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Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.  I'm starting a new blog because
I'll be linking to
I've started an appendix (I no longer have one personally) to keep track of my Space Cadet journals for Space Blog. It's a work constantly under construction. Mind the mess.
I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
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(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. (water) = agua.  29 oktober - 29 ตุลาคม  exor. 200/200/250/300 = 950. 3 young women chatting on a bench; wispy clouds; after-taste of chicken liver; white butterfly; distant noise. cook. had to use up squid, chicken, daikon, onion, green-papaya. ss&s. เที่ยง. 88 degrees. Partly sunny. bogs. Rhychus/Stik/Hooves/NormaJean chat. pôod. P'Noy. walk. 2 wats... Nong Bua... lots of noisy firecrackers.  foto. wat วิดีโอ. moon reflected in water; prayers at wat. PorP. ""With the same sigh" O28 [132 ] 36w 'disposable' "  Gnus: "‘This Is Not My Time:’ Mike Pence Suspends 2024 Presidential Bid" Re Speaker Johnson: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-christian-nationalism-of-speaker-mike-john... 28 oktober - 28 ตุลาคม To Nikola: "A lovely cold front is moving in and a stronger one on the way this weekend! I'm ready to party. This year's theme is "Just Desserts" Sally is carving pumpkins, watermelons and rutabagas. Betty Lou makes a lovely mousse with dead-bird's custard and Buck will be stirring in the stew. Whoever finds an eyeball wins a price! Our neighbors have already entered their dens for the winter, too bad as they are a furball of fun, so they will come for the Spring event. I did make everyone sign a form stating no bullets. Even got them notarized. Notorious Buck used to do that... but alack, he had to be replaced. At least Michelle has better hygiene. A bit mousy but, except for Betty Lou, we all adore her. They'll be 13 of us in all, including Buck, but there will only be 12 at the end! Sally may propose to you-know-who, but my lips are zipped. She's proven to be deadly when crossed. No one is as stupid as Buck was... nevermore." Pan got very sick... disappeared for 2 hours. Helped him take meds. He was hot and cold all night, barely stirring. I kept checking on him. No sleep for me.  exor. 200/100/250/250 = 800. Overcast. 09:44-10:03. Then napped. ss&s. chat. P'Nan. walk. shop. Coffee Blue#2 (89 baht for 27), strawberry Fanta (23 baht). agua. 10 liters. tv25. "Only Friends"27 oktober - 27 ตุลาคม  ss&s. visa. New date... November 28th. Do I go to India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan? foto. yeller duckies. bogs. Steven/ chat. Rube and P'Nan. walk. Yes, Bellinee has croissants from the basic butter for 35 baht to fancier ones for 65 baht. exor. 300/100/150/300 = 850. After dark due to visa run. 79 degrees 19:42-20:01. tv31. Watch Dangerous on 25... but "Feel you Linger in the Air" is much more intriguing. To Steven: #2 "Gatekeeping... class, race, religion... able-ism... Aggravates me to no end. Here at WdC it's the E crowd that refuses to engage anything that offends them. Quite a few... but I mostly ignore them now as they have blocked me in the past." #1. "Just because some stupid kids at high schools think Bloody Mary is real does not make it a true belief; they also think Justin Beiber is talented. 555 = Ha Ha Ha  Very good answer. 1. you have a book 2. you know you can do another... (fiction/demons/???) Christianity either wiped out belief systems that didn't accept their exclusionary patriarchy or subsumed them and redefined them (Easter bunnies, Christmas trees, yada yada yada). Modern day Christians still have this belief that it's "Our Way or the Highway (to Hell)". But that's a different rant.  "26 oktober - 26 ตุลาคม  exor. 300/200/200/300 = 1000. 11:20, very late. 88 degrees. Hot but it was overcast so not miserable. obsv. PorP. [143] chat. Rube and P'Nan. Bee at Lumphini. Rick and Joe. walk. rose. Pink-and-white. shop. day-old. bogs. Richard/Dragon/Sorji tv25. Kinda but bored. Will watch something else. Time is broken up by seasons, festivals, arbitrary segments that vary by region based on religion, customs, history... When moving to another 'world' do we long for the time we have lost or celebrate the time we have found? To Richard: "We eat rice almost every day. It's a staple in Thailand. Sri Racha is a beach town south-east of Bangkok. I'll visit some day. No shortage of hot chilies here. Pan loves suicide spice. I can't get near it. Oil... I don't use much in neither Montana nor Thailand. Olive oil shortage is real though. Neither of us drink alcohol. In Montana it makes sense to buy stuff on sale and have enough on hand for two weeks; but fresh food is cheap and readily available in Udon Thani. Markets everywhere and I go most every day." To Dragon: "May I assume that it's risky to post anything re students on social media? Americans have been fired over social posts that have nothing to do with work. 12 years old? If so... not as offensive as they can get!" To Sara (Sorji): "My writing slogs on. I've been stressed over my visa and our rent agreement ending Nov. 30. Made progress on both today. Pan may start a new job. If so... it impacts my purpose in staying here. I'm so easily overwhelmed. Neither of us own much here as the apartment was furnished. I have no plans to join NaNoWriMo... again. November is still one of the worst months for me to focus." "Speaker of a Broken House", "Angriest Otter", "We Never Knew of Darkness" 25 oktober - 25 ตุลาคม  exor. 300/200/300/500 = 1300. 0839-09:12. 81 degrees. obsv. fragrant freshly cut grass; 3 boys chatting; jet roar; Tom stretching; neighbor walking; two small orchids. ss&s. เที่ยง. 88 degrees. pôod. with Pan. chat. Rube. Trip to Phnom Penh (fastest, easiest by Air Asia 3.000 baht)  agua. 9 liters. walk. shop. chicken, squid, coffee, banana muffins.Death warmed over in the morning. Had to take a nap. I'm stressed over my visa renewal. To... "The rhymes seem forced. The a/a/b/b rhyme scheme doesn't work for me. The subject matter is 'preachy' and abstract. The rhythm doesn't work for me either. Abstract words like endeavor, necessary, gratefulness... are overly long and although they can be used they don't seem to fit well here. I can't hear how they add anything to the piece poetically. People will like it because it's a bit like a Hallmark Greeting Card. The "E" crowd here will give it a 5. Me? 2.5. I don't think it says anything new that we haven't heard a hundred times before. The title? Uninspiring. Can it be fixed? Perhaps not. One thing you can do is take your mind to a particular Thanksgiving or a meal of giving thanks, "Thanksgiving in May". Add specific details and actions that bring us into that space. "The Day After Thanksgiving, 1999"... or any year or place. "Caught in a storm Thanksgiving 2000" I remember that snowstorm