I finally got to wipe some long, old jobs off my whiteboard. I’m on a plane to the US in a few days. Rigged for winter, and going dark - but I still need a place to think on to, getting my own ideas and phenomena out in front of me so I can see them properly.

Winter’s good for me. I mean, by March I’ll be complaining about not being able to shake the cold and damp out of my bones.

Travel is notionally also good for me, but I’m like 90 hours from leaving the house and I don’t wanna. I’ve bought all the flights, hotels and insurance, I’m half packed and all the gear is charged and sorted, and the idea of eight flights in two weeks is just… it’s been too long since I did a serious geographic run and I am not up for it. It’s cold and I want to hibernate like the large and ancient mammal I am.

Also, how the hell do you pack for a trip that takes in a rainy NYC and a snowy Boston and Los Angeles and the Bay Area?

Ready for winter. Ready to go. Here’s my list of stops - NYC, Brookline, Decatur, Chapel Hill, LA, Menlo Park.

And here’s the book I’m touring: NORMAL (UK) (US)

 

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