I guess I'm going through a transition phase, but I haven't felt like I had even a smidge of something interesting to write about lately. Part of it is pure busyness and letting blogging fall to the wayside now that I don't have quick topics like what stranger I talked to today or what's happening with the book. Part of it's probably the fact that I'm trying to clear away the haziness to figure out the next steps in my future...

Regardless, sorry about the dearth. I'll try to not let a large chunk of time go by again without at least posting some weird news. For instance, did you read about the town that outlawed dog barking? Previously your dog could be cited for a noise disturbance if it barked for more than five minutes...but as of Sept. 18 barking for less than five minutes can bring the police to your door.

Me and my sore arms will now head to bed. I spent three hours at Central District Health today with some of my Senegal compadres getting caught up on shots. I got Yellow Fever in the left arm and Hep A in the right, and I've got a Typhoid booster in the fridge. In a couple more weeks I'll go back for Meningitis, Hep B and a Malaria prophylaxis. I'm pretty sure this is the most shots I've had to get for any country I've been to...