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SEPTEMBER 2, 2008 @ 12:07 PM | 39 COMMENTS



ps. this is jadakiss. ever seen a dog cuter than him? didn't think so. jadakiss will be 4 on september 27th!

this happened a couple of years ago and i feel like it needs to be posted again. i'm bored at my parents in connecticut, we all know how boring connecticut gets, so i'm going through old blogs and laughing my ass off.

my bf and i made this song once. enjoy.

stripedphoenix: i will pee on your face
stripedphoenix: i will pee anyplace
stripedphoenix: i will pee on a chair
stripedphoenix: i will pee in the air
stripedphoenix: i will pee on the floor
stripedphoenix: i will pee on your door
stripedphoenix: i will pee everywhere
stripedphoenix: i will pee in your hair
Exstasia: i will pee in your shoe
Exstasia: i will pee in your food
Exstasia: i will pee on your arm
Exstasia: i will pee until i set off your car alarm
stripedphoenix: i will pee in your pants
stripedphoenix: i will pee on some ants
Exstasia: i will pee on your neck
Exstasia: i will pee on your deck
Exstasia: i will pee in your eye
Exstasia: i will pee to the sky!
stripedphoenix: i will pee on a goat
stripedphoenix: i will pee in your moat
Exstasia: i will pee down your throat
stripedphoenix: i will pee down your shirt
stripedphoenix: i will pee as i flirt
Exstasia: i will pee on your cheek
Exstasia: i will pee as you speak
stripedphoenix: i will pee on your teeth
stripedphoenix: i will pee
stripedphoenix: on some beef
Exstasia: i will pee in your ear
Exstasia: i will pee
Exstasia: and then CHEER
stripedphoenix: i will pee on your car
stripedphoenix: i will pee
stripedphoenix: near and far
Exstasia: i will pee on the ground
Exstasia: i will pee
Exstasia: and make sounds
stripedphoenix: i will pee on your computer
stripedphoenix: i will pee
stripedphoenix: on a commuter
Exstasia: i will pee on a train
Exstasia: i will pee in the rain
Exstasia: i will pee in your pocket
Exstasia: i will pee like a rocket
stripedphoenix: i will pee on a soldier
stripedphoenix: i will pee while i get older
stripedphoenix: i will pee on a bet
stripedphoenix: i will pee
stripedphoenix: on the internet
Exstasia: i will pee in your ber
Exstasia: beer
Exstasia: i will pee
Exstasia: you will fear
stripedphoenix: i will pee on instant messenger
stripedphoenix: i will pee on your girlfriend
stripedphoenix: then instant message her
i will pee on your head
i will pee on wonderbread

Exstasia: pumpkin spice
Exstasia: all day long
Exstasia: pumpkin spice
Exstasia: while i sing this song
stripedphoenix: pumpkin spice
stripedphoenix: you can't go wrong
stripedphoenix: oh pumpkin spice
stripedphoenix: for you i long
Exstasia: pumpkin spice
Exstasia: better than a bong
stripedphoenix: pumpkin spice
Exstasia: pumpkin spice
stripedphoenix: better than a dong
Exstasia: even in a sarong
stripedphoenix: pumpkin spice
stripedphoenix: even in a throng
stripedphoenix: or a thong
stripedphoenix: pumpkin spice
stripedphoenix: in my dog's kong
Exstasia: pumpkin spice
Exstasia: make me say
Exstasia: zong
stripedphoenix: pumpkin spice
stripedphoenix: eat with a tong
Exstasia: pumpkin spice
Exstasia: you can't go wrong
stripedphoenix: i did that one already
Exstasia: oh.

now i'm going to do a survey.

Five Things You May Not Know About My Time In School Are:

1. i missed one out of 5 days my last year of high school. most of those days i was probably stoned...actually, i was stoned the days i was there, too. i got a 32 on my ACTs though, bitches. i made out alright.
2. most of my courses senior year were AP courses. and i did them stoned.
3. i started college as a journalism major, switched to apparel merchandising, switched to criminal justice, and then settled down with psychology. i graduated with a degree in psychological and brain sciences
4. bloomington, indiana is a fucking AMAZING place and i would probably still be living there if I didn't move to Israel.
5. while living in indiana i ran an internet startup, worked at hot toipc, at an inpatient mental health center, and at the kinsey institute.

