Tales of a Technogypsie

Charleston Therapeutic Massage * 310 Broad St, Ste 8, Charleston, SC 29401 * (843) 723-7005 * charleston-massage.com * Very relaxing and healing experience as I found a massage therapy centre to fit exactly what I needed. As a fellow massage therapist, its often hard to find someone who can perfectly release your aches and pains, [...]

1986-2007 It was in 2005 that my boss saw snow collecting above me and Liz’s tents while doing field work at Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site as we weren’t about to stay in the “hanta house” infested ranch house most of the field crew was staying in. At least with a tent, we could control what [...]

HMB Endeavour, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   Travels Down Under: Following Captain Cook’s Footsteps …   Thursday, April 28, 2011 * Brisbane, Queensland, Australia *     Early to rise, Sir Thomas Leaf arose after a semi-restful night’s sleep on an air mattress in his Couchsurfing host’s home in Brisbane’s Artsy West End. It was a [...]

Tuggeranong Homestead * Tuggeranong, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * http://www.tuggeranonghomestead.com.au/ * My last day in Tuggeranong just outside of Canberra, before packing up for the plane to Brisbane, we ventured down the street to get a peek at the Tuggeranong Homestead. Unfortunately, due to being Easter weekend, I didn’t get a chance to visit [...]

Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:The Vegemite Experience Tuesday, April 26, 2011 * Hanging in Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * A later start to the day, Sir Bluey brought out the vegemite for Sir Leaf to try for his very first time. Spread on with butter, it was not agreeable to his [...]

*Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Chrome Goth Night * Transit Bar * http://www.gothclublist.com/details/chrome.html * 7 AKUNA ST * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * P 02 6162 0899 * http://transitbar.com.au/ * ‎ Eager for some darksome and divine music, I hunted out what could lie beneath the underground of Australia’s capital city … Canberra. [...]

Gibraltar Falls, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Koalas and Cyber-goths Monday, April 25, 2011 * Area around Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * A later start to the day, Sir Bluey heated up the last of the kangaroo meat for lunch. This time the adventuring duo spiced it up with a peanut satay [...]

Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Exploring Canberra Downtown Saturday, April 23, 2011 * Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Sir Bluey blessed Sir Thomas with a jam session with his amazing musical talents. Then the bard took Sir Thomas Leaf on a tour around the governmental district of Canberra, as well [...]

Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Return to Canberra Friday, April 22, 2011 * Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Awake in Canberra, our Sapphire Coast travelers are back at their home base. Sir Thomas investigated the intriguing plastic un-tearable Australian money. The duo set out for a day of exploring downtown [...]

Narooma, New South Wales, Australia Travels Down Under:Narooma to Batesman Bay and Beyond, Counting Dead Kangaroo Thursday, April 21, 2011 * Narooma to Batesman Bay, New South Wales, Australia * Breakfast at the Narooma YHA, Sir Thomas Leaf sadly said goodbye to his new German friend as he and Sir Bluey Bee set off for [...]

Fonzie’s grave? Travels Down Under:Relaxing in Narooma … Wednesday, April 20, 2011 * Narooma, New South Wales, Australia * Sir Bluey and Sir Thomas Leaf awoke in the restful Narooma YHA and started planning out their day after breakfast and tea. They also decided to stay an extra night in Narooma, which pleased Sir Thomas [...]

A wombat in the trail Travels Down Under:From Bittangee Bay to Narooma … Tuesday, April 19, 2011 * Bittangee Bay to Narooma, New South Wales, Australia * The exhausted travelers slowly awoke this morning to a quiet morning, minus the patter of a jumping wallaby outside. Sir Thomas Leaf crawled out of his tent to [...]

A flat tire will not stand in our way … Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Travels Down Under:Flats, Pelicans, and Lakes Entrance Monday, April 18, 2011 * Melbourne to Cann River, Victoria, Australia * Bidding sweet farewells to Sciencequeen, the raving mad adventurers – Sir Thomas Leaf Rhymer Oisin McGowan and Sir Bluey Bee of Canberra headed [...]

Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Travels Down Under:The Men of the Snowy Mountains Thursday, April 14, 2011 * Lake Jindabyne to Albury, New South Wales, Australia * Awake in the Snowy Mountains, Sir Thomas Leaf and Sir Bluey Bee crawled out of their bunk beds at the Snowy Mountains Backpackers hostel in Lake Jindabyne [...]

Lake Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia Travels Down Under:Adventures to Lake Jindabyne and the Snowy Mountains Wednesday, April 13, 2011 * Canberra, Australian Capital Territory to Lake Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia * Early to rise, Sir Thomas Leaf and Sir Bluey Bee gathered together a wakeful state as they prepared tea, breakfast, and organization [...]

Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Flea Markets and Botanical Gardens Sunday, April 24, 2011 * Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Sir Thomas awoke early and headed down for a bite at the Bytes Cafe having a deliciously sweet blackberry and banana pancakes in the Canberra YHA. A brief Skype with [...]

Travels Down Under: Journey to Brisbane April 8-10, 2011 * The City of Fallen Angels, The Nacirema Empire – Brisbane, Queensland, Down Under * Friday-Sunday, 8th-10th April 2011 * Over the Pacific Ocean Sir Thomas Leaf officially began his walkabout Down Under to the bush of Australia towards midnight on Friday, April 8th. The Security [...]

Leaving the Lab & Military Science: Last Days and on to the City of Fallen Angels April 5 – 8, 2011 * The Springs Where the Red Silt in the River flows from the Rocky Mountains – The City of Fallen Angels, of the Nacirema Empire * Tuesday, 5th April 2011 * The Springs Where [...]

Leaving the Lab & Military Science: Last Days and Packing April 1 – 3, 2011 * The Rocky Mountains, The Nacerima Empire * Friday, 1st April 2011 * The Springs Where the Red Silt is Brought From the Mountains Sir Thomas Leaf went back across the boundary of the Royal Army as he met the [...]

Mangor’s Cabinet of Curiousities Perversion, Luxury: Downtown and Hollywood Madness Thursday 30 September 2010 * Los Angeles, California/Hollywood, California, United States of America * Early to rise at 8 am as Sir Thomas Leaf is used to awaking early, and given the time difference in California from Colorado, he was up at the crack of [...]

Time Travelling to Echoe Park: Time Travel Mart for Supplies Echoe Park Time Travel Mart Wednesday, 29 September 2010 * Denver, Colorado, United States of America * Departing Colorado Springs, Sir Thomas Oisin Leaf headed up to Denver Tuesday night to hangout with his friend Lady Viktoria. They stayed up most the night catching up, [...]

A Pirate’s Life in Denver: Brethren Con 2010 Booty Girl Absinthe Alli, Captain Sir Thomas Leaf, Quartermaster Q Saturday, 18 September 2010 * Denver, Colorado, United States of America * Recovered from his trip to Burning Man, with just over 2 weeks of rest and work, The Captain, Sir Thomas Oisin Leaf McGowan was off [...]

Monday on the Road From The Burn 2010: Travelling Across the Desert homeward bound to Colorado Monday, 6 September 2010 * Nevada to Colorado, United States of America * Early to rise after a good rest and sleep after a crazy night of driving, Sir Thomas Leaf was back on the road taking I-80 east [...]

Sunday at the Burn 2010: Breaking Down Camp and Returning Home Exodus on Sunday, bumper-to-bumper, 3 hour long, 7 + lanes wide Sunday, 5 September 2010 * Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada, United States of America * While still a bit hungover, Sir Thomas Leaf awoke rather early to set out in breaking down [...]

Saturday at the Burn 2010: Bodypainting, Dust Storms, Art, Music Saturday, 4 September 2010 * Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada, United States of America * Awakening with a bit of a hangover, Sir Thomas Leaf set out to open up the Tree Leaves Body Painting Station before setting out for his day. He wandered [...]

Friday at the Burn 2010: Bodypainting, Dust Storms, Art, Music “The Man” – 2010 Friday, 3 September 2010 * Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada, United States of America * Awakening to the hot sun after a mid-morning glare peering into the Vanwagon vardo, Sir Thomas Leaf stumbled out of the van, off his futon, [...]

Thursday at the Burn 2010: Goddesses, Bodypainting, Playa, & Thunderdome Thursday, 2 September 2010 * Utah-Nevada, United States of America * Sir Thomas Leaf awoke and setup the Body Painting Station. Lots of wanderers coming in to get painted and painting each other when Leaf was gone. Leaf took a wander-a-bout in search of his [...]

Utah, Nevada, into Black Rock City Wednesday, 1 September 2010 * Utah-Nevada, United States of America * Sir Thomas Leaf and Lady Ellie awoke after night stay at the Wyoming and Utah border rest area. They were quickly back on the road to Black Rock City. Driving through the hot terrain of Utah, past the [...]

“The British Tree Leaf”a.k.a. The Tree Leaves’ Merchanting or Bodypainting Camp Tent 2001 C.E. to Present. : It was in 2001 that Sir Thomas Leaf was blessed with this new festival tent. The tent was created by the infamous seamstress “Bonefinder” for Leaf in Vancouver, British Columbia. It consists of a historic British Columbia Forestry [...]

Leaving for Burning Man … Entering Boulder, Colorado Monday-Tuesday, 30-31 August 2010 * Colorado Springs / Boulder / Fort Collins, Colorado thruWyoming, United States of America * Sir Thomas Leaf finished off two days of work in the laboratory at the Curation facility working with prehistoric artifacts, finishing up requested maps and doing alot of [...]