where I lived. I wanted to visit my cousins and uncle. He died that Sunday. The Last Thanksgiving Dinner with Grover (the cat, the dog, the parakeet... make them real, not JUST a pet... add quirky details). "Broccoli for a Day of Thanks" or in my case in 1972... crackers (and sardines?). "Thanksgiving in Lonesome Creek" (home or not home or maybe that's the name of the outpost on Mars your great-granddaughter moved to...). Dream, create, spit it out in free verse. Rhyming forms don't work for everyone nor for every poem and they are NOT a higher art-form. A free verse with some rhythm, rhyme, alliteration and NO tortured verse is far superior. Good luck, K." 24 oktober - 24 ตุลาคม  exor. 200/100/150/150 = 600. Late... 10:31... too late. 82 degrees but hot when the haze lifted. obsv. too worn out to care; b/w butterfly (no foto, flew); stiff breeze; haze or thin cloud cover; ennui; hose-watering; distant chatter. ss&s. PorP. ""The apple tree" O23 [130] 40w 'offer'" ""A glass too full" O24 [131] 39w 'crystal' " Started writing "Swinger" [142] เที่ยง. 86 degrees. pôod. Isan. Continued with yesterday's post chat. P'Nan. Rube from Israel. walk. Well written: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/jerry-zezima-how-do-you-like-them-appl... To Steven on the Newsfeed: "Friends are helpful for me. Even staying in a shelter helped me with depression when I was homeless; however... the anxiety and how my body handled all that exacerbated my traumas. We have senior housing in Montana that includes a meal. Forcing people out of their room works for some folks. I'm very isolated here in Thailand (not as bad as Montana during covid). A cafe culture like in Viet Nam would help. There's a belly-to-the-bar culture among expats here... but I don't drink and find most drinkers tedious at best. If I am to stay here I better come up with solutions. There's more to life than being unhappy." On FB on Veronica's post: "Leyla Miler: Well... we respond to what we understand. I stand by my understanding of what was posted. I don't know about individual circumstances. I refuse to argue other people's truths. In many countries, Thailand included, family = family regardless. By definition, orphans have no family. Orphans have a rough time here. I'm in Thailand by-the-way... "Problems" affect the entire family and community. It's not seen as an individual's issue. Families do say "no", but seek solutions first. This Buddhist culture isn't as cold-hearted and me-first as found in many other places." 23 oktober - 23 ตุลาคม Chulalongkorn Day [Rama V] (Thai: จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) - National holiday.  exor. 200/150/250/500 = 1.100 77-82 degrees. 08:56-09:21. 25 minutes seems to be sustainable. obsv. Hoot of the Heron. Tom's soft music. Cool hard bench. My butt. Dry mouth. Lower back ache. Soiled scarlet shirt. Yawn. Tired. Calm---ish. Fly. ss&s. Isan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teck0d6Z8sw เที่ยง. 88°F 31°C sunny, pleasant (not too humid). bogs. Grace/ shop. Pan and I went to market and bought some pig-meat, eggs and vegetables. agua. 8 liters. walk. foto. To Thomas: "I am fortunate to do daily exercise... even when I really don't have any oomph to get out of bed. Use it or lose it. At my advanced age I cannot afford to lose more. My legs are doing better than last year and I'm maintaining a lower weight. My lungs however..." To Grace: "Living alone with depression and anxiety created all kind of problems for me over time in Montana. Here in Thailand I share a place. Pannya often cooks and cleans (I do too, but not as a chore). We need to do a deep clean soon. You can imagine what I found under the bed! There be  monsters..." |
| (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. (water) = agua. 22 oktober - 22 ตุลาคม 300/200/400/400 = 1.300. 75-81 degrees, 09:13-09:46 Sun coming around earlier every day. obsv. family with a ball; I'm dissociating, distracted; spoke to Rick; yawn; aches; small orchid in bloom; no haze; leaf scurry; breeze in my ear. foto. orchid wash. เที่ยง. 85°F 29°C ss&s. Late, but ate first and got distracted. As long as I'm fresh before I go out it doesn't matter much. agua. 6 liters. walk. shop. Malago, cabbage, greens...In 2023, the Loy Krathong festival will be held on Monday, November 28th. King Bhumibol's Birthday Holiday (Father's Day) Tuesday, December 5th. Sunday 10 Dec - Constitution Day; Monday 11 Dec - Substitute Holiday for Constitution Day Prince Prajak 18 January? Magha Puja วันมาฆบูชา --- Sat, 24 Feb 2024. To Stik: "I've taken thousands of photos. Today I took a picture of an orchid I've been waiting to see bloom. Yesterday, a video of the passing local train. I'll be taking more of the Halloween displays because this city in Thailand does weird things. I'd take more pictures of Pan, but he prefers professional photos. Have a few good ones though. I'm very attuned to color, contrast and composition. I don't have the proper equipment nor the discipline. I only have the urge to capture "something". Stained glass light in Portugal illuminating a child. Painted manhole covers in Beppu, Japan. Garbage in a canal in Paris. I point. I shoot." 21 oktober - 21 ตุลาคม Holly Jahangiri: Change what the skeleton is holding! 💐 💀 / |{🎈}\_/ | =||= I / \ /_ \_ exor. 200/200/200/500 = 1.100 obsv. PorP. ss&s. cook. Pan isn't here... so I'm cooking rice with carrots, onions and garlic. เที่ยง. 87°F 31°C Sunny. Day after boring day. bogs. Stik/Lyn/Pumpkin walk. rose, offering, ice cream. pool. can't hold my breath. tv31. Pan came home. To Pumpkin: "I remove the elastic and cut up into pieces for rags. Most anything can be a rag. The elastic can be tossed or used to tie or bundle other things. Socks can be cut up as well. Depending on fabric... the compost heap might be appropriate. I keep my best underwear/socks/etc. for travel. I tend to use until threadbare. I have 'ancient' shirts. I have pants that are too small or too big. My weight has fluctuated. I usually buy second hand." 20 oktober - 20 ตุลาคม "Tsum tsum" I have a new Disney notepad I'm writing in. Prefer paper for many things... maybe an old habit, but it works for me. It's like my checklists... yes, maybe I don't have to add "ss&s" every day but it helps me stay focused and present. I could sleep in and do nothing some days. I am easily depressed and accomplishing 'something', anything, is a good thing. exor. 200/200/300/400 = 1.100 79 degrees. 0911-09:34. Saw Tom. obsv. PorP. ""Magnolia" O20 [129] 40w 'nice'" and in my notepad. ss&s. dove drinking water, scratching its head; long seed pods yellowing; sweat trickling down my back; stained sweatpants that need to be washed. เที่ยง.89°F 32°C, breeze... sprinkles in the forecast? walk. foto. tv31.Pan didn't come home. 19 oktober - 19 ตุลาคม exor. 300/200/200/300 = 1.000 81 degrees. 