Five Things You May Not Know About the Job (Jobs) I Have (Or Had) Are:

1.i guess i just talked about that above. i have also worked at the gap and at arden b. THAT was fun.
2. i used to be a florist
3. for quite some time i cut glass and made picture frames. then they were sold for lots and lots of money at expensive picture/painting stores. i cut my hands often.
4. i worked in real estate for a few weeks and then quit when i realized how much it blows. it blows... a LOT.
5. i'm naked on the internet. shocked

Five Things You May Not Know About What I Do In A Typical Day Are:

1. apply for lots of jobs
2. cook
3. obsessively clean my teeth. you know.. brush, floss, mouthwash.
4. check lots of websites obsessively. especially email.
5. try to take my dog for long walks and usually fail. he just likes to do his thing and come back inside. i don't blame him.

Five Things You May Not Know About My Online Life Are:

1. i was a member on SG for a while before i applied
2. i work for chacha, sometimes. i hate it. but i don't have a job.
3. i know i can always find what i want on ebay. sometimes on ebay when i don't win i email the seller and offer more money. i think that's against the rules.
4. i check people's away messages i don't even talk to anymore
5. i use the internet for lots of things... getting news, looking for/applying for jobs, finding recipes to make dinner

Five Things You May Not Know About My Home Life Are:

1. i live in jerusalem, in what technically is labeled as "occupied territory." on a clear day i can see Jordan from my street.
2.i feed feral kittens, and my neighbors don't like it.
3. i live with an incredibly loud call to prayer being played, 5 times a day, from the surrounding arab villages. it is LOUD. very loud.
4. most of my apartment is furnished by IKEA. everything is IKEA except for the dog and the man. and me, of course.
5. i would really love to live on a farm and not in a city. i hate cities.

Five Things You May Not Know About Where I Live Are:

1. israel is not as "different" as people assume that it is. i get asked about it all the time, how it is to live there, if it's scary, if it's hard. it is definitely a lot safer than a lot of places in the US. but i guess all of the security makes me feel BETTER. it doesn't make me feel unsafe. for the most part, israel is up to par with the US. in other ways, however, it is a third world country. it's an interesting mix and makes for some ... experiences. and it definitely has made me a LOT less materialistic. living outside of the US will do that to you. i care a lot less about crap like clothes and shoes and TV and who said what about who. a lot more about the simple things, you know, waking up next to the person i love. being happy with my man and my puppy.
2. we have winter! a lot of people think that because i live in the middle east that it's all hot all desert weather all the time. it snows in Jerusalem. it's pretty hilarious when it does, too. EVERYTHING stops. the roads are empty. and it snows like 2 inches. israelis are terrified of snow.
3. i can drive east to west across Israel in about 45 minutes.
4. i was conceived in Jerusalem. My parents lived in Israel in 1981-1982 because my dad was in school there. They were having no luck getting pregnant, and decided to adopt a child while they were living in Israel (the first time they told me this story, my dad started CRYING and stopped talking, so, i thought i was adopted. until he stopped crying and continued. it was awesome). Anyway, after deciding to adopt, they got pregnant, and it was with me. They moved back to the states a couple of months before I was born.
5. israelis are the worst drivers in the world. i think a lot contributes to it... stress, chutzpah (for those of you who know that word, it's basically a word invented just for Israelis that means like, obnoxiously audacious. I can't really define it. It doesn't exist in English. It's Israeli-specific), and just, everything being so fucking difficult that it takes an entire day to run 2 errands. that could drive anyone insane behind the wheel. traffic is awful and lines are incredible. i've definitely been near nervous-breakdown quite a few times while driving in jerusalem. Just recently when trying to merge into a turn lane and trying to get over a woman rolled down her window and said to me "i'm sorry beautiful, i haven't eaten since this morning, i have to get the fuck home" as she sped off. yeah.

