Monthly Archives: March 2007

this morning, during breakfast, a loudspeaker blared thick Arabic.  today was a clean up day in abyei.  everyone was to clean the space outside of their tukuls, or face consequences. tonight the air is full of the sharp smell of … Continue reading →

march 29. the abyei night is black like thick ink. as you walk down the road, you (not me, you) push your face into it, trying to gain a centimetre or two of perspective, and it almost meets a soldier’s … Continue reading →

the speaker above me clicked on. “ladies and gentlemen, we have started our descent towards Khartoum.  we ask you to ensure that your seats and table trays are returned to their upright position and that your luggage is stowed in … Continue reading →

you need a visa to go to brazil. you do.  trust me.  if you don’t have it, you will be sent back home on the TTC in the snow.  this is a public service announcement. earlier this week I spent … Continue reading →

allow me to apologize for the running pestilent theme of the blog these days.  i am not always this way.  i have outside interests that run deeper than disease.  two months ago, the only thing that prevented me from talking even … Continue reading →