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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. (National Blog Post Month) NBPM. Groan  3 desember - 3 ธันวาคม (ธค) My computer is acting up. Until it settles down... calm cloudy morning. Pan came home around 10 am. I really do not feel well.  blog. "Trauma and ramblings"  exor. 200/200/200/300 = 900. Not well. 77 degrees. obsv. Swarm of hundreds of bees by work-out stations. I put cones to block the path. ss&s. chat. Rick and John. walk. foto. วิดีโอ. 2 desember - 2 ธันวาคม (ธค)  exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. rent. Paid for six months. ss&s.1 desember - 1 ธันวาคม (ธค) I switched my blog to "Hoarfrosts from Hell" as basically no one was reading or commenting on this blog... for years. I continue it for random thoughts and my blah blah list of my boring life and daily goals.Pan came home this morning with his luggage and made breakfast and did the wash. I was too busy to help.   PorP. "Thorns" and "Normality" wash. Pan scores again. ss&s. chat. John, Rick, P'Nan. cash. ATM was nice today. exor. 300/300/300/500 = 1400. 18:52-19:23. 81 degrees. Banged my shin. cook. Chicken, grilled chicken, fish, (PaLo = pork, egg, broth), carrot, greens, shallot. Yummy. Made at 20:00. I wanted something for Pan. 22:30... he's still not home. tv25 & tv31. Last Twilight, Pit Babe, Middleman.30 november - 30 พฤศจิกายน  ytBL. Last Twilight ep.3 วิดีโอ. Saw the dawn on the train. ss&s. chat. Saw P'Nan briefly. walk. rose. red tv25. I'm Tee, me too (finale?) exor. 200/200/200/300 = 900. 21:44-22:00 81 degrees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8 Pogues: Shane MacGowan dies, age 65. Miserable train trip. "Cold", bright lights, couldn't get comfortable. And then... Pan wasn't home. I was upset. Later, he did cook supper but left again. I'm probably over-reacting. Why do I bother? I was the wounded fox quivering in the dark forest waiting for the fog of oblivion, the seed wedged in a crack in the parched pavement waiting for the rain. And I was the golden child who knew he was fake gold waiting for a hug he never received. So there I was, waiting for the end of winter, hoping I would die come spring. My lips savored the bittersweet chocolate. I wasn't hungry, hadn't been for a long long time; but, the memory of chocolate-past soothed my nerves. I wanted to die quick. This wasting away was tedious and unnecessary. The end was known. Why, oh why, the delay? I watched the icicle drip. It was slowly dying too. In "Normality" 547 words29 november - 29 พฤศจิกายน Malaysia to Thailand chat. Lunch with Tamil, duck rice; he brought my umbrella. Starbucks. Small gift = a gnome? foto. from plane. Goodbyes to Mr. Lim, Boon, Ken, Zul, Pauline. Flight on Air Asia. Seat 6A. Turbulance... not even water. Problem at Immigration. New stamp for 28 December. 3rd class on the train, car 8 (9 may be better). 202 baht. Very little rest. 28 november - 28 พฤศจิกายน Georgetown, Malaysia Chat. Pauline, Will, Zul Iskandar... went out to dinner; liked oyster omelette. Foto. Pauline showed me her treasure... and gave me some old money. 27 november - 27 พฤศจิกายน Georgetown, Malaysia  exor. cash. Managed to change 1.000 baht = 130 renggit chat. Coffee w/ Boon; drive w/ Ken. foto. วิดีโอ. call to prayer.Adjusting. Managed to eat chicken rice 7.5RM. Too distracted to be sad over missing Loy Kratong in Thailand. 8809 |
| (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. (National Blog Post Month) NBPM. Groan 26 november - 26 พฤศจิกายน  exor. walk. chat. Faiz at Color Port. Ate fish satay. foto. Gtown at night.25 november - 25 พฤศจิกายน  exor. walk. obsv. I didn't write everything down, but puddled green fields, rain, getting wet, limestone butte, green mountains, smooth train/rails. chat. Zul, Ken, Lim; Tamil, Bop; woman on train; man on ferry 2RM; man at restaurant; man/woman who gave me map. trip. Train Hat Yai to Pedang Besar; train to Butterworth, ferry to Georgetown; CAT (free bus).24 november - 24 พฤศจิกายน Flight at 16:00. UTH - HDY. Will stay at Cat House in Hat Yai tonight. exor. 300/200/300/300 = 1100. obsv. flags waving, refracted light, furtive fallen leaves scurry then lie there still in wait. ss&s. trip. 2 hour flight. Taxi... At Cat House. chat. Tamil. Woman from Warsaw. Owner. Sang karaoke. walk. Night stalls with Tamil. Saw cats. Sang karaoke. Polish lady, owner, Tamil who is Tamil. 