I arrived in Santa Cruz de la Sierra late late on February 5th, or perhaps early early on February 6th. By three in the morning, I had completed a visa application, paid $135 US, collected my luggage and gained entry into Bolivia. My dear cousins Sergio (Ovando d'Avis) and Yovana (Ovando Eterovic) were waiting patiently [...]
I miss the sunset, and the sundowners.
I miss the surfing, and I miss two sundowners.
And I'm sorry, Ashleigh, but the mustache was brilliant, and I miss that, too.
We Grupo Did It, Grupo Do-It.
Hold me, Eric, and tell me we can always go back.
I am pictured above on the morning of my departure from the United States, on January 4th, 2010. My mother took this photograph in our house in Hamilton, Massachusetts.
I appear to have many possessions with me—two bags-full, in fact—and such is true. I had to choose those items such as socks, shirts, books, electronics, [...]
I tend to anthropomorphize those objects of particular joy to me. Some of them receive names; my 2006 Honda Civic goes by SparkleMotion and my new laptop is NightMoose. And, so, I am happy to announce a new addition to my material family and a very welcome traveling companion (though one that will remain unnamed): [...]
Camera Obscura – Razzle Dazzle Rose
This story is impossible to write perfectly.
This story is a smell and a feeling and a smile and three years and a half years of big life changes and rain. Seattle has treated me well and for that I am thankful. I have experienced such fantastic joy and friendship [...]
Of late, I have been busy and exhausted and oscillating between joyous motivation and annoyed malaise.
Also, I cut my hair.
I was reading up on the Nikon D90, drinking ginger tea and lusting for this hot new piece, when I found a beautiful little note pages down in Ken Rockwell's D90 review:
Marketing: 16 page brochure. The photo examples suggest that buying a D90 will earn you a lot of young, colorful, outgoing and active friends. [...]
