a light and airy crust. I was all ready to order a simple, classic margherita when I saw two options I have never …
My gym buddy and friend Christie told me about this event and I had to check it out after she mentioned Steve Aoki would be DJ’ing! I couldn’t believe it, tickets were only $15 per person. It ended up being a full-on carnival with essentially all the same vendors we would find at the Florida …
Haunted Carnival in Tampa – Shaq and Steve Aoki! Read More »
My first concert ever was the amazing Japanese guitarist Miyavi at the Anaheim Disney House of Blues when my high school friend Alexa and I dressed in matching puffy layered skirts and tights. Fast forward 15 years and my rediscovery of Miyavi and how his music had evolved into funky Japanese pop that I could …
From Miyavi (Cali/Boston) to Baby Metal (Budapest) to Aggretsuko (St. Pete) Read More »
I had the surprise pleasure of meeting a very unassuming Califloridian on the way to the airport to (of course) California. Larry the Lyft driver lived in California for 18 years in the Long Beach, Santa Maria, and San Jose areas. He says he misses the terrain/elevations as well as the diversity of the population …
For my Europe trip, I put together my first #capsulewardrobe! I picked just four colors: black, white, beige/brown, and blue. Tried as many combinations as was possible including monochromatic looks! It eased the stress of putting together (often uncoordinated) outfits while traveling, especially with my SUPER handy packing cubes from Amazon. The one glaring exception …
How to Easily Put Together a Travel Capsule Wardrobe Read More »
*This is a PIP (post in progress) :)* ^Very first picture taken on my solo Europe trip! I wasn’t really tired since I got enough rest on the Chicago to Switzerland leg, but did feel not really “put together.” Definitely more put together than when I was in similar situations in the past though LOL. …