23 november - 23 พฤศจิกายน exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 64 degrees. 08:17-08:44. flags, scent of a pink rose, 08:30 alarm, jet, the train already gone south. ss&s. skipped. I was fragrant before I took a shower to go to bed. trip. Flights and hostels booked. Computer was ditsy like me and I didn't finish until 3 a.m.22 november - 22 พฤศจิกายน  exor. 200/200/300/300 = 1000 ss&s. chat. At Lumphini... may have straightened out rent. P'Nan. Rick, Joe. David is moving. bogs. JoeyC/Beholden/JohnnyO walk. Bought banana cupcakes. trip. Working on traveling. To huser:stevengepp in "20231122 NaNo XXV" I concur. When I did a booklet of poems I had 4 readers rate them. They chose the best. I was 'too close'. A beta reader seems special. An analogy: because I don't speak Thai I use google translate... a lot. The two languages do not translate well back and forth. Thai to English is especially problematic (no tense, no articles). I'm constantly stating that I don't understand. 3 hours of miscommunication today... exhausting. 30 minutes with someone who is fluent in both languages and cultures cleared it up. If the reader doesn't understand something then clarification is essential and a good beta reader will point that out. To huser:neuron in "Remembrance" "We forget. WW1 is forgotten. WW2 is almost forgotten. Numerous wars in the US lead to a numbness with every death. And once numbed we forget. We barely embrace our fellow humans. We wage war on all other life-forms. In the end... inhumane humanity will be forgotten. Not all creation-stories have happy endings." To huser:beholden in "On the Tip of my Tongue" "If I don't write it down it's gone with the wind. I just put it out there if I remember and edit if I remember and ________ (if I remember). If a story doesn't come I might just write a poem. Since story-telling isn't my strength I just accept that. Regardless, those flashes of brilliance are to be cherished." To huser:iamjoeyc in ""The Question of the Day" was a good one for me" "I looked forward to Thanksgiving growing up. Unfortunately, I grew up in the Great Lakes with a snow-belt between me and my cousins... and it always snowed in November. I planned to see my uncle Thanksgiving 2000 but a storm hit and he died that Sunday. I got to the funeral. Usually Aunt Alice would visit on Thanksgiving. We were her only close relatives nearby. Other holidays like July 4th (my uncle's birthday) were spent with the other side of the family. Good memories if I could just remember. I served smoked turkey once in Kansas; but, unbeknownst to me, my guests were vegetarians." To Kevin&Cindy at YCC: I trust that there are climate cycles. But like bi-polar disorder if the cycles are too rapid, too extreme, too frequent... an intervention may be advisable. Not all life forms are flexible and adaptive. Humans can be both but massive movements of humans test the limits of a peaceful society. 21 november - 21 พฤศจิกายน  exor. 400/300/350/500 = 1550 08:46-09:17 68 degrees, pleasant. obsv. The child running, counting numbers; 3 youth on the playground; sun-sear and shade; jet roar; one yellow trumpet in bloom. ss&s. mess. Cleaned and defrosted the refrigerator. Pan and I worked well together. chat. with Hoon and friends at Mill Place. Popcorn! bogs. Sesheta/Robert/SandyI suggested to Pan that we eat out rather than cook tonight. He didn't complain. Cleaning the kitchen was a bit of work. No TV... still on the fritz. 65 degrees at midnight.  I need to check on flights before going to bed. So tired...  To Sue Clemenger (FB): “All values in this world are more or less questionable, but the most important thing in life is human kindness.” ― Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Thanks for introducing me to this poet. To sesheta in "Not Just a Word Dump." I think I have to thank May, Michigan and Keith. T'was 1999 and I became a poet. My Muse broke out of its chains. Come to think of it... it was a crossroads. I don't market. Could I? Should I... *shudder*. I'm fortunate to get out of bed everyday. There were times in the past when that wasn't guaranteed. 80k is impressive. I have focused on blogs this November but even that's just 14k. I think you're right about creating and sharing. Focusing on the process will get results... in time. To cathartes02 in "Revisited: "On Merit"" No, I'm questioning the idea that people get rewarded in accordance to their contribution to society. Because they obviously don't.This.  