Archives for: "November 2011"

rambling for the sake of rambling

flds and teh gey

We're on a sleeper train from Izmir to Ankara. It's 1am. We have decided to go to the dining car. Michelle sits quietly while I peruse one of the Turkey travel guides we've purchased, then she says, “Being gay is like being FLDS.*”   * Fundamentalist… more »

selçuk and almost ephesus

PRONUNCIATION KEY: Efes: EH-fess Selçuk: SELL-chuk Şirince: shur-ENJ-eh Kuşadası: koo-SHAH-dah-suh   Mich arrived from the States last Sunday evening, and proceeded to deal with jet lag. There are a few places we want to visit while… more »