Finally. A Proper Blog.

Hey everyone.

Sorry the last few have been so scattered, I'm back and focused. At least until Naruto finishes downloading.

We're going to miss Korea. Lately there have been some really great folks we've gotten to spend some time with, and it sucks that we don't have more time with them. But, at the same time, we are SOOO ready to blow this pop stand.

Let's talk Obama, shall we? Is he getting any press back home? (That was a joke...)

Good Lord, it's a tad unnerving out here. The thing that I can't get past is how excited folks from outside the U.S. are, especially Canadians. One girl posted on her Facebook that she "just cried all night," she was so happy. Our friends from South Africa, Europe, and elsewhere are just so freakin' excited. The Americans are happy, for certain, but not like the foreigners are. I haven't decided if that's entirely a good thing. I kinda prefer that other countries were a little more wary of whoever is running the show... just a little.

That said, I'm sure I've got better things to report. Ah! Yes! Jen's birthday.

For her birthday Jen went to America. And by that, I mean the Army base here in Seoul. It is the only place in Korea where you can find a Taco Bell, which was a pretty big deal. She and a few of her friends went on base (they were dating a few of the soldiers) (and by they, I mean Jen's friends, not Jen.) (I mean, they're my friends too, but they're girls, and they spend more time with Jen than they do with me, so ya know...) (Jen wouldn't date one of the soldiers anyway. I know. Because she told me. It's not like I told her to string along a GI so we could get Taco Bell and access to the grocery store or anything. And it's not like she got really mad and told me to do it myself, and then I tried, but the guy didn't like me, and I felt ugly, and then came home and found Jen was even more angry because she wasn't serious, which wasn't fair, but now the GI's gay friend Phil won't stop calling me, which sucks cause he's not even a GI.) (Nothing like that.)

Anyway, they hung out on base and enjoyed the comforts it provides. Little known fact: Korea is considered, by the US military, to be a hardship tour, which means families are kinda discouraged and you get paid more to be here. Pretty strange, considering the fact that the soldiers have it a heck of a lot better than we do, aside from the curfew thing. I mean, heck, they get to stay out later than I do.

...I mean, I don't have a curfew. I do what I want.


Hey, wanna see where we're staying in Bangkok?

Click here.

AH!! See how I put the hyperlink on the wrong word!?!?!? I am SOOO hilarious.

Ok, enough of that hilarity. This place is much nicer than what we'll be staying in normally. We went for something a little nicer for our first time out. We should only be in Bangkok for a few days. We'll do some wandering and hopefully meet up with a friend from here before heading south down the peninsula and into Indonesia. Her name's Jesse.


That's Jesse on the bottom left. Rachel is the name of the girl above her, and the devilishly handsome guy is Brendon. I'm the leftover.

Jesse is from South Africa. She's a sweetheart, and she's been wandering around China and Southeast Asia for a month or so now. She'll be in Bangkok the same time, and has been eying Australia herself, which works out. Brendon is from Australia, though he's currently in Canada, and is in a caliber of Nick and Dave on Al's Mancrush-O-Meter. He cares for me too.

But I digress. Rachel is from Michigan, which explains her leaving. She's been hanging around a lot lately. She's a trip...

By the way, this wasn't Halloween. We just do this sometimes.

Ok, Naruto finished. I miss Dattebayo. And no, that shouldn't mean a thing to you.

-Al