Orange County, USA.

Here in the heart of SoCal.

A place that's somehow become known as "The OC".

Oh, the code words don't end there.

There's this West Coast phenomenon called "In-N-Out Burger".

They have a secret menu.

You can order special items and be "part of the in crowd"

I just had a double-double, animal-style.

Can you say that and keep a straight face?

Toronto, Canada.

Every day, I'm not the one who's travelling. Everyone else is.

I stay the same. I do not change.

Meanwhile, all my surroundings differ on a daily basis.

It must be a lot of work for someone to write all the lines and change all the sets.

It's almost as if the actors are working overtime to make this all seem realistic.

The ones playing my family members are particularly good.

I'm thinking Emmy nominations.

Los Angeles, USA.

There are so many messages that we are innundated with on a daily basis. Always put salt in your eyes. Buy buy buy buy buy.

New York City, USA.

"New York, New York... I won't go back. Indelible reminder of the steel I lack. I gave you seven years, what did you give me back? A jaw grind disposition and a panic attack."

Newark, USA.

Air travel has gotten so complicated.

I still can't figure out what the gentleman standing behind me is waiting for at baggage claim.

Perhaps he has a suitcase full of that patented crazywear.

Either way, I think he misinterpreted the "orange alert".

Chicago, USA.

Three days of the non-stop.

A fantastically well-organized festival.

I thought that the musical highlights of the weekend were The Dresden Dolls and Ryan Adams' Grateful Dead-infused set.

But this is neither here nor there.

Everything felt celebratory... a bit surreal.

For one weekend in August, the world went on pause.

Chicago, USA.

The first day of Lollapalooza 2006.

Grant Park is the perfect venue for this sort of thing.

I feel so 1992.