where'd you get that TACO?

Great article on the sourcing of a Mission Taco.

I am lucky to have known him!

My dad's best friend:


Richard Salay, a beautiful man who joyfully influenced many.

Richard, Dickie-Boy, Sales, Dick, Pops, Salay, Dad, Grandpa... enraptured with love, has shed his skeleton and moved on. Recently achieving 70 years, he amassed an enormous yet eclectic portfolio of smiles. He simply made life more interesting. He will be revered.

Long live Dickie-Boy.

Mothers Day Ride

Mothers Day Ride from Kristin Tieche on Vimeo.

Ofertório - A Vélo Vogue Film

So if other bloggers get to write about their kids and spouses, I think it's fair game for me to write about my break-ups, and how a bike ride helped me deal with the latest.

This was filmed entirely with my Panasonic DMC-LX2 on the day that I broke up with my ex-boyfriend. I rode my bike to the Labyrinth at Land's End to make an offering and decided to film the whole thing.

The music is Ofertório by Brazilian artist Milton Nascimento. The title means "Offertory." I love the music, but don't understand the lyrics. When I first heard it, I knew it matched the visuals of this film.

A Photo Show

I'm going to participate in this group amateur photo show. I was assigned the Upper Haight. Because I've had to deal with so many extraneous things, and then with Bike to Work Month upon us, I've found myself kinda too busy for photo taking, but I managed to snap some nice shots, and I'm sure there will be a wealth of other good ones in the mix!

my favorite movie of all time

If you don't have it in your Queue, put it there now and move it to the top of your list. I just watched it again last night, and am thinking that I'll keep it for the rest of the week and watch it over and over again.

saudade

As defined by Wikipedia: Saudade has been described as a "vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist ... a turning towards the past or towards the future." A stronger form of saudade may be felt towards people and things whose whereabouts are unknown, such as a lost lover, or a family member who has gone missing. It may also be translated as a deep longing or yearning for something which does not exist or is unattainable.

faster cupcake kill kill

I went to a wedding. They had a piñata. Form of cupcake.


I had to kill it.


I had a cheering section.


Killing felt good.

i'm much happier with this ninja version of domestic bliss

much more satisfying than my own reality at the moment (although Cloud and I are doing just fine, thank you very much).

ninjas at peace

more DVF!

"The biggest mistake a woman can make is not to be herself in public or private."
— Diane Von Furstenberg

i was just feeling so happy to be a virgo, when i read this

I like calling upon reason and logic to help through the rough spots. I can always count on rational thought. That's what we Virgos do best! So now, according to Mr. Brezsny, must I really subject myself to further (irrational) scrutiny?

Virgo Horoscope for week of March 18, 2010

The storm is your friend right now, Virgo. So are the deep, dark night and the last place you'd ever think of visiting and the most important thing you've forgotten about. So be more willing than usual to marinate in the mysteries -- not with logical ferocity but with cagey curiosity. The areas of life that are most crucial for you to deal with can't be fully understood using the concepts your rational mind favors. The feelings that will be most useful for you to explore are unlike those you're familiar with.