Translation: “There is no avarice without penalty.” (by EDMO!)

Translation: “Have a nice day.” (by Jake Hope)

The exhibition begins officially on April 19th but the table will be at the cafe on the evening of Wednesday April 14th.

You can also check out the interview I did with Tourettes for The Big Idea.

Hoping this arrives in the States soon. Check out the website.

Go buy The Ruby Suns’ new album, Fight Softly and check to see if they’re playing somewhere near you.

And then see if Lawrence Arabia is coming round to you as well. And buy Chant Darling while you’re at it.

This lil’ lady is Betty Yeti, a kind and mischevious Yeti, who likes hangin’ with her best buddies Snowpal and her cute neighbor, Bigfoot Bryan. I’m loving her hair and glasses! Be ready to check out all six of the Geeks of Nature in 2D and 3D form at his solo show. And if you’re in NZ, come see Podgypanda at the Armageddon Expo in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington!

Morph Magazine online has just published my latest installment of Back Again for the First Time. This time, I talk about the oddities I’ve encountered and the nostalgic breakdown.

Back Again for the First Time: Carrboro Blues

My online radio show’s latest installment (number 14!) is now up on the Jam Radio webpage! What are you waiting for?? Get over there!

Looking back on my time in Auckland, I recognize that I took for granted the access I had to the city streets, teaming with people – the grit and grime and small spaces and clausterphobia of living in a city. The city bus, the oddities in public transit. The people-watching at public parks during summer time. The bicycling next to cars that are eagerly waiting to give you a nudge.  The street art missions into the wee hours. The anonymity of being in a sea of people. The strange outfits. The yelling, the laughing, the heartbeat of the city.

Now, back in the United States and residing in a small town, I ache for a city again. Nostalgia is a bittersweet addiction. There certainly must be a long list of amazing things about living in a more rural town but I am still just discovering it. Drives down country roads in the fall. Backyard bonfires in winter. Farmer’s markets. But being away from a city has given me some perspective on many of the nuances of city life that I miss.

Here there is much more space. In the expanses of the country it’s easy to feel small and disconnected but in saying that, I’ve also had serene moments out in the natural world here, where I found myself appreciating the beauty of nature. With time, qualities I like about living in a smaller town will continue to emerge, but it’s always so funny how you don’t fully appreciate something until it’s gone. Until you are many, many miles away, physically or mentally, or both.

How about you? Are you making sure to appreciate where you are?

I think it is the holidays, oh, and the fact that I generally miss the heck out of Auckland, but right now, I’d really like to take the 248 bus into town, walk to kikki.K on Queen Street and check out the xmas goodies. Then, I’d head up the hill to Real Groovy and next over to St. Kevin’s Arcade to say “hi” to Lou Lou in Oui and perhaps grab a coffee at Revel before going back home.

Hmmm.

As the dust settles from my trip to Chicago, Boston and NYC, I find myself back in the South…