Week 20 2026
Location: Cairo/Giza, Egypt & Santa Fe, New Mexico
What I saw:
The Sphinx’s “bad side”.
I spent an incredible day at the Giza Necropolis, I was in teary eyed awe of it all…but I was most struck by a strange observance…no one was taking any photos from this side of the Sphinx. As you can see in the photo, there are streams of people all gathered on her right side snapping images, but the path on the left seemed to be simply an exit path, I was the only person capturing this angle...which I think is majestic.
What I heard:
Charmed.
A very lovely song to have stuck in ones head.
What I smelled:
A beautifully overwhelming confluence of herbs and spices.
What I tasted:
Lime + coriander chips and mango juice combo.
Maybe the all time best chip flavor I’ve ever tried.
What I touched:
Lotus flower at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
I got scolded for touching the plants just moments after taking this photo.
What I wore:
A Yin-Yang color pallet.
I have been unconsciously vacillating between all black or all white monochrome looks. Perhaps a subconscious attempt at striking some sort of cosmic balance while traveling & integrating?
What I desired:
My accumulation fetish returned with a fury this week. I desired so many many things, ranging from one of Tut’s daybeds to a particular shade of blue paint. These Tell el-Yaahudiya juglets from the 13th Dynasty were notable wants, they were once used to hold perfume and part of my desire lies in my curiosity about what aromatic traces remain.
What I read:
The new issue of Apartmento.
I eagerly await new issues of this bi-annual publication. Endless inspiration and visual feasts on every page.
What I thought:
Does my immunity to jet-lag have something to do with my gift of being able to immediately fall asleep on planes or is it some grander temporal anomaly?