india again

Some pictures from India. Random order. I just wanted to get some up since I haven't posted in forever and a day.
Enjoy.
Maybe more to come.

Just give me another month or two. ok i'll try to do it the next time i hop on, but for now off to bed.



dancers

where they did the wash for the area. crazy amount of sheets and clothing in one area


threading flowers.



the happy couple dancing.

music night. so official.

cristi in her natural enviroment.

i don't know why this made me smile, military guy on a bike. get this guy a jeep or something.

to cross or not to cross. don't cross. ok now cross. wait for this motorcycle
oh wait the bus. ok now cross. wait. ok go.


taxis are soo small. not for big people

train hoppin and diddy boppin'

tell it like it is. I bet no one parks there.

kid we met at the park.

somehow we ended up with like 3 of these drums.


PIECE OF GRANITE MISSING FROM THE ATTACK ON Mumbai in November. This is outside the Cafe where some foreigners were killed.

A LITTLE HOOKA

wiring on the way up. a little sketchy.

dinner at a med

cristi at roof. i picked out the heels thank you very much.


The queens necklace. shot from the roof of the intercontinental's restraunt roof. nice views


dancing. There was a lot of dancing. All fun. We learned a couple of cool new moves. But music and dancing is a big part of the festivities. There was one night that was all dancing and music. And of course good food.



train station after 3 trains arrived
total madhouse. 1 billion people in India=awesome fun.


chillin' after a hard days work. Ok i don't know if he'd been working hard. He was snoozing when we found him. But i imagine he'd been carrying around his basket and was taking a break.


at the amber fort. the architecture here was off the wall. They had mirrors and stars, and some really cool stuff all over.


from the wedding ceremony

ridin' the slumdog train to see where they do the wash in the outdoor wash sector.


da man. I love ghandi. This guy had things figured out.
Nice statue in Mumbai park.


this is a shot cristi took. I took another shot of her taking this shot. I'll see if i can find it. THis was in a market near Victoria station

INDIA

the happy couple.




IN DA CLUB. 2 HOURS AFTER LANDING IN Mumbai we were out dancing on Valentine's day.

Hypercolor shirt

Just found on Ebay.

see the description below:

This is an 80's vintage HYPERCOLOR t-shirt. This was mine in the 80's and STILL WORKS! Pink with white tie-dye that turns WHITE when warmed. Yes! IT still works! No holes, no snags. Found it sitting in my parent's closet. Probably been there since the 80's! 100% cotton. Generra brand. Light pink/ white tie-dye. All items are sold as described. No refunds. All items come from a pet/smoke free home. Only PayPal Accepted. Must pay within 3 days or negative feedback will be left.


So, the bid is up to $15 bucks.
If you remember this shirt you were probably the coolest person in your school. I remember when I first saw this shirt. This is the exact shirt my buddy had. It was 6th grade and one of my friends got it as part of his back to school attire. I hadn't heard of these shirts or seen them. He had a small group of girls hanging around him. They were touching his shirt and rubbing it. "What the heck is going on? That shirt is the sweetest thing i've ever seen. It's a cool shirt and girls touch you when you wear it". My friend started breathing on his shirt and with a couple puffs the shirt transformed from pink to white.

In class the attention continued kids kept touching his shirt even while we were sitting there as the teacher was lecturing. I marveled at the shirt all day. I couldn't believe such a wonderful shirt had been created and my buddy had one. The next day he wore a green hypercolor shirt. Then the following day he wore the pink one again. Did he wash it? Is he only working the hypercolor this year. Wait a second. His whole angle at getting attention is wearing hypercolor t shirts everyday. How can I compete with that. I'll never be able to touch that. And if i get a shirt i'll just be biting his style.

I started thinking about it a little more and decided that I didn't want that kind of popularity. It is what I call hypercolor popularity. Which is a false popularity. Plus since I have a gland problem I'd probably sweat and then my shirt would highlight that fact.

So i stuck to my suspenders and bolo tie. Can you say lady killer? Ladies love to snap the suspenders and bolo ties remind them of their grandpas (where do you think i got mine from?).

