Last night I had weird dreams. They involved me getting on a train, and a policeman or security guard was checking ID and ticket, and he asked me some question about what I was going to do and I said I was going birdwatching; he asked if he could see my field guides. He was being friendly and I sort of didn't pay much attention to him and he ( Read more... )

I have a strong impression from my time in both Philly and Baltimore that Baltimore is a much more friendly place. Is this due to my own preconceived notions, a self-fulfilling prophesy, or is it true in a more objective sense ( Read more... )

This past friday, I launched a new website for rating and reviewing teas ( Read more... )

Last night I had a dream that I was visiting this strange society that had never been contacted by mainstream civilization. They lived on the western edge of a range of mountains, in a semi-arid area at a fairly high altitude. They were remarkably advanced...living with them was very comfortable and felt very modern in many ways and their ( Read more... )

I realized that I haven't posted a single detailed post to my livejournal about Merit Exchange. So here it is ( Read more... )

I am currently looking at apartments in Newark, DE and I had an interesting experience that struck me as a bit odd. I found a listing for an apartment complex offering studio, 1BR, and 2BR apartments at a very reasonable price. I set up an appointment to go look at an apartment, and my experience was very...strange? And sent up a bunch of red ( Read more... )

I had a bunch of weird dreams last night ( Read more... )

I had a weird dream last night in which southern florida, all along the coastline, had been built up with heavy industry, and the everglades were just like, small isolated patches of wetlands interspersed between factories and piers and all sorts of industrial stuff ( Read more... )

I looked for apartments today in Ardmore, PA. I had looked through neighborhoods around Philly and in its suburbs, and Ardmore struck me when I drove out the main line...it seemed like a really livable place, and I really liked the businesses there. It has a great coffee shop (with reliable wireless, and live music!), a trader joe's, a farmer's ( Read more... )

Sometimes I end up in situations that are just so outside my experience that they make me really stop and reflect. It's funny, because times like...being on the training bus with all the older african-american women most of whom were grandmothers, and realizing I didn't feel terribly out of place, isn't exactly one of those times. It seems weird ( Read more... )