09:52 obsv. agua. 10 liters. PorP. ""Tradescantia zebrina" O18 38w [128] 'wander'" ss&s. flutter of small pale wings, haze, pigeons, worker cutting the blooming flowerbed. เที่ยง. 89°F 32°C, jets overhead. Wish it would rain. walk. pôod. Jack and Earth (Nong Khai).Headline: Legendary American Musician Dead At 87 Why isn't her name mentioned (better for lick bait?) in the headline. She was Carla Bley, a jazz musician. This is the poem that Elle Schroeder wrote for Ann Gross February 18, 2016: "A letter from a dear friend" I opened your letter today, and you sat in the armchair beside me, cup of tea in hand, as we gossiped like two old women. Of mutual friends, and Molly, of dreams and fears and life, and all the while, we laughed, and prattled on as only two long standing friends can do. When I reached the letter's end, I was quite surprised to find myself alone, as at the start, only the memory of your smile and your words to remind me of all we had said. Was being a lesbian important to her? Did she have a late-in-life partner. The obit remains silent. 18 oktober - 18 ตุลาคม exor. 350/200/250/400 = 1200. My goal... that I seldom reach. 09:15 79 degrees. ss&s. I shave although there's no one to shave for. PorP. ""It is what it is" O17 [127] 40w 'authentic'" เที่ยง. 88 degrees. chat. P'Nan. Thong is quite ill, went to hospital. Tiger. shop. One wee item... a new notepad as mine are full. walk. Ate at McD's again.17 oktober - 17 ตุลาคม bogs. Evelyn/Grace/Dave exor. 300/150/150/300 = 900. 79 degrees. 09:02-09:24. Didn't push myself today. The sun comes around earlier every day. ss&s. chat. Rick re healthy habits; P'Nan. gnus. Although it almost always puts me on edge. Pan decided to go to Khon Kaen. He tells me at the last minute. He lives his life this way. I cannot plan around him. To Grace: "I had a haircut last week. Didn't like it so I just ignore it. Once upon a time I had long hair; once upon a time I had more hair. I could use a podiatrist. My circulation isn't as good as it once was. And cutting nails? I'm not as flexible and my eyes... I'm just on my way to becoming ancient.  "To EvelynCase "labels" : "I was called names... but I had other issues. These days you can call me 'Cory' (or with the proper lilt in Norwegian) or 'Liam' in Thailand. huser:elle I didn't know that you pronounced your name that way (or I knew and forgot)! We were taught French in grade-school so I've always pronounced it as French. huser:daveryan: I was mistakenly called 'Jim' by a parent of a classmate... and that was acceptable. It became a personal name I liked. I avoided most people in school. huser:evelyncase I consider names important. My mother was old-school in that way and I learned well. I have many friends from other countries. I always try to pronounce their name correctly." 16 oktober - 16 ตุลาคม exor. 200/350*/300/400 = 1250. 79-81 degrees 09:35-59. Suns was vicious so I did them out of order ending on the swinging* side-to-side which normally is my least favorite station. ss&s. I list this to remind me how important it is. Need to shower 2-3 times to tell you the truth. mess. Not really a mess but ants got into the rice last time so I've filled up 5 containers this time. เที่ยง. 86 degrees (30c). PorP. ""May we never be forgotten" O16 37w 'specimen' " walk. foto. plant, food. shop. Black/Pink, container for Milo, coffee. pool. bogs. Eric/Patricia/Jimminny To Teresa (ChewyKitty): "I get grumpy when I read certain travel blog posters. Really? If I wanted a toxic giddy faux picture I'm sure I could read a travel brochure. I ask... have you ever been there? IS someone paying you to travel first-class and stay in 5 star hotels? Do you know the pain of cattle-class? Have you ever stayed in a hostel. Did you visit for more than two days? Have you been there for over a month? How many times? Places I know: Norway, Japan, Portugal... not to forget living twice in Costa Rica and now in Thailand. Yes, I know it's not quite the same thing... but I'd request 3 employees chosen from a hat... not just the happy ones." To Eric "Picking Up Blocks" : "There comes a time... At the end of "He's Coming to Me" (Thai TV series) Mes is shocked to find he's still a ghost. The rituals have been performed, the conditions met for him to move on... it's just not time for him to go. At my age, the Veil thins. Death is a given. What I do with my time until then isn't. It's my choice. Yes, I think your grandsons will remember you fondly for all the quality time you have gifted them." |
| Past the Solstice... shadows weaken, lengthen, shift. (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. (water) = agua. 15 oktober - 15 ตุลาคม KOTG: "and its god shall turn on them" The idea that nature is abused. exor. 200/100/300/250 = 850. Very late start... and a sunny 88 degrees = not good ss&s. bogs. Brian/Sonali/Mighty/Annipon เที่ยง. 12:13 86 degrees. Isan. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4XIiGf5FHw&t=30s 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1ytsgvGHo walk. picked up Birdy Coffee (blue#2) at Big C. chat. Saw Tiger! Haven't seen him in a long while. agua. 5 liters. PorP. ""Xerox" 40w O14 'original " and ""The Lorax weeps" O15 40w 'crisis'" To Brian "Keep Away (MV)" : "I actually like this. However, "guards with a your voice" makes no sense grammatically; so, was this intentional, a mistake, a typo? Easily corrected.The two poems are linked by image and message. I could see a book of these with linked poems staring across the void of a blank space (different pages?)." To Sonali "Crooks disguised as..." : "brat/babysat ... alliteration and rhyme ... I think it needs an edit as some phrases are awkward. The message is grim but it's truly some people's truth. Met folks who regretted having children. A child may be okay if other members of the family or community provide the nurturing each child deserves. " To Mighty "overseas" : "I should've gotten a credit card years ago; but, bad experiences managing my money meant that I felt safer with a debit card. This last trip was 34+ hours MSO-DOH-BKK. American is meh. Economy in Qatar was meh. The raves for Qatar are for first class. The poor-people's lounge in Doha was meh. The trip was far too long. My past experiences with ANA and Aseana were so positive... plenty of legroom (32-34" in Econo-class). I'll consider EVA, Starlux or Thai for the next flight. I've been to Liverpool (great museums and culture) but not Scotland nor London. How much time? You'll wear yourself out if you attempt to plan every hour. One day of 'nothing' can be nice, especially if you are gone two weeks. Glad to read that you are traveling. I wanted to be in Cambodia today. But... I've slowed down tremendously as I age. Just going to Sisaket for 3 days was 19 hours on the bus total. Instead of staying in Khun Han I insisted that we spend 3 nights in a hotel we like in Sisaket and do a day trip to Khun Han. Worked out much better. Pan got to his doctor's appt. and we both bought clothes in the marked-down market." To Annipon re "World Go 'Round" "There are other paradigms out there. I could make suggestions as to where to look. Most Americans however won't look at other societies and cultures and Christians tend to look down on everyone else. Thailand isn't Paradise, but it's not as mean and divided like some places I've lived in. As for the idea... yes, we need not be divided and people, especially the poor are devastated by war. The music doesn't inspire me. Too negative without any suggestions. Bleak describes it." 14 oktober - 14 ตุลาคม Pan's birthday. exor. 300/100/200/300 = 900. 