I'm pretty sure I've read everything there is to read on the internet. Everyone around me is vacationing and I really need to find something else to do.

I like this.

For Being Smart Again. And Sexy Again. And Optimistic Again.

And this.

A really neat video, and I like the song too. 

And this, obviously.

Sometimes I think I born in the wrong generation.

I find out sometime this weekend (I hope!) If I have visitors coming next month. The suspense is killing me. I also am awaiting a package from Boston, going on two months now, that I will hopefully get this week. Since I don't know what is in it, but have heard from multiple people that it's really good, that suspense is also killing me. 

I think the lady that does my laundry has been stealing some of my clothes. How to confront her about this, since we don't speak the same language, should be interesting. Thats on my to-do list. 

I'm sad I'm going to miss the superbowl. Since I really don't like football, and have trouble following it, what I mean is that I'm sad I'm not going to be hanging out with the boys eating a lot of food and making them turn on the puppy bowl during halftime.

Paulo Coehlo posted the first two chapters of his upcoming book on his blog. The third one will be up next week. I'm not sure how many he's going to post, but it's worth starting if you're interested.

I'm trying to learn new things in this world of the internet. So far: 1) Google Reader is a great invention. If there are a lot of blogs that you follow daily (besides mine, I mean) it really makes things easy for you. 2) Twitter does not make any sense to me, and I question the need to know what everyone is thinking at any given moment. No I don't have an account. 3) I still have a love/hate relationship with facebook. Last night I went through and "defriended" people that I don't ever talk to, won't ever need to talk to (aka, I kept some for networking purposes), or met one night that I barely remember. I have only ever defriended ex boyfriends, which is one of those "it seemed like a good idea at the time" ideas, but it always makes something in the future awkward. Defriending people you don't even know is so much easier, and I recommend it.

I've been downloading a lot of music lately, and finding some great things. Started listening to Regina Spektor, who has a very quirky thing going on that I love. It kills me how much music there is out there, and how easy it is to find/get. If you have anything to share with me pleaseeee do.

I start teaching again next week. Then only three months of teaching! I can't believe how fast timing is flying by. Yet at the same time, time here moves so  s l o w l y. It's like island time, only slower. Once I start teaching and people I know are back in Can Tho, I will be thankful for this. This week it's been killing me though. I miss having annoying conversations and repeating the same things over and over again. In front of where I live there are always a handful of xe om (motorbike) drivers and whenever I walk outside they all try to flag me down, which happens at least once a day since I have to walk across the street to go to the market. None of them ever speak english, but I had a great conversation yesterday...

(driver) "Alo! How are you!?"

(me) "Good! How are you?"

Silence.

(driver) "I love you!"

Ah Vietnam, the land where I am loved, and definitely needed for English teaching purposes. 

Jo took this picture out of her apartment window and sent it to me the other day. I always hated winter, but this makes me miss things a lot. New appreciation for the change of seasons.