Cache of the Day - Germanfest

There is so better way to celebrate my heritage than at Germanfest.  They've got a pretty good celebration here in Indianapolis.

In addition to participating in the beer and pretzels, I also participated in the Leiderhosen Lauf 5k, where I came in second (for my age group).  I had to come from behind to make it happen, but there is nothing more exciting than a home stretch run!

We celebrated later in the day with polka dancing, weiner dog races (how cute!) and the aforementioned beer.  Ein Prosit!

Cache of the Day - Hookah

Living in Indianapolis has been great...no real adjustment to city life, other than figuring out what to do when!  I especially love the culture, such as the Broad Ripple Art Fair, which we experienced last weekend.

eating fish tacos

artist booths at Broad Ripple Art Fair

eating crepes

Here are some shots of the artists' booths and us eating what comes down to "fair food".  The weather held up for the most part, and we really enjoyed the day, but we were disappointed that we missed the flash mob that the ISO had at noon (we were on the other side of the fair.  :(

coconut drinks

hookah puff

another puff

Broad Ripple is an eclectic suburb of Indianapolis and is very artsy, with lots of quirky stores and good eats.  We found an Egyptian Cafe, which served well, Egyptian food and Moroccan tea.  And not only that....they had HOOKAH, a wonderful aromatic concoction that you smoked through these ornate, elaborate waterpipes, all the while some sort of snake charmer music was going in the back ground.  We shared a "King Tut" blend (although Stacy refused to be shown in a picture with the thing in his mouth).

Moroccan Tea

Apparently this is all quite legal, but it does smack of those beatnik clubs of the 60's where all sorts of aromas filtered through the smoked-filled, poetry-laden environs.  (Of course I was barely a baby then and have no real recollection).  But it was quite fun, even though we had a hard time smoking our complete pipe and left about half of the hookah still in the narghile.


Has anyone else tried hookah or something similar?

Cache of the Day - New digs

After having lived in the really cool town of Bloomington for the past four years, I'm headed north to Indianapolis, the Big City, and the location of my new job at FlashPoint.

I never thought I'd live in a downtown area, always enjoyed more rural locations, but this is a rather exciting turn of events.  I love the energy of the city, the diversity of the people, the culture, the history, the renewal that the city has experienced.

 

FlashPoint sits above Georgia Street, which is in the process of being redesigned as a pedestrian entertainment area.  I have been catalogging the transformation of the street and have provided a couple of pictures here.

I've also signed the lease on a loft as of today. Here are some pics of the new location, which I'll move into next month.

I'm looking forward to this new adventure!