reeking tropical charms

managed to capture a few photos before the night got blurry. 

 

 

 

Girls in black.. color theme of the night

 

 

prom pose

regular pose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Naf looks so peaceful

 

 

 

Hah, got Fred to look at the camera

 

 

ring ceremony

 

 

 

kissy kissy!

 

 

enjoying the hors d'ouvres (did i spell that right?)

 

 

girls + max

 

ray at the reception with a clean suit =)

 

they're next!

 

 

 

sue, where's your champagnaaaa?

 

sue drank her champagnaaa.

 

the longest married couple (at our table!)

 

raybird and the philly

 

couple's first dance! in black and white!

 

nice speech,ji!

i love this photo! father daughter dance. in black and white =)

 

 

 

father/daughter and mother/son dance.

 

 

i didn't taste the cake!

 

 

 

he had lots of fun

 

 

so did she.

Show us something that moves you.
Submitted by sleek geek. 

 that's my cooper s.  it moves me by taking me places. =).

a boy i adored told me it was like a spaceship inside. 

What does your name mean and why did your parents choose it for you? 
Submitted by mommy2two.

Lo·re·lei       (lôr'ə-lī', lō'rə-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A siren of Germanic legend whose singing lures sailors to shipwreck.

my parents chose it because they named all of their children after music/songs.  i apparently was named after a mythological siren who killed sailors.

in reality, i lure men with my awesome karaoke skills!

When was the last time you made a drastic change to your personal style (i.e., wardrobe, hairstyle, etc.)? What did you do? 
Submitted by miyna. 

3 days ago.  i cut about ten inches of my hair off!  it'll get donated to locks of love as soon as i get off my butt and actually mail it in.

 

missing in action for a while.... must be because i was busy becoming a wife. 

disclaimer: shots are low-res, excuse the dull contrast. photographer: ebmar avancena

 

 fake posed shot

 

 at the altar

 

 

 we're married!!

 

 

"action shot"

 

 

 ohhh man...

 

siblings

 

 

went to venice and rome for the honeymoon

photographers: myself and the raymond

 

 

one of the millions of canals

bridge after bridge after bridge

bridge of sighs (connects palace to prison... prisoners "last sigh" of freedom as they walk through the bridge). ray doesn't sigh, he gasps.

bought some masks from a venetian mask maker -  the supplier of masks from kubrik's eyes wide shut.

serving size: one pie.. i'm not kidding. the waiters give you bad looks if you share a whole pizza

at the roman forum - collapsed ruins where the romans worshipped their pagan gods. later turned into christian temples.

absinth: cheap... only 20 euros (roughly 30 bucks)

girl playing with dirty pigeons

has it really been that long since i've been back?

well, things have been hectic moving and getting settled in.  i'm finally finishing up this school year. whew!

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glad to say i found myself a new favorite movie!! pan's labyrinth!! goes along very well with my childhood favorite "labyrinth" (where i found myself strangely attracted to david bowie - when i was just 6 yrs. old). hm.

 

 

 

beautiful and sad fantasy ... lovely film!

got an eggling as a gift!

wild strawberry adventures start soon!

 

 

Book: What book would you like to see made into a movie? 
Submitted by Felipe Anuel.

the giver...

Show us what's on the agenda.

1. move closer to work

2. get hitched

3. go to italy

4. get tenured

 

or maybe some sort of sleep disorder..

 

i pretty much sleep almost 8 hours each night, but whenever i get home from work, i usually need another 1-2 hr. nap.

is this normal?