But even if they did it still wouldn't reflect their true value. A Math teacher can be both brilliant and a serial killer. A brute of a football player with scrambled brains... can be a great father. Assigning a social credit value sounds a tad like what China has experimented with (we already do that in the USA... as you noted). I'm sure each individual contributes in their own way (even if I don't understand).My value system has little to do with money. But that's me. To nannamom in "Almost Winter" "Growing up I liked November. I was a gloomy kid. However, December was just cold rain. The snows of January/February were much brighter and therefore better. Here in Thailand... it's 'winter' when the lows go below 23C degrees. It's midnight as I type and 18 and dropping ever-so-slowly. November here is bright, crisp, breezy and hopeful. The sun doesn't seem to burn and certain trees and orchids begin to flower. It's mostly a lovely time of year. And December and January are nice. Western holidays are marketed here in Thailand. Thais are good at marketing... but there isn't the food and shopping frenzy I grew up with. Neither seasons nor days-of-the-week are marked here like in Northern Euro-American climes. 20 november - 20 พฤศจิกายน exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 68-ish obsv. foto. I took some but Pan took photos of me after he did a 'make-over'. tv25. snowy screen... rent? stay? go? Went to Kangaroo and Aek Udon with Pan. Still no resolution. To {huser:elusive4lyn in "Nov. 19th toilet fun and quotes" I liked the food mentioned. Different foods here. I do add squash, carrots, potatoes and green papaya to my rice. I like sweets but my go-to is anything chocolate. I have a couple rubber duckies but no yellow-ducky stories. I grew up using an outhouse every August; but, again, no stories. Pan just got out of the shower and "attacked" me while I was writing this comment; but, nothing to share (wish I did  ). To {huser:4provinces in "Mini Review of The Crown and Gilded Age (Spoilers)" Not all seasons/episodes/chapters/books are equal. I really like Harry Potter Book 4 but the movie was a disaster, imho. I detested Book 5 but the movie was much better. Staunton may have been better cast as Umbridge than Queen Elizabeth. Casting and writing can make it or break it. The ghost device in a docudrama would bother me. I don't have Netflick/HBO/Max/etc. so I probably will never see either. To {huser:jim-d in "Los Angeles, Sixth Time This Year!" I know that flexibility is a 'virtue'... I'm trying to practice that but it's hard when I'm on my own dime. Must straighten out lodging for December/January should I decide to stay here in Udon Thani. To renew my visa I may have to go to Cambodia or Malaysia... bad timing. Too bad we can't meet in LA. Staying put is an option but it may come with a one-year lease... not what I want. Having a home to come to is nice. My health is iffy but no surgery in sight. I'd like to keep it that way. Neuropathy, blood pressure and liver need to be checked. I don't want meds either, but may have to face that choice. Carpal tunnel would limit my writing... some folks would rejoice in that! Of course... there are voice programs.  To Silent Majority (YCC): "These land-canes and hybrid storms and who-knows-what storms need to be tracked and garner serious warnings. Too much focus on hurricanes allows the not-so-sexy storms to get away with murder. Naming them might help because that's what people expect. Plus... the debate on what to call a storm doesn't make it any less lethal." |
| 35th seven day period of the Year 180 (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. (National Blog Post Month) NBPM. Groan 20 november - 20 พฤศจิกายน exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 68-ish obsv. foto. I took some but Pan took photos of me after he did a 'make-over'. tv25. snowy screen... rent? stay? go? Went to Kangaroo and Aek Udon with Pan. Still no resolution. To {huser:4provinces in "Mini Review of The Crown and Gilded Age (Spoilers)" Not all seasons/episodes/chapters/books are equal. I really like Harry Potter Book 4 but the movie was a disaster, imho. I detested Book 5 but the movie was much better. Staunton may have been better cast as Umbridge than Queen Elizabeth. Casting and writing can make it or break it. The ghost device in a docudrama would bother me. I don't have Netflick/HBO/Max/etc. so I probably