Why Can’t I Just Lie, Like Normal People?

Well I made it to Sydney. The flight was long (14 hours) but smooth and we arrived on time. First thing on arrival I went through immigration and quarantine. This created a little bit of anxiety for me, because on the plane we had to complete the customs declaration card, and these cards are written […]

A Day of Waiting

Like Tasha Yar, I shouldn’t be here right now and I don’t know what to do with my time. I have cousins in LA and considered calling them, but it’s Friday, therefore a workday, and I’m pretty much assuming that everybody is busy. I considered calling last night when I needed a place to sleep, […]

The Connection That Wasn’t

Well the time is finally here: Butterblogger flies again! I’m off to Australia, to visit Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef, but a turbulent start to the trip is afoot. When I booked my flight many months ago one option would have given me a 35 minute layover in Los Angeles before the connection to […]

Summer 2015

Once again my friends, after a long break, we find ourselves on the cusp of change. The year is rushing by urgenly now. Nominally summer still, the mornings are dimmer, the evenings darker, and the ponderous humid heat of July is surrendering to longer cooler nights. The blaring light of midsummer afternoons has faded to […]

Afterword: Germany 2015

Well it’s done and I’m on my way home. I didn’t expect to have this particular trip to Germany (yes I stopped in the UK, but this trip was really about Germany), but then again I guess I don’t know what I was expecting. If you haven’t figured it out by now I’m not a […]

The Post In Which We Learn How to Make Germans Very Uncomfortable Very Quickly

When we woke up yesterday we were still debating whether or not we should leave Munich. We shortchanged ourselves on our time there and still have much to see. In the end, we decided to stick with the plan for Nuremberg because the room was pre-paid and because it would shorten our drive later tonight. […]