Family time at Cookshop

I love Cookshop. My cousin came into town.  He lives in Paris and outside of Florence.  He and his wife are both American.  I took them to Cookshop with the family and they loved it.  I am sure they had not had biscuits in ages.

 My cousin and my dad, they aren't related or nothing

As you can see my people tend to loose all pigment as they get older.  My cousin is red cause he just came back from Cuba.  My dad is a little yellowish cause the wall behind him is showing through.

 

Christina, Christian, and Christine

Christina from David Beahm Design came to see the family.  We sat thematically, so it was all the Christi-people in one area.

 

Me, and Tina

We call my mom Tina.  We have been doing it for years.  Crystal Meth was huge in the gay community a while ago and the nickname for it in the community was Tina.  Every time someone talked about getting hooked on Tina, being high on, or copping Tina,  it took a weird minute for me to make the connection that they were not talking about my mom.

Tina, the mom, not the drug

Here is another shot of Tina.

My Tom with Christina

I tell people that my brother and I are twins.  We were actually born a week and 3 years apart. 

That was it.  Cookshop is great and if you go there, go for Sunday brunch.  It is the only day of the week that they have the Bakery Basket, AKA himmel.

Kitty Dukakis in prison

Well sort of.  I am testing out my new camera and took a shot of a VERY pregnant Kitty D behind the gate.

All she needs is a tin cup to bang on the bars and cake with a shiv in it.

Spring is coming, I have proof!

I was shocked to see sprouts breaking out of the ground when taking out the compost this morning.

 

 They are busting through in a couple of places.  In a few weeks I will have fresh chives and daffodils.

New Camera - Canon SD780

 

People frequently ask me what kind of camera they should buy.  I never know.  I know what camera I want, but it is overkill for other people.  Anytime I need to buy a point and shoot camera I go to b&h and just ask them what camera to buy and why.

Then I point to other cameras and say "What about this one?"  "Why is that one better then THIS one?"

To tell you the truth they LOVE it when I do that.

Honestly, all the point and shoots have small sensors.  They are about the size of your pinkie nail.  So if there are too many pixels on there it is not going to work out so well. 

Ultimately you need to know what you need the camera for.  If you are going on safari, you are going to need one type of camera.  If you need something sub compact then another thing is right for you.  Low light? Lots of room shots?  All different specs.

I am going out of town soon and I am going to take the camera with me.  I will report back on how it performs.

Manu Dibango - New bell

Get ready to get down?

Peggy Lee - Why Don't You (Remix) by Gramaphondzie

This is an amazing song.  I am sure it is gonna be picked up for a commercial.  

I defy you not to wiggle a little bit to this when the hook kicks in.

The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?

This little ditty has been in my head for a couple of days.

Enjoy.