tracy here. after 3 or so years of contemplating whether or not to start a blog, i decided to kick my indecisive self in the arse. so here i am, having made a decision and not quite sure what to say (fine, write...). (awkward pause) (eyes avoiding the screen) (fingers tapping) ("where is the damn music?!")
okay, times like this is when you talk about the weather. let's start off by saying, i am a wuss when it comes to cold. i grew up in thailand, where frozen morning dew on grass made front page of the Bangkok Post. so, the temperature here is about 50F (~12C). not too cold, you say? well, i live in berkeley, california. and people here tend to think that just because it's california, the houses must be built with holes beneath the door and window to allow miscellaneous things like sun, wind, ants, really determined plants, etc to enter the house. that said, i'd say my apartment can sometimes get to be colder than the outside temperature. all i have here is a tiny electric heater and an electric blanket (which i don't use because i'm trying to suck it up this year round). so, my point is this: it gets pretty cold in berkeley. i'm cooped up under 3 blankets and a dog (he's small, so it's more the coziness factor that he contributes). oh, and can you believe, it hailed here yesterday!!! baseball-sized hail that broke car windows and roofs! (okay i exaggerate, but still! craziness!!) okay, it's getting late in the evening. so, i'll leave you with this:
taken in july of 2008 when i went to uganda to pay a visit to my sister who volunteered there. it was a.w.e.s.o.m.e. (oh, but the food wasn't great - chapatis aside... more about that later.)
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