Tuesday, November 21, 2006New YorkNew York. I love it. I've just come down from the Empire State Building but failed to find an appropriate monkey costume and I suspect security may have hauled me off to a small room for further examination if I had dressed in a retro-evolutionary manner. Never mind. Anyway the extensive lines were... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 17, 2006Another report from Vegas BabyMy last day in Vegas and the place has grown on me. Was it the helicopter trip to the Grand Canyon that did it or the Ansel Adams photographic exhibition with the classic wilderness photos of places that I have been (ie. Yosemite)? It's hard to tell exactly. I caught a bus up the Strip to Freemont... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, November 16, 2006So this is Vegas!So this is Las Vegas! Well anything I write must be understood in the context that I am a nature boy rather than a party boy: I love to have my breath taken away by a majestic ancient mountain range (or even a city-scape with a natural character that bears the marks of its evolution over the years)... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 14, 2006Live Report From AmericaWell here I am on my last day at the city by the bay. I've spent my time at Alcatraz and it's changed me. I ain't gunna take no shit from no one you here! What can I say in a brief post. The fourteen hour flight was horrible given that I was squashed in the middle of the middle row of seats and... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, November 8, 2006splattering random words on the screenToday I was asked if I'd made a will to which I responded I'm going on a bloody holiday overseas not crossing over to the other side! Oh brother! But this is a great day in terms of international news. I think the world is a little happier tonight. I instructed the agency person as to how to do my... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 7, 2006a question of time travelOnly two days of work to go and I'm so restless I'm climbing the walls but, after work today, I went and had a massage. It brought back memories of my training. The masseur was good: a reasonable tissue warm up followed by some appropriate deep tissue work. So now I'm relaxed. I've been wondering... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, November 6, 2006almost time to goWell people the countdown has begun: next Saturday I will be away from this wide brown land and flying across the mighty and magnificent Pacific. I have bags that compress clothes so their no bigger than matchboxes; my brother has given me some kind of inflatable pillow which grips the neck; I have... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 4, 2006i might have missed the protest but the apocalypse is comingWhat are you going to do when the petrol runs out? Well obviously you'll have to convert your car to methane, if you own such a thing, but then you will have to buy a cow as a fuel source, or eat vast quantities of beans, which could be a problem if you live in a small apartment... stop crowding me... Sign in to see full entry. NEW REVIEW Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 3, 2006always look on the bright side of lifeOne of the most frustrating dimensions of religious culture, in my years of experience, was the experience of people pressuring each other to fit into their mould of "being appropriately spiritual." As soon as someone arrived at the opinion that I was spiritual, I could be sure of one thing: instead... Sign in to see full entry. |
