Category: Daily Journal

Monday, February 21, 20225:02 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand My neighbor is busy retching, but he sounds farther away, as if he has moved to a different room. I can only hope. I followed up on my urge to clean and organize my world yesterday, and I gave…

Sunday, February 20, 20227:53 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand I feel quite a bit better this morning. The reason? I slept. I can’t think why, but I slept better. I even woke up out of some intense dreams occasionally. And that is always a good sign. For the…

Saturday, February 19, 20225:20 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand I don’t think anything I write this morning will be positive or upbeat. I’m just in a sour mood and a bit beaten down physically and mentally. There is no particular reason for that except I guess that I’ve…

Friday, February 18, 20223:40 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand It’s weird to even write “Mae Sot” above. I worked so long on my little video projects yesterday that I never once even stepped outside this room. I’ve been doing that so often lately that I occasionally get confused…

Thursday February 17, 20225:48 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand Since I’ve restarted the Skinny Doug project, today is a fasting day. I’ll be drinking instant coffee and water all day and night and consuming nothing else. Since I find it difficult to take half measures, I want to…

Wednesday, February 16, 20227:17 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand My room here at the Phannu is less appealing with every passing day, I must admit. My neighbor continues with his trifecta of annoying behavior: retching, smoking, and slamming doors. I wake up in the morning with a sore…

Tuesday, February 15, 20225:06 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand The deed is done. I spent a large part of yesterday purchasing and then installing PowerDirector on this MacBook. I have no idea yet whether this was a wise idea. I know from experience that you can’t make a…

Monday, February 14, 20226:01 a.m. Room 1102 Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand I’m a little disappointed in myself every morning now when I write “Phannu House, Mae Sot” as my location. I still feel the energy of my trip to the north in my veins, and I wish I was still…

Wednesday, February 9, 20228:52 a.m. Room 1102 Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand My walk to immigration and back went off without a hitch. I enjoyed it very much. I got my extension-of-stay stamp within five minutes without any problems. And I learned that I’m very much eligible for the next extension…

Tuesday, February 8, 20206:06 a.m. Room 1102 Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand My neighbor has already woken up. In short order, he crashed and banged in the bathroom, retched and spit about twenty times, and then slammed his door three times on his way out. I’ve often wondered what the reaction…