A Chat With Marie • 3/14/2001Automatic Message: MJavins Joined Chat Room
Webmaster JG: Marie's here! Did you bring the rat on a stick? Automatic Message: Susan Joined Chat Room Webmaster JG: Hi, Susan -- where are you from? Susan: I'm from Georgia, about 50 miles from Atlanta. MJavins: I have some in my bag, but I don't know if I can eat it. Automatic Message: RICH! Joined Chat Room Automatic Message: Alex Morrissey Joined Chat Room MJavins: Susan, are you the Susan who is jealous? Automatic Message: LaMom Joined Chat Room MJavins: Hi Alex! Susan: Yes! That's me. Insanely jealous. Alex Morrissey:
Hey Marie, I got the post card this weekend, thanks RICH!:
Glad to see that you're maintaining the grumpy persona you "created" for your diary!:) Bucce:
Hello Automatic Message: Benjamin Russell Joined Chat Room MJavins:
Susan, you have an awesome souvenir on its way to you. But I think it will take about three months! Webmaster JG: Hey, Mr. Tha Bucce! Alex Morrissey:
Hey Steve. Bucce:
That's me. Nice chatroom you have here, JG MJavins:
Ask Benjamin Russell-- he got some good souvenirs too. Automatic Message: Mike Joined Chat Room RICH!:
Your most recent photo looks as if you've lost weight... Susan:
Cool! I can't wait. But then, I guess I'll have to, won't I? Three months? MJavins:
Richard-- created the persona?? That's the real me! Bucce:
Marie: David, Don, Cat and Brian are bowling right now. they send their hellos and regrets for not showing up MJavins:
Susan, I sent it seamail to my mom along with other packages. But I sent it from Singapore so it is sure to get there. RICH!:
Where EXACTLY are you communicating from? Alex Morrissey:
Som how's your budget? Your back (from the heavy pack) and your hair color Susan:
It isn't rat-on-a-stick, is it? MJavins:
I'm in a Bangkok internet place, filled with schoolkids in uniform. They're playing games to learn English. Bucce:
hey Marie--did you get the Fed Ex? Benjamin Russell:
Yeah, the message that said you were so far over budget was quite a blow for this early on, I bet. MJavins:
Alex, my budget is a is disaster. MJavins:
Steve- the Fedex is in Customs, acc. to Fedex.com. Webmaster JG:Marie -- don't suppose you've got a webcam there... Automatic Message: laMom Joined Chat Room MJavins:
Susan-- don't worry! No rat on a stick in your souvenir. Alex Morrissey:
Sorry to hear that. If your destitute when you return, you can crash on my couch Bucce:
Damn! Will you be able to get it? Susan:
Thank goodness! MJavins:
JG-- not a chance of a webcam. Even the iMac cafe went out of business. I'm on a, gasp, PC. Automatic Message: Seth Hurley Joined Chat Room RICH!:
Steve, you're not sending her work , are you? Bucce:
Rich: No, SHAMPOO MJavins:
Steve is sending me luxury products that I left behind with a "please send me in Bangkok when I run out" note. Hair stuff, etc. MJavins:
All kinds of oil-free stuff you just can't get here. Pathetic, aren't I? Automatic Message: LaMom again Joined Chat Room Alex Morrissey:
Your such a girl. MJavins:
I'm stlil a blonde. Have had some luck with nice places to get changes in hair color. Webmaster JG: So has it been easier or harder than you thought, so far? Benjamin Russell:
What, they didn't have complimentary shampoo at the dead, vacant hotel? for shame... RICH!:
Marie has to make herself look good to Wow the natives. MJavins:
So far it hasn't been as tough as I expected. Not that it hasn't had some unbelievably hard days of sitting on cockroach infested ferries. Bucce:
Cockroaches are a good source of protien MJavins:
The dead, vacant hotel was pretty funny. The locals must've thought I was insane, showing up there. Susan:
I curious, you're living out of one pack, right? What did you take and what did you leave behind? MJavins:
I have had a real streak of absurd transportation lately... Alex Morrissey:
Yeah, how many pairs of socks? MJavins:
Most of my pack isn't even filled with clothes, but with emergency medical supplies, cold-weather gear for Russian that I haven't even looked at. Two pairs of socks and I only wea them on overnight buses. Webmaster JG: re: the hotel -- I was wondering what those guys were doing sitting there all day...? Alex Morrissey:
