Shopping for a car. My preferences would be for a BMW Z3 or Z4 or Audi TT. I like Mazda Miatas too, but they're a little light and crushable considering how many bad drivers are out there.

With turkey in abundance, picked one up for $3.98 at Safeway and cooked it up for a week's worth of post-Thanksgiving sandwiches. Almost cut my finger off in the process of slicing tho.

This bat was among the many rice-filled figures Edward Gorey stitched up to coincide with his dark/humorous illustrations. Part of the John A. Carollo collection at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library's Special Research Collections, on view at the UH Art Gallery through Dec. 10, 2010.

Dinner at Le Bistro included this Penn Cove mussel and Manila clam fricassee.

Happy Thanksgiving, gobble gobble! Cajun turkey.

Met accessory designer Emm Kuo on Twitter, and in person. She's showing one of her Spring/Summer 2011 exotic skin handbags.

Took in the "Salud Y Vida" fall/bridal collection by Manila-based designer Renee Salud at Hawaii Prince Hotel.

On a stroll through Waikiki today, spotted this paint-splattered fellow.

At Sierra Dew's stencil workshop for GirlFest, I layered this bison over a peacock feather design. Fun!

Island Edge named Sina Thomsen, center, the winner of its inaugural Design Star competition. She's pictured with her fellow finalists Reise Kochi, left, and Randy Oridello. All are former Honolulu Community College students.

Crazy Shirts founder Rick Ralston came out of retirement to introduce a new contemporary aloha shirt/menswear concept, Rix Island Wear. Dennis Oda photographed Rick, second from left, with his models for a story I worked on for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

Trying the newly open Tanaka Saimin—progeny of Boulevard Saimin—I sampled an old favorite, fried saimin. Was ono.

Hawaii Gov.-elect Neil Abercrombie tries on a shirt by old friend Rick Ralston on the opening day of Rick's newest endeavor, Rix Island Wear, at Ward Warehouse.

Stopped for lunch at Grass Skirt Grill in Haleiwa and was surprised, while eating, when this chicken pecked my toe. I don't know if it thought it was food, or was just trying to get my attention to say, "Feed me." It ate about half my garlic fries.

I interviewed tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy ahead of time, but met him for the first time at the opening of his art exhibition at Robyn Buntin Gallery, "Beyond Fashion: The Personal Art of Ed Hardy."

Artist/designer Sierra Dew at home in front of her inspiration board.

Joined the Foodspotting Web site. My first post was grilled salmon linguine from Good to Grill.