The Adventures of Curious George

so much to post, but I'm writing it all down in my notebook for now. The update for now is that I'm here in Santa Fe, NM with Laura Stupin's parents, who have been fantastic hosts. Santa Fe is SO full of art! Whoa! There seem to be 15-20 gallery openings every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, each with some combination of art, food, music, wine, and other entertainment. Most of them are packed on to one street, too, so you can just wander up and down the street, looking for cool stuff. My favorite artist thus far is Christopher Ries, who carves HUGE blocks of leaded Crystal down to smooth objects that, due to internal reflections, show crazy patterns "in" them from some angles. Anyway, there's tons of other stuff going on here, too, in the art and music world, from popular to ... unpopular :). Everything from a New England folky Contra dance to a hip-hop-themed graffiti- and break-dancing-competition. Our next stop is Phoenix (unless someone gives me a c...

Leaving Missouri for Denver, CO. It sure has been a nice stay here, but it's time to move on. Next stop after that is Phoenix, where we'll meet up with a friend of Alexa's who'll drive us to the grand canyon area. Two things for your amusement: Me, jumping into a flooded quarry: click here or copy this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_wJmnVo2tk A map including the first bit of our journey: click here or copy and past this long URL: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108180766761547730875.00044fbb2b48c7a8ab631&z=6 I'll keep updating the map. Hugs to all! ~George

Hey all, Just wanted to let you know that Alexa and I made it safely and rather elegantly to Columbia, Missouri, where we'll be spending a week, plus or minus, with a friend of hers. Updates to come... ~George

At Colin's place.

sharpsburg is really, really pleasant, as are Darcy's (Laurel's, as she's called here, south of the Mason-Dixon line) folks and brother, as always. Colin hung out with the family for a few hourslast night. Alexa and I are thinking about caving and swimming and hiking today. It's already sad thinking about leaving this place. Between pleasant associations and the potential of the outdoors, the indoors, and everyone around, I'm so at home here. Corey and Alexa are jamming, calmly, on two accoustic guitars. I am in serious danger of overusing the word "pleasant" here.

Well, certainly not a "new" car. But I'm thinking about selling my Subaru station wagon, largely because of the mediocre gas mileage (20 city/27 highway reported, just below 20 measured on long-distance trips with lots of stuff), and because, now that I'm not in college any more, I won't need to haul stuff around the country/city nearly as much in the near future as I did then. Why am I posting this here? Well, two reasons. 1. I harbor some small hope that somebody reads this, and 2. You might be able to help me choose something. Here is what I want: fuel efficient (which probably means small), cute (which probably also means small), not fast (to keep insurance lower and keep me safer), inexpensive (not much, if any, more than a '97 legacy wagon), and reliable. Think for a minute on your own, and send your suggestions to gjemmott@gmail.com or post them here. You can look up the fuel efficiency here . My thinking was that most of those criteria make me l...

Hey everyone! I'm back in the US, finally, for at least a year or so. Flew in to JFK airport last night, which went very smoothly... after London's Heathrow aiport was finished screwing me around. :) Insh'allah I will post a bunch of stuff about how my travels have been going, rather than just posting plans... but we'll see! As for now, here are the plans: June 5th: NYC to State College, PA, where I'll visit a bunch of friends. You are welcome to stay at my brother's house there all weekend. I'll arrive today, so you can arrive tomorrow. Just send me an e-mail a few hours before you go there. The address is 1621 Hawthorne Dr. State College, PA 16801. June 8th: Ride with my brother down towards the greater DC area. Stop off at Darcy's parents' house, if they're around. After that, my friend Alexa and I will be hitchhiking to San Diego. Our only real destination is Missouri, which I know cuts out a lot of my friends who are possible hosts, who are ...