What's the biggest thing you miss? And you can't say Don Hudson MJavins:
I brought a few things I haven't needed yet. Shoes, for example. It's been sandals since I left Chicago. Shoes are actually quite heavy. MJavins:
JG- people over here do a lot of sitting around, smoking and chatting. It's really different than work-prone NYC, that's for sure. For a freelancer who works non-stop, it's a real culture shock! MJavins:
Alex, I miss my apartment. Which, sadly, is gone forever. Webmaster JG: Ready to move any of these places permanently? Dili, perhaps? :) MJavins:
Alex, I also miss spontaneous lunches with other freelancers, who procrastinate like I do. LaMom again:
Hi, Marie. Mom here. MJavins:
JG- I have to confess to having a certain amount of inclination to move to Dili to try to make a difference. Mom, you didn't read that. Webmaster JG: Mom, you worried? Ready to hop on a plane yet? Webmaster JG: Perhaps Marvel will pay you to protect their licenses. LaMom again:
I'm not used to chat. Got a dead screen twice. LaMom again:
But yes, I worry. MJavins:
Perhaps Marvel will pay me to not come back! Benjamin Russell:
You mention every so often that people must see you as a crazed tourista. Do you actually feel like/think of yourself as a tourist? Bucce:
Marvel pay? MJavins:
Mom's on an AOL access number stlil, right? Or you on the cable modem? Alex Morrissey:
Oh yeah, what actually happened with Marvel at the end Marie Seth Hurley:
JG- in Indonesia, it would be Marval. Lkie Reebock, ADIDADAS, etc. MJavins:
Alex- Marvel is still paying, right? LaMom again:
I'm on cable modem. Bucce:
Have you been tempted to eat the rat-on-a-stick? Automatic Message: mike Joined Chat Room Alex Morrissey:
Benjamin, I would think the giant pack dwarfing her would be a give away for her being a tourist. LaMom again:
What day is it there, Marie? MJavins:
BR-- I am SOOO a tourist. Some places (like Sumatra and Sumbawa), I am the only westerner in sight! There's absolutely NO hiding it. Alex is right on there. Bucce:
The blonde hair, too Alex Morrissey:
What, your boss offered you a chance to give it to him and you passed? MJavins:
Here in Bangkok it is Thursday at 9: a.m., and my FedEx of my tax returns is still not here. Benjamin Russell:
Alex: A traveller, and explorer... I feel that tourist is more about attitude towards what you're seeing and why you've visiting it. Susan:
I agree completely, Benjamin. I think of Marie as a traveler, not a tourist. MJavins:
Oh the old traveller vs tourist thing. I shall have to rant on that in an installment. Benjamin Russell:
Okay, then... i can wait. Alex Morrissey:
Marie is intrepid to say the least, weather it be Asia or Alphabet City MJavins:
SB: NO I shall NEVER eat rat-on-a-stick. I couldn't. Webmaster JG: So has it been difficult to keep up the entries? I'm amazed that there's ready internet access in this many parts of the world. LaMom again:
Did you get the envelope I sent you from the bank? Automatic Message: rtokar Joined Chat Room Bucce:
Hi Rob Webmaster JG: Hey, Rob! Long time no see! MJavins:
All right, I guess I'll just say it. The traveller vs. tourist thing is a crutch for tougher tourists who don't want to be associated with package tourists. MJavins:
Hi Rob! Yes, Mom, I got the envelope. It's all I've gotten so far! Easy to get it from American Express. Benjamin Russell:
So a name-only thing, then... no discernable difference except for one is about pride? MJavins:
Yeah, has it been difficult to keep up? I feel like I'm slack on writing! Bucce:
Hi RobI like to think of Marie as a "Quester" RTokar:
Hi, Marie. I saw the photo on your home page. Stop letting all those foreigners grope you -- the New Yorkers will get jealous MJavins:
I'm a tourist. I admit it. Bucce:
Nothing to be ashamed of Webmaster JG: I like to think of Marie as "nuts". She is them, and she must have them... MJavins:
That was funny, every bus tout kindly offered to take a photo with me and then they all started grabbing! I had to put my foot down. Susan:
But surely you've earned the 'tough' part. MJavins:
'Nuts" Javins, they call me. At least in Indonesia. LaMom again:
Better to be a tourist than stuck at home. Webmaster JG: You seemed remarkably calm in the photo. MJavins:
