I once wrote a scene where the main character has just hit the jackpot and is reclining in luxury. One morning, she wakes up, pads out to the kitchen and sits down. She stretches and thinks “What do I have to do today?” and she realizes, happily, the answer is “Nothing.” That is pretty much…
Month: November 2008
Malaysia: A Look Back in Humidity (Pt 2)
(BTW, I have called these posts “A Look Back” although I’m only one week into this and I’m still sitting in the hotel in KL). So, approximately 800 hours after we left Cheesecake City, we finally make it to our layover in Frankfort, Germany. We knew that our layover on the way to KL was…
Malaysia: A Look Back in Humidity (Pt.1)
So the story begins a week ago, back at the house in Cheesecake City. It’s 5:30 at night, the bags are packed (I’d even put White Dog in my carryon). It’s Halloween but since our ride to the airport was to pick us up at 6 I hadn’t bought any candy. We never have any…
WTG USA
A few hours ago, I went down to read next to the pool and have lunch. At that time, Obama was in the lead with around 190 electoral votes. The BBC was very careful to not call any races too early so their totals were usually different from CNN.com’s totals (really, CNN? Calling Kentucky with…
Malaysia: The Reaaaaal Asia
(that’s the catchprase for a Malaysian tourism campaign, so I have been treated to seeing it and hearing it a trillion times since…well, technically we were still in the air the first time I heard it). (So yeah, definitely the real Asia – I can’t get real bacon to save my soul). (And I’m rapidly…
Oh, Mr. Sandman…
Places I have slept in the last 96 hours (or however many hours it has been since we left Cheesecake City): Flight from Cheesecake to Frankfort (only an hour or two, should have taken a Lunesta) Flight from Frankfort to KL while watching “The Promotion” Massage table at the hotel in KL Taxi from our…
OMG I’m in Malaysia
We are here in Kuala Lumpur now. Our flight from Frankfurt arrived at 6:30 AM local time (KL is exactly 12 hours ahead of Cheesecake City) and we were at the hotel by quarter til 8. This city is so neat (so far – all I have seen is the airport, the inside of a…