April 5, 2024
I have embarked upon the first of four weeks of living in a hotel during Flight Attendant training! Having no means of cooking anything would be an eating challenge I was determined to not solve by eating take out everyday, though Charlotte, North Carolina has many vegan options around. To Read more…
April 2, 2024
After a ride through the mountains I was at Lake Shawnee’s grounds for a tour. Long on my list, the grounds were teeming with life though dormant for quite some time. Read through its sorted past here.
April 1, 2024
Wheeler, West Virginia has an interesting lure… an overlook on Mt. Wood, next to Mt. Wood Cemetery, where an abandoned brightly vandalized decay sits. Construction of the Mt. Wood Castle, the would-be residence of a local doctor, had been underway when he was indicted for sale of narcotics. I made Read more…
If you ever find yourself traveling through West Virginia and need a quick respite from the road, Koolwink Motel is a darling motel in Romney with decor to die for. This mid century modern gem within the valley was likely the cleanest motel I’d ever been in, for one, but Read more…
March 29, 2024
I’m embarking upon some major changes… ones that require me to spend weeks in Charlotte, North Carolina for training. I look forward to detailing my journey here in the weeks to come! A quick celebratory photoshoot in honor of my new career…
March 14, 2024
When I left Rochester in the early morning, there was snow on the ground. After a gorgeous trip south aligned with the sunrise, I’d arrive inside the bright blue sky So bright that I needed to buy some sunglasses from the Goodwill en route to Orange City. It just so Read more…
March 13, 2024
Another goal of mine while in Florida… swim with the manatees. Having done so in 2006, 2016 and now in 2024, I have seen norms change drastically in Crystal River, Florida. My private tour would be far less fruitful than previous visits and would ultimately kill my underwater camera. Here Read more…
March 12, 2024
I ventured into Old Florida to check out the dark skies. This was the highlight of my quick trip and most definitely well worth it. First, some scenic beauty in the daytime hours. See those tracks in the sand… well I got my rental car stuck in the sand, much Read more…
March 11, 2024
Soon my daily life will be completely different and temporarily out of my control. Finally, my career shift is coming to fruition… so I needed to take an excursion before these drastic changes. I cashed in my miles for a quick excursion to Florida. My first stop was Blue Spring Read more…
February 2, 2024
It was my good friend’s birthday (and my brother’s birthday) that had me driving back to Long Island at the start of February! This cake has become a tradition. And rightfully so. It is so dreamy! I used butterfly pea flower powder to color the frosting as it is my Read more…
December 30, 2023
Needing a good breakfast before heading back to Rochester and needing to see Angela, we met at Le Petit Monstre bright and early and managed to find primo parking… a delicious appetizer if I do say so myself. This place is large and refreshingly spacious for Brooklyn and has a Read more…
December 29, 2023
Spending time on the North Shore of Long Island, I saw some pretty things. It was very foggy! From the shore we couldn’t even make out the land across the way… Dinner at the Onion Tree in Sea Cliff. This is the Bum tchoonth waingan (Eggplant & Apple Curry) “A Read more…
December 27, 2023
Of course I would have to head east to Riverhead for some brief adventures. This would start with a cheeseboard from Veg On Board. This board wound up feeding me even after I returned home to Rochester several days later. It is always a pleaser! We always have to fight Read more…
December 26, 2023
Being in Brooklyn again had a refreshing familiarity. This is Daphne; I stayed at her place for a couple of days while I celebrated an extended holiday of all-me time. I made her pose for pictures in the beautiful light of Kensington. The Comet. I wanted to drive it home… Read more…
October 21, 2023
Austin Dam Memorial Park In all its spectacular color, and in spite of the persistent rain, we went to see the sights at Austin Dam Memorial Park in Austin, Pennsylvania. The ruins of the dam are in it of itself cause for a stop in… but in autumn, the surrounding Read more…
To celebrate my birth so long ago, we headed south to Pennsylvania’s Potter County for a stay in a cabin in the mountains. I chose this location for a few reasons. For one, it is very near to the dark sky park Cherry Springs State Park. In the unlikely event Read more…
October 20, 2023
It is now my birthday weekend, so that means I call all the shots. So on the way south to our cabin accommodations, I wanted some decay. Since Allegany County Poorhouse is along the way, we stopped in. This is an epic room of newspapers that is completely wide open Read more…
October 15, 2023
After my birthday dinner I headed to Mount Misery… a kind of infamous place on Long Island, with most youth having ventured there for some supernatural thrills at least once in their life. I remember driving there with fellow misfits looking for something to scare us silly. This time, however, Read more…
October 14, 2023
Of all the places I miss in the New York City area, it is the Kings Park Psychiatric Center that hits most. Such a massive campus of decay, I chose the Quads. Desolate and sounding like a rain-powered xylophone, I spent some time in its halls once again. As always, Read more…
Cat sitting this guy, I was relaxing on Long Island’s North Shore. So I started each morning with a bite and coffee from the area’s high quality coffee shops… This guy made sure I was up early. A latte from Southdown Coffee in Glen Cove… just perfection. $14 for one Read more…
October 13, 2023
With plans to catch up with some old friends, I headed to Manhattan’s East Village, my old stomping ground. It’s always nice to walk these streets–monitor the changes, assess the level of its downfall. A Buffalo bar I was excited to learn that Seasoned Vegan, which had recently closed after Read more…
After an uneventful drive back into the NYC area, some sustenance before meeting up with some old work friends. The outstanding Earthen would do the trick. Some wine to get things started… What was I craving? The Sweet & Spicy Chick’n Sandwich is fried mushroom in a sweet chili sauce, Read more…
September 19, 2023
It always a shock to see how vibrant the stars are at Montauk. Sure, there is also a lot of light pollution at the horizon–but the Milky Way always says “Hi” to me. I like to blame my starry luck on my underwear which is always star-patterned. And in some Read more…
When a camping spot in the coveted J-section at Hither Hills State Park opened up, I booked it for two nights knowing there wouldn’t be a better way to spend the evening on my visit back to the metro area of New York. And it would be a perfect location Read more…
September 18, 2023
If anybody ever sees what happens to my focus if I drive by a cemetery, they’d surely give me a lecture. Darting my neck to and fro looking for angels I might very well find an angel of my own. But when I was placed in front of Saint Joseph Read more…
September 17, 2023
As I break off onward to other destinations, I knew I’d need to give myself a treat. So when you can either get a gorss motel room for $80 or a gross motel room with a hot tub for $20 more, you get the hot tub! Because you deserve the Read more…