Life is a post-hoc narrative.

The last time we really spoke, I had just arrived in Sydney. And so we turned the page to the chapter of my life entitled with the name of a corporation. A few cities, a few loves, a few clients; here I am. Back in Sydney.

"It's all I hoped." Yes, but. "I want to be all they hoped." Yes, but. "Pacing through the full ( Read more... )

Big changes are afoot. I've moved to Singapore- seemingly for the next year.

Taking advantage of the locale, I've visiting the nearby countries. I'm up to three Chinese visas now. So, that's something.

But there's close to no live music scene here. And it's killing me.

Saw it coming; my cab slipping under the back of the van.
Flew forward; shouting because it seemed right.
Felt stupid; knowing there was nothing to shout about.
Logorrhea; tweeting when all I wanted was to call a friend.
Scared. Alone.

Just shy of two years in Australia.

The Indian consulate reminded me of this, most inconveniently. One-year business visas require an interview if you haven't lived in your "home" quite long enough. They also require a few extra days of processing when it's discovered you share a passport number with a German woman.

So, I'm going to India. For 10 ( Read more... )

And that's the rest of 2012 up through March. Which is now.

I've reinstated the 30 day playlist rule and stared putting together an April playlist. Five artists on it thus far, all Perth based.

Let's see if Taiwan can open that up a little.

It's 2012 and our world is at peace.

Why do our elected representatives need bodyguards?

They aren't our "leaders." In democracies, no one is a single point of failure. Our officials are both regularly and irregularly replaced.

The trappings of power are pretty distasteful.

But you know what isn't? The fin de 2011 mixtape!

Creatively speaking, I'm lost.

Physically speaking, I'm in Perth.

Musically speaking, I'm in limbo.

There's a new tab on my to-do list entitled, "people are important," as if it's a recent revelation.

Maybe it was?

We haven't shared for a long time.

It wasn't you. It was me.

But, I can change.

Only now do I appreciate how hard it is to stay balanced.

We can make this work.

• There are about 160 Interpol Red Notices for sex crimes.
• There are nine Interpol Red Notices from Sweden- in total, for all crimes.
• Three of Sweden's nine Red Notices stem from sexual offenses.

Sweden publishing a Red Notice is unusual. But, not particularly so wrt. sex offenses.

Here are the organizations responsible for all of the Red Notices from ( Read more... )