living in india, monkeys provide great entertainment and distractions from work… see for yourself… [credit goes to matt for his video skills] just as i posted this, one of the little guys opened our back door, walked into the office, stood on his hind legs and looked around. before we could do anything, he was back out the door again. i wonder how many bananas he won on that bet… video-5
i almost feel guilty writing this post. i hear of snow storms back in the states, inches and inches of the white stuff combined with sheets of ice makes for quite a winter. it should be cold here as well, but for the past few weeks, lunch outside in the sun… i try to explain global warming to people, but for some reason, they just don’t understand. . a hole in the sky just makes little sense to them. so perhaps, you on the other side of the planet are enjoying winter enough for the whole globe. . thank you for that. but, for a little while,...
Read Morejournaled 3 january i should be lifting off in my flight to bangkok and instead i’m sitting in a hotel room in delhi. seems there are fog problems and indian airlines aren’t exactly equipped to handle fog. all the other flights are going out…american, british airways, thai…but air india? grounded. the rumor is we’ll leave after lunch today, but somehow i doubt it. i’ve probably lucked out with traveling in this crazy country far too many times. i was due for some kind of delay. last night, my sleep was restless. we arrived at the hotel at 2am and i think my...
Read Moresome events become famous for good reasons you never want to forget. others become infamous for bad reasons that you wish you could forget but you know you never will. my train ride from varanasi to kolkata was one of those infamous kind of events. it began, as a normal, sleeper class train ride… ahhh.. wait. let me first explain what this should entail so you understand why this one deviated so far from the norm. just like the caste’s of indian culture, the train is divided into multiple classes. it begins with first a/c which i must state for the record,...
Read Morewe’re surrounded by people in life for more reasons than i can name…companionship, collaboration, friendship, sympathy…etc… sharpening. yeah. sharpening. you know, the kind of thing that makes you stronger, that refines you, that grows you more into the person you are to be. i don’t really like the sharpening reason so much. i always like the end result, i like what i become. but it’s the process of getting there, the exposure of weaknesses and the vulnerability of being wrong, the process of changing that i could do without. hmm. let me explain. in your own bubble, a world all your own,...
Read Moreafter my class tonight, i made the inevitable trip to walmart. usually, i try to hold out as long as i can, waiting for my mom to give in first and ask me if she can pick up anything for me [i know. it's rough] but tonight i gave in. i don't have to pay for the roof over my head or the electricity to run my itunes. i can pick up a few groceries...every once in awhile. now for the good part of the story. i'm walking out of a version 92 walmart [please don't ask me how i know this]....
Read Morefirst, all credit must be given to holly, the queen of the bad dance. i think we all have the capability to dance. it is our fear of approval or lack of self-confidence that keeps us to the edge of the dance floor. if given a choice, i prefer to watch. i have little inherent rhythm and am jealous of the natural moves of steph, nikki, and ashley. it is only after i have relaxed enough or am in the company of others who will not allow me to sit, will i enter the floor in a public place. almost always...
Read Moremy parent's coverage ended when i turned 23. i guess the insurance company assumed i should be done with school, grown up, and have a policy of my own. [seriously. who finishes school by 23?] three months i waited until my insurance kicked in. an additional three months, were added due to laziness and dread. but today, i gave into my responsible urges. after a year and a half of delay, i went to the dentist. i must admit, i have a pretty high pain tolerance. i would also say it takes a lot to bother me. but i must state...
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