2001

Men find obelisk,
Embark on galactic quest
To find its birthplace.

Suzhou I

Suzhou is famed for it's canals, much like a dirtier venice. So we rode around in a boat


Suzhou is famous for traditional Chinese music. Apparently, their dialect sounds prettier than most. I don't have the knowledge to evaluate, but these two were good

by comparison

I have yet another insight into myself, based on things I've been compared to. according to Tuly, Karen and Alina in separate conversations, I am dumber than the following.

a rock
the homeless guy playing the harmonica
a monkey
a baby monkey
"a very stupid man who is also drunk"
an apple
an orange
a carrot
not a banana (apparently the dumbest fruit)
most other foreigners
curling (the sport)
a weight (at the gym)
a chicken
a rabbit
eels
a fish (we were near a place where you pick the animal you want to eat, and most of the animals seemed smarter than me)
a tree
two dogs having sex

in other news, people suck

Love in the Time of Cholera

waiting for love hurts
fifty years is far too long
but might be worth it

by Andy

Love in the Time of Cholera

waiting for love hurts
fifty years is far too long
but might be worth it

From Andy

WuXi II

Karen inside the temple. Because no batch of photos is complete without her smiling face
a few stories of Buddha there




behold the glory of the multi-colored temple ceiling!

Moby Dick

years ago, a group of us were trying to rewrite classic books as haiku. The idea was abandoned when we discovered that a book of such already existed. I've decided to repost some of them here.

Moby Dick
Call me Ishmael
Ahab hunts the white whale
Vengence is not good

by Adam, i think