Five Things You May Not Know That I Desperately Want Are:

1. a JOB. a job!
2. photoshop for my mac
3. admission to grad school. i just wish there was a grad school program for me in English, in Israel.
4. a farm and a big yard so that i can have lots of dogs
5. lots of dogs. i'd like an army of boxers. i'd also like more room in my apartment for books, a Wii, and a job. did i say that already?

Five Things You May Not Know That Are Really Important To Me Are:

1. the two lovely men in my life, the man and the jadadog.
2. family. my brother is my best friend.
3. israel. jerusalem.
4. music. reading about it, listening to it, learning about it, going to see it. i know a LOT about it. i love it. it's my life.
5. my hobbies that i don't really talk about ever. i write and i sing, always have, it's stuff that i never show anyone or never let anyone listen to. but it happens, all the time. and i love it.
AUGUST 23, 2008 @ 11:42 AM | 48 COMMENTS

Ohio shenanigans begin in only 5 days!!!

Here is the schedule for the weekend:

Thursday: The official Havana party! There will be around 50 suicidegirls there, we will be auctioning off all kinds of goodies, and raising money for Pinups for Soldiers! come out! Sunshine made up an amazing list (including pics) of all the ladies coming, you should go over to her blog and check it out. smile



Friday: Charity event for Pinups for Soldiers at BoMA! This bar is amazing! It's massive and has all kinds of different rooms. There will be tons of SG's at this event too, we will probably be selling some stuff to raise money for the cause as well as just partying as usual... come out!



Saturday: This event sounds like so much fun. Side show acts, killer clowns, circus games, circus themed.. I'm kind of excited about this one except I'm a bit terrified of clowns.



Sunday: Fashion show! Come see some hot suicidegirls struttin their stuff...



I'm so excited to see old friends and to meet so many new ladies! I hope lots of you are coming out for all or at least some of the festivities. Let me know if you are coming!

And also, I am selling prints:

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i have been asked for prints from my au natural set, so, voila. i will be selling prints starting today and will take orders until september 1st. all orders will be shipped out the first week of september. this sale involves a very special deal, and this is why:

*for each print you order, i will include a 5x7 shot from the Suicidegirls Pinups for Soldiers lingerie shoot taking place on August 28th.
*also, for each print you order, an additional shot from the lingerie shoot will be printed and shipped to a soldier in Iraq.

everybody wins, yes?

I will only be taking paypal and my paypal is wendysuicide@yahoo.com. Please include shipping information and what you would like inscribed on the print, or if you would like me to sign it, or anything like that. Please email for international shipping rates (these will be shipped from the United States), and email for discounts on multiple prints. I will offer deals if you'd like 3 or more.

pick up a print and support a good cause at the same time!!

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hope everyone is doing well. the winds in jerusalem are getting stronger and stronger each night. signs that fall is coming, which makes me a happy bunny.


AUGUST 15, 2008 @ 09:14 AM | 30 COMMENTS

prints!

i have been asked for prints from my au natural set, so, voila. i will be selling prints starting today and will take orders until september 1st. all orders will be shipped out the first week of september. this sale involves a very special deal, and this is why:

*for each print you order, i will include a 5x7 shot from the Suicidegirls Pinups for Soldiers lingerie shoot taking place on August 28th.
*also, for each print you order, an additional shot from the lingerie shoot will be printed and shipped to a soldier in Iraq.

everybody wins, yes?

I will only be taking paypal and my paypal is wendysuicide@yahoo.com. Please include shipping information and what you would like inscribed on the print, or if you would like me to sign it, or anything like that. Please email for international shipping rates (these will be shipped from the United States), and email for discounts on multiple prints. I will offer deals if you'd like 3 or more.

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Item 2!

As I've mentioned before, on August 28th around 50 suicidegirls are getting together in Columbus, Ohio to shoot some lingerie prints for troops, have a massive party at Havana, raffle off lots of SG goodies to raise money for the project, shoot some sets, and just party and have a good time. Some of my favorite SG's will be there... and I can't wait to spend some time with the likes of NicoleLee, Sunshine, Taye, Sawa, Rigel, Cherry, Amina, Radeo, Ajilee, and Cain. And of course the lovely AlissaBrunelli!