81 at 08:57. Worker hosed down the bushes... and the bench where I usually sit. ss&s. bogs. Carolyn/Joy/Robert walk. shop. bought Pan a car and a ring. To Carolyn: "There are wet stone walls? I'm not sure what a dry stone wall is. Googled. Got it. Basically no mortar. Warm here in NE Thailand today. About 31 degrees. I want rain. Lovely day however... Can get eggplant, tomatoes, basil and chili here. Peas? Beans? Not so common. I haven't seen beans. I have no garden.  July 4th is definitely a High Holy Day according to the American Religion. And yes... Americanism is a religion for many.  " To Joy: "Ah... Lyn without coffee... a scary thought... any day of the year. I'm not superstitious. I do have trauma and a date can trigger bad memories along with the good. Today is the 14th of October. No associations with that day. March 2nd... however... I'd gladly have a cat. Of any color. Softball and Oda were two of my black cats. Asian superstitions however... quite a mix here in Udon Thani, mostly Lao, so superstitions vary with culture. This building has floor 12A for instance." To Robert: "Yes, Amethyst Waltz, boy wonder... Ah... the could'ves, would'ves, thank-gawd-i-didn't-have-kids. Actually, I like that name combination. A waltzing man who can drink without getting drunk. My sister was born in February so amethyst is a word from my childhood." 13 oktober - 13 ตุลาคม exor. 200/150/300/400 =1050. Note in the mood at first and then pushed it. About 79-81 degrees at 9-ish. ss&s. bogs. Steven/Charity/Lyn. wash. Thankfully I'd bought more hangers. We needed them. เที่ยง. 89°F 32°C Sunny on a sky-blue day festooned with satin puffs. PorP. "Clip clop (13.okt.2023)" "Day 24: Complications" agua. 8 liters.Clip clop Clip, clop; the unicorn passes them by. I hang like a fly under the harness. I have places to go where frightened men dare not — or can't. I chant to the beat of the clip-clop cant! We slow to a canter as we enter the village. Ten centaurs await us, blocking the way, braying — you shan't. (13.oktober.2023) To Caoimhe: "Very beautifully written. I stand with the Palestinians and Jews who want to live as brothers. There are many. I do not agree with the Israeli government's colonial attitude. I cannot stand with terrorists. I refuse to equate the crimes of governments and mobs with the daily humble lives of humans striving to survive." To Teresa (ChewyKitty): "I'm not into thongs... Anything that binds or gets caught in the wrong place isn't to my liking. I don't wear banana bikinis. I don't wear boxer briefs because for me... they bind. I wear long sleeve shirts rather than lather SP-5,000 chemicals on my aging flesh. I wear long pants to deter the mosquitoes. Loose is better. I don't wear spaghetti straps either... or the male equivalent. I wear a hat or a cap. Just my preference; but, I don't get sunburnt nor do I need to visit the hospital." To Steven "20231010 Spreading Writing Wings" : "Fosse is too Norwegian. Just saying... He has good advice about just being oneself.I used to write more. I'm getting back into writing whatever gives me momentary pleasure as editing can always be put off to later, if ever. I'm eclectic, so I do understand." 12 oktober - 12 ตุลาคม exor. 200/100/200/300 = 800. 81 degrees when I finished at 09:48. A blue-sky breeze. The sun was coming around so I didn't do it in my regular order. I need to start at 8. chat. Tom. ss&s. เที่ยง. 90 degrees. walk. Got haircut.11 oktober - 11 ตุลาคม exor. 300/100/200/400 = 1000. 09:01 77 degrees. wash. Pan washed. I helped hang... a little. Bought 24 more hangers yesterday. PorP. ""Indigo asters" O10 40w 'wisdom'" ss&s. chat. Nan. mark. Pork, eggs, greens... Isan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4XIiGf5FHw agua. 8 liters.My NaNoWriMo 2023 title is "The Dimpled Land". Wrote a bit today. To Elizabeth: "Nope. Oh... you wanted details/description/drama/disaster/death? I'm not dead yet. Some drama though. A year in Thailand. It's been difficult/draining/deflating. I do/do/do seem to be back writing this past week and overall my health has improved; although, I'm still overly tired all the time. This may be the last stage of my life so my goals have shifted. Instead of 'where do I want to live' it's 'where do I want to die'. It does help focus..." To TJ: "Lots of introverts in New York. Easy to hide in a crowd when folks are too busy to interact. For extroverts like me... I hope there are cafes. Montana has mountains, so I get the 'blocks my view'. I prefer the wheaten prairie of autumn in Kansas or green puddled rice fields of Isan after a rain." 10 oktober - 10 ตุลาคม trip. 7 1/2 hour bus from Sisaket to Udon Thani. Changed busses in Khon Kaen. Arrived stiff. walk. Walked to market, bought hangers. Pan left and came home very late. I just need to learn how to let go and not worry. 09 oktober - 09 ตุลาคม appt. Pan went to clinic/doctor in Khun Han. I went to market. Bought 8 shirts for 365 baht.Bus takes 1 1/2 hours. There and back again. |
| (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. 8 oktober We stay in Sisaket PorP. Absolutely horrible day. Grab to Rajabhat. Long walk back through garbage, trash and filth. The university is about 5 km from the center. No buses, no transportation. This is the local college for 'poor' students. Pan acted nasty. 'Nuff said. Late coffee/tea. Sat outside with Arm, Lay, Golf who were drinking beer, many beers. 7 oktober We go to Sisaket PorP.On bus to Ubon... then another bus. We're in Yasothorn. Need to find out schedule for Yasothorn-Sisaket. It's 15:48. We missed out on the direct bus. Arrived at Sisaket. Staying in T4 for 3 nights. 6 oktober exor. 200/100/200/300 = 800. 82 degrees at 09:15. No motivation. ss&s. PorP. walk. trip. Didn't buy ticket. tv31. I must pack today for tomorrow. If I'm smart I'll buy the bus ticket too! 5 oktober exor. 350/200/250/300 = 1100. 84 degrees at 08:49 ss&s. cook. chicken and pork with lemon, sugar, carrots, greens. ytBL. "I Feel You Linger in the Air" Ep1 Ep2 เที่ยง. 89°F 32°C bogs. Sonali/Beholden/Wordsmitty/Harlow chat. P'Nan walk. shop. toilet paper, ice cream. PorP. ""Expired" O5 'delicious' 37w" When did you realize you were dead? 4 oktober I need to calm down. A bit of drama the last two days. Nothing life threatening; it's just that my nerves are so damaged that I can't withstand any bad news... no matter how petty. I'm trying to get back into routines. It's 10:54 and I already have made some progress on the day. I enjoyed writing on paper. I'll go for water, a walk, visit friends, study? It's an idea. Pan seems happy today. We visit his doctor on the 9th.  exor. 300/100/200/300 = 900. 