this past weekend took me to two new cities: san francisco and phoenix. that’s not entirely true – i spent eight hours in sf for work in 2009, on california ave on the 32nd floor. on new year’s eve, i saw my sister in law and drank some bubbly. on new year’s day it was [...]

aside from the people, it’s the noises of africa i miss the most. the buzzing of big bugs traipsing somewhere in the bright foliage. motorbike horns honking in friendly discussion. badly recorded music blasting through maxed speakers on the side of the red dusty road, the blurred bass like a neverending tribal chant. the clucking [...]