snowmiser

its raining. i feel like crap (for no specific reason). i'm going to new jersey for the week.

i need to quit this shit job.......

samuel l jackson is the man......

Ukraine. 6pm. it feels good to be somewhere familiar after a week of crazy-ass shit.

i just finished a big job interview over the phone. BIG job interview. i don't get nervous and i was really nervous this time.

now i need to stiffen up, kick off the last bit of this nigerian-stomach illness, and go figure out how much vodka a sick person can...
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my quest for the Iron Man award -- successfully drinking the tap water in 100 countries without getting sick -- has ended in defeat. the final tally is 94 wins, 1 loss. I would like to congratulate the country of Nigeria (and its public water commission) for a fair and honorable fight, and a victory well-deserved.

now back to the bathroom.............

Oh my god I got to bribe someone today. How cool is that!!! Nigerian tourism is awesome!

So I made the dubious choice to fly ARIK airlines from Abuja to Lagos. Back up to say that I had bought an expensive bottle of scotch on the way into Nigeria, and as a result I need to check my bag, as you obviously cant carry liquids...
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how many pints of beer should i have in london before boarding the flight to Nigeria?? i say......8.........

Danger Month 2012 continues....I leave today for Nigeria. this is not one i am looking forward to (unlike the zen-like wonderfulness of bangladesh or the "what could possibly go wrongfulness" of El Salvador). not only am i hitting Nigeria, but i get to start off with Abuja. i think i'm going to put this one off as long as i can -- take the last...
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i just drank a martini. it made me feel old. and drunk. duh!

drunk. tired. beer in hand. 5 in the morning at suvarnabhumi airport. singing carpenters songs. "every sha-la-la-la, every whooo-ooo-oo. Still shines....."

i wish i could say this was the first time.

"every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they started to sing......."

see you the USA in 22 hours......

i can't believe i never noticed this before, but at the entrance of every bathroom at bangkok airport there is a picture of the "chief cleaner" responsible for that bathroom. today is was ms. k. chunacharn who's facility i used. she looked like such a nice lady, but soon she would be coming round to mop up all the pee and other gunk. rubber gloves...
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