hectic cramming is setting in. there is way too much to do in the 10 or so hours left before i'm on the way to costa rica. that should make the vacation all that much better, right? i'm so excited! all the rainforest stuff and the beaches! danny gave me an (awesome) last-minute stick-shift lesson tonight (made even awesomer by his awesome car) so i can drive the rental throughout the trip. finally got the hang of it - i'm ready. tomorrow is work and mail and printing and packing and messaging and shopping and flying.

i'm going to electronically disconnect for a week. the only circuitry around will be my camera, so we'll see how that goes. it will all be replaced by sketchbook sessions, reading, and some japanese practice. i'll update with tons of photos when i get back.

i think i managed to snag one last pirate desk for the studio! thanks phil & chris! arrrr...

by the way, you can get kotori electronically, complete with embedded audio and video clips relevant to the articles and reviews at-hand. this is gonna be big!

signing off, disconnecting in 3... 2...