I just found out that I'll be staying with the chief in Missalabougou for my homestay!!! And there's a good chance that I'll be served a goat head for dinner! How exciting is that?!?
Alright, so I just had my giant note deleted by the freaking log-in prompt bull-chit, so I'll make it quick. Sorry about missing out on hanging out before you left; Nate and I are in Boston right now apartment shopping and are about to roll out of this Internet cafe. I hope all is well and you get all the goat's heads and chocolate ice cream you can stand in Missalabougou. And since you are a god and all, make sure to bestow some blessings and what not. As our Native American friends say, "With great power comes great responsibility."
Your solar panel arrived today! Soon your iPod will be charging via the awesome power of the sun. Next I will work on getting your laptop to run off of goat-heads. (That may take some time... and a lot o' goat heads.)
Your new pet *almost* surpasses Fritz. I love it! Good luck with your homestay; You've always been an excellent house guest and I'm sure your host-chief will have amazing insights into the local water sanitation situation. As for goat head, mom and dad always said, "If you don't like something, try a bite and politely set it aside without comment." Though in some cultures what you eat becomes a part of yuou (tiger flesh for courage, brains for smarts) so you may develop a craving for tin cans and assorted garbage.
I love you! Keep posting - it's wonderful to get your updates.
Your solar iPod charger has been assembled, and is currently under testing. So far, so good. When I'm happy with the performance, I will strain-relief all the solder connections and ship it out to you. Right now it has a USB connection, so you can charge anything with a USB port (except your laptop). I plan to make a special cable for your camera. Hope you're doing great and learning tons of neat stuff about sanitation!
Yo ma, Dad and I are at G/ma's house tonight. Watched about 2 hours of Larry King interviewing Snoop Dog, who has become a bounty hunter after years of crime.
Turtles are a symbol to me of God's providence. You see, in the Philippines, it did not rain for one year. That's bad. Espec. in a rainy country. I learned to deal with it, sort of. Then we came back to USA, and there was a drought there, too. My beloved north GA was dry. Then I saw a wonderful tortoise on the road and later learned that turtles KNOW when it's going to rain, so one can see them on the roads more often. Symbol of God's providence, they are. Anyway, if I had an animal patronus, it might be a turtle.
I'm going to send this on now. Zach is with me. Maybe, if this works and doesn't blib into cyberspace like John the Greek's, you will get to say hi to each other.
Love, Mom
You seem to be under the impression that you're a Judeo-Christian deity or at least a Western watchmaker. Have you considered that you may only be a minor part of a forgotten pantheon? Perhaps Defecles, the Greek god of sewage and sanitation? Good luck harnessing the power of the son. Maybe soon you can harness the power of the turtles. Don't forget to keep posting. God bless, cheers, Zach
Since I imagine this won't be on the front page by the time you get online next, here's an article in the NY Times about Timbuktu posted today: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/world/africa/07mali.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Hope it doesn't go behind the pay wall before you get to it. : )
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Mary,
Alright, so I just had my giant note deleted by the freaking log-in prompt bull-chit, so I'll make it quick. Sorry about missing out on hanging out before you left; Nate and I are in Boston right now apartment shopping and are about to roll out of this Internet cafe. I hope all is well and you get all the goat's heads and chocolate ice cream you can stand in Missalabougou. And since you are a god and all, make sure to bestow some blessings and what not. As our Native American friends say, "With great power comes great responsibility."
Love,
John the Greek
Your solar panel arrived today!
Soon your iPod will be charging via the awesome power of the sun. Next I will work on getting your laptop to run off of goat-heads. (That may take some time... and a lot o' goat heads.)
Your new pet *almost* surpasses Fritz. I love it! Good luck with your homestay; You've always been an excellent house guest and I'm sure your host-chief will have amazing insights into the local water sanitation situation. As for goat head, mom and dad always said, "If you don't like something, try a bite and politely set it aside without comment." Though in some cultures what you eat becomes a part of yuou (tiger flesh for courage, brains for smarts) so you may develop a craving for tin cans and assorted garbage.
I love you! Keep posting - it's wonderful to get your updates.
Your solar iPod charger has been assembled, and is currently under testing. So far, so good. When I'm happy with the performance, I will strain-relief all the solder connections and ship it out to you. Right now it has a USB connection, so you can charge anything with a USB port (except your laptop). I plan to make a special cable for your camera. Hope you're doing great and learning tons of neat stuff about sanitation!
-Pete
Yo ma,
Dad and I are at G/ma's house tonight. Watched about 2 hours of Larry King interviewing Snoop Dog, who has become a bounty hunter after years of crime.
Turtles are a symbol to me of God's providence. You see, in the Philippines, it did not rain for one year. That's bad. Espec. in a rainy country. I learned to deal with it, sort of. Then we came back to USA, and there was a drought there, too. My beloved north GA was dry. Then I saw a wonderful tortoise on the road and later learned that turtles KNOW when it's going to rain, so one can see them on the roads more often. Symbol of God's providence, they are. Anyway, if I had an animal patronus, it might be a turtle.
I'm going to send this on now. Zach is with me. Maybe, if this works and doesn't blib into cyberspace like John the Greek's, you will get to say hi to each other.
Love, Mom
You seem to be under the impression that you're a Judeo-Christian deity or at least a Western watchmaker. Have you considered that you may only be a minor part of a forgotten pantheon? Perhaps Defecles, the Greek god of sewage and sanitation?
Good luck harnessing the power of the son. Maybe soon you can harness the power of the turtles. Don't forget to keep posting. God bless, cheers, Zach
Since I imagine this won't be on the front page by the time you get online next, here's an article in the NY Times about Timbuktu posted today: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/world/africa/07mali.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Hope it doesn't go behind the pay wall before you get to it. : )
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