Welcome To The Black Parade

Today is going to be a fucking phenomenal day!

First, let's start with this morning. One of my favorite days of the year is not a set date, but a set event. Every year there comes a day when I wake up in the morning, and the air smells different. I take Paris out for her morning walk to find that the sweltering heat and humidity of Florida have been replaced by a crisp, clean, cool morning. Sounds too good to be true? Check this out:


(Yeah - that's this morning!)

Next, let's go back in time, and catch everybody up with my whereabouts the last couple of weeks.

I recently had the opportunity to take part in Celebrity Cruises' top producer's event, titled Celebrity Elite. This amazing experience took me on a whirlwind trip through the Western Mediterranean, visiting such ports as Barcelona, Ibiza (or as they call it, "Ibitha"), Valencia ("Valenthia" - like nails on a chalk board!), Rome, Florence, Marseilles/Provence, and Monte Carlo/Nice/Cannes. When you get a chance, check out all of the pictures at my Flickr page. In fact, here are some of my favorites:





Now, to make my day even better - My Chemical Romance releases their new album, The Black Parade today... It's an ambitious concept album about a patient dying in a hospital room, and while that sounds a bit morose, the album is cheery, uplifting, and extremely well written. You can listen to the whole album online by clicking here or on the artwork below:


(Be sure to check out the title track, along with "Teenagers," "Dead!" and the surprisingly touching ballad, "Cancer.")

Last, but certainly not least - if all goes as planned, I get my car back today I got my car back today - fully restored to it's original beautiful self!!

Enjoy the rest of your day! I know I will!

-El Capitan