BASE!!!!!

so there is this amazing store on lincoln road on south beach in miami called BASE. they are a clothing store/ homegoods/ fragrance/ music/ furniture/ design mecca. it is one of the coolest stores youve never been in! i discovered them back in '02 when i moved down to be with augie, and fell in love instantly. the first thing that hits you, besides the cool air from the blasting air conditioners rescuing you from the sweltering south florida heat, is the scent. THE scent. the whole place is permeated. its called sand. they make it there. in the back. bottle by glorius bottle. the next thing you notice is just how COOL the place it. everything is new. everything is fresh. everything is different. they make a lot of their own clothes. they cull the hottest accesories from around the world. they are on the tip of whats hot in music. and now they have opened a new store, called the annex, where they sell furniture. can you imagine... the coolest store in miami now sells furniture! so not only can you dress yourself in the hippest clothes, bath in the most amazing scents, and jam to the hottest songs... now you can fill your home with the most unique, off the wall, trendiest furniture this side of italy. if your boring little exisitence needs a jump start, head down to BASE on lincoln road in miami... follow their lead and they will transform your life.

Crew...

this pic is from the 2000 head of the hooch regatta in gainesville, my second year rowing crew at cincinnati, in the mens varsity 8 boat. at this point i had lost about 50 lbs from the two-a-day, 6 day a week practices. im the one in the red hat. if youre ever in need of an amazing full body workout, make friends with your nearest erg machine. i sometimes miss it, then i throw up and come to my senses.

Jess' Bachelorette Partay...

Jess, the girls and the big scary drag queen at Club One.

The Way A Man Should Dress...

from The Sartorialist. i totally agree with everything he says. for you guys out there who haven't a clue, read and take note! in addition to what he says, also notice how well the jacket fits, notably around the mid section and on the shoulders. despite what we think in the U.S., a jacket should actually fit quite snug, with very little extra fabric in any one area. also notice the height of the shirt collar. all of these things add up to a perfect ensemble! click on the picture to see more detail.



"This is Dario, he works at Cesare Attolini, one of the top sartorial clothiers in the world. When I look at this photo the first thing I notice is the perfect jacket/sleeve cuff ratio, but the second thing (and maybe more subtle but equally important) is the perfect length of the shirt sleeve itself. Similar to what we do to pants, most men in America wear their shirt's sleeves with way too much extra length in the arms. If you notice Dario's sleeves hit right at the base of his wrist without having the shirt cuff buttoned. I know a couple of guys in New York that like to do the "cuffs unbuttoned thing," but they wear the sleeves too long so it makes them look like the shirt doesn't fit correctly. I also think this way of wearing your shirt sleeve gives a very subtle illusion that makes a person look taller and more lanky. Think about it, tall people with long arms rarely wear sleeves that are too long. Their sleeves ride up on their arms a bit. I think it is something we see everday but don't really notice. Charlie Rose is a perfect example of this. I watch his show sometimes and I think the way he wears his shirts looks great and gives him a heightened sense of lankiness. Maybe because I am more of a muscular, square shape I'm always on the lookout for things that might, maybe, possibly give me just one ounce of "lank". I'd kill for a little lank."