Seasoned Greetings!
Have a gander at the Christmas lights on Camp Humphreys to put you in the holiday spirit…
They actually look better than my photography skills demonstrate…
Even Anjeong-ri is making the effort…
Didn’t cook last night….
…..well, I did fix up some Brussels sprouts…
And Fitbit awarded me the NIle badge…
| Superb! |
| You’ve earned the Nile badge |
| By walking 4,132 miles, you’ve walked the length of longest river in the world and added a new badge to your stream of accomplishments! There’s no deNILEing how impressive that is.
|
And so I rewarded myself:
Nothing like a pedicure for tired aching feet…
Speaking of rewards…
I bought me these new hiking shoes…
…and sexy long underwear as Christmas presents to myself…
This morning when I woke up my computer was updating Windows software, so I had to busy myself without the assistance of the internets…
Regular readers will know what those ingredients add up to….
Yep, Aunt Pat’s Recipe World Famous Fruit Salad!
Damn computer was still not ready (upload 84% complete).
So, I got most of my packing done for my upcoming trip.
Still at 84%…damn…might as well commence walking! I planned a longish walk to Pyeongtaek city….
Damn, it was raining though…oh well, grabbed the umbrella and started walking. At least it wasn’t very cold out…
And beauty is where you find it, even in the rain.
Wound up walking almost 5 hours. That’s the longest I’ve done non-stop…felt it in my left foot this time…
So guess what? I get home after that long ass walk and my computer update was still at 84%! What the fuck? Turned it off and turned it back on again (contrary to instructions on the screen), but no result. Turned off and waited awhile, and when it rebooted, it still had the 84% screen. Shit.
Well, I went into a panic. It is Christmas Eve. No way it’s getting fixed before I leave on my trip. And I’ve got to have a computer when I travel. Smart phones just don’t cut it for me, especially in the PI where coverage is spotty at best.
Well, I rushed over to the PX and bought a new laptop. Merry Fucking Christmas to me!
First blog post on my new unit. I see no improvement in quality.
I’ll get the old laptop repaired when I return from vacation. I actually planned to take a new computer with me when I moved anyway. Electronics are pricey in the PI.
Alright, that’s where things stand on the night before Christmas.
I’ll come back tomorrow and wish y’all a very Merry Christmas. Now it’s time for the drinking portion of my day….
Well! Congrats on walking the length of the Nile! And I hope that pedicure filled your soul with bliss.
Merry Christmas!
Oh man, I do miss those rotisserie chickens! Merry Christmas, John!
now that you have received the Nile award, i have to ask, “would you walk a mile for a camel? ” merry xmas and peace( on earth) out!
I’d rather walk the Nile on a Camel…