Porthole

27th week as Summer slides into Autumn. Year 180.

Halfways through the year.

(exercise) = Exor. (observations) = obsv. (s***,shave,shower) = ss&s. (read something) = read. (comment blogs) = bogs. (BoyLove series on-line) = ytBL. (Thai TV BL series on GMMTV25) = tv25. (write poetry or prose) = PorP. (take a daily walk) = walk. (buy something) = shop. (take a photo) = foto. (video) = วิดีโอ. (speak Thai/Lao) = pôod. (learn Thai) Thai. (go-into-the-water) = pool. (clothes) = wash. (cook something) = cook. (tidy up) = mess. (travel) = trip. (noon) = เที่ยง. (talking to ex-pats/travelers/strangers in European) = chat. (Thai teaching book) = book. (hand written journal) = jour. (contests) = test.

(Senior Center) = SCtr. (Market) = mark. (Coffee shops) = cafe.

This week's to-do list.

Clean. Very little
Close window for winter.
Get vaxx validated on my card (didn't have it with me).
Pre-pack clothes and everything except what I'm using.
Decide on gifts. Soap? (3 cakes soap)
Chrome book.
Phone.
Reserve hostel. Two places sold out. H-Distric Boutique available. No luck.
Talk with Pan about dates and plans. He was sick for 3 days. Progress on 26th.
Wash clothes on Sunday. Hung to dry.
Pay rent. Paid for 6 months. By local check.
Arrange trip to airport. Travis will take me.
Recheck reservation. (seats, name) Checked in.
Print out trip. Can't.
Say goodbyes and inform neighbors.
Card for Michael.
Make some long-term plans that can be changed.
Contact bank. Check activity. State plans. Transferred money.
Post office. Cards from Sonali. Yes, I can pay for box on-line.
Plants. Watered. Need to be rearranged.

A contest to consider: "Honoring the Dead" 

24 กันยายน 2566 = 24 september 2023

bogs. Jim/Carolyn/Beholden.
cook. Think cheese.
wash. Chad was working instead of Drew.
ytBL.

Worked on puzzle and plants.

23 กันยายน 2566 = 23 september 2023

mark. pears, raspberry pastry
Bogs. Robert/Norma/Tracker
ytBL

To Tracker: "Interesting. The 23rd was my parent's wedding anniversary (48 years). Good for me to remember. I do like Autumn's descent, almost as much as Spring's rising. I'm going back 'home' to Thailand on the 28th. I went to market today and bought pears. I make new memories as well as remember old."

Goodbye to Irina, Tootie... Met Sage who works at Pagoda. Final Fire-and-Ice milkshake at Butterfly Herbs. Some sadness at leaving. Nap. Working on puzzle. Slow, quiet day.

22 กันยายน 2566 = 22 september 2023

Soltice is a-coming in. Laud sing...

SS&S.
SCtr. Jamie, others
trip. Checked on hostels ... still a problem.
chat. Late dinner with Dan-Dan-down-the-hall at Dillon's place across from mine.

Worked on new puzzle that Dan brought.

21 กันยายน 2566 = 21 september 2023

Thursday is an orange day, a day I buy Pan a rose. But today... very sick. I didn't go out. Could barely get out of bed.

ytBl. Moonlight Chicken. It's making me even sadder than when I first watched it.

This is the song from the 90s they use. I sent it to Pan. Pan was sick for 3 days... I told him I wished I could've been there to hold him.



20 กันยายน 2566 = 20 september 2023

trip. Seats reserved at 2 a.m. 22E 33F 53G.
vaxx. New Covid vaccine.

SCtr. Sat with Merry. Meatloaf.
ytBL.

Finished puzzle... all 998/1000 pieces. I needed a distraction.

19 กันยายน 2566 = 19 september 2023

trip. Bought plane ticket at 2 a.m.

ss&s.
chat.
SCtr. bought a bright orange vest. $6.
foto. selfie, sent to Pan.
bogs. Petra/Neva/Grace/NormaJean
mark. Sinful. $2. Found out that there were no Paradise peaches this year.

To Neva: "My sleeping cycles are disturbing. I slept (rested) for 6 hours last night. When I'm back in Thailand I may try to adjust to sleep 6 hours (00:00 - 06:00) and nap for two in the afternoon.

Side note: I worry too much."

To Grace: "Oh... to de-clutter... I wish...

Supper tonight was a can of ravioli; I skipped lunch. Later: "sinful" melon and cottage cheese.

My team (Buffalo) won but I've been too stressed out to care. My high-school and college almaters are both 3-0. As are the Montana Griz. A 5-0 weekend that probably won't repeat itself.

Frost already in some rural areas. Overall it's been pleasant."

To NormaJean: "I don't have any oomph and my Muse is on vacation. Doubt I'll participate [in Octoprep or NaNoWriMo] this year. Hope cheerleading goes well as it's a lot of work."

18 กันยายน 2566 = 18 september 2023

ss&s.
chat. German travelers, Helen and Christopher.
SCtr. Meal was very tasty.
foto. rose
bogs. Joy/Mouse/Grace

To Joy: "The local locusts shy away from autumn. Yellow leaflets litter the lawns. The Equinox beckons but keeps everything in a balance, incuding us.

Thailand has seasons too; but, they are more subtle. Each flower, frog and forest responds to the sun and rain."

To Mouse: "I am very talkative. People find me 1. annoying, 2. enthusing/motivating, 3. amusing. I draw out shy people.

Trauma keeps giving me gifts I can't return to sender. But... many bruises are ghosts of what they used to be."

Shadows and Light

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