these people i work with are insane. two weeks left before my last day, and they want me to go to india next week. "one last time." what the fuck is that all about? usually when you quit a job you just sit around saying goodbye to everyone for a month.....

i haven't decided if i'm going or not. i'm kind of done with india to tell you the truth....45 times in 3 years is enough.....maybe i should go to alabama or something........

happy friday, suckers.....

what hour is the earliest that its okay to call somebody???

let me put this another way -- if you call me at 7am and nobody is dead, well somebody WILL BE soon. the reasons for even having a phone are diminishing by the second..........

bad news: i fucked my neck all up somehow. good news: now i have an excuse to go get a massage.......

let the oiling-up commence!

Motor City Tattoo Convention today. I need some new ideas........a major upgrade is coming..........

so i've been watching Sons of Anarchy. kind of makes me want to buy a motorcycle, but then i realize its only worth doing that if i also start running guns, drinking bad whiskey, killing people and going to jail.

sounds like too much effort for a guy like me........

its done. i quit my job. i've spent the last two days telling everyone. its been kinda weird, but now its over. and i booked my ticket to London for March 15.....new chapter time.

and tonight i'm going to see black francis (from the pixies) in hoboken. everything is good right now, my friends...........

la la la -- off to the office. except for today is the day i for surely quit my job. get ready for the Ka-boom........

the bad news is that i will be off travel for a MONTH (except for new york where the office is)......major withdrawal symptoms are on their way.....i haven't gone this long without an international travel in 10 years

coming home. to face the snarling demons. 7 hours to tokyo, 12 hours to detroit.

demons, prepare to snarl.......

Actually i have an update -- ever have one of those days where the world is just smiling at you? today is one of those days. 4am at Changi airport. the taxi driver was HOT and basically asked my out on a date (i mean how many times have you gotten into a taxi and have the driver be a hot woman? never). everyone is being super nice.....even the immigration officer was cute.....

today, i slay the demons....

the ramshackle "farewell tour" continues today with Singapore. my final stop. get to see an old friend and put an exclamation point on what has been an awesome five year run. i'd like to thank all the fine folks at Glenlivet for their support...........

A melancholy moment….I left India for the final time today (well, at least the final time under my soon-to-be-ex job). As much as I have mixed emotions about India, the fact is I have spent hundreds of days there over the past five years made it an emotional farewell as I sauntered through IGA for the last time. Love it or hate it, I certainly KNOW it. Even the curmudgeonly, machine gun-wielding army officers at the doors seemed friendly today……..

Now its on to Bangkok, for the second emotional farewell of the week. Only Thailand will be different, because unlike India I actually love the place.

And it loves me……

Last stop will be Singapore, but that story is for another day…………………….