December 2009
9 posts
New York state of mind
After some frantic Craigslist-ing, I’ve found somewhere to stay in New York and I’ll be there by about 6:00pm today via the WiFi-equipped MegaBus. It’s just near Prospect Park in Brooklyn which is a little further out than I’d prefer, but it’s a small room in a big house so it’s about half what I’d be paying anywhere else. As an added bonus, another of the...
Snow!
Despite the cold, I’ve been having fun in Boston so far. Jo and Jono are being gracious and generous hosts and I’m eating really well. Pork Pad Prik Khing tonight, I think.
We all went to a party at a Burner friend’s place here on Friday. They have a pet flying squirrel called “Squee”, which is a perfectly onomatopoeic name for a flying squirrel. He was the cute as...
Adding insulation to injury, as it were, earlier today I caught the skin on my neck in my new jacket’s zipper. Ouch!
Boston
After a relatively uneventful flight on Virgin America (with free WiFi, which was pretty neat), Jono came to meet me at Boston Logan airport. We arrived back at their place to the smell of a boiling Christmas pud and I woke up this morning to freshly baked no-knead bread. I have a feeling it’s going to be a gastronomic stay :-).
Thanks again to the SF crew for showing me such an awesome...
The Department of Spontaneous Combustion
I’d seen the DSC’s work on the Playa over the last three years and when I mentioned to Megs (the Burning Man regionals coordinator I’d met with soon after arriving in SF) that I’d had an idea for a small flame effect but needed some help, she hooked me up with them. Conveniently, their workshop/clubhouse/hangout/bar is located just a short bus-ride away from Doug’s...
San Francisco
Quick update: I’ve landed back in San Francisco and on Doug’s couch. I also now have access to a Real Computer and therefore the capability to go through, edit and upload the Hawaii photos, which I’m doing this morning. Stay tuned…