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Friday May 24th 2013

Posts Tagged ‘Haiti’

The People in My Neighborhood: The Guardian

The People in My Neighborhood: The Guardian

Ricardo Pierre isn’t someone I’m likely to ever encounter again. I’ve only ever spent a couple of weeks in his company. I only have a few decent photos of him, and I had to poach one of those from someone else. And yet, I’d trust him with my life. I [Read More]

Helos make lousy background music

Helos make lousy background music

Here’s a list of the things that comprise everyday life in Haiti: 1. Phone calls from one Thermador Viragot: “Hello, Thermador. How are you? No, I still don’t have mattresses. We do tents. TENTS, Thermador. What? Okay, fine. Talk to you tomorrow, but I [Read More]

Some artistic license

Some artistic license

No, not really. There were some beautiful things going on in Haiti, though, and I think I’ll just post them here. There’s a lot going on here in our little household, not the least of which is the fact that, while I was gone in Haiti, my registration form for [Read More]

Mutty Malta Goes to Haiti

Mutty Malta Goes to Haiti

ShelterBox deployments are funny. You might talk to your team lead once or twice before you arrive at your destination, but really, you don’t have any idea who the rest of your teammates are or what they’re like unless you’ve deployed with them before. [Read More]

Oh, look, I’ve gone and disappeared again.

Oh, look, I’ve gone and disappeared again.

And now it’s almost the end of the January. It’s been a remarkably busy few weeks. While I’ve been gone from these pages, I’ve been very busy taking care of a little project I’m so proud of. Most of you have already heard me speak about this, but I’ll say it [Read More]

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An Open Letter to the Nike+ announcer lady

An Open Letter to the Nike+ announcer lady

Hello there. I feel I need to tell you something. I loathe your voice. It isn’t because I do not value what you [Read More]

Turning over a new leaf

Turning over a new leaf

So I turned in my revised thesis to my adviser a little while ago. A little under a week ago. Since then I’ve [Read More]

Verbagram 4, A Haiku, and other stuff

Verbagram 4, A Haiku, and other stuff

Falafel, so plain Until fried in surprise form, Cooked like a doughnut. In other news, I am headed off this weekend to [Read More]

The Name Game

The Name Game

Mr. Gooddirt is incredibly good at nicknames. He comes up with them on the fly, and they’re always accurate and [Read More]

Verbagram 3

Verbagram 3

Today in southern California, it’s brisk with a stiff breeze. If I closed my eyes I could imagine myself back in [Read More]

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