http://virtualobscurity.com Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:49:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today is my thirtieth birthday. A couple of observations: 1. New Year's Resolutions are bullshit. I've already forgotten mine, and chances are, you have too. That's because they come every year, for chrissakes. I mean, who can keep up with something like that? On the other hand, 30 comes only ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2008/04/the-new-twenty/ Finally, I am done with my Guatemala blogging! Interesting post script - I was watching Nova last night and they had a special on Mayan hieroglyphs, which was fascinating. You can watch the entire special here. When we were in Tikal, the guides there said that the language had been ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2008/04/look-into-the-air/ Recently I went on a trip to Guatemala. These are days 8-9 of my 9 day account. We catch a morning bus to Monterrico with a true hippie. He's got dreads and everything, a vegan (of course) and he is out there to save the world. Driving out to ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2008/04/guatemala-days-8-9-monterrico-guatemala-city/ Recently I went on a trip to Guatemala. These are days 6-7 of my 9 day account. Of course, we are up early to catch the morning bus to Chichi. Coming along with us is a French diplomat and his wife, who are very friendly. He has a pretty ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2008/03/guatemala-days-6-7-chichicastenango/ Recently I went on a trip to Guatemala. This is Day 5 of my 9 Day account. We are up early again, like 6 am. Dammit. I am really hung over. We rush down to the lakeside to catch the ferry, but we are not the last to arrive. ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2008/01/guatemala-day-5-panajachel-quetzaltenango/ Recently I went on a trip to Guatemala. This is Day 4 of my 9 Day account. We are up at an inhumane hour in order to catch the 6 a.m. bus to Pacaya. Awesome, a 1.5 hour bus ride with the annoying couple that smoked next to use ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2008/01/guatemala-day-4-the-volcano/ Recently I went on a trip to Guatemala. This is Day 3 of my 9 Day account. We get up late (by comparison), maybe 9:30. We go over to a store named Jades, and pick up some gifts. Later we stop by an outdoor market. Looking at ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2007/12/guatemala-day-3-antigua/ Recently I went on a trip to Guatemala. This is Day 2 of my 9 Day account. The alarm goes off obnoxiously at 4:30 am. Defiant, we sleep in at first. When I finally wake up to check the time, I nearly have a heart attack when I ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2007/12/guatemala-day-2-tikal/ Recently I went on a trip to Guatemala. This is Day 1 of my 9 Day account. Flying out of LaGuardia to Miami. Sat next to a councilman from Washington Heights named Miguel giving a proclamation to a Dominican organization. Turns out he is a pretty prominent Dominican ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2007/12/guatemala-day-1/ At Disability Awareness Day at Fenway Park, a young autistic man sings the national anthem. When he stumbles, the entire crowd helps him along to the end. This movie did a couple of things for me. 1. Renewed my faith in humanity. Sounds cliche, but it seems that generally, people ... http://virtualobscurity.com/2007/11/restoring-my-faith/