Thursday, February 24, 20226:06 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand Preparations continue. Yesterday was a bit of an erratic day. But progress was made. I got the scooter. On my last trip, I had rigged up a quite specialized system for mounting a GoPro on the scooter. But when…

Wednesday, February 239:05 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand Everything seems to be coming together for my next small adventure. I’ve confirmed that I can get a scooter. In fact, it’s the same one that I rented before. I’ll be picking it up this morning. I spent some time…

Tuesday, February 22, 20226:22 a.m. Room 1102 Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand I woke up this morning in a completely different mood, and I’m back to thinking about going north for the next month. I feel a bit like I’ve gone to sleep since I returned to Mae Sot. And I’m…

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…