a little bit of kauai exploration, from the air, sea ... and of course the jeep.  then, some slightly more adventurous and touristy time on maui (when the car changes from jeep to red mustang, we're on maui).  all in all, a major relaxation and celebration success!

camera and tripod + homemade backdrop = wedding photo booth hilarity.  click on any of the photos below to launch the gallery.

Which brings back memories of that day's attempt to photograph the people of Mombasa.

i confess, i could not stop photographing it.  and so, editing fail.

our mad madam mim brew was a hit* at the 4 and 1/2th annual kenan-flagler case competition. this year, the homebrew fest coincided with another competition, of the flavor savor variety: the movember moustache competition/prostate cancer fundraiser.  brew teams got extra points for moustaches, so meng made us a few.  my favorite was the tom selleck. This particular photo courtesy of →

jsabs' birthday just happened to coincide with a roller derby double header, so of course we had to go.  the names alone were worth the $6 entry fee.  the frosty beverages, caramel apples and cotton candy?  just frosting on the jsabs birthday cake ...

because, really ... what other choice was there but to wait and see?  before the cover was even closed on the big bucket of wort, we had decided that our oktoberfest lager would, in fact, be brewed as an ale because it was less temperature sensitive and generally easier for our severe brew newbie-ness. after some weeks of wondering →

celebrating ariana and lee's soon-to-be newest addition with food, friends and ridiculously awesome party games:

hoping that the fortune from my pre-interviews chinese food was going to be right on the money.