Things bought on my first full day in the US:
Running shoes, iPod nano (4GB), arm strap for iPod, 4 CDs (Neil Diamon, Bruce Sprinngsteen, Al Green, and The Raconteurs), 2 books (gifts), watch for training, 3 t shirts, 7 underwear, 6 pairs of socks, 3 pairs of shorts, 6 undershirts, two shirts, 1 pair of [...]
Yes, the sleep has yet to come. Last night, I crashed out and slept like a rock with no dreams or any interruptions. Tonight, I did this and that; I tossed and turned. It’s past 3a and I’m still up. Shucks. It’ll take some more time before I’m able to [...]
It’s a late Friday afternoon and I’m swilling Oberon, the kind of midwestern microbrews (according to me). I’m in the US and shocked by people driving on the ‘wrong’ side of the road. Things could be worse.
Yes, I could label this point ‘Leaving on a jet plane,’ but I won’t. I just won’t do it. I will, however, have already inserted a plethora of cliches throughout these pages. In a few hours, I’m heading to the airport to do this: Makassar-Jakarta-Tokyo-Chicago-Traverse City. I probably still have time [...]
The passport arrived around 7p today (Wednesday). I’m slowly packing this evening, deciding what clothes I can leave (and potentially ruin via mold collection) and those which I have grown attached.