Ahhh hypercolor you molded me into the fashionable man i am today and you'll never know it.

Maui wowiiiieee!!!!!!

Some other pics from Hawaii over Christmas. I need to post some.



hawaii coast line on super secret backroad.

super secret hawaii swim spot on Christmas day.

sitting on the beach watching the bros surf.

Late Christmas letter post

Dame/Norris Christmas Letter-


This year we have had another addition to our family. It’s not another dog or even a child. This year Chuck Norris moved into our home.
Ever since Walker: Texas Ranger was canceled and the Gov. Huckabee thing ran its course Chuck has hit hard times. Cristi and I have always been big fans of Chuck and his entire body of work. Even the infomercials. So let me update you on our year with Chuck or as I like to call him sometime Walker.
I’m writing this on Chuck’s laptop and I just realized there’s not backspace and no ctrl button. Why you ask, because Chuck Norris doesn’t make mistakes and he’s always in control.
This year has been pretty spectacular much like witnessing a roundhouse to the face of an evildoer by Chuck.
We started out this year with a tragic accident. Cristi while bending over to pick up a bone was struck a heavy blow by our dog El Guapo. Guapo likes to jump, and he jumped right into Cristi’s tooth and broke it in half. After some major surgeries and some extensive work Cristi’s tooth has been restored.
Chuck was looking for a job since a lot of his endorsements had ended. Total gym was a good gig while it lasted, but Chuck needed something to really put him back on his feet, plus he eats a lot since he’s gotta keep his energy up. I suggested that he be a toilet paper spokesman, but he looked me dead in the eye with those intense piercing eyes and said, “Brooks I don’t take crap from anyone”. Too true too true, what was I thinking suggesting it?
For my birthday Cristi got me a WII and it is pretty fun. I’m pretty good at guitar hero and so is Cristi. But of course Chuck is the best. He has a mean power stance.
Cristi was working the wedding circuit and shooting photographs for a good chunk of the summer. It seemed like almost every weekend Cristi had a wedding this summer.
We did take a trip or two in the mountains and then got the opportunity to go film a documentary in Venezuela. We worked down there with the Barri and the Yukpa Indian tribes who suffer from lack of medicine. We spent two weeks down there shooting video and photos. We left Chuck at home; we knew if he came down he’d probably have to roundhouse Hugo Chavez.
In the Fall Chuck decided he wanted to go out on his own to pursue the meaning of life. He said, “Brooks, I appreciate your hospitality this year, you have taught me a lot. There have been many times that I have wanted to roundhouse the smile off your face, like the time you made fun of my hit movie Delta Force. But, you have helped me so much this year when I was down and out. Now is my time to go back in the world and make my mark one more time. Thank you my friend. Thank you”. At this point you’d think he would cry or hug me, but Walker TEXAS ranger does not hug and does not ever cry.
In order to celebrate Chuck leaving, we went to Hawaii for Christmas with the family.

Good luck chuck. Good luck. And Merry Christmas.

SKIING IN IDAHO

We braved the freezing temps to head up to the hill. -1 this morning. we showed up a bit late hoping it'd be warmer. it was got up to 10 on top.

It was a good day of skiing.

Here's to a many more rides this season. Skiing is one of those things that i think i'll do until i die. It's not like the time I started a beanie baby collection, or started taking yoga, or interpretive dance, or sync swimming, or water polo (editors note:I've never tried any of those things, mainly because if i did i'd quit them all). But skiing is one of those things I hope I can do forever. I can go up with fam, friends or by myself and just really enjoy it. good snow bad snow, cold, warm. it's just fun to ski.

Come up to Idaho and i'll take you with me.

vampires are cool?

So my wife and I saw Twilight over Thanksgiving for my sister in law's birthday.

Vampires are cool. Vampires in love not as cool, but i can't knock it I guess. Some people are into romantic vampires. So over the break we went to Hawaii for Christmas. Cristi decided she wanted to read the books, since we saw the movie it grabbed her attention.

