Scared Shitless
Baltimore scared me
Tonight, Baltimore scared the shit out of me not because of the creepy people roaming the trash-filled streets at night, not because of the squalor portrayed in The Wire, but because some insane beetle decided out of nowhere to fly into the room I’m staying in, hover towards the lamp while loudly buzzing it’s creepyass [...]
Mosquito nets + Malaria pills = Fun
Before heading to India I got all sorts of shots and vaccinations but the disease I was most worried about was malaria since I am prone to mosquito bites. Both Daniel and I opted for Mefloquine tablets (even though he said I’d be his bug repellent) to help fight off malaria if exposed to it. [...]
Sad.Sigh Down Under - Parts 10 and 11
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! It’s my favorite holiday, and I found myself actually searching all of rural New Zealand for a turkey, some mashed potato casserole, cranberries, and a pumpkin pie. To no avail. It was sad. But, alas, it’s no longer T’Giving, so, Sigh.
11.26.08 - Queenstown - ADVENTURE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!!!!
The moniker is their’s [...]
Old News, but still Sad!
So I meant to post this when this was a relevant story to current events, but forgot until just now.
When I was but a wee thing (21), I decided it might be fun to live in Los Angeles for a year. I had no dreams of stardom (too fat, too smart, too pale), but [...]
The Thunder Rolls.
I think I have PTSD.
Seriously, every time some asshole construction worker decides to heave a crossbeam from the scaffolding he’s taking apart to the dumpster 25 feet below, instead of handing it to the guy who’s right below him, I have a fucking heart attack. My palms start sweating, I taste the adrenaline in [...]