some more shantaram

madonna is friends with linbaba?



this AP bit about madonna's trip to India this week mentions Shantaram with Johnny Depp in the present tense:

Madonna, Ritchie Visit Slums of Mumbai
By Associated Press
MUMBAI, India — Madonna visited a crowded Mumbai slum Tuesday, where impoverished residents showered her with rose and marigold petals.

Madonna didn't speak to journalists, and a New York-based spokeswoman for the 49-year-old singer wasn't immediately available for comment.

Millions of people live in makeshift huts in slums along railway lines and roads in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment center.

Wearing a black jacket, T-shirt and jeans, Madonna spent nearly 45 minutes with residents of the downtown shanty township.

She was accompanied by her husband, Guy Ritchie, and Australian author Gregory David Roberts, who made the Mumbai slum his home in the early 1980s.

Roberts worked for the city's crime bosses and set up a free health clinic in the slum when he took refuge in Mumbai after escaping from an Australian high-security prison.

The slum features prominently in Roberts' best-seller "Shantaram," which is being adapted into a film starring Johnny Depp and directed by Mira Nair.

from the LA times

lady

lady, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

junkie

adrenaline's a
dirty whoremone
makes a big man
check a messageboard
sixty five times
in an hour
thirsty for replies
bringing rushes of envelope icons
counting anonymous views
since he last
hit submit

michael jackson's signature

Ewok! [blue ribbon] Ewoks
Michael Jackson is now an official member of the ewoks!
she may change her name to Jenifer Jackson or Jernane

Michael Jackson!
what signature she wants

first modelfest of 08

about 20 models came over last night to have some hot buttered cider and try on some old t-shirts. there were a few rookies in the mix but you couldn't tell from the photos.














it was a great time, i'm down a couple chairs, but they've been wobbly & crappy since day 1

huckapoo

is it a joke that this man might be nominated for the presidency? do these huckabees represent america today? god i hope not.

little america

nothing's ever easy
burnt fuses busted lights
coke and seeds for breakfast
melted guardrail sights

blinded in a snowdrift
glad to be alive
fleeting rolling drama
no one here can drive

woven snow

woven snow, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

this new year is a lot whiter than the old year

balloon drop orange peel

balloon drop orange peel, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

toubab krewe - dick clark countdown last night, here come the balloons!

happy new year

starring, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

the words of the day are transformation and synthesis, go with the changes, change what holds you back, 2008 can be the year

dog that lays like frog

dog that lays like frog, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

flickr is pretty cool. there are millions of 'groups' people have started where anybody can add pictures so you get these global photo albums full of similar subjects. there's a group for photos of cavalier king charles spaniels, for instance.

and one for "Dogs that Lay Like Frogs"

lay vs lie grammar aside, superman dogs are fun to look at

responsibility & abundance

i was supposed to be in falls church virginia right now, tea leaf green about to start ripping sh!t up at the state theater, a big reunion of old friends from up & down the coast, new year's kickoff party vibe at its height, but after a tragicomedy of errors and a string of sad stories involving trains, heart attacks, donuts, and 90% precipitation, i'm here instead. i cancelled my hotel in time & will called my ticket to a friend, so there's no loss, other than my missing the greenest time ever that's about to start.



one of the coolest things i got for christmas this year was from mappy camper - it's a paper box with scores of words on little pieces of paper inside, and every morning i shake it around & pull out a couple & think about it. for instance, yesterday (black widow hunting) i got "courage" and "flexibility." today's were 'responsibility' and 'abundance' and i think the lesson to teach myself in this situation is to take 'responsibility' for my dogs and self by staying here, and don't worry there will be an 'abundance' of tea leaf green shows in north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, georgia, and/or virginia that i will be able to get to in '08.

cool present, isn't it?