If you do, you start missing everybody.

Does Anyone Know Where The Soap Is?

Started the new job today. This is the upstairs- the restaurant itself.

This is the basement kitchen- where I spent the entire day/evening learning how to make spinach ravioli and agnolotti. I spent three hours doing each, and am still terrible. The last two hours I spent cleaning the station and vacuum-sealing halibut. It was a f***ing interesting day. But I'm terribly excited. The idea of becoming skilled with a knife, with dough, with pan and oven-  s***, just becoming skilled with my hands, is blowing my mind. And oh yeah, check out that tray of agnolotti. Some of my work there.

A close-up of one of the veal-stuffed agnolotti. Don't worry, I'm gonna get better. Click to go big.

The kitchen is overflowing with cook books, Italian and otherwise. Gonna steer clear of this one, though.

This is the first cigarette that has touched my hands since landing in a new city. It's a Newport, and it was offered to me by a new friend and fellow employee. He had no qualms about telling me that he is the dish washer in these parts, and that he is a Ravens fan. He also told me, rather matter-of-factly, that he loves sweets, and that he just got out the Pen. I always did appreciate a straight-shooter.

Haven't decided if I'm gonna smoke it yet. Haven't decided when I'm gonna ask him what he went in for. I figure I've got time on both counts.

Relics Along the Road

 

Abandoned railroad station off Falls.

Blown-out rail car, close up.

$20 Bill

Errrybody smokes in Bally May. Even the streets.

Straight down.

Footsies.

Wishing we hadn't played footsies.

Shelley chilling with Clifford at the Baltimore Book Fair. Shelley towers over the Big Red Dog. That's funny to me.

Warhol. Left field, I know.

Take A Piece, We Want You To

Dead body, no biggie.

These were in an antique shop Shelley and I checked out. Didn't try one...too shy.

So was this book. Wanted to buy it so badly. But I'm cheap... so I took a photo of the contents page. Now I can google/ wikipedia my brains out. Pathetic, I know.

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay

The U.S.S Torsk. "Designed for killing in the modern world."

The only vessel I'd ever shove off in. If it ain't a Dragon, just shut up about it.

This little guy was making my walk along the harbor really uncomfortable. So I flicked him out of my jeans, and the itching went away. He scuddled off, started grabbing on to young-uns. It was gross.

It Fell From Aloft. Great scary story.

Idiotic Boat Names, Part I

Moxie? Naw. The Crumbsnatcher. Now that's a good name for a boat.

Chick flick.

Island. Fantasy Island. I hate it when people don't finish their thoughts.

Alright, now this one I kind of like.

Damn. This one I kind of like more.

Go smoke another Parliament ya British f***! Just kidding, we're all friends here.

Too boring for words. Though my friends and I could've used your life raft back in the day. Reinforced kevlar, outboard motor- that thing would've taught the backwaters of Bear Creek (and the ferocious crocs within) a lesson in manners.

Son of a b****...now I gotta go listen to some Will Smith. Thanks a heap.

Now this I could get behind.

Meet Me In The City

Just really liked the bold print. Really dug the movie, too.

Power nap.

Inert gases.

Impressive door crest denoting the location of a certain secret boys' club. He-man woman haters. No girls allowed!

Copy cat.

Every time I pass one of these benches I die laughing. Don't worry, everyone else does too.

Praying. Preying.

Big door. Scary door. Not going through that thing.

Same church as above.

Same church as above. Marked by he who resides BELOW!

Prayer ribbons. Different colors for different prayers. Click to go big and take in the color.

Totes gothic. Now go listen to some Cathedral.

Sploring Nature is Fun

Waterfall in the woods near Falls Rd. Pretty awesome, pretty filthy. Drainage water, and run-off as well. Wanted to jump in badly, but couldn't be paid to.

Righteous. Click to go big and get your mind blown by the beauty that is the natural world! P.S. if you do you can kind of see the flecks of pyrite (fool's gold) in the rocks. Now go listen to some Giant Squid, cause "PYRITE IS ALL YOU'LL FIND"!

I'm sure she'll always love you too, bro.

Skatepark of Baltimore

SPoB. Really tiny, really DIY, but really fun. Mark, Landon, Travis and Pete: you guys would tax this place! Tax it into chapter 7. Yall dudes click the pic bigger so yall can figure out errrrythang yall are gonna do on these bad boys when you guys come to visit.

This is the mini I will need to be content with for a while. Little busted up, and very fast, but it's fun. Click to go bigger, and you'll catch the ALL-SEEING EYE painted on the ramp. Now go listen to Iron Age.

Splashes of Color

Street art in Baltimore is a big deal. This piece is gargantuan (word of the day, though I use it often) and located inside the Skatepark of Baltimore.

Roadside piece on the way to the park. Pretty cool. There was a crayfish and a manta-ray too, out of shot to the left. Was super excited about them, but couldn't get a shot. Two bummies were closing down on me, and I was tired of telling the world I didn't have any cigarettes on me.

Kyle, Katie: this one's for you. A public sculpture across the street from MICA, whose sole purpose is to invoke an appreciation for the Circus Peanut! The plaque below it asked, "Do you like Circus Peanuts?". Silly question. Click bigger and you'll get a feel for the texture of the piece. Pretty dope.