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Amandio needs to make a few changes here and there (like the top parts need to face in the same direction, and need to be equal length)... but dammit, he figured most of it out (from pictures). I am impressed.
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Bad associations
When I was very young and impressionable, back in the 80's, I happened to come across the Times Illustrated Weekly of India. Around that time, Sheena Easton's "Do it for Love" was in the airwaves. Anyway, in that particular issue of the the Illustrated Weekly, the feature story had very graphic photographs of a murdered woman whose mummified body ( Read more... ) -
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Last night I was supposed to meet a friend at the restaurant Mundos. I was about 10 minutes late and when I got there the place was full of cops with AK-47s and I wasn't allowed to enter, so I got annoyed and went for an ice-cream elsewhere instead.
This was the reason for the cops:
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I know I say this about twice every year... but I need to get a new, non Indian passport. Preferably a EU one. Under countries starting with the letter I, only India and ISRAEL have to apply for visas in advance can't get one at the airport in Malaysia. Iraqis and Iranians are just fine... but Indians and Israelis ( Read more... ) -
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Part of my job is providing design assistance to local artisans. It can be tricky - I have to limit *my* tastes and think about the artisan's distinct style and market trends. For example these alien heads:
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If you want a good read about life in Africa, read my buddy Alexa's blog. Or Stephen's. They're both very good writers, though I think Alexa's entries (after having lived all these years in Mozambique), have this world-weary "sigh of resignation" feel to them. Stephen still has a fresh, albeit sardonic, view. I'll give him maybe another 2 year's to ( Read more... )
