Of mountains and ponds...
Last week I flew around Mt. Everest. I was up at 4am, in the air and back by 9. It was a surreal experience and decidedly anti-climactic.
I’m sitting in the Hong Kong airport now, sipping a beer and watching the sun set behind the hills. I flew here from Bangkok and will be home in Taiwan in 4 short hours. As I left Bangkok, I watched the countryside recede below me and I thought about the …
I feel it all.
I feel it all, I feel it all
I feel it all, I feel it all
The wings are wide, the wings are wide
Wild card inside, wild card inside
Oh I’ll be the one who’ll break my heart
I’ll be the one to hold the gun
I know more than I knew before
I know more than I knew before
I didn’t rest, I didn’t stop
Did we fight or did we talk
Oh I’ll be the one who’ll break my hea…
Whoo-hoo!
So, I entered a Screenplay contest in New York, and managed to come in second in my heat. The last and final round is to come… cross your fingers for me… and your toes. Round one was eight days to write a script on a random topic and plot point… round two, they cut the time to 24 hours. At noon on Saturday, the fun begins. Cross your friend’s toes too. It’s also Draw…
Cool stuff people are doing!
I have a friend in New York and this is his latest project Check it out! Support creativity wherever you find it and take note of those that you find it in. Creativity is inherent in all, but people who are unafraid to express themselves are a rare breed.
Yanshuei
Last night I drove to the Yanshuei fireworks festival in rural Tainan county, Taiwan. The drive itself made it worth the trip – rice paddies, rivers, bridges, temples, and pastures, and just the feel of the open road after months of city traffic. Of course, the open road meant bugs in my teeth – note to self, close your visor BEFORE dusk – but that was a small price to pay. As I…
Quite possibly the best song ever...
I’m hooked. I cannot stop playing this song. Please give it a listen.
Stealing Tomorrow
by The Great Lake Swimmers
Is this place shaking or is it me
Why can’t I feel mean without you and everything become more true
The more that I believe in you
Stealing tomorrow
I don’t care what you think, I’m going to take it away
While I am stealing tomorrow from today
Stealing tomorrow from today
Stealing to…
Homecoming
Gladys comes home today. On Thursday, my loaner bike blew a front tire and threw me to the pavement at 60 kilometers an hour. It could have been worse. I walked away with a split helmet, ringing bell, sprained wrist and scrapes. A friend said I looked like I’d been mauled by a bear – but I’m a quick healer. I can move my left hand well enough to type already… and not a mom…
Just like the present...
Yahoo!
This just made my day!!! Thanks so much Jen!
New movie, help needed!!
Hey Everyone, we just finished a new movie for a film contest in Taiwan. The more people who view, the better we’ll fare in the contest. If you’ve got a few minutes, please check it out. It’s in Chinese, but the subtitles are English.
To see it
1. Go to: http://tavis.tw/wowtaiwan/home.html
2. Click on the word “English” in the upper-right hand corner.
3. Your menu shoul…