Iguanas, part deux

so apparently everyone hates iguanas.

Only in Miami would this be on the front of the local newspaper's website.





They do get freaky big though. I spotted these guys over at the little house in Coral Gables, across from the golf course.

Miami Summer Nights

Ah, the balmy nights of summer in South Florida. Sometimes oppressive and you sweat like Hell, and sometimes you catch a break and are lucky to be near the water or up on a roof and get a breeze. It's nice to have one of these nights when you can walk outside, look at the sky and say, I'm happy to be in Miami.

Scenes from Downtown

Only in Miami would it be appropriate to design buildings in the shapes of tropical fruits.



But Gloria Estefan must have been craving Pineapple something crazy when she thought up the topper for Bongos.


In other news..... while I admire that the downtown area is being revitalized and has been cleaned up ALOT since I first moved here, five years ago, its still pretty disgusting to try to pay your meter when sewage is overflowing from the pipes. Major party foul, Downtown Miami. bleah

Arcades

You know, I get it. Sometimes you want to go to an arcade and not have some seven-year-old with those freaky roller-sneaker things kick your ass in Street Fighter. It's disheartening and it makes you feel old. Sometimes you probably just want to go and play with kids your own age and blow off some steam.



Yet somehow I don't get the feeling that this arcade is exactly meant for one to go play pac-man. And honestly, I don't even want to know what goes on in there...

Wynwood Art Walk

So my favorite DJ (yeah I know I am biased) and I were down in Wynwood this past weekend for the art walk, and after el hombre got the music set up at one of the galleries, we went strolling around to the other places and I snapped some photos along the way, cause, you know, that's how I roll....



This fence always has some sort of word or message in cups, and I have a fascination with the skull and crossbone theme. I think el capitan blogged a similar photo from a previous art walk.



typical street art (we all know my love for it by now)



Sculpture garden between two warehouse-turned-galleries


amazing. I love this. and it's new....

I love the art walks for a number of reasons. The first being that it shows a slight underbelly of intellectualism in Miami (even if it can be kind of pretentious at times.)
The second is the variety of art that you see. From mixed media to extreme modern to standard paintings, there is a mix, and the galleries tend to switch it up all the time.
The third is the people watching, from indie to ghetto to urban redneck, you see it all. And if someone can explain to me why young indie kids think mustaches are cool, I would greatly appreciate it. Cause I am still on the "mustaches are creepy and gross" bandwagon.

So, sometimes you see some really weird things...

I was going for a walk one evening in my neighborhood, and turned the corner and saw this. I was quite perplexed at the sight I saw. A HUGE purple and orange big rig was spurting out red Ferrari's out its backside and there were two flashy lookin' guys in suits and two (I'm not lying) mullet and moustachioed men standing around them - I think one of them was wearing something sleeveless, I'm pretty sure, but it could be my memory playing tricks on me. Then, one of the mustache-men got in one of the sporty cars and started driving up and down the street. Anyway, as I watched this go on, I neglected to see what the truck said and turned to look. On the side of the truck it said "STRAIGHTUP ENTERPRIZES" and to the right of that is the picture of a crucifix which says "He Never Let Go." I was amazed so I took a photo. But what does that mean, "He Never Let Go?" He never let go of hope or faith or he never let go because he was nailed to a cross and couldn't get down? I don't get it and still don't.

Then, it gets better, after I walked around for a bit I came back and they were starting to pull away, after the guys drove their Ferrari's around and loaded them back into the truck. It was starting to get dark so I noticed that there were red lights all over the bottom lining the truck. Red, orange and purple - what a fabulous color scheme (I'm kidding of course). Anyway, as the truck slowly droned down the street, I noticed the back - the bright orange door was all lit up - in the shape of a glowing red crucifix. I watched it pull away and watched it until the red cross disappeared on the horizon. It was really odd and I haven't seen them since. I was going to look them up to see what they are all about but haven't gotten around to it. Here's the only photo I was able to snap - I didn't want them to catch me in my amazement:

Out of the Office - will be back soon

I am temporarily out of the area but will be back soon! I have some old jems to share with you and will do so when I get back. It's nice being away from the hustle and bustle for a bit!