9/52 Big Top in Denver

9/52 Big Top in Denver
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Week 9. Taken February 28, 2011 on our departure out of Denver International Airport after a fun weekend at the 4th annual Rocky Mountain Balboa Blowout.

365/365 The Dome

365/365 The Dome
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Reluctantly saw Avatar, and yeah, inconsistencies, plot holes and the potpourri of tropes and cliches, was still kinda awesome. Damn.

In other news, that's a Project 365 wrap. Worthwhile, but kinda glad to be done.

Off to the next project which will get rolling once we get back to Massachusetts.

364/365 Soupy San Ji Bao

364/365 Soupy San Ji Bao
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We usually expect our xiao long bao to have a bit of broth, but even the guo tieh and san ji bao (shen jian bao?) dumplings at "Shanghai Restaurant" in San Gabriel are soupy enough to squirt on your shirt, into your teacup or up your nose without proper eating technique. All dericious, but our favs were definitely the pan-fried guo tieh.

362/365 Not Your Average Joe's

362/365 Not Your Average Joe's
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LA Balboa Night at Great American Joe's Bar and Grill in Burbank, CA. (not to be confused with the New England "Not Your Average Joe's" regional chain or the national and thoroughly average Joe's American Bar & Grill franchise.) Live band, no cover (2-drink min, donations accepted by band), great dancing.

358/365 Flight Distraction

358/365 Flight Distraction
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305/365 Packing Vintage

305/365 Packing Vintage
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Getting ready to head home after a long night of dancing. Packed more ties than needed, just in case...stupid balboa nice-dressing culture... stupid liking balboa and getting into dressing up.

303/365 Watch Out for Ninjas

303/365 Watch Out for Ninjas
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First night of EBC, the Eastern Balboa Championships. Not here to compete, just to dance and take workshops.

293/365 Touching Down in New England Town

293/365 Touching Down in New England Town
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Yes, another ubiquitous picture out the window of the plane, but y'know slim pickin's. This one is from the final approach to Logan Airport which means it's probably Revere... no wait -- it's Winthrop.

Counting this one for the new day because I actually fell asleep for a few minutes on the flight. Surprising, given that the legroom on Virgin America is pretty terrible and the leather seats actually make me sweat. What we'll do for a $200 ticket to the west coast, damn whores we are. (Geez, those tickets were actually cheaper than the ones for our flight to North Carolina next week.)

292/365 Leaving at Light Speed

292/365 Leaving at Light Speed
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291/365 Below Scale

291/365 Below Scale
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290/365 Baby Bump

290/365 Baby Bump
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Our official excuse for visiting the bay area.

288/365 Boarding

288/365 Boarding
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264/365 Royal Rain

264/365 Royal Rain
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It pretty much rained from the moment we got to our seats (thankfully, covered) to the end of the game. It seemed to let up just before we hit the parking lot.

Disappointing game -- the Sox bullpen pretty much lost the game in the bottom of the 6th.

262/365 Cookie care

262/365 Cookie care
Originally uploaded by tallasiandude.

fresh-baked cookies on all MidWest airlines flights after 10am. I was confused every time I heard somebody nearby turn them down. Seriously, what is wrong with these people?

207/365 The Droids we've been looking for

207/365 The Droids we've been looking for
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We actually tried to get noodles at the Momofuku Noodle Bar the previous night, but we got there late so were limited to their late night menu, which had NO NOODLES. At the NOODLE BAR. Harumph. (we consoled ourselves with multiple orders of pork buns, which we had tried earlier in the week at the Ssäm Bar. Feel bad for us.)

This is the Momofuku ramen, which comes with pork belly, braised pork shoulder and a poached egg. (also fish cake, nori and delightfully tender bamboo shoots) We also got the bibim gooksu, which, of course, was also delicious, but the ramen was definitely my favorite. Worth the wait.

206/365 these colors peel

206/365 these colors peel
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seen on a walk through Brooklyn.

205/365 More Grand Central Lights

205/365 More Grand Central Lights
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Did the tourist thing and took a few pictures around Grand Central Station after meeting up with a friend for breakfast.

204/365 Empire State

204/365 Empire State
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taken walking to the Frim Fram on a rainy Thursday night.

203/365 William Street

203/365 William Street
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View from Ships & ELF's roofdeck.

164/365 Under Judgement

164/365 Under Judgement
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One of the spotlight dances for the amateur division of the American Classic Balboa Championships held at ABW (All Balboa Weekend) in Cleveland, OH.