It was divey-er than I remembered & much more crowded. Packed with ‘Noles fans who had just baked for four hours in the Florida sun & smelled of sweat, sunscreen, beer & cigarettes. We communicated via hand gestures & text messages across the room as B held two bar stools for us while I waited…
FriFotos: Bricks
I love brick buildings. They’re usually historic or a restoration of something historic (especially in my current hometown of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia) & their lines & shape always make for interesting architectural design. I’m a sucker for red bricks & painted bricks & used to be painted bricks. In honor of this week’s #FriFotos…
Wordless Wednesday: Florida State University
In Florida’s capital city of Tallahassee is the tree-lined, brick building filled campus of Florida State University. I attended FSU for my freshman & sophomore years of college from 2000-2002. My memories of FSU are filled with days of doing the chop at football games, eating Pokey Sticks at midnight, & a lot of late…
Hotel Review: Hotel Duval; Tallahassee, Florida
From 2000-2002, I spent my freshman & sophomore years of college at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. At that time, the hotel options for visiting parents, lobbyists & lawmakers were limited. Luckily, several new hotels have arrived in Florida’s capital city, most notably the Aloft Hotel (a branch of W Hotels) & the Hotel…
FriFotos: Harbors
Harbors take all kinds of shapes & forms. In some places, they’re a gathering place for longshoremen, lobster men, & fishermen. In some places, they’re a gathering place for boaters & yachters, a place filled with the rich & famous. In some places, they’re an interesting mixture of the two. I love this week’s Twitter…
