in the "basement" of a lofted studio apartment in brooklyn, i await the car that will bring me to the airport, and end my trip to the east coast. 11 days - 3 cities, 4 forms of tansportation, too many beers to count and stories galore. i hope someday to return here, and even to call it home for a while...but for now, exhausted but ready i leave to return to la

I know where the $2 bills went...

Remember when you were little and you were given a $2 by your parents, an uncle or maybe your grandmother stuck it in a card. Not only was it money, but it was rare money, money that you didn't see very often. I put mine in my piggy bank on my shelf, where it probably still resides. I never knew why they were so rare, or even if they were still being printed.

That was until last night. The $2 bills are in Washington D.C. strip clubs, one in particular. The club where I met Reverend Chris, and a missionary stripper named "Alex."

Two Dollar Bill

rainy L.A. in the rear view

it's raining tonight, and supposed to keep up tomorrow. tomorrow, when i get on a plane yet again, this time heading to the east coast. it's too bad really, i love the rain in LA. it drives everyone crazy, people stay home, cancel work, and since i am currently unemployed and don't live on a hillside in some house being held up by toothpicks, i freakin love the rain! regardless, tomorrow i head off again on another trip. this last little barrage of travel wasn't really planned and just kind of all fell together, the way you always hope things do. so off for 10 days in nyc, washington dc and boston before heading back to begin planning yet some more travel.

the road is better than the inn...

Haiti

it's been four days since i've returned from Haiti, and although i'm still taking the maliaria pills, i've finally caught up and feel like i am back on west coast time. i have been telling our stories and sharing the pictures with many people, and i decided to try and write a breif account of my experience there. it was hard because so much happened but i don't want to subject you all to a 20 page diatrab. So if you like, check out the article i wrote and take a look at the pictures.

http://www.spytechfilms.com/lifes-too-short/haiti/

My friend Ben, whom i made the trip with also wrote an account of our trip. His is more detailed and a bit longer but if you feel so inclined:

http://dev.incitedmedia.com/ben/haiti

leaving the 3rd world

it's not much before midnight and i'm lying under a bug netting in Pierre Payan Haiti. tomorrow i return to the states, and to the promise of more travel and hopefully adventure...