Maybe. It's easier to do laundry at home. Seth Hurley:
Marie-same thing happend to me in China. 23 photo op's in 5 days! MJavins:
in the "grope" photo, they were not actually creepy. They were laughing about it. They all told me about their wives. Bucce:
JG: Marie likes the attention Benjamin Russell:
Heymister Nuts Javins Automatic Message: Dunno Joined Chat Room RICH!:
So, Mom, did Marie get the travelling bug from you? MJavins:
Seth-- did anyone ask you for your autograph in China? MJavins:
I hear it's common in distant regions. Benjamin Russell:
Seth has some brilliant stories about that, actually... MJavins:
Yeah, mom, where did this travel bug come from? LaMom again:
I don't think so, Rich. I don't travel far like she does. Seth Hurley:
no, I was in Beijing. Lots of photos with all the rural tourists tho. MJavins:
I sure didn't get it from my dad! Seth Hurley:
Posing with the naked babies and all LaMom again: From your great-aunt maybe? Dunno: hello marie MJavins: I blame Marvel. Too many years of servitude, too many deadlines. I see Dunno has joined us. Dunno is a doberman. RTokar: Was her name "nuts", too? MJavins: Ruff! MJavins: Great-aunt Doats-- she was a model and actress once, not exactly "Nuts." LaMom again: When you were little, Marie, we travelled around Rosemont, you in a stroller. I have photos. :-) MJavins: Is Susan still here? Mom, I sent you Susan's souvenir in a box with other stuff. Can you forward? LaMom again: And we travelled by car a lot - to some strange places, like to visit your dad's relatives! Susan: Yep, I'm here. Just listening. LaMom again: Sure, I will forward RTokar: You should do a reunion tour of Rosemont, Marie.. MJavins: So, let me tell you about the trip from Jakarta to here. RTokar: ...Preferably in the same stroller. Alex Morrissey: Well Marie, I need to get going, I have to get up early. have a great time, be safe and thanks again got the postcard.! MJavins: Ship from Jakarta to Singapore sold out until March 15. So...
bye, Alex! RICH!: Yeah, but look what happened to me, Marie. I quit Marvel UK when I got fed up... and decided to travel the world... and now I work for... Marvel US. Automatic Message: Dunno Logged Off MJavins: I had to take a 36 hour bus ride into the thicks of Sumatra... Automatic Message: Alex Morrissey Logged Off MJavins: ...then a 5 hour bus to the port, from there a four hour boat to Batam, then a 45 minute ferry to Singapore. LaMom again: 36 hours on a bus! Sounds awful. MJavins: An all-day train to Butterworth, where they told me the train had been flooded. Benjamin Russell: Oh, so not just "rat on a stick" but Giant Rats of Sumatra on a stick... Automatic Message: mike Joined Chat Room Seth Hurley:
my god.... MJavins: I took a ferry to Penang, a minibus up to Thailand... Automatic Message: Dunno Joined Chat Room MJavins: ...then went with several other farang (foreigners) to the train station in Hat Yai... Benjamin Russell: {note to self: Hit "clear Form" button..} MJavins: ...where they said there had been a train accident (perhaps involving a flood?)... Automatic Message: Dunno Joined Chat Room MJavins: ...so the other farang and I hopped on an uncomfortable overnight bus to Bangkok, and the only food around was doughnuts! MJavins: ...I am in Bangkok, but very tired and I keep making mistakes! Going the wrong way on the Skytrain et al. RTokar: mmm, doughnuts. Are they speaking
english in these places MJavins:
And that is why I now offer these sage words of wisdom: LaMom again: You are meeting up with friends soon? MJavins: English, along with a lot of sign language and jumping up and down. Dunno:
I am stealing Pannah II leftovers Automatic Message: mjavins Joined Chat Room Seth Hurley: "okay"
"Coca- Cola" MJavins: Mom- I am joining with my UK girlfriends on Monday for my holiday in Cambodia. Dunno:
i see u r meeting interesting men MJavins: Doby- I am jealous of Panna II leftovers. MJavins: Seth-- you forget "hellomister." Benjamin Russell: Webmaster: so, just out of curiosity,
why Active Images instead of the
built-in Delphi forum chat? RTokar: wasn't that a Camper Van Beethoven song? Seth Hurley: Holiday in Cambodia!
