Monthly Archives: September 2008

‘s’es are so over rated

got my bottom braces today. and my plate to keep my new braces from being knocked off by my top teeth. and – as an added bonus – the plate also keeps me from saying any word that includes the … Continue reading

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culture shock, it’s the real deal

so today, i was in a room with about 9 other ladies – all pretty close to my age – and a song comes on the hi-fi.  it was the second time today i’d heard this song.  “ob la di, … Continue reading

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there’s nothing going on here

absolutely nothing.  michael’s returned from hong kong.  the kids are humming along in school right now.  my teeth have stopped hurting – at least until tuesday when the bottoms go on. there was a book exchange at school.  a one … Continue reading

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that’s permanently attached

today i met a friend for a massouchage and lunch.  since moving to thailand i’ve had a few foot massages,  but today i was feeling brave.  ready to take the next step.  i felt ready for the whole shebang.  (it … Continue reading

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michael meet hagupit. hagupit meet michael.

michael is in hong kong and it appears typhoon hagupit is gonna make a brief stop there.  it doesn’t look like he’s in any danger but sending me the im you know, i’m in the middle of a T8 typhoon … Continue reading

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**updated** scraped away

almost a year ago i wrote about how s9 (then s8) was trying to usurp c14′s (then c13′s) birthplace.  i even had an exhibit.  it looked like this. photo relabeled to reflect my inability to stick with the same pseudonym … Continue reading

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do these make my mouth look fat?

*michael has run off to hong kong with my camera leaving me no option but to take photos with the mac.  works for me.* i’m a wuss.  these things hurt.  food hurts.  the cheese grater effect on my cheeks hurt.  … Continue reading

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he’s a true survivor

**this post is all about how my husband is awesomely awesome. he’s the kind of guy who would go to the ends of the earth and back for those he loves.  i mean he’s the kind of guy who can … Continue reading

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haiku – yo ho ho

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ avast ye matey! for talk like a pirate day is swashbucklin’ fun september nineteenth it’s the pirate life for me land lubbers beware dirty morgan kidd that be me pirate name, arrr click here to find yours ye celebratin’? … Continue reading

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i mean business

today we made another visa run.  it’s our third.  the first was to burma, the second was to penang (it was really a holiday, but conveniently we were able to get our visas stamped, too) and today we went to … Continue reading

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