November, 2009


29
Nov 09

This Rainy Rainy World

Less than a week to go before I head to Singapore for a week of non-relaxing fun in SE Asia. It’s important to have these intermediate milestones when you don’t have much else going on in your life other than work.

The holidays are always a depressing time for me. You get to see couples looking happy, families together and the concept of love and consumerism all around. But I did pick up this handy self help book in order to see if I can enjoy the holidays for once.

The Tiny Ten project kickoff is still slated for January. It’s just a pain to try to get all my ducks in a row AND write about it. If I’m going to try to get a book deal out of it, then I hope my pictures will save me. Sadly, the more camera gear I add, the less I can travel lite. I can survive on three changes of clothes, but not the 40 lbs of camera/tech crap. Ugh.

I’ll try to liveblog Singapore/KL since I’ll have WiFi everywhere and will try to thumb posts out on my Blackberry.


16
Nov 09

Adventures I’ve had through the years…

I figured I should write down the list of things I’ve done in my travels around the world, mainly as a reminder to myself to realize how awesome I have things and that I shouldn’t take them for granted.

1) Fell down and broke my wrist on the Great Wall of China.
2) Sat next to DMX on a flight back from Paris.
3) Got to climb inside the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
4) Crewed in a Chicago to Mackinac sailing regatta.
5) Jumped off a bridge and tower in Auckland, NZ.
6) Drove a dogsled in Siberia.
7) Did the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Beijing.
8. Hiked up (and got altitude sickness on) Kilimanjaro.
9) Safari on the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania.
10) Touched the stones of Stonehenge. Twice.
11) Participated in the 2004 Rock Paper Scissors World Championships.
12) Eaten and drank at the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai (overrated)
13) Eaten kangaroo and camel.

So, I need to remind myself that life could actually be a lot worse.


10
Nov 09

Back from Brazil

Honestly I’ll write more later, but I’m beat, sleepy and need bed. In the meantime, see my YouTube Videos. :)


4
Nov 09

Time to go

Leave for Rio again in 6.5 hours. Come back, then it’s restage for Singapore in 29 days from today. :)

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