Alert Jello Biafra. MJavins: doby-- yes, I guess you just spotted the lovely bus tout shot. Dunno:
haha yes! MJavins: Seth-- What? I made that up. MJavins: kidding. Webmaster JG:11
Benjamin -- I didn't know Delphi had a chat. I'd been wanting to try installing this anyways. Seth Hurley: Hell Hello. Automatic Message: strest Joined Chat Room Dunno:
did u get my voice mail? MJavins: Seth-- I have to confess to already having used the Holiday in Cambodia reference once before. that's why I can't title this year's piece HIC. strest: Marie are you here?? Sorry I'm late! RICH!: Benjamin - JG is a one-man Delphi. Webmaster JG:12
Jump in the water and you can call it "Swimming to..." Seth Hurley: Marie- you'd have been a fool not to use it MJavins: doby-- yes, I got voice mail. MJavins: Jeff runs a website that I used to maintain at www.museumoflove.com, but now he does it all by his lonesome! If you are a fan of outsider Captain America art, check it out. Benjamin Russell: Is it really a holiday when you're unemployed and no longer have an apartment? Dunno:
dont call marie a fool i will come kill u MJavins: BR- good point. When does my "holiday" just become my life? What will I do when I go home? Can I go home? LaMom again: I just read one of Bill Bryson's books, Marie. It was good but I think you write better. strest: i miraculously haven't damaged the site yet. It's South by Southwest time here so it's a little crazy. Bucce: BR: THAT'S a great question! MJavins: All rather existential. I don't expect anyone to literally answer that. RICH!: It's a holiday anywhere it's not raining! strest: i see interplanetary travel in your future. Dunno:
marie where r in the world r u? RICH!:
Bill Bryson is actually GRUMPIER than Marie! LaMom again:
I agree, Rich. Webmaster JG: Bill probably doesn't get hit on as much. Dunno:
is tex & the horseheads in s sw? Automatic Message: mjavins Joined Chat Room Benjamin Russell:
www.mariesinterplanetarytour.com -- reserve the domain name now, JG! Bucce:
Marie: Mi casa es su casa strest:
i haven't seen Tex in the listings but they might be.. with 900 bands it's hard to tell. MJavins:
RE: Bill Bryson, I just got booted off but now I'm back to say that my friend Polly read "A Walk in the Woods" and she said it just made her want to smack the writer!! Dunno:
yah check her hout problayb tex and the tj hookers MJavins:
Thanks STeve! Every time you say that I think "thank god!" Because I am casa-less. Dunno:
i saw miss crimson sweet yesterday Webmaster JG: Cat isn't here to object, tho... LaMom again:
Marie, you can live here... unless we move to the Chesapeake Bay, in which case we'll make room for you there. Benjamin Russell:
Who would object to a world-weary traveller with scant shampoo and no change of clothes showing up one one's doorstep? Pshaw... MJavins:
Cat will let me stay, as soon as I offer to help with the baby! Bucce:
Marie: Have you found the pig yet? Benjamin Russell:
Is there a story behind the pig? The pig really caught my attention too, Steve... MJavins:
I am sad to report that Suzy the pig went missing on the Direct Kiwi. But the Estonian cook did make an excellent batch of bacon a week later. Dunno:
marie where in the world r u? MJavins:
The pig is a FAQ, BR. Bucce:
Coincidence? I think not MJavins:
Dunno, I'm in Bangkok. Benjamin Russell:
Yeh, I believe it. Bucce:
is "FAQ" a cuss-word in Thailand? Seth Hurley:
ohhhhh, Bangkok. Dunno:
jackie is getting back together with
dude wheres my car dude MJavins:
Funny you should mention swearing Steve... Seth Hurley:
Bruce-only in Singapore. ;) MJavins:
In rural Indonesia, where people see videos from Hollywood but have no real grasp of English... Dunno:
this thing is giving me a haeadayc LaMom again:
Your sister Lynn still has the pig. I have photos. :-) MJavins:
...everyone uses the most foul swearing in everyday language! They assume it's proper English. Dunno:
pig? MJavins:
Mom has blown my cover! I never brought Suzy with me, she is safely living in the dog house in my sister's front yard! Bucce:
That's FAQ-ing awesome! Benjamin Russell:
For example... Dunno:
haha thats funny Webmaster JG: Dunno -- you can re-enter, and put a longer refresh delay, or put a zero and it will only refresh when you hit the "See new messages" button. Bucce:
sorry, everyone. couldn't resist Dunno:
i am hanging with people from spain Dunno:
