I Dub Thee Lunch

You can tell I haven't had lunch yet, because I'm dreaming of food. This was lunch in Thailand: ramen noodle soup and cha-yen (Thai iced tea). I'm hungry just thinking about it. Off to find some food!

Written In Flowers

I wish someone would make a sign for me made out of flowers. How cool would that be?

Long Way Up

I don't want to say it's breaking my heart/And I don't know where to start. Old friends are falling apart.  I miss the straight, straight lines.

Mangosteens

Mangosteens – the source of all fruity deliciousness. It's like a starburst filled with liquid awesome in your mouth.

The Ubiquitous Soda

I was not on top of things today. Clearly I need to drink more Coca-cola.

Portrait

Two girls who worked in my lab in Thailand.

Pea Pods

Why don't we have markets any more in the US? The only markets I ever see are yuppified farmers markets that sell produce for about twice what you pay in the grocery store. In most countries the market is much cheaper than any thing that you buy in a store that has to pay for a building lease, electricity, and employees. How off track are we as a country if it costs more to sell fruits and vegetables in a market with no overhead costs, instead of selling them to a supermarket?

Dancing Shrimp Salad

In Thailand, there was this market that took place everyday in the street behind our research building. One day I went with one of the Thai students to look for my dinner. (Market food is the best in Thailand.) After inspecting the many fruits and vegetables, and carts of soup, and piles of noodles, I came across this bag of shrimp salad. Except there was something wrong. These shrimp were still moving. They were still alive!

Now I try to have an open mind about food in foreign countries, and I am not a vegetarian, by any means. But I usually draw the line at eating live food. I pointed this shrimp salad out to my friend and she replied, "I don't like these shrimp. They dance on my tongue!"

From then on, I have thought of this as dancing shrimp salad, and I'm a little sad that I didn't try it.

Please Don't Eat Me

More Thailand temple treasures from inside the Grand Palace in Bangkok. It looks like it could eat me if it really wanted to.