Here's what. I'm gonna turn it into a blog about my mission to do good and happy things. Starting with this meme I stole from Average Girl (http://averagegirlinaverageworld.blogspot.com/).
Fun fun....copy and paste to your blog! Then... let me know so I can come and read it!!
1. Where is your cell phone? Sitting on my desk.
2. Where is your significant other? In Michigan, sadly.
3. Your hair color? Red
4. Your mother? Is taking me to see Wicked tonight!
5. Your father? Is goofy and we don't always get along.
6. Your favorite thing? Cake
7. Your dream last night? Didn't sleep long enough to dream.
8. Your dream/goal? Do something that makes me and others happy.
9. The room you're in? My office
10. Your hobby? Reading, making costumes, seeing movies, acting, trivia
11. Your fear? Boredom.
12. Where do you want to be in six years? Happy but that's all I have at the moment.
13. Where were you last night? Netherworld Haunted House!
14. What you’re not? Settled, complete or sure of what I want to be when I grow up.
15. One of your wish list items? New digital camera
16. Where you grew up? Atlanta, GA
17. The last thing you did? Bought guacamole.
18. What are you wearing? Cream sweater, green pants, pink socks.
19. Your TV? Is turned off.
20. Your pet? One dog, Dante, and one cat, Milly.
21. Your computer? Laptop
22. Your mood? Antsy!
23. Missing someone? Yesssssssssssss
24. Your car? Gray Rav 4
25. Something you’re not wearing? Shades
26. Favorite store? Nordstrom
27. Your summer? Wish it was still going on!
28. Love someone? I think I do!
29. Your favorite color? Blue.
30. When is the last time you laughed? Really laughed? The other night at Denny's when Brandi told Karl we know he isn't on crack because he's too fat.
31. Last time you cried? When I was crazed with altitude sickness in Nepal.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Home again home again
... and boy am I glad to be here! It so great to not have to put on hiking boots to go to the bathroom. I am feeling better but am trying to shake a nasty sinus infection and also getting used to eating food again.
Thank you all so much for your sweet notes, text messages and emails. I can't tell you how much they mean to me!
If you are a donor please keep an eye on your mail box for a little treat from me. :D
Love to you all,
Lindsey
Norcross, Tuesday, 10:40am
Thank you all so much for your sweet notes, text messages and emails. I can't tell you how much they mean to me!
If you are a donor please keep an eye on your mail box for a little treat from me. :D
Love to you all,
Lindsey
Norcross, Tuesday, 10:40am
Friday, October 10, 2008
One night in Bangkok...
So here I am at the airport in Bangkok, on the way home. This place is amazing!!!! Like a mall, only bigger than any mall I have ever seen. It's awesome. Sosososososososo much better than that rat-hole airport in Delhi. Someone told me that India stands for "I Never Do It Again" and I think they are right. 18 hours there was just too much on the way out to Kathmandu.
I have a 12 hour layover here but I am going to try and get on a flight leaving at midnight. That would cut my wait in half which would be amazing. Although, if I end up having to stay then that's ok because I love this airport! However, my stress level will be much lower if I get on the earlier flight. I go next to Tokyo, then Chicago and then Atlanta. If my flight to Tokyo stays the same then I have 10 minutes to make it to my flight to Chicago. I am thinking my heart cannot take it! I am still a bit weak from not really having eaten for four days and I don't think I can run fast enough!!
The flight here was lovely. Thai Air is a very nice airline. Hopefully my luggage will make it to Chicago, where I have to pick it up. That's where most of my presents are!!
Alright, I am going to go entertain myself in the airport some more. I have only 200 baht worth of time on this computer (40 minutes and I have no idea how many baht = $1 USD).
Love to you all!!
Lindsey
Thursday, Bangkok, 8:08pm
I have a 12 hour layover here but I am going to try and get on a flight leaving at midnight. That would cut my wait in half which would be amazing. Although, if I end up having to stay then that's ok because I love this airport! However, my stress level will be much lower if I get on the earlier flight. I go next to Tokyo, then Chicago and then Atlanta. If my flight to Tokyo stays the same then I have 10 minutes to make it to my flight to Chicago. I am thinking my heart cannot take it! I am still a bit weak from not really having eaten for four days and I don't think I can run fast enough!!