y didn't u use AIM chat? this sux
MJavins:
BR: For example, the f***ing hotel is nicer than the other f**ing hotel. In totally mundane conversation. strest:
i'm going to spain so people from spain can hang with me.. LaMom again:
If you have taken the pig as your spirit guide, she is always with you. Dunno:
haha thats funny marie
Dunno:
they r blowing shit up in spain Benjamin Russell:
That's truly amusing... I guess I'm surprised that the English is good enough to pull the vulgarity accurately (parts of speech wise) out of film dialogue. MJavins:
Spain? What about Indonesia? THey're killing each other there. strest:
they like pyrotechnics LaMom again:
Marie, didn't we live in a neighborhood where that sort of language was everyday? Dunno:
marie i.m. me at DobyHasFun i can't take this by Seth Hurley:
"I went to Indonesia and all I got was this blood-stained t-shirt." MJavins:
Bye Doby. Automatic Message: Susan Joined Chat Room Bucce:
Doby no like chat? MJavins:
Mom, yeah, now like foul language is new to me, but it is used in the most inappropriate way by people who don't understand it's meaning. RTokar:
this chat's separating the tourists from the traveler Bucce:
ha Benjamin Russell:
*snort!* Webmaster JG: good one MJavins:
So is anyone out there up to date on my trip? MJavins:
Does anyone have a favorite bit? Webmaster JG: Marie -- sounds like Stone (my 2yr old) Bucce:
I like the part about Long Beach strest:
i was scared to death when I thought you were going to try to cross that land border to W. Timor MJavins:
Stone doesn't talk like that does he!!?? Webmaster JG: Bucce, you're so vain. LaMom again:
The Dili episodes were exciting but they made me anxious. MJavins:
Steve-- I can't believe how bad that CHinese restaurant was in LB! Worst food so far on the trip! Seth Hurley:
I like all of it. I can't wait to travel again this summer. Bucce:
JG: Isn't this chat about ME? Webmaster JG: No, actually whenever he hears Star or I swear, he pauses and says "I no say that." He's such a good boy. :) Bucce:
JG: Isn't this chat about ME? MJavins:
To be honest, I totally REGRET not crossing the Timor land border. Webmaster JG: So, Bucce, do you reccommend RGB or CMYK mode? Bucce:
sorry, didn't mean to send that bad joke twice LaMom again:
I am SO GLAD you did not try to cross that border. Benjamin Russell:
I've been amused and sort of interested in how often you seem to grab sleep when you're in transit... The whole thing must be exhausting to keep you from peering at every new landscape. Bucce:
Should have ordered the rat on a stick in long beach MJavins:
RGB? CMYK? Aaaarrrrgggh!!! Susan:
I'm glad you didn't cross that border. That whole thing was making me a little nervous. Webmaster JG: I think you made the right choice about Timor -- machetes, remember? Susan: Be safe! RICH!: Hunter's favorite: "Mummy, SH*T" is a bad word." Bucce: JG: I like both RGB and CMYK, depending on the project.
Webmaster JG: I can't believe you can sleep in these random buses full of locals and cockroaches. And local cockroaches. MJavins: JG, if I don't sleep with the cockroaches, I have to look at them! RICH!: All this talk of rat on a stick is making me hungry for some KFC Webmaster JG: And then you really appreciate home, right? Seth Hurley: and wrestle them Webmaster JG: What happens if you don't sleep with the locals? Benjamin Russell: Yeh, I just tried the whole scenery bit in October, and I ended up reading a lot. Part of the trouble is not being able to stop -- it may be beautiful, but then it's already obscured by shrubbery or something. MJavins: Richard, that's DISGUSTING!!! You should e-mail jbabcock and ask him to find my scan of the rat on a stick! It's on my hard drive, which he has. strest: local cockroaches are the friendliest Bucce: Would you say that cockroaches on the bus are travelers or tourists? RTokar: Parisian cockroaches are so rude, though MJavins: I guess if you don't sleep with the locals, you just don't sleep. every time I travel, I appreciate home. But then I go home and I get bored. Benjamin Russell: Well, it depends on what fare rate they're paying, doesn't it? Seth Hurley: I'd imagine they are locals. short commute and all MJavins: There's something more authentic, more real about the traveler cockroaches. Seth Hurley: but they all have Aussie accents...
