all hail chippy

how old are you now, 22?

le paradis on stilts

Mingus T. Dog

my new best friend and fellow drooler

oooh, baby do you know what that's worth?

la spiaggia e' mia!

bitter like death, sweet like life, honey like love

(and hot like hell)

the campement at St Louis

where we stayed on a spit of land less than 100 metres across. in a house. on stilts. with no one in sight. except the chef who made gambas a la brochette. and the waiter who served our cocktails.

children's quarters at the slave house

guess who got weepy

inspiration, anyone?

what a spot for a studio. i'm moving

www.misterco.com

practicing the click-clacks

our little Wizard!

breathtaking views at ile de goree. ahem

and `mark' on keyboard - who knew?

someone needs to practice playing `happy birthday to you' for next time

monsieur le patron & `madame'

my gracious, lovely and not-always-squabbling hosts.

`this bicep belongs to csoares'

nevermind that it's a tricep, either way that's `inappropriate on the beach'

i really do still have sand in my shoes

and i kept her company while she toiled

soares hard at work

we saw Cheikh Lo instead

and made the acquaintance of another local musician that soares then promptly snubbed

guess who's playing tonight?

we missed her, but heard she sounded even more masculine than usual

World Press Photo Award 2006

except my copy is autographed

and the World Press Photo Award goes to....

Finbarr O'Reilly. one of the first people i met in Dakar. too bad they took down the exhibit that morning

merry xmas and happy tabaski

soares incognito on the job

the better to catch unsuspecting passersby

soares on the job

Oat of Africa (TM)*

just a taste of what's to come.
a rousing reunion with la Soares in deepest, darkest Africa.
a week of bliss with the coolest dog in the world (sorry maude, you're the coolest bitch in the world, how's that?) seafood and sunshine.

miss the senegalese trio already.

* thanks flash, for the trademark loan

and halfway around the world....

chippy freaks out a real live pimp, who assumes she's working his corner on the sly. do you blame him?
photo courtesy of shue

next stop, africa

need...detox...now

a shirt after my own heart

`YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY FUK YOU'

`did you just PEE on that buddha bag?'

fun fact No. 587 about clear: she's the only girl i've met who can get heatstroke from a tanning bed. fact

`gagging'

ve/agetarians need not apply

the couple that snores together, stays together

nasal strips, anyone?

cat gets up close and personal with filippo's fetishism(s)

the Benchmarks

chocolate lounge shenanigans

tre italiani

sicily, `stefano' and andrea

widget fidgeting galore

Moon for the Misbegotten

`Please remember, no photography is allowed at the Old Vic.'

kevin spacey + eve best = more than 3 hours of superb intensity

b flash - this one's for you

`Slapping Hoodies OK' - Cameron ally

santa's ghetto

if we weren't going to make it to the Tate Modern we'd damn well see at least some art

err...good morning

26yrold: hey, babe, watcha doin?
amy: just woke up in bed with 3 women

5 hours later:
hotel receptionist: good afternoon, madam, what time were you planning on checking out today?
me: ummmmm....soon?
hotel receptionist: checkout time was noon
me: yes....ummm....very soon

gotta love the Great Eastern

day 2 - wasted worknight

yogi butters up (and sidles up to) an editor

Hello again, Mother!

first time i met her she was getting rowdy - x years later, she's still a cracker

`Dancing is my Life' Part 2

shake that bootie, elmo

london: sic's folly

thanks for the accomodation, sicily. for you - pirelli calendar volume. make sure you get it back from cat, she looked rather shifty when she said she'd `hold onto it' for you

``Dancing Is My Life'' (TM)

here's to making your dreams come true, one boogie at a time. Also, looks like you're not the only one, sic

i call her blobby