For context, read A New Twist – Part I Apparently, Caleb’s first roller coaster was the Mind Eraser too. I can’t remember the first time I heard the phrase, “I remember it like it was yesterday.” I suspect it was quickly followed by a strange, soap-opera-esque stare into the distance, swelling music, and a wavy [...] Read more »
Elitch Gardens at night (2007). My heart flutters. I’ve barely done anything but stand idly since exiting the car, but I can feel the tension running through my body. My stomach rumbles. It’s not due to hunger, as I finished breakfast less than an hour ago, and I’m far from stuffed thanks to a brief [...] Read more »
“See you soon,” I typed, the promise of excitement giving me just enough adrenaline to make my weary body hang awake as I slapped my computer shut and fell into bed. In a mere 12 hours, Matt would arrive and I could begin my exploration of Bangkok and Thailand in earnest. I had spent my [...] Read more »
Part of the Manila Skyline sits idly in the mid-day heat by the Pasig River. For more heat stifled pictures of the Philippines, click here. NOTE: This entry was written the afternoon of August 11 during a two day stop in Manila. Because my laptop ran out of batteries attempting to get a signal in [...] Read more »
The sun sets behind some clouds in Agat on my final night on Guam. For more distant photographs of Guam, click here. In a scant six hours, I’ll be on plane departing the island. Last night, I tossed and turned, waking every 20 minutes with nervous excitement for the resumation of my journey, yet I [...] Read more »
Denise reaches out to touch the idol of Santa Ana at Biba Fiestan Santa Ana in Agat, Guam. For more rainy pictures of Guam, click here. The word fiesta has a very Mexican image in my mind. Perhaps it’s my love the Three Amigos and El Guapo’s birthday that causes me to associate fiesta with [...] Read more »
The sun sets over San Luis Beach in Guam as Denise floats in the warm water. For more jocular pictures of Guam, click here. I feel like I’ve entered the doldrums. It’s not as though opportunities don’t abound here, but rather that I simply haven’t found the motivation to commence. I am inspired constantly. I [...] Read more »
“I’ve drank two thirds of a twleve pack of Vault in the last three days!” I cried, my face contorting in a grimace. “It’s disgusting.” “Yeah, that’s pretty gross.” “And you know I rarely drink caffeine if I can help it. It’s killing me.” I hung my head. “I couldn’t fall asleep at all last [...] Read more »
First of Many Rows of coffin berths lie empty at Guam Veteran’s Cemetery, patiently awaiting their corpses. For more ghastly pictures from Guam, click here. Hafa Adai, y’all. With a whole lot of nothing transpiring the past few days, it’s time once again for news in brief: Read more »
WARNING: This is a long one… I thought I had left it all behind when I graduated from college. Anyone who has been there know what I’m talking about: the parties; the drinking; the beer bongs; the drunkenness; the stupidity. I’m sure some people remember it fondly. Perhaps it was even the best part of [...] Read more »