My buddy Jose is leaning toward accepting a job at the New York Times covering "culture," which means I'll finally have a place to crash in the city. No more day trips from down the coast. [crosses fingers]

In August, my cousin Pei-Yu is moving to Calgary, another swell locale to have a place to crash.

Now if someone I know would just settle in São Paolo…

Toronto is a go. September 8-16.

If it hasn't been struck, I'm-a try to visit the set of Degrassi.