will never see either. To {huser:jim-d in "Los Angeles, Sixth Time This Year!" I know that flexibility is a 'virtue'... I'm trying to practice that but it's hard when I'm on my own dime. Must straighten out lodging for December/January should I decide to stay here in Udon Thani. To renew my visa I may have to go to Cambodia or Malaysia... bad timing. Too bad we can't meet in LA. Staying put is an option but it may come with a one-year lease... not what I want. Having a home to come to is nice. My health is iffy but no surgery in sight. I'd like to keep it that way. Neuropathy, blood pressure and liver need to be checked. I don't want meds either, but may have to face that choice. Carpal tunnel would limit my writing... some folks would rejoice in that! Of course... there are voice programs. To Silent Majority (YCC): "These land-canes and hybrid storms and who-knows-what storms need to be tracked and garner serious warnings. Too much focus on hurricanes allows the not-so-sexy storms to get away with murder. Naming them might help because that's what people expect. Plus... the debate on what to call a storm doesn't make it any less lethal." 19 november - 19 พฤศจิกายน exor. 500/300/300/500+ = 1500+. I get distracted and lose count. 72 degrees. 09:57-10:32. Good time (for the next two months) as I was able to work in the shadows of the towers. obsv. cool shade, a three-year old on a bike with training wheels (very respectful), breeze and leaf scurry. agua. 9 liters = 9 baht. I didn't use much when Pan was gone for a week. ss&s. broken shower-head is annoying but we cope. gnus. #1 Nicaragua = Raul is ecstatic. #2 Thailand = Pan is disappointed. เที่ยง. 77 degrees foto. I took a couple of Pan with make-up on. He needs to make a portfolio... My phone and the poor lighting and his reluctance make it difficult. shop. local market for eggs, pork, and a few other things. chat. David+ bogs. Rhychus/Whirls/Harlow MBPM. "NaBloPoMo#19" To anon: "When I first joined I felt connected here; but that was 2005 (before bookface), and society has changed since then. Much more divided, unwilling to engage, less civil. WDC isn't immune. There are many societal taboos I no longer let silence me. I'm highly opinionated (not always right) and have been blocked by a few people, but I don't think I've blocked anyone. However, on FB I put a few people on pause during US election time. I've given a few 2.5 reviews... and many years ago received a hate-rate in return. Some writing isn't salvageable. I'm not a freebie-five reviewer. I rarely give reviews and rarely respond. Blogs are my preference. Hope that this can be resolved to your satisfaction." To {huser:tgifisher77 in "Playing Cards" "Impossible hands... I have watched pinochle and lots of bridge at the Senior Center. I won't play. I do like mahjong and love versions of rummy.I have seen younger people playing cards but smart phones have blunted any need to connect to people face-to-face. It's quite sad. I haven't played anything in a long time." To Sarah Aswell on boozface: Thank you for reminding me that there was a football game. In Kansas we always said, "Win or lose we will booze." I forget because I'm in Thailand with a 10 hour difference. That said, Miss Universe was important here today with Miss Thailand as #2 (some disappointment) while my Nicaraguan friend Raul is ecstatic. To {huser:vafann on fb re fibromyalgia groups: "Hmm... the stoic Swede? Practical, seeking info, sharing details. Americans? Drama kings and queens. Is this a common stereotype or just me?" To Togldeblox (YCC): "I've never heard of the QOP; but, if the shoe pinches the toes... Yeah, but there always are those who are greedy and still try to screw the poor at every opportunity. Not always the QOP... but it does feel that way most of the time this past century." To huser:wofgang in "Invalid Entry" "Pan makes sure that I smell sweet before I go out. When I live alone in a dry-cold climate like Montana I don't care so much. But here in hot sweaty Thailand it's essential to take more than one shower every day. I don't just sit in public though like I should. I could. It's great to just sit and observe. There are stories everywhere (most of them hidden from public view). Ah. That man in the gabardine suit..." embed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFAoWwUwknc 18 november - 18 พฤศจิกายน Moved into Lumphini with Pannya one year ago. exor. 400/300/300/500 = 1500. 