Home again!!!!!!!!

I am officially back in NC after a year away. I feel one with the universe. There's something about the air here that just makes me feel right with the world. And yes, it's humid as hell (it's NC in August after all), but my hair is doing the things I like already and I didn't even have to blow-dry it.

What can I say? Simple pleasures.

I'm posting elsewhere this week...please join the fun!!

I am on a road trip from San Francisco, CA to Wilmington, NC for the next two weeks. My friend Dana Hawley and I are blogging the trip: Where the Rubber Meets the Road. As soon as I arrive in ILM, however, this site will be my main priority...please, check it out!! I'll be back sometime around Aug. 24th...

Well look at that!

Charlotte is #10 on Outside Magazine's list of America's best cities and Boone is on its list for the best small towns!

An artist to look into

Xris Kessler is an NC based artist you should check out. He is also one of the most calming, sweet people I know, so I saw this story about him in Focus on the Coast (based in Wilmington) and had to post the link.

Xris' art runs the gamut, from just plain fun to thought provoking. He painted a series of portraits based on Grey Gardens a few years ago that absolutely blow my mind. I'm not an art expert, by any means, but this boy has talent...that's all I'm sayin'.

Evidently, he has a show in Greensboro in October. I will definitely be in attendance.