81 degrees at 8 a.m. It was very quiet in the shadows. ss&s. Found my toothbrush. PorP. ""Dug in" O3 40w 'root' " wash. Pan is washing and cooking today. agua. another 8 liters. chat. Nan and German visitor from Brasil.To KansasCane on YCC: "If the last two centuries have had a steady heartbeat then the last two decades have been a heart attack. It's the uncertainty of it all that disturbs creatures of habit." 3 oktober https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-world-would-be-better-off-without-rel... exor. 200/100/200/200 = 700. The sun comes around by 10:00. 84/29 degrees. cook. rice in pepsi with onion and cilantro ss&s. baht. took out money. the closest ATM didn't have the funds. chat. with David. walk. shop. Lotus. Pan and I both bought  . agua. 8 liters.To Charity on FB: "I find it interesting how small additions help in a kitchen. I value my scissors, my one knife to chop, my rice cooker, my 10 liter jug for filtered water. We have a rack... not as fancy 😊 but it helps. The clothes rack on the balcony is a must in Thailand. Small details, but they matter." To Renae on FB: "Chris Carpenter, I personally like interacting with people more than robots. I can ask questions. I can receive answers. It's why I don't do drive-throughs like Starbucks, why I don't do delivery. I love old time diners with coffee and a slice of pie. In Thailand I smile and speak to street vendors. The folks selling flowers, roti, chicken-on-a-stick know me. I want to be seen and heard. A machine cannot do that." 2 oktober Trip. train home to Udon Thani. walk. Up before 7 a.m. Ate breakfast! Out by 7:15? Took green line to blue line to Ban Sue... an empty cavern of a new train station with poor signage and long distances. Horrible place imho. Train was hot. I sat in 3rd class, car 4, seat 38? Anyhoo... no rain but the fields were very green and soaked. There's been bad flooding in some areas today. Very worn out. Pan was glad to see me, bought me roses (old rose color), made sure I ate. I'm going to bed early as I'm exhausted. Tomorrow I'll unpack and try to restart routines. I do need to rethink how I'm spending what is possibly the last stage of my life. 8549 40 words... The prompts for the following dates: Use Nature blog? 10/01/2023- 'reflect' 10/02/2023-'tremendous' 10/03/2023-'root' This is how it begins. How it always begins. An urge to seek water and sustenance. An urge to cling to the soil that nurtures us. Finally a shy shoot to greet the sun. While roots... dig deeper in the heart they call home. 10/04/2023- 'instrumental' ??? 10/05/2023-'delicious' grapes after the frost, a banana before it turns brown, fresh bread and split pea soup. So many things are delicious just before they rot: bananas turning black, bread with a spot of mold, your teeth before they fall out. Death becomes you. I can vouch for that. 10/06/2023-'terrific' as in terrifying? 10/07/2023-'until' waiting, 17 years, 20... Until you bloom like the cutting of a night blooming orchid. I waited 17 years to inhale its fragrance. Tonight I inhale yours. 10/08/2023-fragile' poppy, seedling, chick Not everything last. Not youth. Not beauty. Not the fragile petals of a roseate poppy. What endures is the memory of a moment that came in a dream and left on the wings of breeze. 10/09/2023-'determinant' Lead stem, flower, pinch and it branches, chrysanthemum. 10/10/2023-wisdom' Flowers that symbolize wisdom are: Sage, Jacaranda, Iris, Perovskia, Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal), Aquilegia (Columbine) and Euphorbia (Spurge). September I'll remember. Like an aster, a star fallen to earth whilst the sage shyly blooms, small yellow flowers that defy the coming frost. 10/11/2023-reply' ??? 10/12/2023-'collapse' Tired, the petals weep then wither. They have given their all. Only time will tell the fruits of their labor, whether it yielded a harvest of sprouts, a continuance of life itself, someone's last dinner. Prompt me ghouls... Week 1: phonebooth *Boothr* I followed the emerald ooze. It was coming from the rusted abandoned phone booth. No door, no phone, but I felt a ringing in my ear. Week 2: pirate flag *Pirateflag* She hung the skull-and-bones upside down on the widow's peak. By moonlight, I caught a glint of a silvery hook. Earlier:She hung a black flag upside down on the widow's peak. By moonlight, I caught a glint of her silvery hook. Week 3: train *Trainv* The tracks came into town over 100 years ago. They had been abandoned for over 5 decades. Surely the ghosts of the train wreck had moved on by now. Surely. Week 4: handprint *Hand2* It was small, like a racoon. It was red like fresh strawberry jam. The hand that made it couldn't have gone far. Week 5: October 31st *Dateoct31* No need to stress out. Bad things only happened on the first of the month, they told me. It was still the 31st until midnight. |
| Language facilitates many things: at its most basic, a transfer of information, and at its most complex, an exchange of emotion. But perhaps what I value above all else is that it grants intimacy. — Kat Chow (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. 30 กันยายน 2566 = 30 september 2023 >>> 1 October No place at Pinto so I stayed in Daraya. Which was a good choice. Good breakfast. Nice chat with friends at Pinto. Pet/Max/Apple/Chris really helped me physically, mentally and emotionally. 28 กันยายน 2566 = 29 september 2023 Two travel days. MSO-DFW-DOH-BKK. 34+ hours. Travis got me to the plane on time. American to DFW. Middle seat.  Qatar to DOH. Long 14 hour flight. Aisle seat = better. Was not impressed. Poor people's "lounge" in Doha is not impressive (Asiana's in ICN is wonderful). Qatar to BKK. Aisle seat on 7 hour flight. Very quick through Immigration... then almost an hour waiting for luggage they made me check in Dallas. Overall... can't recommend American/Qatar in cattle-class. 27 กันยายน 2566 = 27 september 2023 ss&s. chat. Merry, Don, others. trip. checked-in. trip. mostly packed. Eating dump cake. Finished puzzle. Couldn't find orange backpack. Freaked out. Merry noted that I can't take this level of stress. She's right. Changed seat to 20D (aisle). 'Train' goes from A to D. I have plenty of snacks (Merry). I'm at a point that "it is what it is". Did my check-list. Found my gov id. Clothes for traveling laid out. Will do final packing in the morning. It's 2 a.m. 26 กันยายน 2566 = 26 september 2023 ss&s. chat. Robbin, others. Jay. bank. Transferred money. mail. Received 2 postcards from Sonali. walk. Bank, p.o., pharmacy. trip. updated vaxx card. Paid rent, ran errands, cooked pumpkin dump cake, worked on puzzle to distract myself. Reminded Pan that we paid rent. 25 กันยายน 2566 = 25 september 2023 Woke up. Got up. SCtr. mark. Bread, chicken bologna. cook. chat. Merry, Dan, Phil, others. trip. Arranged ride to aitport. |
