Tuesday, October 04, 2005

thor and odin

...must've been in bangkok last night. and they must've been really, really pissed at each other.

we had one of the most amazing thunderstorms i have ever been in wrap itself around our apartment last night. for an hour or more it was all like, "flashflashflash" "boomrumblerumbleboom" "flashFLASHflashFLASH" "BOOMrumbleBOOMBOOMrumblerumblerumble", y'know?

being on the 34th floor when a massive tropical thunderstorm comes through is an experience i would like to offer tours for. as the storm passes thru, there is a period where you are literally surrounded by lightning - i turned off the lights last night and watched as the clouds right outside my windows light up with electricity in all four directions. the wind howled and the rain beat against the windows. it was a very elemental experience - fire in the lightning, air in the gale, water in the rain, and if i hadn't gone out and cut down the orchids we have growing in coconuts hanging on the balcony, we would've had earth as they were blown off and shattered the windows.

it was pretty cool...

Saturday, October 01, 2005

what is this feeling?

i've been feeling this funny sensation over the last few weeks.

its like a mildly unpleasant tingly feeling throughout my body. i haven't felt it for two years.

it's stress. work-related stress.

the last two years of soft-swingy hammock time i never had it - had no reason to. but now i am the man at the coalface, it's back... i think i'm less equipped to deal with it than i was two years ago too - i thought i'd become this relaxed and calm buddha machine capable of flowing through the gaps of comfy softness in life, but no - i just felt no stress 'cos i had nothing to be stressed about. yappari, when the causes of stress are there, it hits me over the back of the head with its big old stress stick - and maybe even more than it used to 'cos my immunity levels are down from not being exposed to it for so long.

i wonder if i can get a shot to build up my anti-stress antibodies?