Benjamin Russell: They're just tout cochroaches, traveling to get on a different bus. Webmaster JG: Except when it comes to carrying your bag, of course! (one of my fave bits) RTokar:
JG: are you keeping a record of this? Seth Hurley: a traveller, like Kenny Rogers, knows when to walk away and knows when to run. RICH!: Parisian cockroaches bathe once a week whether they need to or not! strest: you probably see the tourist roaches at the fancy schmancy hotels while the more interesting traveling roaches are at the hostels MJavins: BTW, internet access is going to be very expensive and rare from Sunday to Wednesday. So no one panic if I disappear into Cambodia for a bit. Susan: I've gotta scoot. It's getting late here. Thanks, Marie. This was fun. I hope you'll do it again. I'm really looking forward to my souvenir! Webmaster JG: Rob -- yeah, I'm gonna post it on the site for anyone who didn't come. MJavins: thanks Susan! Bye for now. Seth Hurley: Marie- man I miss haggling. I wanted to buy things just to haggle. strest: have you received any souvenir orders from total strangers yet? Automatic Message: Susan Logged Off MJavins: Seth- you are better at it than I am. I hate to haggle! I just walk away until I hear a price I like. MJavins: Jeff, yes, Susan was a total stranger, and so was Benjamin Russell! Cool, huh? Seth Hurley:
aw it's fun. strest: yeah! Benjamin Russell: I find it intensely difficult to haggle. It's not natural. Now, my father was in cameroon for many years, and he's a marketplace natural. he wants to haggle in department stores. MJavins: About this Cambodia bit: I met Harriet the Dutch woman, a very experienced traveler, who was also running around Indonesia solo. She said the overland trip from Angkor Wat to Bangkok was the WORST EVER. Bucce: Marie: I have to run now. Please email me about the Fed Ex! Be safe!!! Bucce: Bye, all! MJavins: Bye Steve! RTokar:
Was the overland trip worse than the chinese food in LB? Benjamin Russell:
Worst how? Length? Endurance? Price? Combination thereof? MJavins:
BR- worst in pure physical discomfort... MJavins:
(Rob, nothing is as bad as that restaurant in LB) MJavins:
... I am supposed to take a minibus or train to the Thai border... MJavins:
... after taking my malaria meds, naturally, as Cambodia is a malaria zone... Webmaster JG: Ben -- were you the one who received Marie's package in the middle of a family party? Seth Hurley:
Thai border too...? MJavins:
... I cross the border on foot, showing the guards my World Health Organization card, that says I have a cholera vaccine, which I don't because they're useless... but if I don't show it, there's a bribe involved... Benjamin Russell:
JG: That was me. MJavins:
... then I hop in the back of the waiting pickup truck of my choice, or pay a bit more to site in the cab and not get sunburned to where i resemble rat-on-a-stick... Webmaster JG: I loved that post. Webmaster JG: How did you find the site? MJavins:
...then it is a 7 hour journey over a non-road, potholes within potholes, where you keep thinking, my god, it would be easier to drive OFF the road, but then you remember all the warning signs about land mines. MJavins:
is BR a Warren diversion? Webmaster JG: Marie - you know this, and yet you are going anyway? Marvel must have really f**cked you up... Benjamin Russell:
JG: Cheers. i have yet to get any other total strangers to sign up, despite my regular telling of my "random care package" anecdote. I'm a regular on the Ellis forum, and I followed his pointer. Seth Hurley:
BR and I are both Ellis diversions strest:
hopefully at some point you can enact by "no more than half a day on a bus" rule MJavins:
Seth, yes Thai-Cambodia border is malaria zone. But it's the only malaria zone in Thailand. Seth Hurley:
jeez, I got malaria shots when I went to Bali. MJavins:
JG-- all in all I'd sooner fly. I did last year-- it was a comfortable hour on a Bangkok Airways jet. YES, I regret my no-fly rule. Webmaster JG: I've gotta step out for a moment and grab some grub, if anyone wonders why I don't respond. LaMom again:
