the laundry list in my head.

Here’s a laundry list of what’s been bouncing around in my head the past few days. 1) Obama likely ran the best campaign in history. From approaching the campaign with a data-based decision making process, thinking through weakness and strengths and letting this guide a communications/tactical strategy, a consistent (reassuring) image and message to voters, […]

i’m off.

Off to Dubai (UAE), Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Goa (India) for a couple of weeks. This will be the first time in my life I’m out of the country for both an election and my birthday. Not to worry, my absentee ballot in this critical swing state of California was dropped in the mail earlier this […]

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

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, […]

shiny & new.

I got on a plane from JFK yesterday afternoon and after two hours on the runway, and six in the air, arrived in SF. It still feels like I’m just visiting. Like this is just another one of the many trips that I’ve taken in the last few years. I’m not sure when it’ll feel […]

on traveling in general.

Had lots of random thoughts on my two week trip. But two kept floating to the top: 1) I feel like the essence of travel is really captured when it’s done alone. 2) It’s the details and context of the places you visit that matter. When in a group, I’m so likely to fall into […]