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692 days ago
Just today I was looking at a roosterrsquos feet and thinking how obscenely large and disfigured they were so obviously a chicken foot has to end up on my dinner plate. Unfortunately I was sucking its rubbery toes before I realized I was not holding a regular drumstick. I soon found out my doa had given it to me as a treat she later proceeded to bite the shit out of it. Welcome to El Seib
800 days ago
Just today I was looking at a roosterrsquos feet and thinking how obscenely large and disfigured they were so obviously a chicken foot has to end up on my dinner plate. Unfortunately I was sucking its rubbery toes before I realized I was not holding a regular drumstick. I soon found out my doa had given it to me as a treat she later proceeded to bite the shit out of it. Welcome to El Seib
998 days ago
You know your priorities have changed when you look into a toilet bowl that hasnrsquot been flushed because water has yet to return to fill the cistern and think ldquoThatrsquos a nice turd.rdquo Though my digestive situation has improved a bit Irsquom still a bit jealous of all ye of solid fecal matter. No worries though Irsquom not sick itrsquos just that the dirty chinos w
998 days ago
Not ten minutes outside of Santo Domingo and yoursquore already catching glimpses of the infamous beauty of this country. Mountains in the distance and lush green hills dotted with palm trees in the fore ground. All of it increasing in diversity and complexity until you reach the Cibao Valley banana trees lining the road and rice fields seemingly extending to the mountains. Then as you turn t
998 days ago
Hello allWell after many months of speculation I've finally made it to my point and date of departure. Why the United Stated governement has decided to fly us from DC to the DR instead of via Miami is anybody's guess. We're told it's more costeffecient but obviously it has something to do with donkeys and chickens. Apparantly the cubancentrism of Miami freaks them out.I have just retur
998 days ago
A theatre history teacher in Miami begins all of her classes by saying ldquoDeath is all around us.rdquo And I suppose it always is. But when we inhabit the modern world its inherent order its many rules that codify our behavior that lead a city to flow like a machine because we are programmed into it implicitly stopping at every red light and seeking the help of cops and judges instead
998 days ago
Buenos chicos llege al Caribe. And the colors here really let you know exactly where you are. Irsquove found myself on just staring at a sky that carries a rich and heavy blue almost fluorescent and the color of the sea is tinged with the same radiance. However should you step out of the shade at all sentiments of aesthetic appreciation are quickly tempered by the burning light of the star
998 days ago
Just today I was looking at a roosterrsquos feet and thinking how obscenely large and disfigured they were so obviously a chicken foot has to end up on my dinner plate. Unfortunately I was sucking its rubbery toes before I realized I was not holding a regular drumstick. I soon found out my doa had given it to me as a treat she later proceeded to bite the shit out of it. Welcome to El Seib
1644 days ago
Not ten minutes outside of Santo Domingo and yoursquore already catching glimpses of the infamous beauty of this country. Mountains in the distance and lush green hills dotted with palm trees in the fore ground. All of it increasing in diversity and complexity until you reach the Cibao Valley banana trees lining the road and rice fields seemingly extending to the mountains. Then as you turn t
1644 days ago
A theatre history teacher in Miami begins all of her classes by saying ldquoDeath is all around us.rdquo And I suppose it always is. But when we inhabit the modern world its inherent order its many rules that codify our behavior that lead a city to flow like a machine because we are programmed into it implicitly stopping at every red light and seeking the help of cops and judges instead
1644 days ago
You know your priorities have changed when you look into a toilet bowl that hasnrsquot been flushed because water has yet to return to fill the cistern and think ldquoThatrsquos a nice turd.rdquo Though my digestive situation has improved a bit Irsquom still a bit jealous of all ye of solid fecal matter. No worries though Irsquom not sick itrsquos just that the dirty chinos w
1644 days ago
Buenos chicos llege al Caribe. And the colors here really let you know exactly where you are. Irsquove found myself on just staring at a sky that carries a rich and heavy blue almost fluorescent and the color of the sea is tinged with the same radiance. However should you step out of the shade at all sentiments of aesthetic appreciation are quickly tempered by the burning light of the star
1644 days ago
Hello allWell after many months of speculation I've finally made it to my point and date of departure. Why the United Stated governement has decided to fly us from DC to the DR instead of via Miami is anybody's guess. We're told it's more costeffecient but obviously it has something to do with donkeys and chickens. Apparantly the cubancentrism of Miami freaks them out.I have just retur
1644 days ago
Just today I was looking at a roosterrsquos feet and thinking how obscenely large and disfigured they were so obviously a chicken foot has to end up on my dinner plate. Unfortunately I was sucking its rubbery toes before I realized I was not holding a regular drumstick. I soon found out my doa had given it to me as a treat she later proceeded to bite the shit out of it. Welcome to El Seib
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