Last night, Katrine left me in my hell of back pain to attend an invite-only event at Cafe Vita to drink crappy coffee -- literally.

At the "cupping" (the coffee snob's way of saying "coffee tasting") she drank Kopi Luwak, which is a coffee that is prepared using coffee cherries that have been eaten by an Asian Palm Civet (small monkey-cat hybrid), partially digested, and harvested from its feces.

In fewer words, Katrine drank coffee brewed from beans crapped out by a monkey-cat.

Kopi Luwak is the world's most expensive coffee, retailing between $120 and $600 per pound. That's some expensive shit.

Graduation weekend commences. Sergio and I took a crapload of pictures. See them here.

Just got back from seeing the doctor.

Just like last year, I'm overweight according to the BMI.

Damn this beautiful 5'11'', 190-pound frame of mine. (It's barely big enough to carry my ego, some would say.)

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I'm heading to Sergio's high school graduation at the Tacoma Dome tonight and Nina's graduation at Western tomorrow.

I'll shoot tons of photos like the proud brother that I am and post some here after the weekend. In the meanwhile, enjoy a couple relevant blasts from my past:

High school graduation, with Dad (right) Zio Marcello (left) and Zio Gianni (center).College graduation, with siblings.

La Carta de Oaxaca has got to be one of the best Mexican restaurant in Seattle. It's conveniently located just a few blocks from the apartment (and contributes to the tall list of reasons why Ballard is the superior neighborhood.)

Katrine and I just returned from a superb dinner, our rounded stomachs show consequence.

The margaritas were fierce. The mole was rich.

Gluttony isn't sin, it's necessary when you feast at Oaxaca. If you go, count me in.