Sah-pain (or Spain, for those of you who speak English without a Thai accent) won the World Cup. Old news, but I haven't updated in a while. Too bad the final was at 1:30am on Monday morning and I was on the night bus back up to Chiang Rai from Bangkok. Happy about it. After the U.S. lost to Ghana (didn't expect them to get that far), and then ( Read more... )

Today's Kru Day (Teacher Appreciation). I expect, from each of my 650 students, at least a cake. Each. I also expect classes to be cancelled, because Thursday's my busy day and it's really hot out. But it's always really hot out, sooooooo nothing new there ( Read more... )

She's not coming back ( Read more... )

Things are going pretty well here. Sarnath has calmed down a bit, after the influx of tourists and pilgrims. We had a private audience with the Dalai Lama yesterday, and when we went for the group photo he grabbed me and sort of crushed me against him, all while chuckling. Jay Garfield turned around and I was looking at him wild-eyed, wild-eyed ( Read more... )

( bleeding heart entry )

Period + first time off pill in 5 years = balls. (At least it came.)

Quotes from today:
"The snow is so peaceful. It hides the crevasses."

"Ben, I thought you were a middle-aged Asian woman before you stepped out of the car."

"Let's go make out in a tent in EMS."
"YEA-YUH!"
"No, we can just sit on the bench."
"Oh no, we're making out in the

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When I pulled in last night from the hardcore NCIS marathon slash taco slash crepe slash reading slash hot tub fest (I think I was the only one that hot tubbed), my mom's car was in the driveway, which provoked the following reaction: "Yay!!!!....SHIT ( Read more... )