The state department website warns about Cambodia land mines. MJavins:
Malaria shots??? THere's such thing as malaria shots?? Sure that wasn't gamma globulin for Hep A? Seth Hurley:
what you need to watch out for are the malaria-infected land mines strest:
don't wanna use that second lifeline too early in the game.. MJavins:
Jeff, exactly. But it would be sooooo easy... Seth Hurley:
oh, yep. those were Hep shots. i just recall a blur of pills and needles. a typical Friday. MJavins:
In Cambodia, I am a total tourist. NEVER ever stray off the beaten path. Occasional cows do, and they just end up stew, not even steak. RTokar:
That's a new way for you to get a cow on your wall, MJ. MJavins:
Ewww... Rob! I could just put up a piece of canvas near a cow in a deserted field and wait a while. Automatic Message: Rich! Joined Chat Room strest:
are your cows in storage? RTokar:
Did you say how long you'll be in Cambodia? MJavins:
Yes, cows are in storage along with entire life. MJavins:
I will be in Cambodia from Sunday night until around... Friday a.m. Then on to Saigon on an uncomfortable pothole filled road. But at least it's a minibus, not a pickup truck. Automatic Message: MikeTomasulo Joined Chat Room RICH!:
Ben : "Cheers"? Are you from blighty? MJavins:
But in Cambodia it is only Angkor Wat with bad internet. There is good, internet in Phnom Penh. MJavins: Ben has probably just spent toomuch time on the Warren Ellis Forum! Seth Hurley: Saigon is supposed to be beautiful. my brother was there for New Years MJavins: Hello Mike Tomasulo. MJavins: Seth: beautiful? That's not what I'd call it. But it certainly has a lot of motorbikes, and some of them are attractive. Benjamin Russell: Rich: Nein. Just affected. I spent a year in Jolly Olde and it affected my speech patterns and slang immensely. Mike Tomasulo: Hi Marie! I'm trying to catch up. Seth Hurley: sorry, meant Vietnam. Saigon is like any other city. MJavins: Seth-- ah, you're right. Vietnam is a stunner. Amazing country to visit. Saigon-- nice for getting on planes and trains, and for buying luxuries. THat's about it. LaMom again: Marie, the other Marie couldn't find the chat or she'd be here. I saw a post from her on the Forum just now. Also MurphyDawg had the same problem. Seth Hurley: one of the places I'd like to hit this summer. MJavins: I'm repeating myself here-- don't know how many of you read SE Asia on a Hamstring last year, but until I get to Hanoi, it's repeat, repeat, repeat. THat's why it's good that two of my friends are joining me for the Cambodia/Nam route. fresh eyes! LaMom again: I posted an answer to them but don't know if they'll see it. MJavins: I have to confess I couldn't find the chat either. Did you hvae to quit IE or Netscape and refresh or something? LaMom again: No, just clicked the link. Seth Hurley: I think some people thought it might have been a Delphi chat.
I did at first. MJavins: I couldn't find a link! From the website or the forum? LaMom again: I could nag the webmaster about the value of underlining links. MJavins: I think you just did. He'll read this transcript when he's done chowing. LaMom again: It's on the first paragraph of the site. Benjamin Russell: I had to refresh the page for the link yo show up. And there it was! Tres magical. RICH!: Go easy on JG. Marie's paying him with Rat-on-Sticks! LaMom again: Actually it says Click here to enter the chat room so if your screen is fresh, you can find it. MJavins: I can't make this thing refresh. If only I were on Netscape!! And on my own computer. Cybercafe's systems are locked up pretty tight. Webmaster JG: Ah, got back just in time, I see... MJavins: Yeah, JG, how many rats-on-sticks do I owe you? Webmaster JG: Oh, I see - if you had just been there, you got the cached page. Webmaster JG: No, just bring me back a "boobly-oobly"!
