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Suddenly in Bangkok

bookncurls — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:46:53 +0000

I had a confirmed ticket for Bangkok just hours before I left for two weeks. I didn’t even know I was going until the evening before and knew a couple days before that about the job in the first place. When I joked about always having a current passport and a nearly packed suitcase to leave the country at a moments notice, I didn’t think it might actually happen one day.

But the really beautiful thing about suddenly being in Bangkok, is that you are not mentally prepared for it. Meaning for example, the shock on the first morning I leave my hotel room for the complimentary breakfast and find an array of Thai food. Not exactly what you are expecting when you are still waking up and unoriented to your surroundings.

Ah, but unending Thai food must be the most heavenly unoriented suprise I have ever experienced.

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Not this Magazine

bookncurls — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:52:30 +0000

Normally if a magazine isn’t interested in my query they don’t respond at all. However, I did get a response from this guy. I pitched to an inflight magazine. Here is his response (then I’ll tell you what I sent):

“Hi Audrey,

Thank you for the pitch. Unfortunately, being an airline, we can’t really write about disasters, even preventing them. You understand.

Best,”

You can probably guess what I sent. A new approach to preventing disasters taken from the Japanese. It took me a second to get why that would be a problem for his magazine. Then I put myself into the shoes of an inflight magazine reader taking in a story about disasters as the plane begins to tremble.
Hmmmm. I laughed at that one.

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Back to the Blog

bookncurls — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:43:05 +0000

I have a goal to get back to the blog. It helps me get the juices flowing. My grandpa passed away two weeks ago, though, so I’m a little withdrawn in general. So in an attempt to take baby steps out into life again I’ve decided to try a humorous post. I’ll have to dedicate a post to my grandpa sometime later when I am better able to express.

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Active

bookncurls — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:00:32 +0000

Summer hit so it’s taken me a while to get used to a new schedule and keep up the writing. I’ve gone to a Nationals baseball game and I’ve been active. It feels great.

Tennis

Swimming

Gym (Weights/Cardio)

Long Walks

3/4/5 times a week.

I did have my first gym misstep, though, this past week. I couldn’t see the safety for one of the machines I used–had to feel the safety lock instead. I thought it was set but I had actually not completely secured it. It fell on me as I was getting out of it and threw me down. Luckily I only suffered a jammed finger but a jammed finger is a problem for a professional ASL interpreter. A few bags of ice and massage later and I through it. Phew… It’s a reminder that physical exercise can be a liability as well as a boost for a physical career.

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Running Past Cheetahs

bookncurls — Tue, 10 May 2011 03:53:19 +0000

I was running past cheetahs on the way to work today and since I don’t normally do that, I thought I would mention it. And I can’t explain why I was running past some cheetahs (live cheetahs I might add) because then I would have to kill you, right. I do live in DC, you know, where everything is not confidential–it’s Top Secret. But I did reflect for a moment how odd the scene was this morning, realizing that they probably could outrun me. Hmmmmm… Luckily I arrived on time, unharmed.

Anyway, in other news. I moved down the street which explains some deliquency in posting. It’s been an adjustment. I love my new place. If you want to come visit, please drop me a line. There’s room.

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