62-70 degrees. 08:21-0:8-54. obsv. Orchid by the work-out stations starts to bloom. 8:20 train; 8:30 jet; hoot of the herons; human chatter above. ss&s. NBPM. "NaBloPoMo#17 Adding rainbows to dreary days."  เที่ยง. 26°C 79°F breezy, pleasant. wash. Pan washed clothes. bogs. Sonali/Jack/Seven/Lilli walk. white rose (from blind guy) and food. tv25. Gear&Gown.Stressful day figuring out what to do next. Not resolved but at least I know Pan's schedule. We celebrated our anniversary with shabu at Nan's place nearby. Pan seemed happy. That's important. I was tired after our miscommunication. I'm not hungry, not happy and not healthy. But I'm glad we ate out. 19°C 67°F at midnight. Coooool. To sonali in "Freedom" "Is "DEWDROP" the new/old name for the "House of Hufflepuff" in Bengaluru? Or is that "Dewdrop Inn" or "Do drop in". Inquiring minds want to know.  In all seriousness... it'll take time to adjust. My mom died in 2022 at age 99. That made me an "orphan" with hair and teeth falling out. I talked to a friend my age who had a similar experience. It's a bit of a shock at first. "Walk don't run" is my only advice." To {huser:lilli_in_fl in QotD "QOTD: Friday, 11/17" "I prefer board games like Clue and Scrabble, card games like rummy or canasta... and mahjong. I played D&D in the 70s. I won't play Monopoly or Risk. I don't care for on-line games." To {huser:missbusta07 in "better, but tired." "To understand this post I started to read the last post "a darkness" ... heavy. I'll comment there after I've digested it.I've felt totally adrift this past fortnight. Makes my anxiety go up. Glad you've "seen the light" if only a glimmer." To {huser:hammer48}: My energy level ebbs and flows. I have time but it's in a leaky hourglass. A long confusing discussion today sapped me like a maple in March. To Susan Anderson (YCC): "The "side" of Compassion has ofttimes been derided as weak by those who believe one must choose a side and fight to the finish. Those of us who say 'no' and walk away from the game just shake our heads as neither side listens to us." To Shira (YCC): "Has anyone mentioned that they should have closed I55 except for the fast and local trains? No? Why? "Because there aren't any trains" is a silly answer to a silly question. So... why aren't there trains?" 17 november - 17 พฤศจิกายน exor. 300/300/300/400 = 1300. 72 degrees at 9-ish. 78 at 10:00. obsv. "cold", windy, leaves blowing around, dead worms/slugs. PorP. เที่ยง. 27°C 80°F   mess. Cleaned before Pan comes home. bogs. Tracker/Jeff/Neva shop. We are out of food. tv25. Last Twilight 68 degrees at midnight. Pannya did not come home. 5 things I see. 4 voices I hear. 3 scents to smell. 2 tastes to savor life. 1 touch to bind them all on my way to hell. Something you desired for me. Nothing I wanted to be. Suicide could be the call, would end it all. As leaves fall in November's rain, the ground absorbs all pain. [180.153] I'm not doing well. Ant Wars So many children hatch in vain; 8 they're never trained before the war. 8 Do they know how they will die? 7 Does it matter? 4 They flee as if they could escape, 8 scurry then bite me one by one. 8 In the end they die in vain, 7 squished and shattered. 4 [180.154] 8/8/7/4 To nfdarbe in entry:1059578 Travelers learn tolerance... or stop traveling. It's more than patience. The language and cultural differences can be surprising. Book-learning ill prepares one for the journey. It's the face-to-face attempts to connect, the kindness of strangers, and understanding that barriers can be overcome. It needn't be done abroad. Most communities have outcasts. That's a good place to start. It requires leaving one's comfort zone. It can also mean 'letting go'." To jeff in entry:1059620 A short driving distance I laugh because I don't have a car. But there's a Swensen's, McD, BK, and KFC all within walking distance. Central Udon Thani is very livable in that way. We are supposed to go out someplace special tomorrow. We'll see. It won't be American fast food! Possibly Shabu-shabu (ชาบู ชาบู), other Japanese or Korean. Pannya will choose. I'm just as happy with basic fried rice with pork, duck or chicken. I do like Wendy's (been awhile) and Subway is fine at the Seattle airport; but, I'd rather eat at a local mom-and-pop place in Montana or elsewhere. Udon Thani has a great Swiss-run pizza place (Da Sofia) and Koala has an incredible Philly cheese-steak. I've met the owners. I have eaten at the local McD's because they are open 24/7 and have good a/c. Mostly I just eat at the street markets (dumplings, roti, chicken-liver...). To tracker48 in entry:1059623 I've submitted 'great' poems and... nothing. Not a peep; not even a review. But, I've won a few contests as well. I have a fistful of Second Places  . I've read other writers' laments over contests. It does come down to what the judges like. You could write a poem worthy of the New Yorker and still get snubbed here and elsewhere. I try to read 3 blogs/day. More than that is exhausting for some reason. 