Again, Thai politics never fail to amuse me. Here’s a report from The Nation: ‘Keep your nose out of our sign language’ A welfare group has called for hands off over how deaf people should describe politicians – in particular the prime minister – in sign language. Published on January 31, 2008 The Council of Disabled People of Thailand claimed yesterday any interference in the way deaf people communicate with their hands “would not be appropriate”. Council chairman Wiriya Namsiriphongphan was responding to queries from PPP members on the way deaf people referred to party leader and Prime Minister Samak...
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Remember last year? Well, I’m doing it again this year. Join me, movie freaks, at The Block at Orange on Saturday, February 23, for 12+ hours of this year’s Oscar Best Pictures nominees! Last year, the place was packed to the gill, so I plan to be at the theater early to camp out seats. More than likely, I’ll be by myself. Again. Who’s with me!?!...
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I didn’t get to to quite the housekeeping goal I dreamed up on Saturday morning. Nor did we see Cloverfield. Upon arriving at the theater, there was a sign that says, “Camera movement in Cloverfield may cause motion sickness.” And suddenly Brandon was reminded of how much he despises the shaky camera. The Shield and Bourne Ultimatum drove him bonkers. He completely forgot that Cloverfield was mostly “hand held”. Even with all the reviews we have read, we didn’t even think about that. So, we turned around and came home. Then the rain came and washed away all of my...
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The second giant storm is heading to the Southland. But today, we have a break. The sky is super blue and there are actually fluffy clouds out. Gorgeous. Our plan is to be outside for a bit, see Cloverfield, and get grocery. But my major goal for the weekend is cleaning my “den”. I started nesting sometime at the end of the day at work yesterday. My cubicle has looked like Kansas after a tornado for the past few months. I finally cleared things out. On Monday, I have to bust out the dusting cloth and 409 and REALLY clean...
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I should have known things were never going to be the same again after Hawaii. (Oh, and the photos are up. I haven’t organized them with tags or caption yet though.) This was our first REAL vacation together since we got married. The fact that we could (kind of) afford it and that we decided to leave town on somewhat of a whim was new. I think that decision might have sent out the disturbance into the universe and therefore screwing things up for everyone. Why did I say that? Here are some proofs: A few days before we left,...
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Aloha, gang. We’re back on the mainland. And today, we took a vacation from our vacation. We slept in, stayed in, and went out for our massages. Hmm…hot stone therapy. We had an overall great time. I wish I didn’t have to play the tour director the entire trip, but that is what you have when we have one really out of towner in the midst. Dad had a great time too, I hope. The Couch Monkey Adventures album is up and running. That alone should give you an idea from our trip. As I am still giving myself a...
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