Green Bee-eater

A quick update while I take a break from the madness that is 'Songkran.' It seems to be the Thai New Year, or something? All I see is a nationwide water fight that lasts 3 days and enlists 60 million residents of this whacky country. The point is that no holiday in the history of mankind comes close to the joy of Songkran, its just that sanook.

I have seen a couple species of Bee-eaters while in Thailand, my first being the Green Bee-eater. I was absolutley thrilled seeing one just outside Bangkok, yup, in my rice paddy. Two actually, maybe in love, maybe not, either way its a one way road and a depressing one. If I could give the happy couple any advice it would be bitter, I just hope they use protection.

I must still be a little sloshed from last night, so I googled a pretty picture. Happy Songkran to all and to all a goodnight.

Unrelated to Bird Watching Entry I

I cut my own hair. It is cheap to do and you get what you want. It doesn't have to be perfect for those of us deemed 'disheveled' by a exceedingly boring business class society. "If you have a beard you are man." I make my students say this at the beginning of every class before manipulating them into worship even more.

Now through the mirror my perception of my hair cut isn't quite accurate. Being a narcissist that goes for that 'I don't care but I secretly do' look I sometimes, in fact don't care, and always end up winging the cutting-of-the-back-of-my-hair process. I kind of feel it out with my hands, cut, and repeat.

So when I stumble upon ridiculous Facebook photos of my disproportioned haircuts (but damn good looking on the sides and front) I am happy. I don't own 2 mirrors, but I could easily buy a backup. But I haven't.

I also should post that I had to kill a young cobra a few days ago that wanted to battle me on the street. I love all animals but can't risk it killing my dogs. I have a picture of the kill and will post it sometime, I just wish I had more fucking hair-gel the day I took it.

Update: The 'mother' cobra was spotted in my yard days later. No joke, fuck me.