By they way...Happy Chinese New Year y'all. I am part Chinese, so I must observe tradition. It is customary to eat long noodles today for long life and a prosperous new year. So go have some noodles tonight!

Hey yo! Check out my friend, Santi's new website portfolio. It's pretty cool. He has photos from his trip to Thailand this past December - www.spacepixels.com.

Also, check out my friends, :LASO::'s collaboration song with Chicago local MC, J.Dub - who is totally amazing. The song is entitled Enjoy The Reign and it is a Windows Media Player download. Cheers.

My photos from Brazil are finally up on the Sageron website. Check them out and tell me what you think

Wassup y'all. Happy Friday. Man, this week flew by for me. Hope everyone has a good weekend. Check out this downtempo mix my DJ Striz called Krush Set. Cheers.

I'm a bit superstitious, so I won't tell you specifically what my new years resolutions are. But I will say that this song I just composed is a product of one of them. The name of the song is "Still". Give it a listen. You can email me or drop a comment in my guestbook if you want to give feedback.

Alright. As much as I love being back home, this freakin' weather sucks. It was a high of 15 Degrees F with a windshield of 20 below 0 yesterday, and I was freezing my ass off. It has only been three days since I've returned from Brazil and I already miss it so much. Boohoo - I'm sorry to sound like such a whiner.

I was in Walgreens yesterday and I saw one of those cheapy Red newspapers on the rack. Britney Spears was on the cover and the headlines said something about her marriage mishap in Vegas. Then I saw another article featuring a photo of the "would be Mr. Spears" while looking over at someone's paper on the train. Who the fuck cares? Thousands of people have been killed in Iran due to an earthquake. There was a huge explosion in China that killed hundreds. And we're concerned about Britney Spears' marital status?

Geez. I don't know whether or not I should be glad to be back in Chicago. We were stuck in Atlanta early this morning transferring flights from Sao Paulo. Our plane had a leakage that was crucial to the air pressure inside the aircraft. I was ready to get the hell home.

Then, we had to stay up in the air flying in circles 60 miles away from Chicago because we weren't cleared to land due to the snow storm. It was really nerve wrecking for me not to see the ground as we started landing. There is always comfort in seeing the buildings on the ground get bigger when landing, but the snow and clouds obstructed visibility. The first thing I was expecting to see was the runway cement of the airport - that's how bad it was.

It's kind of drastic returning to a snow storm from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Man, was it hard to come home today. But I am glad to be back in my house - typing on my own computer - seeing my family and friends and petting my dog again.

I will miss Brasil, but it's good to be back home.

Happy New Year everyone! We arrived in Sao Paulo yesterday afternoon. It is cold and rainy here, not like steaming hot Rio De Janiero. I threw in red, white, and yellow gladiolas to Lemanja (the water goddess) at Copacabana beach for a prosperous new year. It was an incredible time. I have photos and a bit of video footage that I will post when I get back to the states.

Our trip is winding down and I am sad (but relieved) to go back home. I am going to miss this tropical weather. And the people in Brasil are sooo nice. It is unbelievable. Ciao.