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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
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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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| A week of transition. Will try to make new goals. Basically: Passport and see the doctor. See friends. Figure out finances and adjust. Routines: clean for 30 minutes, learn Thai for 1 hour, walk. April 29th: Train Udon Thani to Bangkok. Spoke some Isaan. Hot and exhausted. April 30th: Hanging out at Pinto Hostel in Bangkok. May 1st: Fly, fly, fly. Scott picked me up at the airport. May 2nd: Read poetry. Write something. Talk to people.  Clean the place. Take a walk. Take photos. Study Thai/Lao. Keep in touch. May 3rd: Read poetry.  Write something. Talk to people. Clean the place. Take a walk. Food at Orange Street. Take photos. Study Thai/Lao. Keep in touch. May 4th: Read poetry. Write something. Talk to people.  Clean the place. Take a walk. Mail at post office.Take photos. Study Thai/Lao. Keep in touch. May 5th: Read poetry.  Write something. Talk to people. Clean the place. Take a walk. To Orange Food Farm.Take photos. Tulips.Study Thai/Lao. Keep in touch. 10.581 |
| 28th of April, a red day. Got luggage. Saw Paulo. Pan was gone most of the day but came home. I packed and cleaned. Stayed up till 2 am to reserve seats. 27th of April, a purplish bruised day. Very hot. 108°F+ I went to market. One key shop was closed. Will it be open tomorrow? I dunno. Nerves shot. 26th of April, a sky-blue day. 108°. Went to Surada and 7/11. I barely go out. Reminds me of winter in Montana. Not good. Isolation is bad for me. 22nd of April, a yellow day. It went up to 106 degrees. I did a few things but other than a long walk to Central Mall... not much. Took photos. Ate fried fish. Exercised. Not feeling well tonight, so update will wait until tomorrow. EXORCISE: April 22: 300(20)/300(12)/300/500(5) = 1437. 09:50-10:27. 90-93°. AQI 107. (not good) April 23: 500(50)/300(12)/300/300(5) = 1467. 10:40-11:16. 93°. AQI 110. (not good) April 24: 300(30)/300(12)/300/500(5) = 1447. 08:38-09:20. 86-91°. AQI 117 (not good) April 25: 300(40)/300(12)/300(5)/300(5) = 1262. 09:40-10:16. 90-93°. AQI 106 (not good) April 26: 300(20)/300(8)/300/300 = 1228. 10:32-10:56. 99°. AQI 80. April 27: 300(20)/300(8)/300/300(5) = 1233. 08:27-08:57. 91°. AQI 85. April 28: 300(10)/300(4)/300/300(5) = 1219. OBSERVATIONS: April 22: white flowers, ants, small orchid buds. April 23: sun on my arms; smell of mustard (like hot dogs!); dog bark, dove call; April 26: two children (age 9-10?) on the swingset; leaf litter swirling around to and fro; bluish. April 27: smacked by a falling flower, a bronze-yellow bud, few flutterbys, finches mating. April 28: orange-red flowered tree in bloom. |
| Sunday, April 21st, a red day. Saturday, April 20th, a purple day. Bad early morning. Exercising didn't help. Bad morning for Pan. Heat bad, 104+; AQI a tad better. At Surada, but no one to sit and talk with. A wasted day so far; but the last two days were productive. Saw Bryan in CR for a minute before lost connection. We chatted. He's going to be a lawyer. Friday, April 19th, a sky-blue day. Less stressed. We'll go out to a restaurant this afternoon. Apparently rained a little bit overnight; more thunder. AQI has been a tad better. Heat is still oppressive. 97° at 13:13. Ridvan starts at sunset. Thursday, April 18th, an orange day. Bought my ticket. Stress should go down. Pan surprised at midnight; details elsewhere. It thundered and rained big drops. Lots of bluster, barely wet the ground. I only went as far as 7/11. I needed to focus. Pan slept most of the day but went to Fitness. Wednesday, April 17th, a Green Day. The color, not the band. No decision made. I'm able to keep up my exercise regimen and observations. Not much else. Eat? It's been so hot. At least 100 again. Some gusty winds, big drops, not much. Pan came home. Highs of 99-104 this upcoming week; lows 80-82. I'm surviving a steam bath. Meanwhile, it snowed in Missoula and an elephant took a stroll through Butte. Tuesday, April 16th, a pink day. Fretted over flights. Nothing decided. Too many options that are either expensive or complicated. Sat in Tower B. Pan working. Monday, April 15th, a yellow day. SONGKRAN. Got out to Surada. Spoke to P'Nan, Very hot. 104°. Looked at flights. Sat in Tower B Library with the a/c. Pan is working. Not feeling well. EXORCISE 4-15: 500(50)/200(8)/500(10)/350(5) = 1623. 