Mike Tomasulo: Hi again Marie. MJavins: Does anyone know how I empty the cache on IE? I'm a Netscape gal. MJavins: JG- what's a boobly-oobly? RICH!: WHAT is a boobly oobly? Webmaster JG: I think "shift-reload" will load the page from the server on IE as well as NS. Mike Tomasulo: Tools-> Inet options -> delete files. MJavins: Mike-- I LOOOOVE sticky rice. In green chicken curry. And mango and sticky rice dessert. I just had some last night and I am goingto have it every night until I get to Vietnam. Webmaster JG:13
You guys haven't seen "Swimming to Cambodia", then. It's a great Spaulding Gray monologue about shooting a movie over there. Webmaster JG:14
From the hookers with big tits "...for a little extra, you can get -- the 'Boobly-oobly!" MJavins: I haven't seen 'Swimming to Cambodia,' even though I meant to after last year's visit. Seth Hurley: JG- "the Killing Fields" MJavins: Hmmm... stillnot sure where to find this boobly oobly... maybe I'll ask a hooker if I see one. Webmaster JG:15
That's right! He has like one line in the movie. Seth Hurley:
awwww. MJavins:
Dammit, I knew I forgot something. I forgot to see the Killing Fields! RICH!:
Ah-haah! A Diddy W**k! Webmaster JG: Maybe when Marie gets to England, Rich... MJavins:
Maybe I can find the book. I recommend "First They Killed My Father." It's written by a survivor of the prison-camps in '75. Seth Hurley:
you gotta go to, er, Phat Pahg? for boobly oobly. sorry for the spelling. strest:
Marie ask a hooker a question like that and it might cost you some souvineer money RTokar:
Is there an english language chat I can find somewhere? MJavins:
I'll use the extra I got from Benjamin Russell. MJavins:
Rob, just wave your hands around a lot and we'll understand. Seth Hurley:
Marie-if I send you $, can I ask that it be only used for interrogating prostitutes? RICH!:
ROB: Benny Hill! Monty Python! Seth Hurley:
none of that food and shelter nonsense. RTokar:
I think I get it. No, maybe I don't. RICH!:
Marie. D'you get the feeling you're surrounded by guys in a bar? MJavins:
Seth, okay, but first I have to find a prostitute. I'm notoriously bad at recognizing them, and spent hours in a brothel in Jakarta last year before catching on that it wasn't just a bar. RTokar:
Okay, you're a tourist. Seth Hurley:
heh MJavins:
I can't make this damn thing refresh. I can only suppose that Marie and Yancey (MurphyDawg) had thesame problem. strest:
if in doubt post photos and we'll determine if they're prostitutes RTokar:
THAT would be a great game. MJavins:
They all look like women on Avenue A on a normal Friday night. RTokar:
"Who's the Ho" Webmaster JG: I'll get right to work on it! Mike Tomasulo:
AmIHoOrAmINo? RTokar:
Even better. Seth Hurley:
All Your Ho's bel....never mind. strest:
Ho wants to be a millionaire RTokar:
hah MJavins:
Oh, that's the only address I know so I just e-mailed it to Marie... let's see if they make it. Mike Tomasulo:
Incidently amihooramino.com is available. Grab it while you can and beat a really dead meme into the ground. MJavins:
East Shore Man?? Webmaster JG: Mike -- isn't "meme" a dead meme? East Shore Man:
...as in new lover of Eastern Shore MJavins:
WHere is MurphyDawg? RTokar:
I've gotta go. Watch out for mines, mimes and memes, Marie! Mike Tomasulo:
JG, Ye-es, now that you mention it, I suppose it is. strest:
hey marie have you noticed aapl stock is now worth almost as much as yahoo and amzn put together? MJavins:
Bye Rob! Automatic Message: rtokar Logged Off MJavins:
Jeff, I haven't been following Apple stock? Have I made money or is Yaho and Amazon just ridiculously low? strest:
the latter although i think aapl is ready to slowly start moving back up. strest:
might even get some tomorrow.. RICH!:
Gotta go, Marie. You go, girl! MJavins:
Bye Richard, thanks for everything! LaMom again:
My eyes are tired, Marie. Hope to hear from you soon. G'night! MJavins:
Finally! I opened up Netscape and now I can see our chat link. MJavins:
Good night Mom! Automatic Message: LaMom again Logged Off Mike Tomasulo:
It's get be past my bedtime.
Thanks for sharing your travels with us, Marie. I really love reading about them.
Have fun and be safe! MJavins:
I think our little chat is over, which is good because I have to go do my laundry!! MJavins:
And then I am going to get my fortune told, and then have a THai massage. Automatic Message: MikeTomasulo Logged Off MJavins:
Bye Mike. Webmaster JG: Thanks so much for your time, Marie! Have a good day. strest:
i told the people I work with today that i would probably be spending the evening in a chatroom with Marie and her family MJavins:
Virtual family. Seth Hurley:
Bye marie. strest:
well bedtime for me.. g'night Marie! hope to talk to you again soon. i'll tell you what kind of trouble daniel gets into at sxsw Automatic Message: mjavins Logged Off Benjamin Russell:
Take care of yourself, and stick to your guns. good luck, and safe travels. Benjamin Russell:
G'night.... morning, whatever... Automatic Message: Seth Hurley Logged Off strest:
uh oh we've lost her Automatic Message: Benjamin Russell Logged Off Webmaster JG: good night, everyone. Glad you could make it! Automatic Message: Webmaster JG Logged Off strest:
good night all Automatic Message: strest Logged Off
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