| 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/GraceTo 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." ![Merit Badge in Shadows and Light
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| Almost halfways throuh 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-/ journal) = jour. (contests) = test. (Senior Center) = SCtr. (Market) = mark. (Coffee shops) = cafe. 17 กันยายน 2566 = 17 september 2023 chat. Jay read. Finished book ytBL. Too stressed out. I worked on a puzzle, drank coffee with Jay, burnt two hotdogs (ate them). Nothing resolved. Never left 'home'. I'm not doing well. 16 กันยายน 2566 = 16 september 2023 ss&s. mark. Sinful (melon), cherry pastry, peanut butter fudge. walk. chat. Important chat with Barbara. cafe. Coffee, stressing. ปัญญา messaged. bogs. Patricia/Tracker/Charity15 กันยายน 2566 = 15 september 2023 chat. Jamie, Laxmi... bogs. Sarah/Whirls/Beholden ytBL. Moonlight Checken read.14 กันยายน 2566 = 14 september 2023 cook. hotdogs and potatoes for breakfast. ปัญญา messaged. ss&s. chat. At SrCtr. trip. May have bought ticket? didn't go through... walk. ytBL. Moonlight Chicken พระจันทร์มันไก่13 กันยายน 2566 = 13 september 2023 read. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket. cook. pork, potatoes, egg. bank. Checked balances. Money isn't an issue. trip. considering two one way flights... less stressful. chat. Laxmi and others. Jay. ปัญญา messaged. ss&s. water was off earlier. ytBl. Moonlight Chicken.Teresa Teng: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_cEeDlop0 ![Merit Badge in The Prompt Me Contest
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| Transition. A week of transition from Udon Thani to Bangkok then via Korea to Missoula. (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-/ journal) = jour. (contests) = test. (Senior Center) = SCtr. (Market) = mark. (Coffee shops) = cafe. 10 กันยายน 2566 = 10 september 2023 Missoula Shopping for food reminds me of how expensive food is in Montana. Bought 3 containers of cottage cheese for 99¢ each though. Spent $25. Ate a pork burger on cinnamon swirl bread once home. 9 กันยายน 2566 = 9 september 2023 Missoula - markets Saw folks. Gary, Charles, Billie Jo, Tootie... Bought food. Fire & Ice, coffee. cold morning, 44°. Wonky sleeping schedule. UM Griz won. 8 กันยายน 2566 = 8 september 2023 30+ hours BKK-ICN-SEA-MSO A row to myself to ICN, slept in Asiana's lounge, chatted with a 22 year old Chinese Canadia on long flight to SEA, Indira in SEA, Alexa on flight to MSO. Travis picked me up. 7 กันยายน 2566 = 7 september 2023 Bangkok Didn't do much. Ate pork satay, chatted with folks. Dilan from Germany helped me check in. Ate with Max, went to airport with Max, met her mother (from Sisaket) and friends. No real problems. Only 5 hours sleep, but I'm okay. 6 กันยายน 2566 = 6 september 2023 Pinto Hostel, Bangkok Ate and rested all day. Pha, Max and Apple are wonderful. New guest from Indonesia, a member of their female Australian Rules football team competing in Pattaya. Went to LDS temple. Kittiporn and others showed me around. I was polite. Very lovely rooms for various rituals. White is the theme. Took pictures outside. 5 กันยายน 2566 = 5 september 2023 Udon Thani to Bangkok. Train was tranquil. Seat 16 was fine. About 32 minutes leaving and 20 minutes late arriving. No rain. Metro? Ban Sue is a nightmare. Very poor signage. No problems at the hostel. Nice folks from Puna, India and Pakistan. 4 กันยายน 2566 = 4 september 20323 Midnight: Mostly cloudy; 27°C 80°F; Precipitation: 19%; Humidity: 92%; Wind: 6 km/h Rained over night. 77°F in the morning. exor. 200/100/100/200 = 600. 77 degrees at 09:56. A 13 minute quickie. ss&s. pôod. chat. with P'Nan.To much to do, so some things won't get done: 1. Message Pan 2. Make decision about bank. 3. Make decision about phone/chromebook - cracked screens (I could use tablet/cameras) 4. finalize my flights. 5. seriously check flights coming back. 6. pack. 7. clean 8. set alarms. Samsung 9. do a couple routines just to allow my mind to process. 10. say goodbye. 11. visit Surada. 12. reserve temple visit. 13. make sure cameras are juiced and working. 14. count money. Now 1 am. Raining. My alarm is set for 6 am. 8,342 views |
| (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-/ journal) = jour. (contests) = test. 3 กันยายน 2566 = 3 september 2023 To do: 1. Continue talking with Pan to straighten things out. 2. Make decision about bank. 3. Make decision about phone/chromebook (I could use tablet/cameras) 4. finalize my flights. 5. seriously check flights coming back. I couldn't do anything all day long except buy my train ticket. I did speak to Pan and got a hug; but, I'm still upset. I need to write to this when I get a chance: "Enjoy the Ride" by Anni Pon  . exor. 400/200/200/400 = 1200. 79 degrees, pleasant. Must've sprinkled over night. ss&s. trip. Train ticket bought. Car 3 seat 16. walk. Saw Vigo. pôod. chat. blog. Serious meltdown today my blog entry only touches on the hurt: "Giving up..." Iceland re abortion: "Olafsdottir responded, "We don't look at abortion as a murder. We look at it as a thing that we ended. We ended a possible life that may have had a huge complication... preventing suffering for the child and for the family. And I think that is more right than seeing it as a murder -- that's so black and white. Life isn't black and white. Life is grey." K Dramas (Crash Landing on You): If you want a lengthy thriller to get lost in … Little Women (12 episodes) If you want a snackable legal procedural with heart … Extraordinary Attorney Woo (16 episodes) If you want to cry and cry and cry … Thirty-Nine (12 episodes) If you want to be awash in nostalgia … Our Beloved Summer (16 episodes) and Twenty-Five Twenty-One (16 episodes) If you want to breeze through something silly … Business Proposal (12 episodes) If you want your zombies with a dash of historical political intrigue … Kingdom (12 episodes) CWTCH: I could give you a hug; but, would you lean into me, could you feel safe? 2 กันยายน 2566 = 2 september 2023 I woke up at a decent hour... still no energy. I will try to accomplish some of my tasks today: 1. prepack. progress! 2. buy suitcase. 3. talk with Pan about his fears and plans (very important). Some progress. 4. make decisions about phone and chromebook (do I just leave them?). 5. charge tablet and cameras. ss&s. เที่ยง. A few minutes before noon.  32°C 89°F; Precipitation: 10%; Humidity: 68%; Wind: 13 km/h. Now 90 with a predicted high of 91. walk.e chat. pôod. Pear... now connected on FB. exor. 200/100/200/200 = 700 around 84 degrees at 20:30. Warm and very late. tv25. Only Friendsyou bogs. Neil/Spacefaction/Mouse![Merit Badge in Smile!
