I'm having the weirdest time trying to readjust to this time-zone. Every morning I've had this dream where I've had to force myself awake to avert some horrible disaster or something. Fucking annoying. Add to this I'm fighting like hell to avoid some cold, and all this rain is suddenly depressing the shit out of me. Woo!! Happily my next trip will be to the... Read More
Don't be so shocked that momo's can track people down... there are a surprisingly large number of mormons in the CIA/FBI, and there are even some former three letter acronym employees who've been hired by the church to keep tabs on wayward/"missing" souls.
The first thing we did upon landing was to find a spot to stay at, at one of the more populated areas. Not already having a hotel, that was exciting, and it worked out well. Then we wandered around and marveled at the smells and the unbelievable percentage of non-Thai-food restaurants and ...uh, not exactly Engrish... Read More
I've heard about the "massages" they have over there...
And paracetamol just doesn't cut it for sore muscles... ibuprofen! I was shocked to find when I first started living in Melbourne that ibuprofen is by prescription only. So I had my darling mother send me a giant bottle from costco in the states. It didn't run out until the last week I was living there.
Remind me to become a masseur in Thailand so I get to perform chest massages without first buying someone dinner...
1) Indian babies in particular seem to use shrieks and cries to express every possible emotion. "Oh, that was a happy shriek. And a concerned cry... and a conversational shriek, and then a cry... and now he's just really pissed off."
2) The ocean has things living in it, and it moves. Which creeped my... Read More
I now own shorts for the first time in probably 10 years. Wacky. Apparently yoga has me in good enough shape that I no longer look like a chubby-kneed kid in them. Yeah, cause people are looking at me going "Hmm, she's cute, but...those knees, geez, put 'em away!!"
So tell me, what's the most inane flaw you focus on, on yourself?
Probably the extra 10 or 15 pounds around my mid-section. But if I ever lose it, I'm going to have to get a whole bunch of new pants, so I don't really want to. I'm not overly proud of my pale skin. I'm happy with it for myself, but don't usually force it upon other people.
This time of year reminds me of what it was like being a florist. There were two things that always amused me:
1) Guys who had been trained "red roses for valentine's day" - they always turned a few shades of pale when you asked them "would you like baby's breath"? TOO MANY QUESTIONS!!
2) People who got grumpy about the prices, saying we hiked... Read More
I pretty much despise Valentine's Day. Like I need my feeling for someone legislated into a calendar by a bunch of fuckwits trying to sell greeting cards...
I say: give often and without warning. It's so much more fun that way.
Wait, have people who were grey gone black? What the hell is that about?
Suddenly I feel like one way or another this year will be monumental. It's so strange looking, from the cusp of the year, at where I was and where I could be a year from now. I'm proud of myself for the work I've done, I see I have some more... Read More
Woo, I'm off to Seattle tomorrow! Excitement, adventure, secretive meetings!
Update: I've been having some deeply weird, vivid dreams lately, which are giving me a way-too-disturbing view into my subconcious.
There was the one the other day where a friend's happy-sack was on my desk. Detatchable gonads. I picked it up to get it out of the way of a coworker I was training, so... Read More
Oh man I wish I could have seen that! By the way, disregard anything I may or may not have text you last night. So you didn't end up going to the DP? Who went? Anyone I know?
Then we wandered around and marveled at the smells and the unbelievable percentage of non-Thai-food restaurants and ...uh, not exactly Engrish... 
Yea, stupid unicorns, being all mythical and shit. Sigh... I almost found one this one time... They are elusive though and time sensitive.
Miss you!
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