Please come out! We are trying to generate as much publicity and raise as much money for this project as we can during this weekend, so we would adore any support you can give us.

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Other than that, I'm spending my days watching the Olympics! My guy and I have been going on a lot of dates lately too, which is nice. Nothing like still dating after 2 years.

Lots of exciting news and projects to come, so keep checking in! xoxo.
AUGUST 6, 2008 @ 03:43 PM | 47 COMMENTS

JULY 21, 2008 @ 03:26 PM | 47 COMMENTS

I'll be here, along with around 50 (with the numbers growing every day) other SG's for this little shindig...

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you should all come out! it will definitely go down in SG history.

aside from that, nothing much is new. i had a job interview today for a job that i really, really want. send positive vibes my way!

Obama will be here tomorrow, in Jerusalem. I'm sick enough of the traffic. I don't get why he's coming and it's just going to fuck up how long it takes me to get from one place to another. There are enough important people coming here all the time an messing up traffic....

We got an awesome rug today and i'm so all about doing pilates in my living room now, every single day. We got some maroon gingham curtains and pillows too. They go great in our little home, as do our rooster canisters and apple pot holders. My little country house in east jerusalem.

do you have any questions for me? people ask me things a lot and they get lost in the shuffle, i forget to answer, so here's the deal, my next blog is going to be dedicated to asking whatever it is you'd like to know. ask away!
JULY 17, 2008 @ 08:11 AM | 47 COMMENTS

Now that that's over. ...

Today is a sad day in Israel. I have been in tears watching the two funerals of Udi and Eldad.

Things like this are just another clear example for the world of how this fight is between a civilized nation and utter barbarians.

How the Lebanese, the Palestinians, the Iranians, the Syrians, etc... can celebrate the release from jail of a man who murdered a 4 year old child with the butt of his rifle is just...there are few words.

I had the privilege of seeing Karit Goldwasser speak a few months ago about her husband and about how much we need to fight to bring him home safely. He was returned in a coffin, by cowardly, despicable terrorists.

It is such a shame that we have to go through this again, and again, and again.

I have a sticker on my laptop here that has a picture of the three soldiers who have been held captive and some writing in Hebrew which says "don't let your apathy kill them."

We basically know now that Goldwasser and Regev were never alive in captivity. Hezbollah were allowing us, for 2 years, to believe that they were alive, to believe we could bring them back to their families to continue their lives in Israel. I guess I should take this sticker off now? I don't know. Hopefully Gilad Shalit can come home to us soon, and hopefully these kidnappings end.

On a much brighter note! in case any of you missed the best PM I have ever gotten here on SG, here it is again.

Don't waste your time feeling sorry for me. Please! Unlike yourself, I don't give two shits if the liberal folks around here like me or not. And I must say, it is news to me that I am an embarrassment to the likes of Uptight, Stockula, DeadBilly, Abbazappa, and SergeantPsycho. I may get carried away sometimes, HONEY, but I do know for one thing, what your pals have to say about me, you know, folks like PB and Cash and Subrosa, means nothing more than the bowel movement I have in the morning. I am sorry that you feel the need to cave and pander to those idiots, but those idiots are the same folks that are going to help put into place policy makers that are going to allow Israel to get fucked. Have fun with your strange fucking bed fellows. Do you really think that making them think you are taking your clothes off only for them is going to change their political thought process and reasoning? I don't think so.
JULY 16, 2008 @ 03:33 PM | 47 COMMENTS

uh, sorry to take away my last blog, but i just had to post this PM i just got from rude_ruca because it is SO FUCKING FUNNY.

