http://www.duolab.net Duolab is awesome. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:16:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In no particular order: BART, barbecued filet mignon, and a gadget/water fountain/LED-studded jacuzzi in Hayward; baby turkeys and almost hitting a startled vulture with my bike; distressingly avant-garde ballet in Stern Grove, tandem bikes in Golden Gate park followed by spicy hot chocolate in Pacific Heights; smokey air and gibbous moons ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/414 I'm a month late, but the Bay to Breakers photos are all finally up. I apologize for the wait. It's difficult to put into words the pandemonium we marched through, so I'll just let those pictures and this brief, low-res video do the talking: Oh, and my Thailand shots are all ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/413 Above is a photo I took at Cathedral Cove in mid-February. Now pay close attention to 00:42 in the theatrical trailer I've embedded below. http://www.duolab.net/archives/412 (The following are a couple leftover scribblings I just pulled from my little black moleskine.) Middle-aged woman in Hat Yai airport with "BURBCURRY" embroidered in a pastel rainbow down the leg of her jeans. [Probably one of my favorite engrish sightings.] DOG BALLSCAT BALLSMOTH BALLS[The ever-present stray dogs and cats were never ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/411 Finally. I finished the malaria meds more than two weeks ago. I've dawdled long enough. While things weren't drug-addled enough to be called 'gonzo' in the sense that Hunter S. Thompson coined, there were definitely stretches of sensory overload during my too-short two weeks in Thailand. Beginning with the damp, scorching ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/410 A bear knocked down an oak tree right outside the kitchen window last night. It was trying to get at a bird feeder full of seed. Yeah, the tree was pretty much dead and its roots weren't providing much structural support, but still. This is on top of the fact that ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/408 I don't recall having much trouble while backpacking above 10,000 ft last August, but Nevada City's modest elevation was killing me today when I pulled my bike out of storage and took it for a ten mile spin. It might have been due in part to the head cold I ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/407 I tore the last 80 unread pages off the weighty sled that is Anna Karenina the morning I flew to BKK from AKL and finished it in the air. The ending was satisfying only in that it meant I could stop caring. Here are the reviews I penned in my ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/406 Bangkok is amazing. Stinky, swealteringly hot, smoggy, loud, filthy, and amazing. Lunch was delicious and cost less than $1.00. I just got measured for some dress shirts and slacks and we're off to dinner now, to be followed by the night market. Flying to Krabi in the morning. Did I mention ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/405 I'm in a delightfully modern two-story suite outside New Plymouth tonight, and the king-sized bed waiting for me upstairs is almost a foreign concept at this point. It has been ages since I've slept on anything larger than a twin, and not having my feet hang off the mattress edge ... http://www.duolab.net/archives/404