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I'm sitting in a hammock and it's about 70 degrees.
Cool breeze And not to much humidity...thailand.


Nike.


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Arriving for the first time into Thailand I was able to get off the plane and through immigration with no problems. Planning on taking the bus to the hostel I failed to realize that the bus would stop running at ten pm. A taxi would have to do. A 15 minute ride for 3 dollars. Not the worst thing I guess. (although the 50 cent bus sounded a little bit better) When I arrived at the hostel there was another girl waiting outside trying her best to pear into the window or make her way into the hostel. Unlike myself, she had booked a room in the hostel and had her reservation printed out which made me feel much better about just showing up and not having to wake any one up. We tried calling the place (she had a phone) (we could hear and see the phone ringing in the window…along with the security cameras for the entire building…no one was around) After a few minutes we were actually able to open up one of the side doors, and essentially break into the hostel. While walking around exploring I noticed that there was a muy thai boxing event going on that night and wondered If that was where everyone was. Sure enough when the girl I was with dialed a number she had in an email we could hear the manager, Pong yelling into the phone and telling us that he was in fact at the boxing event. Himself and about 30 other people! Apparently it was a big deal fight and everyone from the hostel had gone. Asking if we felt comfortable staying by ourselves for an hour he assured us he would come back after the fight. No problem we said and here I sit. The hostel looks pretty sweet from walking around it and checking everything out. I am definitely excited to meet a lot of new and fresh faces. While sitting at the table I was skimming though a magazine about s.e. asia backpacking and it was a pretty wild epiphany like moment. I can do anything I want. I’m as far away as I can possibly be from “home” but I feel strangely comfortable. This should be pretty pretty awesome. Although I am pretty tired I have a feeling I will get a pretty big burst of energy once this place fills up.

they dont sell sandals larger than si>e 11 here. shouldnt have left the tevas at home:

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all the keys are in weird places and i dont want to sit inside for a long time and type anything.

maybe ill rock the ipod touch.

Stay Alert, always keep your eyes open and your mind positive.

Today I left on the train from new haven to get to newark. On my way I found 2 pennies on the train, 1 on the tram to newark, one penny in the airport terminal, and a dime on the bathroom floor. I picked them all up and put them in my pocket. In heathrow I found a single cent (in whatever the currency here is). 6 very small, individual, yet beautiful coins.

When I got off the train I found an oyster card lying on the ground. An oyster card is similar to a charlie card, basically a stored value way of paying for public transportation. I had just bought one and loaded some money on my own but a second one couldn have been bad.

When I finally got to see my friend Christina, who as you may know was a large part of the reason to make a pit stop through london, she regrettably informed me that she was actually going to Paris for the weekend, her first weekend outside of London sides holidays, in 2 years. Certainly not the best of luck but certainly not the worst either. Things always work out for people who have an open mind and dont let such a simple thing get them off track. I will simply stay with her roomate at their beautiful apartment in Southwest London and take forays into Camden, Shoreditch, and Brick Road, all the places with the best music and art I can think about for my four days in this great place. I'll also be able to meet up with Alijah any time to join me in these awesome adventures. because thats what its about. out of your element. enjoy the ride.

The above picture has nothing to do with anything. do you know who it is? you should. They are planning a big party on April 2nd and were all invited. Anyway. I am going to take a little nap now seeing how I didnt sleep on the plane and hopefully be able to wake up and go out later. That is the goal.(also a common pitfall of travellers) I shouldnt have to worry about transportation because the oyster card I found on the ground had 75 pounds of credit on it so london is entirely at my fingertips.

Oh, The Places You'll Go

then this will be at my feet.



then a short little flight. over hear to visit my favorite chef.




womp there \/



start here^


Took some good advice and just did it. I leave next Tuesday night from Newark and then im off. no solid plans but friends in London for a few days, then singapore starts off the journey. Back to American and then Boston in April to start pedaling.


~I'll certainly have to watch this before I head off~

Afrojack - Take Over Control (Santos NYC 6-12-10) from Stephen Alex Vasquez on Vimeo.

Wolfgang Gartner vs. Joey Youngman

I just needed to share this video pretty quickly for a few reasons. Number 1 Wolfgang has been on my imind lately becuase of his just announced appearance at the Together Festival in Boston in April. That should be fantastically awesome and I can't wait to check it out. He's playing a late night set at club RISE in boston on a Saturday night so it should be excellent. They have also announced Das Racist, Sinden, Congorock, and many many more djs and bands for the festivities. And of course bassnectar is that night.

The video is a tremendous account of Illmerica and you should totally check it out. Pretty wild how much must have gone into this video.

enjoy.

the radio is alive.

So I have had kind of an eventful day night weekend. but i kind of didnt too. strange. (really informative huh)

Anway I am sitting here listening to a new bbc radio 1 show that is being organized by Skream and Benga. (essentially magnetic man) Anyway it is totally blowing my mind. Really, Really good stuff. I have been reading alot about the argument between "real" dubstep and newer "filthier" stuff. While I love my rusko, my bassnectar, my datsik, my flux pavilion, its intresting to see where this stuff all came from and the originators. These dudes from South London are really on top of there shit and know what is going on and how to break it down. It has inspired me to go for a drive as soon as this list finishes to I can bump the bass and ju st cruise around. What I put on my mix cd is kind of interesting but I will cross that bridge when I finish this post. Either Magnetic Man essential mix, or a random assortment. Unknown right now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00x7fb9/In_New_DJs_We_Trust_Skream_and_Benga


On another note, every time that I listen to the BBC it makes me want to travel to the UK and go see some real grimey shows more than I can even explain. The idea of staying with a close friend in London and going to a ton of shows sounds like one of the most perfectly awesome things that I could do right now. In this 'life limbo" as I have so nicknamed it I really feel as though I should be making some of these ridiculous decisions. Like do I really have a good excuse to not buy a plane ticket to London or Singapore right now? Like literally right this very moment?! I always tell myself I can do anything I want but I think its time I should really just do that. And how amazing is this but now that I am 55 minutes into the Benga and Skream mixx they lay on the fact that they are about to play a brand new, exclusive never heard Rusko track?! what!



its time to live and get off this computer. money isnt any good in bank.