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Closed-Circiut Creativity
So I've been amiss in updating here - for some reason I didn't really feel like it anymore. It might be that a number of my friends here have moved on, or something else. But I found something today that I thought I should share with whoever is still reading this:
A unsigned band in Manchester, England wanted to make a music video, but had no ( Read more... ) -
'He never grew up; but he never stopped growing.'
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Pioneering science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey", has died in his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90 ( Read more... ) -
KAHHHHHHN!!!
I just had to share this: BEST SCI-FI CON NAME EVAR!! -
Safari is awesome!
Day 1 - Ngorogoro Crater
We get picked up around 8:00am for a 3 hour drive to even get to the crater. Most of the drive is through a fairly dry steppe, since we were there right before the short rainy season. It was really cool to see dried-out riverbeds everywhere. I can only imagine what it looks like right after the rainy season. Looks like I' ( Read more... ) -
"An orange is the same color as a banana" or THE LION KING LIES (sorta)
A quick recap of small things I wanted to mention previously but forgot to ( Read more... ) -
When in Africa, please inquire about what exactly the cake is...
Best day thus far ( Read more... ) -
That idea was better in theory than in practice.
I know it saves a lot of money (~$160/pp) but taking a 9 hour bus ride from Dar Es Salaam to Arusha (technically just outside of Arusha) is a bad idea. Sure, it's cool to see the landscape go by slowly become ever more arid, but you don't see anything mind-blowing. And like with any bus, the seats are cramped as hell and fairly uncomfortable. Plus ( Read more... ) -
I'm alive!
So I've arrived in Dar Es Salaam without major incident and am happy to report that OMG IT'S F&%*#IN HOT HERE! Also, it seems that for every person that appears to want to rob you (a guy zipped open my mom's fanny pack while bumping into her, presumably hoping that after crossing the street he could make another pass and actually pilfer) there are ( Read more... ) -
all packed up
Holy crap. Only 15 hours til I fly off. I hope I didn't forget to pack anything.
Also, last chance to send me your mailing address for a snail-mail post-card. And by last chance I mean by noon Tuesday.
Have a happy turkey day, all!
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