The flight here was lovely. Thai Air is a very nice airline. Hopefully my luggage will make it to Chicago, where I have to pick it up. That's where most of my presents are!!
Alright, I am going to go entertain myself in the airport some more. I have only 200 baht worth of time on this computer (40 minutes and I have no idea how many baht = $1 USD).
Love to you all!!
Lindsey
Thursday, Bangkok, 8:08pm
Thursday, October 9, 2008
A very dramatic exit!
Leave it to me....
My mountain adventure has come to an end folks. I got hit with high altitude sickness like a ton of bricks three days ago and was evacuated down the mountain in a helicopter this morning. It was very dramatic. I suppose if they actually had roads they might have driven me in an ambulance or something but they don't so... you get a helicopter! The heli was supposed to come yesterday but it was foggy between Lukla and Namche so they couldn't make it. It arrived this morning at 7:15 to whisk me down to a lower altitude.
I didn't want to come down but our guides wouldn't let me go any further... it would be very dangerous and potentially deadly. So I stayed behind as my group continued on from Dingboche to Lobuche. I was just 3000 feet below Base Camp.
I am terribly disappointed but you have to be smart and listen to what your people tell you on the mountain. I was so out of it that I couldn't have made the decision myself anyway. I am back in Kathmandu now and feeling much better. I'm trying to get on outta here, since being in Kathmandu for the next week alone sounds less than exciting.
So I hope that no one is disappointed in me... I am enough for myself. I'm sorry I couldn't make it guys but there is just nothing I could do about it. High altitude sickness is not picky or forgiving and it strikes when it wants to. Sucks for me but oh well. Just glad to be safe and clean.
Oh, if you heard about the plane crash in Lukla yesterday - don't worry, I wasn't on the flight! That runway is crazy; you have to land up a hill and the runway STARTS at a cliff. It looks like the pilot just came in too low and flew into the cliff below the runway. I saw the debris from the crash this morning when we landed in Lukla to refuel. I think Chris was the only one who heard about it (thank goodness mom didn't!!) as the only messages I got about it were from him. Everyone on board was killed but the pilot and he is in critical condition. They were mostly German but also some Aussies were on board. The scary thing is that it was Yeti Airlines, the airline we flew on the way to Lukla, and it could have been any plane coming in there. All it would take is a gust of wind or a bit of fog and you end up flat like a pancake on the side of a cliff. It's very dangerous and a scary place to land. I got a bit of footage this morning of a plane taking off downhill that y'all will have to see. It's unreal.
Love to you all!
Lindsey
Thursday, Kathmandu, 3:27pm
My mountain adventure has come to an end folks. I got hit with high altitude sickness like a ton of bricks three days ago and was evacuated down the mountain in a helicopter this morning. It was very dramatic. I suppose if they actually had roads they might have driven me in an ambulance or something but they don't so... you get a helicopter! The heli was supposed to come yesterday but it was foggy between Lukla and Namche so they couldn't make it. It arrived this morning at 7:15 to whisk me down to a lower altitude.
I didn't want to come down but our guides wouldn't let me go any further... it would be very dangerous and potentially deadly. So I stayed behind as my group continued on from Dingboche to Lobuche. I was just 3000 feet below Base Camp.
I am terribly disappointed but you have to be smart and listen to what your people tell you on the mountain. I was so out of it that I couldn't have made the decision myself anyway. I am back in Kathmandu now and feeling much better. I'm trying to get on outta here, since being in Kathmandu for the next week alone sounds less than exciting.
So I hope that no one is disappointed in me... I am enough for myself. I'm sorry I couldn't make it guys but there is just nothing I could do about it. High altitude sickness is not picky or forgiving and it strikes when it wants to. Sucks for me but oh well. Just glad to be safe and clean.
Oh, if you heard about the plane crash in Lukla yesterday - don't worry, I wasn't on the flight! That runway is crazy; you have to land up a hill and the runway STARTS at a cliff. It looks like the pilot just came in too low and flew into the cliff below the runway. I saw the debris from the crash this morning when we landed in Lukla to refuel. I think Chris was the only one who heard about it (thank goodness mom didn't!!) as the only messages I got about it were from him. Everyone on board was killed but the pilot and he is in critical condition. They were mostly German but also some Aussies were on board. The scary thing is that it was Yeti Airlines, the airline we flew on the way to Lukla, and it could have been any plane coming in there. All it would take is a gust of wind or a bit of fog and you end up flat like a pancake on the side of a cliff. It's very dangerous and a scary place to land. I got a bit of footage this morning of a plane taking off downhill that y'all will have to see. It's unreal.
