Okay, I'd really love to sit down and right a fantastic introduction, but it's late, and I've just discovered that water is soaking my carpet FROM BELOW! And I think I'm beginning to detect a foul smell. Wonderful. What does this mean?? Not what you'd think. I'm living in provided housing by my employer here in Bangkok, and sometime after I tell them of this little problem, about 10 workers will descend upon my house (only 2 will actually be necessary) and besides spending hours trying to figure out why water is seeping through my carpet from below (god, I hope it's not dog urine from the pack of dogs living beneath my house! Long story), they will also take the opportunity to get a good look at the insides of my house and then after reporting the state of my carpet problem, they will then also report the state of cleanliness or "ria proi" (properness) of my living space to my bosses. Then they will report all the items of my house to the other workers on campus (I work at a large school). So, what does this mean I have to do??
CLEAN! Fuck. Absolutely true. It's 11-fricking p.m. and I gotta get out the vacumn. My house is a pit now. It goes on this cycle from gorgeous and clean to hellish and scary. And since it's currently the latter, I gotta move my butt and start tidying up. Don't believe me? Sound ridiculous? Last time they "took a look," I was immediately afterwards sent 3 cafeteria ladies to clean my house who had just HAPPENED to mention that day that they were willing to "help me" in any way they could. Welcome to One night in Bangkok! The good, the bad, and the nosy! Stay tuned for further "farang" (white foreigner person) observations. Sometimes loving, sometimes seething.
You're probably saying, "Fuck 'em! Don't clean a thing!" Well, if this was the United States, I'd join in the chorus and shout, "Yeah, bunch of arse!" (or something more American), but this is Thailand. Things are different. And don't give me any b-shit about how I should be myself or whatever. I know what I'm doing. (Gosh, that sounds aggressive). I'm really not that way...really.
Anyway, hello! Welcome to my blog! The seeping water spots may just be a gift from g(G)od -- giving me something to rant about! Well, forget that. On to my username. I have the ethereal name of 'ladyblue' posted above. Yes, of course, this is to attract as many men as possible, especially those who read Piers Anthony like me, when I was 12 years old. Actually, Ladyblue was my very first "username" when I was introduced to the internet during my freshman year of college. (I really wanted "sabina,' but someone already had that name -- then I wanted vanillasky, but that was taken too). That was about *thinking* 1991. The internet was a brand new baby then, and fascinating to me. I had two close buddies who were computer geeks who taught me enough to get me started. And now, 11 years later (jesus, I can't believe that), graduating from IRC, to MUD's, to Web page design, here I am...writing a blog. Like every person here, there's the little dream of being a writer in me, but probably unlike the rest of you, I lack focus, self-discipline, and knowledge of structure to do any REAL writing. So, here we are. Hope to see you again.
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