February 2005 Archive
I Choose Something Else
Choose life Choose a job Choose a career Choose a family Choose a fucking big television Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments Choose a starter home Choose your friends Choose leisure wear and matching luggage Choose a [...]
One Degree of Separation
I went to dinner at my friend Alain’s* [*some names have been changed to protect my ass] last night. His boyfriend Pablo was there as was Pablo’s friend Max. Alain is French but a resident of Australia here in Costa Rica for the winter while Max is Dutch but lives in New York City where [...]
That’s Weird
Man haranguing passersby on the dangers of American culture in front of Subway. Avenida Central, San José When my nephew was visiting me in Costa Rica, he kept labeling everything as 'weird'. In his limited experience as a 13 year old, anything that was different from how it is in Vancouver was 'weird': the dish [...]
