At the airport in San José, we meet up with Yer who has been on the road since 9pm the night before. We find our driver and head towards Arenal. About a minute out of the airport, we nearly collide into a car that's inexplicably stopped in the middle of the road. The first bruise of the trip is christened onto Yer and we all fasten our seat belts.
Three hours later, we find ourselves at Tabacón, a thermal resort and spa at the bottom of the Arenal Volcano. We head to the hotel restaurant and splurge on dinner. I am disappointed that my scallop ravioli is actually shrimp ravioli but overall the meal is tasty. We head back to the room, throw on bathing suits, wrap ourselves in bath robes and hop into a shuttle to the hot springs.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
CR Adventure [Day one] - Do you know the way from San José?
CR Adventure [Day one] - Vayamos!
We're only an hour into the trip and Jesse Hectic has already managed to drop $129 on a pair of Ray Bans at the airport sunglass boutique. We joke that she now officially owns her 11211 area code, have a laugh at ridiculous wraparound sunglasses and head towards our gate.
Mexicana Airlines is now my favorite airline. They don't mess around with mini plastic bottles of liquor but rather wheel the cart by with legitimately sized glass bottles of Tequila, Rum and Vodka sitting on top along with four different cans of Mexican beer. All of it is free as is the meal they serve on every flight.
Monday, February 8, 2010
DAMN THAT'S MY JAM
Whatever happened to these guys? i thought they had a resurgence in the mid 90's.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Bless Up at Halcyon
Many years ago in Hotlanta, my roomie played a gig in a clothing store in Little Five Points. As my friend played records, the store employees passed out beers. I was there for a while.
A few hours and a very expensive pair of shoes that were at least two sizes too small later, I knew I had made a new friend and this wouldn't be the last time we met. It was my first "drunken shopping" encounter.
Enter "Bless Up" sessions, a weekly in-store performance by dj's of the local variety and sometimes beyond at DUMBO record shop, Halcyon hosted by Liondub. It's BYOB and for a store, Halcyon boasts an impressive sound system. My favorite week is the third Thursday of the month when the Dub War crew drops by but any week is well worth checking out.
Like the great Justin Timberlake once said, "what goes around comes around" and Halcyon is just the place to make up for all that music that you steal by drunkenly picking up a few pieces of good old-fashioned vinyl. Your ears and your karma will thank you for it.
PBR Art Contest Submission & Viewing Party
Remember last year when I tooted my on horn on this blog about receiving an honorable mention in the PBR Art Contest? When we won said prize, the fine folks at PBR asked that we send them a copy of it for their collection for traveling art shows. The result is the framed beauty you see above.
Tonight, The Suffolk in the LES is hosting a submission viewing party for this year's contest. You can create art on the spot to submit, it's open bar from 9-10pm and the flyer promises "tons of PBR Swag and Give-aways." Sounds like a good time to me!
I can't help but wonder whether some of the entries from previous years, most specifically my baby, will be in attendance? I might just have to go and see.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
The lost art of DJ'ing
When I was in college, I was obsessed with Drum and Bass and DJ'ing. I would drive an hour to buy records the day they came out, begging the record store employees to stash new tunes and white labels for me and then come home and play my beloved gems on turntables, beatmatching every transition with the use of my very own ears.
These days, it's quite a different story.
Peep the guy in the picture above "DJ'ing" between acts at Brooklyn's Glasslands last Saturday -- with his iPod. He probably illegally downloaded everything on there too. Good thing his friend is helping him out because this is clearly a two man job. The chin stroking Asian guy in the glasses appears to be deep in thought over this mind boggling showmanship of contemporary DJ'ing. I can't blame him. I was too.
Rock on modern day DJ's!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Umm . . . is this forreals?
Thanks Loneleeplanet for the fascinating update on how Hello Kitty is whoring herself out to the industry of combat gear. Who said a cute little Japanese girl can't be a badass sniper?
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Lazyrobot's 2009 Gift Guide
It's finally here, that dreaded time of the year where folks scramble from shop to shop trying to nail down that one perfect object that say to your loved ones, "I prreciate jou!" It's a difficult job to do and the bots are stepping up to the plate with this easy Gift Guide for the 2009 season! Bon Chance and Happy Holidays!
For the foodie: a jar of pickled scrumptious-ness from Brooklyn Brine
For the parents of that special someone that has everything: a Sodastream, a machine that can carbonate any liquid, say goodbye to those Perrier bottles!
For the "green-themed" Secret Santa at your underpaid workplace: Handisleeve from the Containerstore (aka heaven on earth) a reusable sleeve for those crappy office coffee cups
For the music nerd: a Stylophone Portable Beatbox machine, a wha, wha, wha? how cool is this and for $30?
For the friend who can't grow a beard: a Beard knit cap! $135 is a little steep but I'm sure some knitting genius out in the Internet has created a way to DIY.
For the fashionista that won't rob your bank: Rubbish Fashionable finger puppets, who needs Dolce and Gabbana when you have Karl Lagerfield and John Galliano on your fingers!
For the poor starving artist: a case of instant ramen and a year membership to MOMA, just in time to see the latest exhibition on Bauhaus and Tim Burton!
For the iphone obssessed/earth lover: iPhone solar skin, charging your precious with the sun!
For that special someone/wind beneath your wings or your dwarf friend: a day @ Spa Castle! you can stay all day and get all wrinkly for the small price of $35/weekday or $45/weekend, (if you're under 3ft, there's a special discount!)
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