16 november - 16 พฤศจิกายน Ant War News: I think I won yesterday's skirmish... they attacked my peanuts. Pan texted that he will come home tomorrow; but, will the ants hold the mangoes hostage and take off with the bed? exor. 400/300/300/500 = 1500 08:35-09:09 73~79 degrees. PorP. ss&s. cook. Just rice but added an egg and used weak ginger tea. เที่ยง. 30C degrees walk. Got baht (4th attempt). Ate at Koala. ytBL. IFYLITA... with Tita Josie. tv25. I'm Tee. Me too. bogs. Sara/Sonali/Evelyn/Tina NBPM. "NaBloPoMo#16" aloft cloudlets gather gossip about the gods and their futile quests — they laugh then cry below, tethered, a green spider hangs by silk threads threatens the world by brandishing its swords aloof I exorcise my nightdreams and nightmares banish them with groans, grunts, banter and sweat [152] Huge, massive, aloof from the world, their temples and tombs and ruins remain. —Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief… by Lucy Abbot Throop THiNKiNG of using this as a prompt... a villanelle? tour guides, in passing, repeat the refrain 10 egos — huge, massive, aloof from the world, 10+ (could remove emdash or 'huge' or add 'crushed egos' and remove both) their temples and tombs and ruins remain. 10 15 november - 15 พฤศจิกายน A question I need to answer. Margaret Adamski: From your travels so far, what is one place you would recommend to retire and stay there longer term? 1. Age and health. Dreams vs reality. 2. Climate. 3. Transportation. 4. Finances. Puts limitations. 5. Safety and happiness. exor. 300/200/300/400 = 1200. obsv. fresh mown grass, dappled shade test. Entered Shadow & Light... barely on time. Almost 20 entries. cook. Rice. I can survive on rice until Pan makes his plans clear. เที่ยง. 85°F 29°C pleasant. chat. P'Nan tv25. I'm Tee...Grey towers descend from the heavens, kiss scorched ground, leaving wet dimples that will dry before nightfall — but the dirt will remember, frogs will sing of it, parched roots will rejoice, and a bird will spread its wings in joy — tomorrow, one yellow trumpet will admonish the sun — I too have survived. -- 13 oktober 2023 11 lines Edited and posted in "I too have survived" 14 november - 14 พฤศจิกายน exor. 300/300/300/500 = 1400. 75 degrees. Finished 09:18. Saw Tom. Misplaced key. เที่ยง. 29 degrees and clear. ss&s. walk. shop. I have to renew, find a new place or leave. I went to Aek Udon and Kangaroo. chat. Nik (Nichole, Nikorn) at Kangaroo. Hoon at Surada. P'Nan.I was very tired last night and lay down at midnight. Pan is still at his mother's. I tried sleeping with the windows open but a tad too warm. I may try again later this week as night temperatures will drop. I made a slight mistake cooking. Used a packet that had some chili in it. Hopefully I eat it small portion at a time. I don't waste food. Pan isn't back and that creates other problems for me. I need to find a place to move to and I need to get truthful advice regarding my visa. I'm stressed out and there are few people who would understand my options if I explained to them. Thailand has quirky visa rules that change with little notice. And lodging (friend warned about electric bills), personal relationships, cultural expectations, et cetera... would take too much of my precious time to explain to willing-to-listen but utterly-ignorant friends in Montana or on-line on bookspace or writingdotcom. You-all just don't know! So, I have to figure this out by myself. Good intentions don't matter in a crisis. I have 14 days to figure this out... or else. It's after midnight and I'm overwrought. Too much on my mind and the War of the Ants isn't going well. At least it's in the low 70s. My responses to social media comments: Joseph Tramelli: Not everyone is from your culture... and that goes for everyone who comments on social media. I've traveled the world and I've been in Thailand for one year. Masculinity