extreme makeover: parker

After a 3 month long absence, I'm back on the east coast. The part to which I usually look most forward when I come home is reuniting with the dogs. Sully greeted me at the door with a slobbery kiss and looked cute as usual, but ...


... what happened to Parker?? Apparently, he had let himself go.


Thus, my first order of business was to call the groomer and make an appointment. Five hours later, the cuteness has returned and we can all go back to business as usual.



Next up, who's cuter, TK or PK (Parker)?

happy gay pride from sf!

After another blissful stint in LA, I flew up to San Francisco (well, San Jose airport via Southwest Airlines, to be exact) to spend time with my older sis Michelle and her husband David. I've been up here a bunch of times over the past few years, but for some reason, SF never captured my heart. It was either too chilly, too hippie, or even too techie. (As for that last criticism, obviously I suffer from some degree of self-loathing given that I went to MIT.)

Well, I'm over my snobbery and have ended my silly refusal to fall in love with this city. I have to admit that the beauty of SF even rivals Sydney. In classic tourist fashion, this view of the Golden Gate Bridge--which I captured right before I crossed over on my rental mountain bike from Blazing Saddles--had me at hello.


And speaking of views, check out the views of the city from Mount Tam, which Michelle and I hiked on Sunday. Two days later, my hamstrings and feet still feel broken, but it was totally worth it.

tk turns 100 (days)

We had a mini-party today for Elliot's 100th day (baek-il). Bucking tradition, in lieu of having a big feast of Korean rice cakes and soup as custom dictates, we celebrated by getting Elliot a new outfit (lime terry jumper from Splendid, hehe, and doggy booties) and balloons. This was all for the purpose of maximizing Elliot's 100-day cuteness, as evidenced below.

shake it baby, shake it

life is good

birthday

I turn 32 today (yikes!). Could I possibly have been this cute 30 years ago?!

overall-ed out

missing eye-fold!

13 dives later

Cozumel simply blew me away. The variety and abundance of fish, clarity of the water, and vibrancy of the reefs were all far superior to any of my dives in Australia. The divemasters from Blue Angel and my new friends from Houston deserve much of the credit for my unforgettable diving experience. They gave me some great diving advice and made me feel really safe underwater. Here's a sampling of some of the photos I took with my new underwater housing.