The beeping of my alarm is loud enough to be heard in the living room. If my grandfather is awake, as he usually is, he knows what that means. My computer screen flickers on as soon as I’m able to roll out of bed. It’s not to check email or read the latest news on [...] Read more »
Actress Eva Mendes rolls her Rs. In the American school system, students are usually given the choice of French or Spanish when it comes time to take a language. I know in the Denver area German is an option, but not in Boston. Seeing as I had been indoctrinated to French—my mom grew up in [...] Read more »
Ed. Note – If I’m “he said,” then this is “she said.” “So… I just got pulled over on Federal for a headlight out.” “You ok?” “Yeah,” Jen tells me, a nervousness underlying the laughter in her voice. “I mean, I’m still coming down, but we should hit a Wal-Mart or something.” I cringe at [...] Read more »
My heart is racing. It thumps in sync with the seriously cheesy Rammstein music blasting on the stereo. Hey, don’t judge me. It happens to be what keeps me pumped up. The mask itches. It makes me feel like Ralphie in his bunny suit from A Christmas Story, but I look more like a bank [...] Read more »
The flashing neon reflects on the street as we pull up. It always does when it’s this cold and every crevice in the road is iced over. I have no worries about that, though. I’ve got media on my mind. — On Wednesday, I stumbled into a strange little event called Ignite Boulder, my never-worn [...] Read more »
The moat around the old city in Chiang Mai glows late at night. For more brilliant pictures of Thailand, click here. I guess it’s simply the luck of the draw that no matter how good a time we have in our destination, our travel between places just doesn’t quite work out. Standing in the train [...] Read more »