Love to you all!
Lindsey
Thursday, Kathmandu, 3:27pm
Monday, October 6, 2008
Dingboche, 15000 feet
We are currently in Dingboche, about 15000 feet up. Only two more stops before base camp! I am just hoping, hoping hoping that I can make it. everything is 10x harder, breathing in particular. i am out of breath just moving around my little room.
It's funny what you miss in a place like this... and what you're grateful for back home. things like a toilet you can sit on (that isn't a hole in the ground in a shack), real flat roads (not "mountain flat" which just means UP), being able to drive places... no yak poop all over the place... taking a decent shower every day... a slice of fresh pineapple. Nepal is a beautiful place but dangerous and hard to live in.
The hiking is very difficult for me... y'all know i am NOT a hiker and i don't know why i thought this was a good idea!! after this i am staying home for a loooooong time. i counted yesterday and it takes me about 4 seconds to take each step when hiking. think about that. and i absolutely cannot go any faster, or else i will probably pass out! the pace is a snail's pace and that is the only way i am going to make it.
the weather is odd... it's freezing and then the second you start walking you roast. the clouds roll in and block out the sun, making it quite chilly. we are nearly above them, here at 15,000 feet.
the biggest thing keeping me going is knowing that we are nearly there. Angela, if you are reading this, your hiking poles are saving my life!!!! I couldn't have made it this far without them and they will be even more useful on the way back down. they have kept me from falling down a hill more than once!
the trails here are the hard part... nothing is really flat. it's all hilly with many rough stone staircases, covered in little rolly rocks and dirt. not like hiking in the US at all i don't think. the trails all are covered in yak poop so you have to watch out for that too! i actually like it when the yaks come by because then you have to stop and wait. it's a nice chance to catch your breath. i know now why they call them "breathers" because I have to have one about every 15 min or so while hiking. you just have to breathe and let your heart slow down. just the thought of being back at sea level - or even back at 10,000 feet - gives me thoughts of joy.
alright, i better run. it's 20 rupees/minute for internet up here, 20x what they charge in kathmadu. crazy! everything is so expensive up here. i paid 220 rupees for a roll of toilet paper (yeah, you have to provide your own!) which is about $4. geez!!! Cokes are only 250 rupees so you see which are the really valuable items. but i figure i need to have a happy rear end up here so it's worth it.
Love to you all!!!
Lindsey
Tuesday, Dingboche, 9:12am
It's funny what you miss in a place like this... and what you're grateful for back home. things like a toilet you can sit on (that isn't a hole in the ground in a shack), real flat roads (not "mountain flat" which just means UP), being able to drive places... no yak poop all over the place... taking a decent shower every day... a slice of fresh pineapple. Nepal is a beautiful place but dangerous and hard to live in.
The hiking is very difficult for me... y'all know i am NOT a hiker and i don't know why i thought this was a good idea!! after this i am staying home for a loooooong time. i counted yesterday and it takes me about 4 seconds to take each step when hiking. think about that. and i absolutely cannot go any faster, or else i will probably pass out! the pace is a snail's pace and that is the only way i am going to make it.
the weather is odd... it's freezing and then the second you start walking you roast. the clouds roll in and block out the sun, making it quite chilly. we are nearly above them, here at 15,000 feet.
the biggest thing keeping me going is knowing that we are nearly there. Angela, if you are reading this, your hiking poles are saving my life!!!! I couldn't have made it this far without them and they will be even more useful on the way back down. they have kept me from falling down a hill more than once!
the trails here are the hard part... nothing is really flat. it's all hilly with many rough stone staircases, covered in little rolly rocks and dirt. not like hiking in the US at all i don't think. the trails all are covered in yak poop so you have to watch out for that too! i actually like it when the yaks come by because then you have to stop and wait. it's a nice chance to catch your breath. i know now why they call them "breathers" because I have to have one about every 15 min or so while hiking. you just have to breathe and let your heart slow down. just the thought of being back at sea level - or even back at 10,000 feet - gives me thoughts of joy.
alright, i better run. it's 20 rupees/minute for internet up here, 20x what they charge in kathmadu. crazy! everything is so expensive up here. i paid 220 rupees for a roll of toilet paper (yeah, you have to provide your own!) which is about $4. geez!!! Cokes are only 250 rupees so you see which are the really valuable items. but i figure i need to have a happy rear end up here so it's worth it.
