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Bangkok Bombings
Just a quick note: We came back from Bangkok a day early and are back safe in Isan, so were fortunate enough to avoid the bombings. I got a touch of the stomach flu or something but am toughing it out and watching the news. Be safe, everyone. UPDATE: More bombs exploded just after midnight. There were reports that a bomb either exploded or was found to be a false alarm at Buddy Bar on Khao Sarn Road (this area, and this bar, always full of foreigners, might have been the most politically significant target). This map from the BBC site shows the confirmed explosion locations before midnight.
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Internet woes for the new year
There was an earthquake off the shore of Taiwan which damaged some undersea com cables – the repairs will take at least three weeks and updating here as well as access to email/skype will be limited until then. Happy new year!
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RIP JB
This is as fitting a remembrance as any. Notice: Anybody who links to the LA Style song today is just… no.
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The McSweeney’s List feed is discontinued
“I’ve been asked by McSweeney’s to discontinue this feed. It will not be updated further.” Well, Happy Holidays to you, too, bitches! McSweeney’s sucks donkey balls recently anyway… That’s it, take a big step back, Timothy!
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My Own Private SW Xmas SPL
My wife is working today, so I’m catching up on some YouTube. Merry Christmas! Wait! If you liked that last vid, you’ll love this one:
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Kismet
I am a sucker for stories about drunken, farting dogs. That is all.
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Fellow Ugmericans…
Just a quick observation today: When any random group of expats gathers overseas for a social event – be it a holiday, a sports event, or even just a quick drink at the local watering hole – why does there always seem to be at least one TOTAL FUCKING PSYCHO among their numbers? You know who I mean, the asshole who likes to get in the middle of conversations he couldn’t hope to begin understanding, and wants nothing more than to prove his conviction in his simpleton viewpoints by punching someone in the face… And why does the psycho always seem to be from the same country as you?
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xmas tunes
Go get some doper-than-average holiday tracks: Santastic II DJ Riko’s Merry Mixmas 2006 Highly recommended for those sick of hearing the words, “..but the very next day, you gave it away.” (thx g-man)
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my week in signs
“jump for joy! you made it without wetting your pants!” There’s always time for air hockey… with your gang. No peddling measly wares, you Dickensian biotches (M-F 8:00 – 10:00AM) The coolest car I saw this month. Some type of Hillman. A line of mops, brooms, and scrub brushes marketed under the brand name BLACK MAN. So wrong, I just had to have one – now that’s marketing! Overall, the sparse furnishing and utilitarian decor force us to recommend Mass Casualty Zone A over this one. What starts in the men’s room ends in the man room.
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Weather Revelation
I am shocked. It’s COLD outside. I’m in Thailand, and it’s COLD outside. Granted, I was standing on my veranda in my boxers, but it’s genuinely cold! In Thailand! I’m so happy, I could cry! But I think I’ll take a midnight shower and bask in the shivering COLDNESS instead (this weather will only last until February, apparently). OK, this still doesn’t explain why some people on the street are wearing winter parkas (!), or why there are earmuffs and wool scarves (!!) on sale at the department stores (it’s cold enough for me to use a warm blanket at night – perhaps for the first time, here – but…
