Archive for March, 2008

Infection Bonanza

Monday, March 24th, 2008 by drummonds

I stumbled upon the “Infectious Diseases” section of my helpful Lonely Planet guide. I’m taking this book with me to the travel clinic tomorrow to check off the shot/pill that I need for each of them. I most certainly will not be letting a monkey bite me.

Blog Software Upgrade

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 by drummonds

I finally got around to doing a long-overdue upgrade of my blog software. Coupled with the addition of an anti-spam comment validator it wouldn’t surprise me if some issues arose. Please keep your eyes peeled for anything weird and let me know if things aren’t acting right.
3/20/08 Update: I cannot believe I waited [...]

Pre-planning (Or: Logistics)

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 by drummonds

I woke up this morning with my usual routine: brush my teeth, take a shower, a good ass scratch or two, on with the nice shirt and off to work. Along the way I realize something. Holy shit I own a round-trip ticket to a third-world nation full of mosquitos and malaria and [...]

Anchors Aweigh!

Monday, March 17th, 2008 by drummonds

Just today I purchased a round-trip ticket to Saigon (AKA Ho Chi Minh City.) I’m leaving on April 3 and coming back on April 30. What am I going to do out there? I have no earthly idea. But I’m going to find some trouble to get into.
More to come…

meep!

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 by drummonds

Many of you have already heard or seen the affectionate little stray that walked up to my home last summer. Here’s the story of her arrival, a couple pictures, and proper nomenclature.