the world really has gone mad.  I've found myself stuck in the middle of a civil war with no passport.  I'm searching for the easiest, safest, quickest way out of this city but every option seems to have a risk involved.  I'm full of shoulda-woulda-coulda-s and each day brings the same sense of hopelessness.  I'm tired of this place.  And it's so hot.  Thank god the city hasn't run out of beer...