the sky is on fire.
dear world, holy crap. I look out the window as the bus drives down the 101. I look out over the Bay and while the water calmly rocks back and forth, it carries a strange orange tint. The sky is completely blanked with grey fog and likely mix of smoke since so much of Southern […]
this guy is my hero.
dear matt, this is freaking awesome. makes me want to travel! thanks to jared for the link. Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo. love, surya
has it been that long?
dear reader, I originally started this note “dear robert kennedy.” Then I quickly saw how hard it was to “write a letter to” someone who idolize. So I switched it up. I can’t believe it’s been 40 years since RFK was assassinated. RFK’s life and death has impacted a part of who I am. At […]
tv announcers.
dear jeff van gundy, Thank You. I’ve watched so many playoff games recently. I’ve been enjoying it, but most of all it’s reminded me how terrible so many of the announcers on TV are. That is, all of them, except you. So why am I such a fan? I mean, after all, I thought you […]
telling it like it is.
Dear Barack Obama, Unlike most politicians, if you actually tells it like its…we’re going to be cool. My official position is non-partisan and I’m working hard to not endorse any individual candidate. This position has been honed through years of painful political arguments about candidates (specifically 2004). Bickering doesn’t work. I just ended up making […]
lahiri.
There’s a short-piece (but impressive as a 2-page spread in the mag) about Jhumpa Lahiri and her new book in Time this week. Lahiri is one of my favorite authors. I loved Interpreter of Maladies and my mom liked it even more. The Namesake was almost a spiritual experience for me. I read it straight […]
las vegas.
In Vegas staying at the Wynn. This trip prompted a couple of random thoughts: Flew Virgin America. It’s actually a pretty great airline. Their employees are shockingly friendly. The flight attendants actually sound excited to be flying on a VA plane, and it rubs off. The colors make me feel like I’m in a club, […]
regular.
I’ve been gone for a while. Life on the West Coast has been keeping me busy. Between work, the commute, trying to see friends, traveling, and of course, trying to make heads or tails of writing a book, this blog has been neglected massively. I’m opening the blog up to more frequent posts about a […]
RIP: the wire.
The most heartbreakingly-intelligent, real piece of television. ever. Must see TV? Damn right. RIP.
nails & writing.
I’ve been delinquent with blogging! Life in SF is good. Maybe that’s why. I’ve been running around, have broken my regular blogging routine, so it was easy for that to deteriorate into zero updates. I’ve spent most of my free time working on the book. I’ve got what I feel is a great outline and […]