"Vegetarian patty, Ha!""Room to the right please."

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I don't know... The moment things got ugly, I'd start bring up public truths/verifiable facts about yourself... Being a published author on the topic ought to help your credibility if standard answering is not getting you anywhere.  "Can you look online for the titles of my published books?" Might get you past a lot, esp at the point where they are cloning your HD, and installing the backdoors.

Also I whole heartedly agree with the "engineers trying to communicate with non-engineers" comment.  I'm surprised you hadn't figured out the "correct" answers sooner, they are rather simple.  "What are you doing in China?" "Tourism" (If pressed further) "I'll start with visiting a friend in xyz, but from there I like to find out from local people what are the best things to see." "How much money do you have?" "A couple thousand in savings" "How are you going to support yourself in China?" "Along with my savings, I'm a published author and receive royalties."(I've done this citing computer programs I've written.)  ... Unfortunately it is often easier to think of the "correct" answers after the fact...

Yeah, seriously keep being yourself, don't listen to the nay sayers.
Pickup is interesting not because it is filled with jerks, but because it is full of decent but lonely people who want to improve their social skills. More like a career support group for people who can't get/keep jobs. And is typically no more manipulative then improving the resume, cover letter, and having a shower before the interview.

I noticed this too. I'm a geek. When I came across pick-up I thought it was pretty interesting, but I didn't really like how it seemed manipulative. My biggest take away from it was that to get a girl and to "be yourself" you first have to actually get her attention in the first place. The other was that I should try to be the best person I could be so that I would feel inside myself that I deserved to meet someone great. Doesn't really put me on the level of "artist" but those two things have taken me a long way.

Nice:) I've been traveling for over a year and a half with a 28 liter backpack, like yours it is like a school backpack but a bit more rugged. I am so glad I made the choice to pack less.
Any chance on an update to the Spanish version of Life Nomadic? I am about to go traveling with a Spanish friend of mine and want to help her to break the over-packing habit. Maybe I could her to be an alpha tester, and get her to do some editing?
Once again, awesome video, and great travels!

I just tried flux and it is really cool. I just wish I could set it to turn on in the day when I'm in a dark room. That would be handy.
I wanted to ask you: When is the Spanish edition of Life Nomadic coming out? I've bought and read the Endlish edition and I've been waiting at the edge of my seat to buy the Spanish e-book to give to a friend of mine. Looking forward to it!

I ran into the same problem with my Vibrams. Those look like an awesome replacement! Cheaper too.

I've been trying to write a book and this sure seems like a great way to do it. I have mind-maps and other things to get my head around the volume of writing I need to do. Though looking back on what I have written I'm not liking where I went. Oh well, more chapters, hope I can drop the ones I don't like....

"There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do." Bill Watterson
I would also say there is not enough time to to all the things we want to do.
I think I just put it to blind dogmatic determination, desire and drive.
I have tried calendars, to-do lists, reminder email scripts, and countless other things. The fact is I usually manage to get swamped and just dump it all in favour of the moments highest priorities. Maybe that is a technique in itself, but I doubt it. It feels like constantly putting out fires. But more fires get lit when I'm more organized. It might be a similar situation for others... Why schedule when it just puts your firefighting behind schedule.