09:29-10:30...ish. 91°. AQI 98. 4-16: 300(20)/300{12)/300/500(5) = 1437. 10:01-10:47. 90°. AQI 103. 4-17: 500(60)/300(12)/500/400(5) = 1777. 08:55-09:55. 84-93°. AQI 88. 4-18: 300(30)/200(8)/300/500(5) = 1343. 09:55-10:29. 88-91°. AQI 103. 4-19: 400(130}/300(12)/300(5)/500/(5) = 1452. 9:55-10:36. 88-95°. AQI 86. 4-20: 300(30)/300(12)/300/500(5) - 1447. 08:44-09:23. 86°. AQI 91. OBSERVATIONS: 4-15: calm, haze, Tom clapping, music, man watering (a little)! Sore butt (cut exercise short). 4-16: the buzz of a man in blue green-whacking, lone myna on a line, big butterfly. 4-17: fart, jet roar, breeze playing with leaves, itchy scratches, flies on arm hairs, roar of train. 4-18: grounds crew of 3, mown grass, twig broom, mother with infant; gecko inside bathroom (better than bugs or ants). 4-19: mynas walking the line (hopping), brown wings flying low over the fence, jet, fast small yellow butterfly. 4-20: coucal on line, watering, sun position shift now noticeable, dead air, freight-train northbound. 10.395 |
| Sunday, April 14th, a red day. SONGKRAN. 99° at noon. 104°. Went out a couple times. Walk to Mini Big C. Bought coffee. Got dumped on once. Pan went to work. At least he told me his schedule. Looked at flights. Saturday, April 13th, a purple day. SONGKRAN. 100° at noon. 104° high. No energy or interest. Only went as far as Surada and 7/11. I don't do well in heat. Amusing to watch water fights. Friday, April 12th, a sky-blue day. Did minimum exercise. Did minimum period. Pan cleaned and cooked. Paulo and I went to Bellinee for coffee. Stopped in at Surada and 7/11. Thursday, April 11th, an orange day. Need to exercise earlier as sun is coming around. I put on my orange Coopedota shirt from Costa Rica. Pan gifted me a pair of orange underwear when he got back. I cooked today: rice with shredded carrot, onion, enoki, sweet-potato, malago, potato... I added some orange juice and placed 4 eggs and let the rice cooker do its job. Did get to market. Bought food. Watched a bit of "Deep Night" คืนนี้มีแค่เรา. Wednesday, April 10th, a green day. Much cooler in the morning. Low may have been 73°. Refreshing. Easier to exercise. Walk to Lotus for food. No one to talk to. 5 liters of water. Wrote lyrics "I saw a friend today..." and did what I had to do at WDC but listless, a bit of BL, 90° the high? Battled ants. Tuesday, April 9th, a pink day. About to SS&S... then go out of my a/c cave. I ate buttered rice and egg for brunch. Did my exercise, now need to exorcise. 97° at noon. 102° at 3:03 pm. Learning more Thai using BL/GL as examples. Wind and a couple drops of rain. Temp fell ... possible to 86° or lower. Entered Hook: "April... rosebud..."  . Added "In the beginning [181.6]" to "L'aura del Campo" . https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL57qNXOiaqpsVlZ1fa2DIeRk4oHBLRCEy Monday, April 8th, a yellow day. Got out to Surada. Spoke to P'Nan, a couple (Thai/US) and then two men (UK/Turkiye) by 7/11. Not much appetite but did eat leftover fish. Very hot. 104°. Promised rain... didn't. Watched some Thai on-line. Looked at flights. Messaged Pan; he paid electric bill (1.650 baht). Another achievement award as I posted in my forum. Sat in Tower B Library with the a/c. EXORCISE 4-8: 300/300(12)/300/500(5) = 1417. 10:00-10:35. 93-97°. AQI 109 (not good). 4-9: 300/300(12)/300(5)/300(5) = 1222. 10:27-11:00. 95°. AQI 131 (not good). 4-10: 400(40)/400(16)/500/500(5) = 1861. 08:57-09:46. 75-77°. AQI 80. 4-11: 300(30)/300(12)/300/500(5) = 1447. 10:27-11:17. 86-91°. AQI 80. 4-12: 300/300/300/300(5) = 1205. 10:41-11:17. 91°. AQI 125 (not good). 4-13: 400(40)/300(8)/300/500(5) = 1553. 10:06-10:47 93-95° AQI 129 (not good). 4-14: 300(30)/300(9)/300(10)/500(5) = 1454. 10:10-10:52. 91°. AQI 113 (not good). OBSERVATIONS: 4-8: Man in Songkran floral shirt, woman sitting by lawn, light breeze, wet spots from watering, flower litter. 