Random Thoughts for the week of July 14

I hate doing dishes and laundry. I encourage my students to use a word other thatn "hate" when converying dislike. But I hate dishes and laundry. If I had to choose one over the other, it would be laudry over dishes, probably because it still involves a machine doing the work for me. Because I don't want to do dishes, I don't even want to cook now. But its hard to get the required fruits and vegetables everyday without having to cook at home. So alas, I must still cook and suffer with the burden of doing my dishes.

The other night, instead of using eye make-up remover on my eyes, I used nail polish remover. They're in the same style of bottle. Luckily I didn't get any in my eye.

I've been pretty lazy lately. Two mornings this week I have rolled out of bed at noon. When I'm not sleeping, I'm catching up on TV shows from the internet, or movies. (I highly recommend The Wire and Rome). I also play lots of Nintendo, and take photos, and doodle in my drawing book. I don't really put things away on my apartment. I just move piles from one side of the room to another.

I do have some pretty important things to get done these days though, like banking and medical stuff. I have to get several shots and perscriptions before travelling. Typhoid, dyptheria, Japanese encephalitis, malaria. I also need to get anti-diahrea medication, parasite meds, altitude sickness medication, and anything else that might cure anything I get while travelling. I have to do this all tomorrow morning because next week I start teaching "intensives", the extra seesion for students during their summer vacation. So I'll work 12 hours days for the next 5 weeks. It's extra money, so I don't mind. But that will probably change after one week.

9 sleeps left until Japan. But also 9 sleeps left until Denise and I depart from each other for 6 weeks. We have spent everyday except for maybe 7 together out of the last 10 and a half months. It will be strange without her.