Ridiculous Scuba Alii from the south Pacific. "Alii" is a greeting in Palaun. I used that word so you would think I'm super cultured and practically a native
Emails Book Club Emails One stranger, Margret M., sent me an email a few months ago about a book club with very strict bylaws and suggested that I email the group. After doing a
Ukraine Pictures from My Phone: European Edition A little late coming, but here at last, I give you Pictures from My Phone: The European Edition. I know, I know. I'm in Palau now. I should
Palau Piranhas. Everywhere. Mere moments after I informed you of my China Air lost bag naked wanderer catastrophe of last week, I received a phone call informing me that my bag was found
Palau Greetings from Palau Hey strangers. The haggard and terrified Eli of one week ago reports to you now from the edge of the world, buried deep in the Pacific, one small breeze away from devastating hurricane. We arrived on Tuesday night in Palau, exactly 745 hours after
Nostalgia All At Once I'm sitting in an airport in Taipei now with Daniel. This is our second layover of two. Our first was in San Francisco where my dear friend Elsa picked us up and drove us across the Golden Gate bridge for some dinner
Ridiculous Cats Let's talk about it. I think it's time. Cats. I bet if you did one of those analysis things to find out the most frequent topics
The Siblings Plane Crash I wrote this on the last few pages of a book I was reading while on the plane from Istanbul to New York yesterday. Spoiler alert: I made it home without dying. So we hopped onto a plane to head home and that'
Ridiculous Turkish Hamam I am soakıng wet from a raın storm and trying to write an update for you to the sounds of a very loud call to prayer outside, the loud ramblings of a smoking computer attendant, and a totally strange keyboard with letters in other
Ridiculous Food Massacre in Krakow Dear Strangers, There's a pigeon feather on my foot right now. I just noticed it. It's from the squawking pigeon we just saw get squashed by a car driving past us. That squashed pigeon is sort of like a metaphor
Ridiculous Not Sleeping in Ukraine Hi Strangers, It's been an exhausting few days in the land of bobushkas. I have not slept in days. I currently look like an old man. But I'm pretty happy. I tried to get a head start on what I
Ukraine Wrapping Up SLC Well strangers, I'm out of my apartment for good. Sorry if you were trying to stalk me and you just found out where I was living. I promise to give you enough information in future blog posts to piece together my whereabouts
Ridiculous Imagine No Possessions My apartment looks like a war zone. It's so horrific. Like, if they brought a camera in and filmed it, the news would have to edit the footage before airing it on television. It has been said that every person who has
Pictures from my phone More Pictures from My Phone This weekend I bring you more pictures from my phone. It's fun for me to glance through these and look at the captured bits of life I run
Ridiculous Moving & Prostitution Moving is truly the worst thing ever. I'm revising my list. 5. Animals 4. Grocery Shopping 3. A bunch of other stuff that's also miserable 2. Glee 1. Moving I know. Moving is listed as worse than Glee. I'
Ironman Sleep Talking Summerfest happened. And I served food. And got a lot of it on me. I lived the dream. The festival went on for exactly 12 million hours. And we were
Ridiculous Summerfest Last night I helped some of my closest friends peel 2 billion mangoes. I now firmly believe that mangoes are the most satanic fruit of all the fruits. What was the fruit God told Adam and Eve not to eat? Mangoes. Fat, juicy, sticky,
Ridiculous Bike Crash A couple of weeks ago Paul Cyclemon, two friends and I hit the open road for a biking extravaganza o' fun. 2 hours later my left arm looked like
Emails Storage Unit Emails Because of the upcoming big move to Palau, I have been in the market for a storage unit for all of my precious things. On Sunday, my hysterical sister Krishelle
Ironman Pioneer Day Marathoning How often are you supposed to clean your reusable water bottle? I'm sitting here at work, early in the morning, getting ready to get started for the day.
Emails Emails With Amy A few months ago a friend was trying to sell his housing contract on Craigslist. He got an email from a woman named Amy who had 10 questions for him.
Ridiculous High School Reunion Next week is my 10 year high school reunion. I know. How the crap is Eli old enough to have a 10 year high school reunion? I'll tell you how: I graduated in 2002. It's currently 2012. Take the square
Pictures from my phone Pictures From My Phone Over the past few months I have collected a number of pictures on my phone of various things I've spotted around. I thought I would share them with
Ridiculous The Eye Exam On Monday I up and went to the eye doctor. Up until about last year, I was basically an eagle when it came to sight. Then something started to happen. I turned into an old man. I knew I had a problem because I
Ridiculous Soul Sister Texts Ever get a text from someone who has accidentally replied all to a mass text sent to you by a friend? My friend Mallory got one several months ago after a friend of hers sent out a mass text announcing her engagement. Mallory got
