Peru 2006

The differences are many, from the daily trash pickups, enough casinos to rival Vegas (tragamonedas - i hear the Chinese tourists especially enjoy them), walled houses/barred windows (no wonder the Dead always rise in the States, they'd never make it here), political graffiti, etc, etc. It's a little bit difficult to describe all the differences between such a foreign country and the US, sometimes so much so that it's difficult to even spot them - when i travel here i know that it is so incredibly different yet it is taxing to try to describe why.

winter.

My lock won't open, my derailleur won't shift, my rear brakes barely work, and my goattee triples in weight after a 15 minute ride. This is great!

In other news, i've decided that my next project (that is, about #28 on the list) is to recreate the king's throne where Conan finds his sword in the first flick. Maybe i can have it done by next Halloween, it'll look great in the basement.