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Craig and I are having a terrible time deciding between Portland and Chicago for the *big* party. (There would be a smaller party in the other location.)

We’ve been in Zambia for almost three months now. In a lot of ways, we’re just living a regular Monday-Friday 9-5 lives. Lusaka has the feel of a suburb, just with really bad traffic (granted, this refers to the areas we live, work, and shop in–there are certainly less comfortable areas of the city). But [...]

Observations on weeks 1-2 of living in Lusaka, in no particular order. Driving: I’m getting used to being on the left side of the road. It was quite weird and scary at first, but I can almost sense my brain rewiring to think of left-sided driving as “normal”. Quite frequently in the last two weeks, [...]

View Larger Map Google has dramatically improved their map of Lusaka!

IMG_1364 Originally uploaded by kimpendell Needles next to the Haystack.

Photos from my trip to Vietnam and Cambodia can be found on Flickr.

I’ve been settling down here in Chicago*–and finally yesterday I got my Chicago Public Library card at the downtown Harold Washington Library Center. The downtown Chicago library is great, and I’m looking forward to the newly built Logan Square branch to open as it is only three blocks away from my place. It looks like [...]

I’ve spent a good chunk of the 4th watching every video on the Eels web site. I highly recommend “Hey Man” and “Souljacker Part I”.

I can’t believe I left Austin just 28 short days ago. Aside from the ever-present absence of my dear friends, Austin seems like something from years ago. The last 28 days have been full days–indeed a sum total of appox. 5431 miles were traveled on land (though often it felt like vast sea of pavement, [...]

I’ve been settling into my new place in Chicago fairly successfully. My place is steadily becoming more livable (thanks in large part to Gabe and Gavin’s donation of a mattress to sleep on). Once I get more stuff from Portland, I’ll be set. Logan Square seems like an all around good place thus far–No Friction [...]