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I'm having computer issues but I use my phone as a hot-spot so that works really well in Thailand. In Montana? We shall see. I may need to cut back and that's not all bad. Glad to read about the eyes, the fish, and the garden." To Hooves in "De-cluttering and Coping With Loss" : "I will clean here in Udon Thani before I leave next week. That way I'll 'find' stuff and won't have as much of a mess to come back to.That said... Montana... I have two closets. I'm not sure what's hidden in their recesses; but, I need to go through at least one once I'm there. I only live in two rooms. It's amazing how much fits into a small place. My problem is depression. I get overwhelmed... far too easily." To Petra in "My heart is heavy" : "My mother lived on her own till age 97. But once she broke her leg... it was hard on her. She kept most of her marbles but she was happy staying among those that had memory-loss because "they were nice people". My mom aged nicely. It's hard to move. I'm facing that issue at 71 and if I live to be 82 or older I may have to face it multiple times. Thailand? Living with someone is a pain... but it's good for me. Yet, lonely without friends. Montana? Living alone is not good for me. Friends? Define that... I want to be in Kansas '76 or where-I-grew up '90 or Oklahoma '04 or even Montana '10. It's not like I don't try. I make connections with everyone... kinda..." Journalism isn't dead... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-unc-student-newspaper-s-emotional-front-pa... exor. 200/100/200/300 = 800. It was 84 degrees from 19:30-19:45. Buggy and exhausting. tv25. "Oh, My Boss" is interesting in that it's Japanese/Thai. The camera work is annoying. test. "I looked towards home, a mere celestial speck dwarfed by the looming threat. I wept then leapt as I engaged my strapped-on thruster." for Da Hook. "The King of the North rode the black turtle accompanied by their pet dragon. They would bring peace... whether anyone was ready... or not." for Prompt Me. I could 'work' but I'm feeling really weak. Midnight WDC is 11 am. here. Unfortunately, I have more on my plate than I can 'happily' handle. 30 สิงหาคม 2566 = 30 august 2023 10:00 ... Rain, 27°C 80°F, Precipitation: 90%, Humidity: 91%, Wind: 5 km/h Thai. touch/cheap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygv3-Q9RE0M exor. 200/100/200/250 = 750. Sprinkles, breeze obsv. wh-t- f--th-r, d--d l-z-rd, b-tt-rfl*, st-ff br--z-, -rch-ds bl--m-ng --t -f s--s-n. ss&s. เที่ยง. 82 degrees. Light and shadow with a damp breeze. wash. This is important because I need to pack before I dirty anything I want to wear. bogs. Muzzy/Charity/Steven chat. pôod. Ping, Pear's sister, Nan, Rick. David. walk. shop. strawberry milk, bread, chips. foto. full moon. tv25. "Oh, my boss" Didn't interest me. "Wedding Plan" finale test. "Not your problem" to Seniors.Responding to Annette (and thinking of {huser:demorm}) who reviewed "Not your problem" for July's contest (No... I didn't win). "It was based on personal experience. Esfan in 1989; Gare in 2002. I grew up in a time and place that was very judgmental. Old German Lutheran/Catholics (the strict type) in a Mafia town (no joke). A very treacherous place. I had very low self-esteem. I still struggle. My dad was laid-back. My mother was controlling. I wasn't allowed to speak to family or choose my friends. I smiled at every stranger like a lost puppy. That's part of it too. Interesting that you mention combative... the bullying leads to anger, either internalized or outwardly expressed. I seldom felt safe in my community, at work nor with my family. I didn't connect with the song. That's always an issue with random prompts not of my choosing." To Charity: "Yes, I remember what you said years ago; but, you were focused on your daughter. Hard to make life choices when you're overwhelmed. Strangers can see what family cannot. Or... you may be more willing to take the advice of strangers. Either way... congrats! Mattress on the floor... done all over the world. Hotel rooms have advantages but renting a condo works for me. It's much cheaper here in Thailand." To Steven: "My writerings = my blog. I do try to do other things but exorcising, walking and chatting every day for physical, mental and emotional stability is also important. I do a bit of a lot of things. I'll be traveling next week, so that will impact my routine (like... what routine...)." Pan is still sick. He's also sweating, has a fever, drinking water but won't eat. 29 สิงหาคม 2566 = 29 august 2023 I woke up does that count? fuzzy headed. I need to do my exorcise, maybe think about rainbows today's BCoF prompt and try not to stress out about 1 week left to straighten out my future trips. I leave Thailand on September 8th because... that's when my flight is scheduled and must figure a way back a.s.a.p. I doubt I'll do much around WdC as i don't do birthdays I'll be busy. exor. 300/200/200/500= 1200 obsv. ss&s. Thai. 'eeg' more/again/another https://youtu.be/TJUd236rk4k เที่ยง. 26C 78F damp. pôod. Saw P'Noy walk. Bought two roses: pink, orange. shop. chicken, spices, 2 potatoes. pool. Not for long. Right calf was bothering me. tv25. The Jungle bogs. Elizabeth/Neil/MouseTo mousethyme: "I pet a cat today. Wish I could have pets.I have to remind Pan to take his meds. He's been ill. Today was day #4... hopefully he's better tomorrow. I don't take any meds myself at the moment. Just as well..." To Neil: "I tend to talk too much. That's a problem for everyone. I need to leave next week, so I'm struggling to maintain some sanity. Pan has been ill, and that doesn't help. Looked at return flights in early October." To Elizabeth: "Summer... in the past I could have probably come up with a lot... but in Thailand the cool > hot > wet seasons are different and I have nothing that I miss because everything is new. Highlight: trip to Laos, especially beautiful historic Luang Prabang. Low: didn't get to the park in Chaiyaphum to see the rocks and flowers." I looked up flights today. About 50,000 baht or $1,500 round trip. I need to make decisions and hopefully can tell Pan when I return before I leave. 28 สิงหาคม 2566 = 28 august 2023 exor. 200/100/200/200 = 700. Saw Tom. 82 degrees at 09:52. Shadows were shortening. Must exercise before 10 a.m. obsv. Fragrance, breeze, bird with its beak in the scarlet ginger. pesky fly. ss&s. เที่ยง. 90 degrees with a bit of a breeze playing with the sky-blue curtain slats to the balcony. cook. I didn't like it but ate it anyways. walk. foto. lotus. face. posted fotos from Udon Tha7ni and Khon Kaen. shop. vegetables, pork.6 chat. David and Marcel. tv25. The Jungle.Midnight. Muggy. 80°F 27°C; Precipitation: 14%; Humidity: 86%; Wind: 2 mph. I'm feeling like crap. Coffee? Can barely stay awake. It's almost 6 p.m. and still sultry. I would say that Pan is having a rough time. He took his meds at 21:00 but wasn't 'here'. |