4-9: butter-rice-egg, purple orchids (took photo), flies, gush from hose, wet leaves. Wind, big drops. Chocolate milk. 4-10: big brown bird - coucal (photo), woman in spandex, disembodied voive from balcony above, flies, sword, puddles, grey sky, hoots and twitters. Yellow butterfly landed on my yellow shirt (kin?). 4-11: tiny butterflies, sunshine sneaking up behind me heating my shoulders, emerald-necked-mottled-white-winged-grey tailed pigeon. 4-12: Tom, partly cloudy, white puffs above the haze, birdsong, "my shadow emerges". 4-13: no watering, orange butterfly, shadows advance (I keep one eye out for the sun). 4-14: under cloud cover, b-ball bounce, no one watering, me sneeze, my bites/scratches, fragrant flowers. |
| Monday, April 1st, a yellow day. Very hot. 88 at 9 in the morning and 88 at 9 in the evening. 95 at noon. 100 later. Pan cooked and went to school and then to 'fitness'. Not back yet. No word. Saw Paulo. He was getting ready to paint. No a/c at his new place; hopefully fixed by now. April is a hot miserable month punctuated by the New Year on April 13th with a 'water festival'. After a week of 100+ temps we'll be more than ready. Short walk. Worn out. Tuesday, April 2nd, a pink day. Went up to 104° but humidity was low. Pan not here. Lost my internet in the afternoon and too late to renew. Long walk to Central Mall. Gung read cards to me: at a crossroads. Earth gave me extra roti. Exercise as usual but internet goals suffered. Cooked pickled squid. Wednesday, April 3rd, a green day. Only 100 maybe? Internet restored (320 baht) after long walk to Central Mall. After exercise I used internet in Tower B library and later in Tower C lobby. Watched "We are" on and off. Spent most of the day trying to stay cool. Songkran booths are up. Ate duck. Thursday, April 4th, an orange day. Went up to 104°. Short walk to Lotus. Ate noodles and shopped with Pan. Swam... just a little. Did minimum exercise due to heat and bad air. Saw Paulo&Sayan. Pan cleaned (waxed?). Got 5 liters of water. Ate leftovers in the morning. Eating too much bread. Drinking as much as I can. Wrote a haiku. Friday, April 5th, a sky-blue day. 104 degrees or maybe more. Saw P'Nan, went to market (twice), took picture of golden-rain tree, wrote a haiku and a rant. Cooked. Tried to stay cool. Not working at the moment. Pan went to work-out. I did a very short swim (forgot my goggles and towel). Got 5 more liters of water. Trying to stay hydrated, Scrubbed toes. Saturday, April 6th, a purple day. 103 degrees. Saw P'Nan. Cut exercise short as heat and air were both bad. 5 more liters of water. Must increase liquid intake. Pan gets a haircut, buys food:   , and mini-scissors for my coffee. I took a short swim when others were around; shortness of breath is the main issue. Added another couple blog entries. Sunday, April 7th, a red day. 102 degrees. Saw Noi; spoke with a Minnesotan. No long walks (dangerous heat). pan goes to Mukdahan. I received a merit badge so I made this into an item "Softball (circa 1986)" Posted on the Newsfeed about "Eclipse". No swimming. Bad air. Watched BL. EXORCISE 4-1: 400(50)/300(12)/300/500(5) = 1567. 09:24-10:07. 88°. AQI 103 (not good). 4-2: 500(50)/300(12)/300(10}/500{5) = 1677. 10:21-10:59. 88-93° AQI 151 (hazardous) 4-3: 500(50)/300(12)/300(10)/500(5) = 1677. 09:41-10:21. 4-4: 300/300(12)/300/300(5) = 1217. 09:52-10:28. 90-95°. AQI 161. m 4-5: 500(50)/300(12)/300(10)/500(5) = 1677. 10:27-11:07. 88-93° AQI 173 (hazardous) 4-6: 300/300(12)/300/300 = 1212. 95° at 10:40. AQI 152 (hazardous). Short (too hot). 4-7: 300(20)/400/16/300(10)/500(5) = 1551. 08:53-09:37. 90° AQI 153 (hazardous) OBSERVATIONS: 4-1: faint floral fragrance; yellow butterfly (orange one too), flies, ants, leaf-scurry, sound plane taking off. 4-2: sprinkler on by fence, twitter, hoot, plane, heat (like a sweaty blanket or bathhouse). 4-3: ... 4-4: march of ants(large/small) with eggs, Tom's music, fallen white trumpets of kaena, 4-5: breeze from the west, leaflet-scurry, haze, falling dance of swirling leaves. Aslo: golden rain in full bloom. 4-6: white plumeria and white kaena, heavy heat and humidity. 4-7 a bouquet of white trumpets on the bench, big black bumblebees, flies, bites {right}10.131 |
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