aliens, aliens - where are you? it's madness down here! help our sorry-ass selves.

A NYT article, for your enjoyment:

"Humans, writes Olivia Judson, don't lend themselves to self-study. That's where aliens would come in handy." Leave a comment

Tonight was my cousin's wedding. Her third (to the same man), actually. Her husband is German. In order for them to get married in Germany, they needed a certificate of marriage from the US. So they got married in Vegas. Then in Germany this summer. And tonight in Dallas, where they live ( Read more... )

Just arrived in Dallas. My cousin's wedding is tomorrow ( Read more... )

Hello people. So much to tell. Also, so tired. Thus, bullet points ( Read more... )

Arrived in Nagasaki last night. Am still exhausted. Had to travel for 30 hours, and fly on three planes ( Read more... )

Kalimantan was amazing. Utterly and completely amazing. My level of fatigue will not allow me to connect words to do right by the past 5 days. I can say/write that this trip has been transformative. Much more later ( Read more... )

Good morning to you people. My flight to Pangkalanbun is delayed, so I have some time to write a bit. From Pangkalanbun, we shall get on a wee boat and cruise up the Kumai River to Tanjung Puting National Park. Today I may end up seeing probiscus monkeys, macaques and orangs. I am so excited, I am seriously about to poop in my pants. Out of joy, of ( Read more... )

Wow, am I overwhelmed and tired. The last few hours have been awfully surreal. I had to go through two security checkpoints just to get into my hotel, bag x-ray and all. The grounds of this place remind me of the grounds of the compound in "Octopussy ( Read more... )

Am in my wee hotel in Narita. I had to swallow all my pride between customs and this establishment. I was having difficulty with my luggage on long, long staircases (no elevators or escalators = sad monkey). I was frustrated, and talking to myself. I almost slipped on bird poo outside the train station (there are a lot of birds in this freaking ( Read more... )

In San Francisco, cozy in Lori's house. I am doing last minute tasks and such. The past few weeks have been amazing. For 17 days now, I have been on a real sleep schedule. I have not been on a regular sleep schedule since age 7. I have gone to bed at or before 12:30 AM. I feel *amazing*. I have energy to do things. What a concept ( Read more... )