Thanksgiving was this week, and I couldn’t help feeling overwhelmed by how lucky I, and most everyone I know, has or have it. So many stunning people in our lives. So much good music. So much color. So many individuals who impress me with their imaginations, make me strive for more, make me appreciate more [...]
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What feminine eardrums you have
I know you’ve all seen the ads for the pink tool sets–that are supposed to make a woman feel less dykey, I guess, if she needs to swing a hammer? Maintain her feminine delicacy and freshness like the flower petal she is, despite that screwdriver in her perfectly manicured hand making her feel like she [...]
Flag waving
In June of 2006, the last time we were in Europe for any extended period of time, we planned to go to Berlin for a long visit. My ignorance of sporting matters is such that the trip was almost completely planned before a more culturally aware friend (read: having any awareness at all) casually mentioned, [...]
Shape my summer
So as this is a worldly group out there in Whatsitland, I want to pick your brains. I’ll be spending June traveling, mostly to places I have been before, and I want to see them through new eyes. YOUR eyes. We’re starting with a few days in London, and at some point over the course [...]
Monday photo: Ants
(Click to enlarge) I took these photos in downtown Bogota, where artist Rafael Gomezbarros covered the Colombian Congress building with this art installation of giant ants. Apparently this has been an ongoing, Christoesque project in which the ants have appeared on different public buildings throughout Colombia at different times; according to Gomezbarros, the ants “represent [...]
Anacondas 0, kidnappers 0, dolphins 5, monkeys 50
Previous readers may remember my mixture of excitement and trepidation before going to Colombia last month. Although most of me was excited by the prospect of this exploration, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t also nervous about it, what with the kidnappings, the malaria, and the anacondas (well, to be honest, I was [...]
