in santa cruz for work last weekend, returning to town in the evening, we came across a street parade in the middle of the town, apparently celebrating university week. there were more people in the parade than watching…

i am in santa cruz. i sit outside my hotel room on the balcony. it is raining. there is the whirring whirring rattle of the airconditioner, all the airconditioners in a row, each room with its airconditioner exhaust …

you go to a bar. any bar. a dodgy looking dive. all the furniture - the stools, the bar - are made from slabs of wood. the bar itself is decorated with whole tree limbs, lavished in varnish and topped by a jaunty de…

phone lines are down after a big tremor/earthquake -maybe saturation of lines more than anything - internet is fine! - but all is well with us and in this zone at least - only a few objects fallen in the office. will …