Don't waste your time feeling sorry for me. Please! Unlike yourself, I don't give two shits if the liberal folks around here like me or not. And I must say, it is news to me that I am an embarrassment to the likes of Uptight, Stockula, DeadBilly, Abbazappa, and SergeantPsycho. I may get carried away sometimes, HONEY, but I do know for one thing, what your pals have to say about me, you know, folks like PB and Cash and Subrosa, means nothing more than the bowel movement I have in the morning. I am sorry that you feel the need to cave and pander to those idiots, but those idiots are the same folks that are going to help put into place policy makers that are going to allow Israel to get fucked. Have fun with your strange fucking bed fellows. Do you really think that making them think you are taking your clothes off only for them is going to change their political thought process and reasoning? I don't think so.

Thank you, HONEY, for making me love this site. omg.
JULY 1, 2008 @ 11:35 AM | 47 COMMENTS

MAY 9, 2008 @ 07:38 AM | 47 COMMENTS

So you want to hear about my trip, do you?

I know I've been promising to make a huge post about my travels. I wanted to really do it justice, to take the time to get my photos together and really write about my experience. I just returned to Israel a week ago (just in time for Independence Day--Happy 60th Birthday Israel!).

As for what's going on these days, I'm moving to a new apartment in 2 days, shopping for apartment type things, searching for a car, starting a job as a real estate agent in a little over a week, and enjoying the amazing Spring here in Jerusalem.

warning.....very picture heavy journal!

OK. Here goes. Our trip started with a direct flight to NYC ,where we spent a few days in the area with good friends and family.

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My boyfriend had never been to the US before, so of course in NYC we did things in quite the tourist fashion. We saw a show (Grease), walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, went to the promenade, ate at Cafe Habana and walked around Soho, went to the Museum of Natural History, and went to hipster bars. We were only there for a few days, towards the end of the trip (after a few months), we returned to New York to do MORE touristy things ,but that's later on in the post. I have a friend at the Museum of Natural History who got us passes to all the awesomeness, so we also saw *cosmic collisions* at their planetarium, which I highly recommend.






above is my best friend in the entire world (middle).






museum of natural history

cafe habana in soho -- you all must go!



the beautiful grand central station, on the way back to my parents' house.



After NYC, we took a 16 hour flight to Hong Kong, followed by a 2 hour flight to Bangkok!

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Bangkok absolutely sent us into culture shock. We got over our jet lag pretty quickly (we slept for most of the flight which I think helped), and we began to explore our surroundings. We stayed near Khao San, which is the main tourist hub, with street vendors selling anything from fisherman pants to fake bugs encased in glass to fried pork balls to fresh orange juice to... you get the idea. On our first full day we explored some of Bangkok's many Temples (Wat is Temple in Thai). We went to The Grand Palace and to the Reclining Buddha among other main attractions. We also went to all of the medical museums at the hospital across the river...ask me for more information if you're going to Bangkok. There are about 5 museums in a couple of different buildings, a forensic museum, an anatomical museum, a parisatology museum...i can't remember the names of all of them but anyway, they are a sight to see. I don't have any pictures unfortunately, photography was forbidden and pretty strictly enforced. the forensic museum was full of cadavers with bullet wounds, skulls with fire damage, cadavers of serial killers, stuff like that. the anatomical museum was probably the coolest, it had all kinds of siamese twins (actual siamese twins, straight from siam)... in formaldehyde. babies at every stage of gestation, babies with severe abnormalities (arms growing out of their heads). for the squeamish it's not the best place to go but for people who are interested in the human body and the brain, this place is pretty incredible. they had an entire nervous system on display that had been removed (intact) from a human body. they had brains, spinal cords, main arteries, hearts, what lungs look like when they are removed from smokers, the livers of heavy drinkers. this is one of the many things in bangkok that scared me into quitting smoking (yay!). one of the great results of my trip....

Khao San Road -- party central in Bangkok











We were only in Bangkok for a couple of days (we also saved some time at the end to buy souvenirs and all that good stuff. After leaving Bangkok we took a stuffy night train (15 or so hours) to the north! While in the north we spent around a week in Chiang Mai and another few days in Pai, which was in my top 2 places we visited during the trip. Anyone who goes to Thailand MUST go to Pai, it's a quaint little town with not much to do but eat amazing food and visit all kinds of cute little shops, but motorbikes are for rent for really cheap and there are lots of things to explore around Pai, hot springs, canyons, Temples, etc. There is also a big night market with fire dancers, street vendors, and all kinds of interesting things to eat and shop around for. Pai was also the place where we had the best banana lassi of the trip.