Well she knocked out 3 volumes while we were there. Yes we made 2 trips to Borders so she could buy it. Meanwhile, Brooks reading a historic book on Lincoln "Team of Rivals" is still working on it. When books start getting thicker than the bible i sometimes get demotivated to read, even if its good, I like to read, just mostly shorter books like magazines, do those count. I can read an article and be done in 15 mins and have a good story done with. I actually read an article on Twilight. It's about a girl who falls in love with a vampire. Sorry if I spoiled it for you. I read that in 10 mins and know the whole premise. Saved myself like 2 years of my life.

Now she's filled me in on the story and it sounds interesting. So, that is the other way that I save time. Have someone else read a book that i'm interested in and then just have them tell me about it. i just still can't get over vampires and romance. I think of the count off sesame street when i think of vampires not so much love. So i've posted some pics of Cristi on vacation and a sweet vampire pic as well.

Happy NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

life of a traveling salesman

So, being on the road can be fun. It can also be a grind. After a long day sometimes it's nice just to crash and go to bed.

So I was in Jefferson City, Missouri last week and I got there without a hotel thinking i'd just grab one. One place wanted to charge me 90 bucks, i was tired, but we are in a financial crisis. I can drop $90 on a nice hotel almost anywhere that isn't on the side of the highway.
So I find the econolodge and decide to stay there. So i go in to check in. First of all it took forever to get me checked in. I should have known the rest of the night was going downhill.

So I get my key head to my room turn on the lights to a weird smell. Walk to the Bathroom and realize, this place isn't as clean as it should be. hey there's towels on the floor. there's a pillow by the trash can. Did someone use this bathroom and not flush the toilet? hmmm.... hey there are no knobs on the shower. yeah that could be a problem in the morning.

So pack it all back up go to the front desk and She says" Oh yeah sorry about that i though they were doing some work in there or something". So, do you have any other rooms?

Yes we have one. It is upstairs. Ok i'll take that. Walk back outside hop in the car drive over to the room, walk upstairs and try the key. Yeah, room 219 won't open. So here comes the front desk lady, "Your key doesn't work does it?" Nope.
Sorry about that. Let me reset it. She returns 5 mins later.

Key doesn't work again. So she pulls out a key from her pocket and opens the door and give it to me.

Me- So is this the master key to the whole hotel?
Her-Yes, make sure you return it.
Me- Uhhhhhhh... ok.

So I get in check my emails and crash, Knowing that the front desk lady hands out master keys to complete strangers i put the chain on my door and go to sleep.

The next morning I wake to the buzz of an alarm. Time to go to work.

I decide against breakfast and opt for my clif bar in my suitcase.

I check out and return the key.

There's a new girl at the front desk.

me- Yeah, the lady last night gave me this key i think it's the master you may want to hang on to that.
Her- What who gave you this?
Me- The lady last night.
Her- Oh she shouldn't have done that.
Me- Well, she gave me a room with no shower knobs and I think she felt bad and It was late.
Her- She will probably get fired for this.
Me- Well i didn't use it i just went to bed.
Her- So how was your stay.
Me thinking to my self- Did you not just hear me. My first room looked like someone got murdered in or was squating and then the front desk lady gave me a complete stranger the master key to the whole hotel.
Me(What i actually said)- Grrrreaaat. Thanks,

I thought about sending these to Econolodge (Something I hardly ever do, sending complaint letters to businesses) but i THOUGHT they may award me with a free nights stay the next time i'm in Jeff city.

I'll pass.

haha. being on the road is fun. Full of stories and adventure. Kind of like Lewis and Clark.

Venezuela pics

So here are some pictures from Venezuela, I need to upload some new stuff, but have been busy with work and other fun things.

I was reading an article from Hugo Chavez and it made me think of Venezuela. Man oil prices really have to be hurting that guy right now. Silly Hugo.
Enjoy the pictures.




nasty pimple that went horribly wrong. Ok lack of healthcare



caution nudity

getting a sweet hat from my new friend



filming on location