Archive for January, 2006



On remembering 2005, Part II

Published on January 28, 2006

Part II of a series. Man, if I’m ever ever to have a hope of getting through all of these, I’m going to have to be a lot more terse.

Australia: Jason almost becomes a resident
This isn’t a great story, but it was quite memorable. I remember very clearly standing at a payphone in King’s Cross […]


Worst. Cold. Ever.

Published on January 18, 2006

I’ve spent the last week holed up in my apartment with by far one of the worst colds ever. At one point today I thought my head actually was going to explode. The good news is that I’m over the hump, feeling better, sold my car, have had breakfast foods for my last five meals, […]


On remembering 2005, Part I

Published on January 3, 2006

If I chose one word to describe my year, it would probably be transitory. In 2005 I lived in three different states, worked three different jobs (plus a dozen or so pieces of contract work), drove about 25,000 miles, and racked up another 30,000 or so of frequent miles.
And, if you know me, you probably […]