Cyrus Farivar

Right now I’m sitting on a TGV that’s about to depart from Lyon back to Paris. It’s a quick two hour trip between boths stations. With comfortable seats, food/drink (hell, beer and wine are served on board!) and stations in the center of town — this high-speed stuff is definitely the way to travel. (Everyone’s voting for the California high speed rail ballot measure, right?) Becky arrives early tomorrow morning and I’ll head to the airport to pick her up…

I spent a couple hours this morning at Minim’s, 7 rue Royale (Métro: Concorde), Paris — there’s free WiFi, too!

I had a great weekend with my awesome cousins in DC. Hit up Ben’s Chili Bowl, a Sunset Rubdown show at the Black Cat, Newseum, a Nationals game, Eastern Market all in about 48 hours. I’m in Paris right now but will be on my way to Lyon later today and have two appointments for apartments this evening. Wish me luck!

Well guys, I’m off tomorrow. I’ll be visiting my cousins in Washington DC tomorrow through Sunday, and by Monday will be arriving in Paris. By Tuesday afternoon, I’ll be in Lyon, where Becky and I will start the beginning of our seven month sojourn. I’ll be continuing to blog for Salon’s Machinist, and freelance as much as possible while I’m abroad. Oh yeah, and I gotta finish that pesky book before the end of the year. I’ll be back before…

As usual, 10 percent discount for blog readers. Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) Seasons 1-7 DVD – $200 AT&T GoPhone prepaid SIM card – $15

Man, this guy is my hero. Why? Not only because he has a great podcast and has interviewed everyone from Ira Glass to Ted Leo. Not only because his podcast was picked up by WNYC and then PRI. Not only because he’s America’s Radio Sweetheart. Not only because his wedding was covered by The Grey Lady herself. But mostly, because his wedding was catered by, yes, a taco truck. The Times neglected to mention which truck provided the food. Because,…

NPR: All Things Considered, September 9, 2008 · The European Union has been split about how to respond to Russia’s attack on Georgia. Estonia is one of the EU members to have argued for a stronger response to Russia. It says NATO and EU membership must now be offered to Georgia and Ukraine.

Salon has been kind enough to invite me back to take the helm of Machinist. I’ll be blogging every day, Monday through Friday, starting tomorrow! Come on by, leave a comment or three, and be sure to add us on Facebook and Twitter.

WSJ: An entrepreneur’s quest to use satellites to bring high-speed Internet service to poor, remote countries is nearing liftoff with a major investment from some big names, including Google Inc. On Tuesday, O3b Networks Ltd., founded and run by 38-year-old telecommunications entrepreneur Greg Wyler, is expected to announce plans to launch as many as 16 satellites that could provide service to Africa, the Middle East and parts of Latin America by the end of 2010. The undertaking, expected to cost…

Dear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on movie theaters showing non-movies will be on All Things Considered today (September 8)! It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams). New York – 4 pm to 6:30 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 4 pm to 6 pm Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm Pacific – KPCC –…