While in Chiang Mai we also volunteered at the Elepant Nature Park, an elephant rescue center which houses i think around 40 elephants who have been rescued from logging or tourist camps. The experience was really amazing, we went through some training sessions and were taught how to feed and bathe the elephants, then we got to put our training to work and got to interact with some seriously beautiful and amazing creatures. This was also a trip highlight, and i really recommend it. The wild elephant population in Thailand has dropped by around 90% due to logging and tourist camps. The elephants in Thailand are on the brink of extinction. It felt really good to be a part of this project. Elephants in Thailand that are used for work or for tourist camps are, under law, given the same protection that cows and chickens are. They have no protection as endangered species if they are used for work purposes. Elephants are such incredible, intelligent creatures, and it was upsetting to see how so many are treated in Thailand (babies taken on the streets for tourists to pay money to take pictures with them)... these practices are traumatizing to these elephants. The woman who runs this rescue center is doing something truly amazing, she's been featured on all kinds of TV programs and in magazines, check out the website and make a donation! You can also adopt or sponsor an elephant!
ok, i'll step down from my soapbox now. enjoy the pictures from the north...

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we were only in Laos for something like an hour, we crossed over to Laos to a market, this is the famous Laos Whiskey, the snake is real of course.




the Long Neck Tribe.















After our time in the north we went south to start our island hopping adventure. Public transportation in Thailand is incredibly inefficient, time consuming, and complicated... we had to take a mini bus back to Chiang Mai from Pai (4 hours to the airport). We then flew to Bangkok, took a taxi to the train station from the airport after figuring out that the bus wouldn't get us there in time, then took an overnight train from Bangkok to Chumporn (yes, it's a city called Chump Porn), arrived at 5am, had to take a taxi (which was a pickup truck with no identification) to the pier, followed by a ferry to Koh Tao, our first island. PHEW, yes? We were so ready to pass out when we got to Koh Tao that we paid for a night in the first guest house we found and passed the fuck out. Koh Tao was chock full of beautiful beaches, sunshine, downpours, scuba diving, fire shows by the water, and a chilled out, very relaxed atmosphere.

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While in Koh Tao we took a small ferry to Koh Nang Yuang. Koh Nang Yuang consists of three teeny tiny islands connected together by sand bars that, at high tide, are just wide enough to lay across. We stayed there for a little bit longer than planned because it was so beautiful and relaxing. There are only about 30 bungalows scattered around two of the islands, so it's very quiet and peaceful, not to mention beautiful beyond words...








After Koh Tao we moved south to the other two main islands that are on the east coast of Thailand, Koh Panghan and Koh Samui. Koh Panghan is home to the infamous full moon party, but we decided to go when there wouldn't be one. Neither one of us are big fans of blatant drunkenness and the irresponsible behavior that goes along with it, or drugs, or theft, or any of the things that go hand in hand with the full moon party. The island was cute and had a beautiful beach, the accommodations were fine after we did some searching (the searching is always necessary to find the best place -- i highly recommend searching as opposed to booking everything in advance! most of the great and cheap places aren't on the internet and don't take advanced reservations, small side note).

Koh Samui, on the other hand, i didn't enjoy all too much. McDonalds and Starbucks on every corner, prostitutes EVERYWHERE...it was like canal street on the beach. Koh Samui is actually what convinced us to not visit Phuket, probably the most famous island in Thailand, because it's reputation is worse than Koh Samui. While in Koh Samui we kept busy, however. We did end up finding some incredible accommodations, which were a bit pricey but gorgeous. We also took in an Elvis impersonator. in Thailand, yes. We attended a very high class lady boy cabaret show, got sun burned at least twice, and had to stay in for a couple of days because of rain. Picture time!



