My Kingdom For...: May 2010

Friday, May 21, 2010

40 Things That Happened This Month

1. Watched border patrol play chess
2. Stayed in bed until noon
3. Maneuvered gauntlet of sea urchins on reef
4. Ate roasted duck embryo
5. Offered rides, drugs, shooting ranges and girls
6. Waxed a surfboard
7. Witnessed tooth extraction sans Novocain
8. Missed Matt
9. Attended Sasak wedding
10. Referred to as "Pirate Lord"
11. Fed pet mongoose a giant lizard
12. Serenaded by Mr. Holiday
13. Watched cuttlefish change colors
14. Felt lightning strike in the hairs of my arms
15. Missed Rachel
16. Watched outdoor aerobics class in city park
17. Crossed Wallace Line
18. Stopped along roadside to pick up sweet wine
19. Cruised the Berkeley River Gorge
20. Was mistaken for a Swedish person
21. Awoke in collapsed tent on windswept beach
22. Helped prepare and eat numus
23. Hobbled to Indonesian clinic
24. Waded quickly through crocodile infested waters
25. Tired of living out of a bag
26. Trapped curious cat under fish basket
27. Hopped onto ferry on one leg
28. Stubbed the same toe several times
29. Borrowed Mr. Whiskey's phone for 50 Baht
30. Stood up on a surfboard
31. Swept sand off of front porch
32. Decided not to watch Khmer zombie flick in theater
33. Arm wrestled Sakir and lost
34. Knuckle wrestled Sakir and won
35. Held a brittle sea star
36. Missed really good music
37. Drank guava juice on Indonesian airline
38. Had arm rubbed by mother of ten
39. Pitched in a small boat on the Timor Sea
40. Designed part of our ideal house, still searching for ideal place