Just
Just paid off in full: student loan. Yay! I'm officially debt-free ... for the moment.
Just arrived: "cool pants" (as Avery, the 6-year-old fashion guru calls them). The FedEx couriers are so efficient - and delivering at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning? Wow. Perfect for me!
Just bought last evening: date book to record where I am when and other short descriptions of happenings (only $2.99! Love these prices) and a small notebook as a journal.
Now ordering: a mosquito net. I already own the Sleep Screen, but since I'll be sleeping on cots it's not very convenient - plus, it's not permethrin-treated. Sleep Screen works well on the ground in cooler climes - it's great for backpacking because it's so light (though Selma-dog doesn't like it because there's not room for her, and she likes insect protection, too), but it will be inconvenient to have to be in a sleeping bag in these warm places I'm going to.
Still need: rugged long-sleeved shirt that will protect against insects while not being too warm.
Oy, this is complicated. It will be very warm in Ghana and India when I'm there, but Jordan in winter gets very chilly. Well, I can buy sweaters and such there I'm sure. And, I'm trying to figure out the best way to mail books to myself somewhere along the way ...
Gail found my email to her funny enough to blog on her blog:
Me: "So, I have this looooong list of things to do, but guess what I'm doing first?
"Going to the Laundromat to wash my new sleeping bag (needs one of those
large not agitating washers) BECAUSE it's next to Tapioca Express!! And it's
all about the boba and fishballs!:-)"
Gail: "This is just one of the many reasons why I say she's Asian to the core! ^_^"
Ah, getting in touch with my inner-Asian. Actually I'm over their spicy fish balls now - my stomach does not like fried food. Sabine and I went to dinner last night and almost everything made me sick. Ever since the last time I went to Mexico City (two years ago) my digestive system hasn't worked quite properly - I went to the doctor but she couldn't find anything despite her intense battery of tests. But, it doesn't bother me too much because it's usually unhealthy foods - fried, really rich, etc. - that make me sick. Salads too sometimes, but most other healthy things are fine.
We also went to the new Borders in Riverside and she found a plethora of interesting magazines, and I found pretty pencil bags to carry stuff in, and finally bought the Bradt guide to Ghana (thanks to Sheila's gift certificate!). It was kind of fun there at the Riverside Plaza at night - there were tons of people and Asian drumming (what a work-out!) - and the palm trees not only have white Christmas-tree type lights, but also misters! Only in southern California! But the misters were needed because it was HOT even though it was after 9 p.m. Today already when I woke up it was already miserable - hot and humid. Rain is in the forecast. Don't know if I believe it, but feels like it needs to happen.
Just arrived: "cool pants" (as Avery, the 6-year-old fashion guru calls them). The FedEx couriers are so efficient - and delivering at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning? Wow. Perfect for me!
Just bought last evening: date book to record where I am when and other short descriptions of happenings (only $2.99! Love these prices) and a small notebook as a journal.
Now ordering: a mosquito net. I already own the Sleep Screen, but since I'll be sleeping on cots it's not very convenient - plus, it's not permethrin-treated. Sleep Screen works well on the ground in cooler climes - it's great for backpacking because it's so light (though Selma-dog doesn't like it because there's not room for her, and she likes insect protection, too), but it will be inconvenient to have to be in a sleeping bag in these warm places I'm going to.
Still need: rugged long-sleeved shirt that will protect against insects while not being too warm.
Oy, this is complicated. It will be very warm in Ghana and India when I'm there, but Jordan in winter gets very chilly. Well, I can buy sweaters and such there I'm sure. And, I'm trying to figure out the best way to mail books to myself somewhere along the way ...
Gail found my email to her funny enough to blog on her blog:
Me: "So, I have this looooong list of things to do, but guess what I'm doing first?
"Going to the Laundromat to wash my new sleeping bag (needs one of those
large not agitating washers) BECAUSE it's next to Tapioca Express!! And it's
all about the boba and fishballs!:-)"
Gail: "This is just one of the many reasons why I say she's Asian to the core! ^_^"
Ah, getting in touch with my inner-Asian. Actually I'm over their spicy fish balls now - my stomach does not like fried food. Sabine and I went to dinner last night and almost everything made me sick. Ever since the last time I went to Mexico City (two years ago) my digestive system hasn't worked quite properly - I went to the doctor but she couldn't find anything despite her intense battery of tests. But, it doesn't bother me too much because it's usually unhealthy foods - fried, really rich, etc. - that make me sick. Salads too sometimes, but most other healthy things are fine.
We also went to the new Borders in Riverside and she found a plethora of interesting magazines, and I found pretty pencil bags to carry stuff in, and finally bought the Bradt guide to Ghana (thanks to Sheila's gift certificate!). It was kind of fun there at the Riverside Plaza at night - there were tons of people and Asian drumming (what a work-out!) - and the palm trees not only have white Christmas-tree type lights, but also misters! Only in southern California! But the misters were needed because it was HOT even though it was after 9 p.m. Today already when I woke up it was already miserable - hot and humid. Rain is in the forecast. Don't know if I believe it, but feels like it needs to happen.
posted by NOLA at 9:17 AM
1 Comments:
I'm blogged!!! heh heh, cool cool! =)
Well, if not spicy fish balls, then perhaps boba. That ain't fried - just chewy. =)
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