After Koh Samui we had another fun filled day of many variations of public transportation, and landed at Khao Sok National Park. We stayed there on floating rafthouses, made of bamboo, right in the middle of a massive (i really mean massive) man made lake. We hired a private guide for the two days we were there, who took us exploring with our own long tail boat and driver, to search for wildlife on some of the little islands jutting out of the lake (there are lots of species of monkeys and birds in these areas). We also went on a jungle walk and explored a cave. This place takes the cake for absolutely most beautiful place i've ever been to in my life. The pictures don't do it any type of justice. Our accommodations were basically a mattress on a bamboo floor and a mosquito net, with shared bathrooms. We could jump right off of our porch into the lake though, which was awesome! The lake underneath our accommodations was 80 meters deep.

Khao Sok was definitely complicated to get to and a bit pricey for the guide, but i HIGHLY recommend it to anyone going to Thailand. It's breathtakingly beautiful and interesting, if you hire someone who can tell you about the history of the area, why the lake was made, what species of flora and fauna call it home, etc.



After Khao Sok we headed to the western islands of Thailand, and stopped in Krabi before moving on to the islands. Krabi was alright until we did some on foot exploring and found an amazing private beach. We also found monkeys! They were macaques, very adorable, and very friendly. Pictures below. Krabi got a lot better when we took a long tail boat to the tip, Railay Beach, a postcard-esque tiny little beach filled with beauty in every little corner. our accommodations were interesting, we had monkeys climbing all over the roof and on our porch in the early morning, but it was all good. railay beach is in general one of the most expensive areas to go to in Thailand, but we stayed at Ya Ya Beach Resort, which is the only budget accommodation in the area. A LOT of day trippers come to Railay (to Phra Nang beach, which is the most beautiful), so early morning and late afternoon are the best times of day. We spent every single day here at the beach, on the sand, swimming, playing frisbee, eating corn, and napping.



After Krabi and Railay Beach we took a ferry to Koh Phi Phi, most well known for being in the direct path of the Tsunami. Koh Phi Phi was hit harder than any other area, and walking around the island it's damage and destruction is still very much present and acknowledged. It was hard to see how much work still has to be done and how much was destroyed, but the island was packed, which made us happy to see so many tourists coming and spending money and aiding in the development of this beautiful place. A lot of people get a bad taste in their mouth when traveling to Koh Phi Phi because of how utterly crowded it is (the most popular place to stay is a small strip of land holding the two main parts of the island together -- most of the rest of the island is uninhabitable because of the terrain). We opted to stay a little far out from the mainland -- about a half an hour hike or a 10 minute boat ride, to try to escape from the crowds. Where we stayed (about ten million stairs climbing up to the top of one side of the island), gave us access to three beaches within walking distance, two of which were nearly empty, one of which had the most amazing snorkeling we've ever done. Our cabin was wonderful, we went on some beautiful walks, hiked to the viewpoint, saw an amazing sunset, watched lots of movies at our guesthouse, and took a snorkeling and sightseeing day trip to see true, awe inspiring beauty. Koh Phi Phi, of course, is also famous for where The Beach (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) was filmed. This one one of the places visited on our day trip. We hired a long tail boat and driver to take us to the surrounding tiny islands which do not provide accommodations but are home to millions and millions of fish and sea creatures who are more than happy to allow you to visit and swim around their habitats. The day trip at Koh Phi Phi was one of the best days of the entire trip. We went snorkeling completely SURROUNDED by all kinds of fish, butterfly fish, tiger fish, angel fish, many who's names i do not know... We saw bright blue coral, orange coral, sea urchins, blow fish. For anyone who enjoys snorkeling or scuba diving, this place is indeed heaven. The water is the definition of turquoise. We actually didn't like the tiger fish too much, who are indeed plentiful but bite! Angel fish are my favorite, so I was in heaven. I wish we had brought an underwater camera! Please enjoy our Koh Phi Phi pictures .....