| (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-/ journal) = jour. (contests) = test. 27 สิงหาคม 2566 = 27 august 2023 trip. Khon Kaen to Udon Thani. pôod. chat. P'Nan and N'Pear. ss&s. exor. 300/200/200/300 = 1.000 Not bad for having missed 3 days on 'vacay'. tv25. Hidden Agenda. bogs. Robert/Patricia/Tracy/NormaJean26 สิงหาคม 2566 = 26 august 2023 walk. train station, Wat Pho. foto. pôod. วิดีโอ. At park. ss&s. obsv. bird pooped on me, children's slide, markets and park come alive at 25 สิงหาคม 2566 = 25 august 2023 trip. to Khon Kaen 72 baht walk. pôod. chat. At Lotus. foto. video. Park, wat... petanque. tv25. Dangerous Romance.Dropped my phone. Broke the screen. Still works. At Chada. Don't like it much. 24 สิงหาคม 2566 = 24 august 2023 เที่ยง. 31°C 88°F, Precipitation: 6%, Humidity: 68%, Wind: 13 km/h bogs. Grace/Kristina/ScarlettTo {huser:kb6vas in "Things that Make Me Smile" Trains, trees and flowers. Plus any cat, stray or not that needs to be petted. I love caramel flan but chocolate... Small things tend to make me smile. My favs on your list: 11. The train whistle in the middle of the night and 4:00 am. I live in a mobile home park near the train tracks. Did you know that the trains sound different late at night than they do during the day? They do. During the day, they sound muffled and always in a hurry. Late at night, they have a hollow and lonely sound, as if they are lost. 12. Trees Always standing tall, strong and at attention. So many of them have been around for years—generations. I look at them and feel the history that they must have seen. Especially the trees in the forests. To Scarlett: "In Thailand (when is your next visit... ) I try to dress according to the color of the day. Thursday is orange. Once I dress accordingly I only need to look at what I'm wearing to be reminded. If I put on the wrong color though...My life is boring. I have daily routines I keep track of that remind me I'm still breathing. Plus Pan provides me with support. I've lived alone for years so this is good for me. Today we are in Maha Sarakham." To Kelly Petersen on FB: "You will not be dead until those who remember you are dead. I like having young friends, but they'll only remember me as an old codger..." walk. news/face PorP "Crossing the river to breathe 🇨🇭 A24 [105] 40w 'pure' " blog. "Boring but not dead until I say so. " foto. video. tv25. Home School ep.1823 สิงหาคม 2566 = 23 august 2023 exor. 200/100/200/300 = 800 at 07:45. 77 degrees. trip. caught the Pink Bus at 10:00 to Maha Sarakham. 150 baht/each. Strange trip. Different route than Udon-Ubon. I think it took 12 towards Kalasin and passed universities (must check map). Bus filled up in Khon Kaen. We walked to Top Inn from depot. 1.300 baht/total for 2 nights. After a heavy blustery rain we walked to the night market. foto. วิดีโอ. rain. posted at fb. face. news. walk. Klong was filled after the storm. Nice market. We both found something to eat. shop. Lotus. dates, Sprite, ice cream. Mostly to get change from a 1.000 bill. tv25. Home School ep. #17. PorP. " Fishermen 🇹🇼 A22 [104] 40w 'policy'" I'm a bit worn out. Did not sleep well nor long enough. Pan did not look well but managed to get going by 9 am. I was concerned that he would sleep in. It's after 10 pm. now and he's sleeping. We were both very tired when we got to our room. 114. The rain kept us in for a rest/nap. Free insta-coffee, has breakfast and, although it's fairly utilitarian, it doesn't seem sterile like the Hop Inn in Chaiyaphum. It's down a quiet lane with barking dogs and singing frogs. 22 สิงหาคม 2566 = 22 august 2023 exor. 200/100/200/300 = 800. 79-84 degrees เที่ยง. 84 semi-sunny degrees. obsv.Return of winged things, white flutterbies, pesky flies, the roar and echo of jets. The towers loom but not high enough to block the sun. I prefer cooler shadows. I must hurry to be done. ss&s. ytBL. Enigma Ep. 4 The clothes are drying. They're swabbing the floor today. I scrubbed the threshold as Pan took out the trash. He's like that. I just wanted to get up off my tush to walk down the hall, using the trash as an excuse. But... he wanted to help. He's been sitting a lot too. He told me that I needn't interrupt my work. *sigh* He means well and at least he understands that my writing is 'work'. PorP. "Pat, pat, pat. 🇲🇽 A21 [103] 40w 'rhythm'" chat. pôod. Pear, P'Nan. walk. shop. for trip. pool. tv25. Jungle. trip. started to pack, mostly done. call. sister. b.i.l. Dan died August 15th, age 89. Midnight. Cloudy, 26°C 79°F, Precipitation: 17%, Humidity: 92%, Wind: 5 km/h. Rain in forecast. "Little is known of Yamabe no Akahito other than what we can gain from his fifty poems in the Manyoshu. His thirteen Nagauta poems and thirty-seven Tanka poems were all written between 724 and 737 AD." My comment at YCC over climate change apathy: "Norwegians have centuries of living on the edge, just one crop failure or fish failure away from starvation. However... the Kingdom of Norway was killed by the Plague, becoming a vassal of Sweden or Denmark. It took 500 years to restore it. May explain their response to Covid compared to Sweden. A collapse of the Gulf Stream would be similar or worse than the Plague as certain areas become unlivable for humans. Facing extinction isn't pleasant. And avoiding or denying reality is understandable in that context." 21 สิงหาคม 2566 = 21 august 2023 Gary's son Gary had his 21st birthday yesterday. I mention this today, not because I forgot, but because I'm just shocked about the passage of time and depressed because that past life is long past. Milestones remind me of this. Will I remember to call my sister? Her birthday is the 23rd. To Rosemary re historical novels: "A first person point of view could be written in the present. It draws the reader in whereas past tense provides distance, and a telling of a story looking back at it. Both tenses have uses. And... it's fiction, of course! Unless there are actual written records from that time... they tend to be written by someone who was neither then nor there." exor. 200/100/100/200 = 600 84 shady degrees In The Shadow Of The Tower. 10:30-ish ss&s. trip. Made plans to leave for Maha Sarakham and Khon Kaen for 4 days. Thought about leaving tomorrow, but leaving the 23rd. wash. Hung to dry. And drying! walk. chat. Briefly with David. Good to see P'Sam (Sayan). cook. Pan under-cooked the carrots so I added onions, garlic, last of the squash. pool. Not much. Even if I do a little everyday... it counts. bogs. Louise/Stik/Robert tv25. The Jungle To {huser:howellbard3 for "Invalid Entry" "My mind wanders from one thing to the other. I tend to see connections where others only see what they were told to see as a child. I'm no child; but, I lived in wonderment then... and still do. I don't allow my fingers or my pen to lead the way as much as I used to. Perhaps I should. As for Noah... no rain today... yet." To {huser:soledad_moon in "Inky Six" "When I was younger, I didn't do needles, whether they hurt or not. Even now, I'd rather not. For me there's no urge to ink and no reason.I met a man years ago who got inked all over to cover a disfigurement. I think of Allison who does colored floral tattoos. She's quite an artist. In Thailand some people do, some people don't. Personally, I've seen black geometric designs I've liked; but a bird sounds nice." To {huser:cathartes02 in "Meh. Whatever." "Anachronisms in scholarly works may be unacceptable and scientists eschew all non-verifiable sources and results... but poets... relish in them, as do story-tellers as the art, the music, the message is more important than the mere meaning of a word. It's why scholars of any ilk are ignored when the street-preacher speaks the truth. Bill Nye comes to mind, but there are many others. They know how to translate concepts and abstractions into a language most people can understand. That's also the strength of metaphor. And parables." YCC TybeeTimes: "Like Jack Sparrow's compass, a wishcaster's compass always points in the direction your heart desires." |
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