pyramids

So this is my figure skating partner, Kyle.  In the beginning of september we went to Mexico City for a competition, and in our down time, the competitors got to go see the ruins and pyramids. Everyone got to climb them. They were fricken high and steep.  At one point, as we're struggling our way up, one of the men turns around and says "its a good thing we're not professional athletes or this would be really embarrassing." So yeah, this is when we made it to the top.

Gate Photo

this photo was taken at a graveyard i live near. I like the colors, but think they might've come out better if i had chosen a different white balance. but yeah...

Fishes

Fishes taken 9-9-08

So I'll tell you the story behind the fishes dangling from my rearview mirror.  When I was seven, I had a babysitter named Blaze and we would walk to the convenient store to get ice cream on the hot summer days.  One day, on our journey, she stopped and picked up these rearview mirror, fragrant fish.  I told her that when I got a car, these would be in it.  Well, ten years later, as I was searching for the right car for me, the fish came along and sat in each car I test drove.  Now they permanently reside in my car and still smell the same...