Happy Birthday, Mr. Wu

My brother turns 23 today! Most folks call him Eric, but in the family, he's known as Rico. Why? Our folks say it was just an extension of his name: Eric ... Errric ... Errrico ... Rico! Anyway, I'm sad that we live so far apart from each other, but it helps that we keep in touch through AIM, e-mail and drunk dialing.

To mark this day, I dug up some fun shots of the little punk.

April 2001, Santa Monica, Calif.
Holy crap, it's the ocean! And Rico's hair is so short!


June 2002, Bangor, Maine
The lobster never had a chance. Neither did the frosted tips.


May 2003, Yosemite, Calif.
Hell yeah, rockin' the air violin.


June 2004, Dallas
Sportin' the semester-in-Europe 'do.


May 2005, Bloomington, Ind.
Cheers, Rico!