Love to you all!!!
Lindsey
Tuesday, Dingboche, 9:12am
Saturday, October 4, 2008
First sighting
Just spotted Everest for the first time over the bakery here in Tengboche.... amazing. what a sight. so beautiful. so glad i had my ipod so i could have the right soundtrack! i was right, polyphonic spree was just the thing. i think bill got a silly picture of me with tears going down my face.
today we continue on to an unscheduled stop in Pangboche. One of our crew, Cathy, has gotten ill and is being helicoptered to Kathmandu.
My stomach is much better today! thank goodness. this place is so beautiful but it is definitely going to be rough getting back home. the walk sucks!!
love to you all,
lindsey
Sunday, Tengboche, 8:56am
today we continue on to an unscheduled stop in Pangboche. One of our crew, Cathy, has gotten ill and is being helicoptered to Kathmandu.
My stomach is much better today! thank goodness. this place is so beautiful but it is definitely going to be rough getting back home. the walk sucks!!
love to you all,
lindsey
Sunday, Tengboche, 8:56am
Friday, October 3, 2008
good bye namche!
Today we head up to tyangboche, where they have the highest monastery in the world. i have to keep telling myself that it won't be as bad as the other day but i am still nervous!!
had an awful bout of food poisoning last night! stupid tomato soup. i am better from that today, and better from the cough as well! i guess that means i am acclimatizing.
will write when i can! Love you all!
Lindsey
Friday? Namche Bazar, 7:11am
had an awful bout of food poisoning last night! stupid tomato soup. i am better from that today, and better from the cough as well! i guess that means i am acclimatizing.
will write when i can! Love you all!
Lindsey
Friday? Namche Bazar, 7:11am
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Namaste from Namche!
Hello everyone!
I am currently in Namche Bazar... yes, I made it up the HORRIBLE, AWFUL, NIGHTMARE hike today. Barely. I didn't know if I would make it; it was exceptionally difficult. I stuck with Orla, Alex, Cathy and Rag (a guide) and we slowly baby-stepped our way to 10,800 feet, straight up. It was absolutely awful.
Tomorrow is a rest day, thank goodness. i can use it!! I have developed the "khumbu cough" which seems to be a fairly mild thing but has been known to force climbers to abort summit attempts. Not me, though. It's not that bad - only happens when I cough or laugh.
the finger is doing ok, thanks for all the notes of concern. it really doesn't even hurt.
so I get a hot shower tomorrow and i will do a bit of shopping, fun! I am thinking i will sleep in a bit if i can. been waking up so early!!
Namche is a lovely town, way up in the clouds. we are literally in a fog of clouds right now. there are yaks and chickens and cows and pony-donkey things all over the place. Exploring tomorrow!
Not sure what the connections will be going forward but will post when i can.
Love to you all!
Lindsey
Wednesday? Namche Bazar, 7:14pm
I am currently in Namche Bazar... yes, I made it up the HORRIBLE, AWFUL, NIGHTMARE hike today. Barely. I didn't know if I would make it; it was exceptionally difficult. I stuck with Orla, Alex, Cathy and Rag (a guide) and we slowly baby-stepped our way to 10,800 feet, straight up. It was absolutely awful.
Tomorrow is a rest day, thank goodness. i can use it!! I have developed the "khumbu cough" which seems to be a fairly mild thing but has been known to force climbers to abort summit attempts. Not me, though. It's not that bad - only happens when I cough or laugh.
the finger is doing ok, thanks for all the notes of concern. it really doesn't even hurt.
so I get a hot shower tomorrow and i will do a bit of shopping, fun! I am thinking i will sleep in a bit if i can. been waking up so early!!
Namche is a lovely town, way up in the clouds. we are literally in a fog of clouds right now. there are yaks and chickens and cows and pony-donkey things all over the place. Exploring tomorrow!
Not sure what the connections will be going forward but will post when i can.
Love to you all!
Lindsey
Wednesday? Namche Bazar, 7:14pm
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