From From Thanksgi…There are certain things I miss about San Francisco. The architecture, the hills, the beautiful views, the Bay, the food. New York pizza, as an aside, is highly overrated. I’ve heard people defend it by saying, “it’s great because it’s cheap and it’s on every block.” You know what? So is dogshit, but […] Read More…
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SantaCon 6 Jan, 2008
Christmas 23 Dec, 2007
Picture the quintessential high society party — sipping champagne and snacking on caviar. Looking out on a city 60-some storeys above the ground. Catching snippets of smalltalk about business partners and recently closed deals while a piano man plays jazz in the background. Congratulations, you’ve just pictured the Google Christmas party. If it sounds a […] Read More…
An Alarming Situation 27 Nov, 2007
From San Francisco / New YorkThere are two alarms which wake me up in the morning, both of them unreliable in their own unique ways. The first is a cheap plastic one I picked up in Peru when my previous one crapped out. I travelled for a year without a watch, but the number of […] Read More…
My Heart Goes Out 28 Sep, 2007
As with most people, I’ve been on the receiving end of many a scam email over the years. As irritating as they are, it puts a smile on my face when I see one of them getting creative.“Dearest in Islam,” begins the one I received today. The salutation is unique enough to divert my finger […] Read More…
Here’s Something I Should Have Done Months Ago 12 Jun, 2007
Why I didn’t install statistics software on my blog at the outset, I don’t know. I would have loved to know more about who’s reading. (Although it is a pleasant surprise to get the occasional email and find someone has been following my travels. This is as much a personal journal as a public record […] Read More…
Inbox Count: 0 7 Jun, 2007
This post is more for my own records than anyone else’s general interest. I have zero unread emails in my inbox. This type of momentous occasion (i.e. not being lazy and replying to emails on time) happens only once or twice a year. I’ll enjoy the feeling of cleanliness for the next 2 hours while […] Read More…
Tragically Forgotten 5 Jun, 2007
I’ve heard “Can’t Touch This” and “Ice Ice Baby” more and more over the past few years. The question is, if MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice are retro-cool, why not Milli Vanilli? In an effort to fix this injustice I’ve dug up a piece of their golden musical past.One look at this video and I […] Read More…
Haircut 26 May, 2007
For a couple of years I’ve wondered in the back of my mind what I’d look like if I shaved my head. I had it done once when I was about 7, and I expect the results to be equally as bad now. But there’s only one way to confirm my suspicion. Today, far away […] Read More…
Family Feud 5 May, 2007
I’m through with film. I’m switching to a digital SLR. This won’t interest most of you, but I know my siblings, at least, will give me some amount of shit and it’s easier to start the process now so I can get it over with. Despite being technophiles in many ways, certain modernities incur their […] Read More…
The Cuba Blog 2 May, 2007
It looks like the Anonymous Cuba Blogger has put up a final closing post. I wanted to mention the blog again for those that missed it the first time I linked to it — it’s been updated periodically since then and is an interesting read for those curious about Cuba. Read More…