When I was a kid there was a girl at school who invited me to a youth group event. I accepted but when I got there I realized some other kids from school were there too and I got embarrassed. I was embarrassed to be seen with the girl who had invited me and for everyone to know that we were friends.

We all ended up in the same group during the youth assembly and I leaned back and whispered to the other kids something to the effect of: 'I'm not her friend, I don't even want to be here.' What an ass!!

I don't know what I was thinking...it's just so out of my character to do something so idiotic and hateful. And of course even though the other kids might not have liked her that much they had total contempt for me, and rightfully so.

I wish I could say I'm sorry to her, but hopefully she never even heard that stupid whispered comment and has forgotten all about me by now.

Yes no prob.

Spaghetti, the breakfast of champions :p. The first time I remember having spaghetti was at a Pizza Hut in Indonesia when I was four but even by then it was already my favorite food.

What a comment! Thank you, I really appreciate you reading the blog and I'll work hard to keep posting interesting stories :).

It was a road trip here in Alaska with my wife a couple of years ago. We took a week or so and basically drove around the state without any particular destination, it was just wherever we felt like wandering that day and then we found a place to camp wherever we ended up in the evening.

It was fun because it just felt so free and we got to see beautiful little pockets of Alaska that we wouldn't have otherwise. Some pictures from that trip are posted here: http://beginning.anitawirawan.com/2010/05/alaska-nomads-rainbow-roads-and-random-stops-a-story-in-pictures.html

Hi Krudler,

Ha yeah same with me about season one but I doubt the crazy factor has changed, it's probably gone up over the years just to keep things interesting. Hopefully that person comes back and fills in the blank for us...

:)
Anita

It looks like some of your question got cut off unfortunately, could you try resending that last part?

These days 'Sir' Patrick is living in Fresno, California mainly, although he does seem to go back to Port Charlotte regularly. He's got a new alias (Khristian Knight) but is still up to the same old stuff so heads up to everyone out there, this guy isn't just a con artist he's very dangerous.

Smooth :).

Thank you :). Hope you had a great Halloween!

Thank you! Let me take this opportunity to credit the other great folks working on this too:

Olena
Paul
EdM
Jennifer W
Kstar
Bhigh
Amy
Krudler
Leeb
Juicy
Leah23
Various anonymous sources
and many others…

Chocolate milk, because I'm crazy like that ;).

Thanks again,
Anita

Thank you for such a nice comment it's just what I needed today :).

I love Canada actually...such a beautiful place and great people! I'm trying to stick it out in Alaska though even with all the rights restrictions and kooky politics ;).

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the comment I appreciate it :). That uniform was just a shame wasn't it? Totally insulting to all the men and women who have rightfully earned those medals instead of...say...buying them on eBay.

-Anita

Hi there,

Unfortunately when I went to the link it said it was a private photo that I couldn't access. But you've definitely piqued my interest lol. You could try giving permission to view the photo to my flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/people/26573629@N00/

or send it directly to my Gmail:

anitamwirawan

:)
Anita

Thanks for your question. Looks like the end of your question got cut off for some reason. Please feel free to resend the rest :)

I think if you genuinely believe he might have done it then you should send in the tip. I agree that he seems to have a high propensity for violence, especially considering his history with the legal system. However I haven't seen any indications that he would burn his own stuff unless he burned it all, you know what I mean?

I'm just now sifting through the comments on the blog and will look at those links asap.

Thanks,
Anita

It's funny you should ask that 'cause I get mistaken for different things depending on where I live. In Michigan lots of people would ask me if I was Indian, in Texas everyone assumed I was Hispanic, and I think here in Alaska most people think I'm Native or Eskimo. I guess I just have an ambiguous look about me or something :).

I don't look 100% Indonesian either (well, because I'm not) so I wonder if when I'm in Indonesia if people assume I'm from a particular non-Indonesian heritage.

Very cool, great survival tip too. Next time we're out camping/hiking I'm going to try it and see how it goes.

Thanks :)
Anita

Wildlife expert Richard Thomas found that a woodchuck could chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. Thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equal to 700 pounds.

I'm not qualified to answer that question.

Love of learning and compassion towards others. These two things have saved me more times than I can ever remember, as well as opening my life to all kinds of rich experiences and day-to-day poetry.

The distance between you guys' house and the closest point in Africa (on the coast of Morocco) is: 5,445.260 miles.

The Alaska Zoo is a bit closer but they don't have lions...what's up with that??