It's a Rhode Island Thing: Coffee Milk

As you can see on the label, coffee milk is the official state drink of Rhode Island. (yes, we have a state drink) It is similar to chocolate or strawberry milk, but with a coffee flavor. Seeing as how I don't really drink coffee anymore, I have been on a coffee milk kick as of late.

Being the smallest state, Rhode Islanders have great pride in their state. Recently I was talking to my friend Ben (who now works in NYC), and he said that he picked up a vintage military issue M-65 jacket at a flea market. Lo and behold, he was looking at one of the buttons and the back read, "Rauf. Co. Prov RI." It turns out that they were a button and buckle company that produced for the military. We love to find a Rhode Island connection and it seems to happen quite a lot.

My Dots Play Polka, How About Yours?

The polka dot pattern is probably my favorite pattern. It is so simple, yet so stylish. The item in the photograph above was something that I made (with the help of my mother) a few years ago. You could wear it as a bandana, or put it in a pocket, or for those with severe allergies I assume that you could use it as a handkerchief. The shade of red is really great and the dots themselves have a bit of a yellowish hue to them.

This shirt is somewhat faded, and I don't really wear it much that anymore, but I still can't get rid of it.

The polka dot pattern displayed here is on the inside of one of my hats. It's a detail that will rarely be seen, but it adds so much to the hat. I really love details that only you know are there.

I love socks, and I love socks with cool patterns. The dots on these socks are quite large, which is cool. They come from Happy Socks, which is where I get almost all of my socks these days.

Quote of the Day

Patrick:  Did you style your hair differently?
My Mother:  Yeah, off the face...off the hizzle.
Patrick:  Don't say that again.

Nothing Beats the First

I got my hair cut the other day, and although the barber I go to does a good job, it's still hard to explain the cut that I want.  It's somewhat of a 1 on the bottom, with a sort-of taper, and a side part (always on the right).  As good as some of my recent cuts have been, I'm not sure anything beats the first time that I got my hair cut like this.  These pictures are from that first cut, around May 2010.