After we left Koh Phi Phi we headed to our final destination, Koh Lanta. Koh Lanta was something we added on, we didn't plan on going there but after hearing some suggestions and reading a bit, we decided it would be a nice place to visit. Koh Lanta was definitely much less crowded, less spread out and cheaper than any other island we visited. We found some good accommodation after searching, and laid out by the pool for about a week..... we also rented a motorbike one day and explored the island, going to the viewpoint and a couple of other secluded beaches. Koh Lanta definitely gets a thumbs up from us, we really enjoyed it and it's a nice place to go to get away from the touristy areas. We stayed pretty far south from the main beach, we took a motorbike into town and it was much of the same so we definitely recommend staying either on Long Beach or even further south than that, which is where the really cheap and nice accommodations are, the cute beach front restaurants and the beautiful viewpoints. Lanta was also where we saw the most amazing sunsets!



Alas, after Lanta, our time in Thailand was almost over. We returned to Bangkok after an overnight bus that dropped us off at around 5am (fun). We went back to Green House, our home away from home in Bangkok, rested, spent time buying souvenirs for the family, did a bit of shopping for ourselves, ate sushi, went to the mall, saw a REALLY bad japanese style horror movie (called Shutter or something? BAD), packed all of our stuff together and headed to the airport for another 16 hour flight back to New York. By the end of the trip, we were fucking tan.



After arriving back to the good ol' USA we completed a 3 week whirlwind tour of the east coast and midwest. We road tripped from Connecticut to Indiana to St. Louis and back again, took the Chinatown Bus to D.C. to visit my brother (who's at Georgetown) and to sightsee, spent some time in NYC with friends and of course some more sightseeing, and then back to Connecticut to spend more family time. Our US tour included a family Passover Seder, seeing all of my loved ones from school in Indiana, visiting my cousins and their newborn, visiting family in St. Louis and seeing the arch, a Cardinals game, and the zoo, bowling, seeing all of the sights that the mall in D.C. has to offer, Smithsonian Museums galore, the house where The Exorcist was filmed, Georgetown (the most beautiful neighborhood there is, in my opinion), The Empire State Building, Central Park, more Soho and more cafe habana, and good times with good friends. Enjoy the photos!

For those of you who don't know, I went to school in Bloomington, IN, so we were there for the majority of the time spent in the US. I still have a lot of friends in the area who are either still studying or have settled down there. Bloomington is such an amazing place with such incredible and talented people, I loved going back and showing my man around. We also went to Nashville, IN, which i ADORE, and I got tattooed (by the ever so talented Colin McClain), which I unfortunately don't have photographic evidence of yet. The first photos are from Bloomington, move on to St. Louis, D.C., and finally New York, where we ended our adventure.

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more sushi!












I am a die hard red sox fan of course, but I was born in St. Louis, as were both of my parents and all of my grandparents, even some of my great and great great grandparents, so you know how it is. gotta cheer for the home team when you find yourself at home. i only lived in st. louis for a short time (i grew up in boston of course), but it is still very near and dear to my heart. and the new stadium, whoo whee! a sight to see.




d.c.!

the amazing neighborhood of georgetown.



this is the washington monument, by the way.





this is the house where the exorcist was filmed, for those interested. right next door are the famous stairs.



smithsonian air and space museum!



roosevelt's doggie

roosevelt's wifey, and in my humble opinion, one of the greatest women of all time

smithsonian natural history museum, where a butterfly hitchhiked his way through the butterfly garden.

new york, part 2.

there is a really awesome exhibit right now at The Guggenheim, for those of you who can get to it on time!

again with my bestest.

empire state building!

one more time at cafe habana, restaurant of the gods.



That took me entirely too long to post.

As I said before, in terms of the news lately, I'm starting this new job and doing some major apartment shopping. I'm also continuing to work on my Pinups for Soldiers project, we are going to have some new banners and ads soon so you can all be awesome and add them to your myspace pages and SG pages. Please spread the word to friends and family that we at suicidegirls send care packages full of merch, photos and letters to soldiers currently stationed overseas with an APO address.

For those of you who have any experience or advice for my upcoming real estate adventures, please post below! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

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