isn't defined in the same way as White Euro-American Christians. And even here... attitudes and customs change. Taylor Swan: Or from a different culture. Gender is defined differently in Thailand; and amazingly, most people just accept other people as they are without faux-outraged angst. Tiffiny Lawrie: Star Trek ruined a generation because they included an interracial kiss and lovable aliens. These were not acceptable in segregated Amerikkka during a war on the non-humans of Viet Nam. *sarcasm* ... dripping. I'm in my 70s. Carly Kay: It may mean that you are a tolerant decent human being (of any age). One of the lessons of a Buddhist culture like Thailand is learning to 'let go'. I struggle with that here in Udon Thani. 13 november - 13 พฤศจิกายน เที่ยง. 33 degrees and cloudy with some sprinkles at 1 p.m. bogs. TJ/Pete/Eric/Brian MBPM. "NaBloPoMo#13 " ss&s. chat. Rick (beware of electric bill). Pear and Korean visitor at Surada. walk. shop. bread. tvBL. Maybe not BL. Wednesday Club. Young people acting out.  exor. 300/200/300/300 = 1100. 79 degrees 20:35-20:59 Didn't get much done and now too tired. 77 degrees at midnight. Temperature will drop a bit by morning. Breezy cleared out the heat and ennui. |
| (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. (National Blog Post Month) NBPM. 12 november - 12 พฤศจิกายน Took Pan out to dinner at MK one year ago today. Today he was in Khon Kaen. I went to Nong Khai. ss&s. trip. Nong Khai. Saw people I've met before. chat. at Mut Mee. walk. exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 84 degrees. 20:28-20:54. obsv. cockroach, orange bettle, cat, ants, mosquito biting me, new orchids, clang at temple (renovation) cook. pork, carrot, onions and rice. ytBL. Watched Javi's reaction to "Last Twilight".11 november - 11 พฤศจิกายน bogs. Tracker/Mouse/Patricia*cehckv* NBPM. "NaBloPoMo#11 Drowning, gasping for air" cook. fish stew (carrot, onion, garlic, vermicelli) เที่ยง. 90 degrees. chat. David. walk. exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 82 degrees. 20:05-20:29 tv25. เกียร์สีขาวกับกาวน์สีฝุ่น (2020)10 november - 10 พฤศจิกายน Got up late again. Stressed, trying to work things out with Pannya. He goes to Khon Kaen tonight. bogs. Johnny/Sonali/Adherrenium NBPM. "NaBloPoMo#10 What's left behind" ss&s. exor. 300/300/400/500 = 1500 19:50- 20:18 81 degrees. tv25. "Last Twilight"9 november - 9 พฤศจิกายน Today was "Extermination Day" for our tower; so, I left just in case they mistook me for a bug. Didn't get up till 09:44... very late. Pan said he'd come back today... at 6 pm. He arrived around 2. He brought papaya home from Khun Han. I gave 4 to P'Nan as he requested. ss&s. chat. David and Rick. เที่ยง. 90 degrees. walk. shop. rose, merit bouquet, spray, mouthwash, cup (to replace the one I dropped). agua. 10 liters. exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 84-82 degrees. 19:35-20:04. Tired and stiff. obsv. 5 orchid flowers; 2 stars; quiet until the train roared past; swinging beads. bogs. Joy/Harlow/Sara. NBPM. "NaBloPoMo#9 Leaves turn brown..." tv25. I'm Tee, me too.8 november - 8 พฤศจิกายน Look...Loki... it's like this... I got up. I went out. I came back. I lay down. You want what? exor. 400/300/300/500 = 1500. 77 degrees. 07:58-08:27. obsv. finches making a nest; fly; ants; long-legged spider; honey-ginger tea. ss&s. เที่ยง. 90 degrees mess. bogs. Dianne/Robert/Charity/TJ NBPM. "NaBloPoMo#8 Bear with me" shop. Ant-killer! walk. chat. Obi. tv25. "I'm Tee Me Too" (คนละทีเดียวกัน) Fairly good [from 2020; 8.2 rating at mdl]. Obi goes to Laos tomorrow; Pan comes home. Exterminators at 10 a.m. I put 5 kilos of rice into sealed containers. I ate left-over rice. I have little appetite. 7 november - 7 พฤศจิกายน exor. 300/300/300/500 = 1400. 81 degrees. 09:56-09:29. toddler counting to ten to me in English; distractions while working out; green spider; pesky flies; saw a jet roar. Later: petted a calico and another cat. ss&s. bogs. Neva/Eric/SarahRae/Phyllis. NBPM. "NaBloPoMo#7 Short flight" walk. To Big C to buy coffee#2, bread, ginger-honey tea. Bought rice for 145 baht at 7/11. book. mess. Bleaching and cleaning the last two days. A little bit at a time as I don't trust bleach. tv25. Wednesday Club ep.2. not impressed.Dropped and broke my coffee cup. We only have two. Pan sent a lovely photo by the water. ![Merit Badge in Special Appreciation
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