The art, humor, and philosophy of a guy named David Uribe.
I’m all about hitting up the local museums, so that’ll be fun for me too. If you can think of any suggestions on where to go or what to do, drop me a comment.
Also, let me wish a safe trip to my traveling friends, Steph, Chanti, Anne Marie, Alex & Kristel.
Love you all and I look forward to hanging out with you soon.
Before you come at me with an angry tone of voice, talking ‘bout, “Hey man where you been? How come you ain’t blogging it up like you used to,” let me just give you an opportunity to view my little animation experiment above. Now, it would be misleading to suggest that this animation is the cause for my latest hiatus from blogging, but I hope you would forgive me in exchange for my attempt at eye candy.
For the past few days, I’ve been playing the role of tour guide for a young lad named Nick from Oklahoma. I say “young lad” but he’s actually 4 years my elder. Our exchange program has officially begun. For the next two weeks I will continue to provide him with things to do and places to see in my hometown of Miami. Then, come July 31st, I will pack my bags and experience Claremore, Oklahoma for two weeks as well.
So far he’s experienced the following: Lincoln Road, South Beach, Hollywood Beach, Alligator Alley, Coral Gables, Club Space, Jazid, a brief tour of the Delano, Salvadorian food, Colombian home-cooked meals, Gator bites, pizza, sea food, a Cuban birthday party (with mariachis!), and there’s plenty left to experience.
Needless to say, he’s already experiencing a bit of culture shock. I can’t say for sure what I expect to see and do in Claremore when my time comes, but I’m ready for some culture shock of my own.
Any suggestions as to where else I should take Nick while he’s in South Florida? I’m thinking of snorkeling in The Keys, taking an airboat tour of The Everglades, and checking out some local museums. Suggestions are encouraged!
So this is looking to be another one of those life-changing summers for me. I’m learning a lot, enjoying the company of friends and family, getting healthier, traveling, and enjoying a new gadget in the process.
How’s your summer been so far?
I don’t know that many people go around saying, “I love weekends,” but I certainly do. It began with the viewing of the new Hulk film. I was in the mood for some action and special effects. The Hulk didn’t fail me. In fact, I think rage is a bit contagious because I went around yelling, “smash!” while stomping up and down with fists clenched. I failed to turn green, however.
I don’t shop much throughout the year, but every now and then I have to buy the occasional article of clothing or gadget. This time around I knew I had to buy some basketball shoes so I wouldn’t have to keep on borrowing my brother’s. Found me a good pair of Reebok mid-tops for the courts along with some New Balance kicks for my everyday style. It felt nice to fill my shopping quota for the season.
Hanging out with the boys, we got together and watched the EliteXC fight between KJ Noons and Yves Edwards, among other fights. It was fun night of nachos, laughing, and playing GTA 4 in between rounds.
Sunday we managed to catch a screening of The Happening. All I gotta say is that M. Night Shyamalan knows how to scare me. I also enjoyed the sweet taste of Cold Stone’s Germanchokolatekake®. So good. And of course, I did one of my favorite weekend things to do: nap.
Well it’s back to the daily routine for now. Hopefully we’ll get the air-conditioner fixed at the office today. Otherwise I’ll have to put up with humid temperatures outside and inside of our office doors. And that won’t help this cold that’s slowly coming over me.
Sorry for my 2-week hiatus. My routine has changed a bit lately now that the summer has begun. Life has boiled down to this: Wake up, eat, go to work, eat, go home, eat, nap, workout, sleep. The days go by so fast now and I’m enjoying every minute. I’m happy to announce that I’ve completed a month of working out daily. It’s a combination of playing basketball and weight training, usually late into the night. Sometimes I’ll hit the gym up around 9 p.m., other nights I’ll start at midnight and wrap up around 2 a.m.. Now that I don’t have to worry about school projects or waking up early, I can get away with that kind of stuff.
I’ve also been secretly working on a redesign for Sketchism. It’s one of the summer goals, so it will get done. Even though I’ve slacked on the blogging side, I’ve begun micro-blogging over at Twitter. I also took the plunge and went Pro over at Flickr, so I’ll try to make a habit of sharing my photography and videos. In fact, I’ll leave you with this one…
“Miami-Dade County Days in Tallahassee is a two-day celebration of our community during the Florida Legislative Session. Dade Days is considered the premier event during the Session, bringing with us more than 1000 people representing over 200 organizations, from both the private and public sector. It is a wonderful opportunity for participants to meet with our Miami-Dade Delegation as well as with Florida’s Legislators.”
My reaction to the entire trip was one of perplexity and excitement. This was my first time seeing my artwork in a public forum, not to mention on clothes. I was receiving compliments from politicians and strangers, shaking hands and taking photographs with people with much more political clout – I’m talking mayors, governors, senators, chairmen, that type of stuff.
Unfortunately, 48 hours prior to my trip I had a bad case of food poisoning that I took with me to Tallahassee. But all in all it was an exciting but strange experience, one that I was glad to undergo (minus the barfing).
Without further ado, here are the pictures.
As I was going through my daily rounds of blogs, I noticed Rey’s latest entry about a certain Monty Python sketch. Well, I feel compelled to respond with another silly video that it reminded me of. This one had me cracking up.
Take a look around and leave a nice comment if you find something you like. Thanks!
