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Everything I own fits in a 5×5 space

April 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Well, technically Denise’s stuff is in there too. So everything we currently own fits within a 5-foot by 5-foot space. Crazy. Of course it’s like 10 feet tall…
I have never “moved” like this in my life, and it is an experience I’ll not soon forget. We sold things for pennies on […]

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Goodbye Kitties

April 20th, 2007 · No Comments

We gave our cats to Adam last night. Tragic… very sad. We will miss Romeo and Sophia incredibly. We poured so much love and affection into those cats, and they gave it back in spades. Always trusting, looking for a pat on the head or a scratch behind the neck, sensing […]

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Surreal final days

April 18th, 2007 · No Comments

These last few days have been very surreal as I close up my life and say good-bye to Seattle. I’m moving to a place with great natural beauty, but I’m also leaving a place of great natural beauty. Seattle is an incredible city, vibrant, and surrounded by incredible vistas and evergreen forests. […]

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Top Ten Reasons FOR moving to Indonesia

April 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Okay, here are my Top Ten reasons in favor of moving to Indonesia.
10. No more rat race. Apologies if this offends anyone, I’m not trying to sound smug. But I’m really not going to miss budget sheets, status reports, goal-setting sessions, HR nonsense… I could go on…
9. Mmmm, tea. I love tea, […]

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Bowling on Monday morning

April 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Went bowling yesterday.  Just something I wanted to do, on a Monday morning, to help it sink in that I’m really unemployed right now.  It was okay, but wasn’t quite as fun as I expected.  Maybe it was because Denise kicked my butt.  Or maybe I let her win… yeah…
It’s really nice out today.

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Bandung is 8388 miles away from Seattle

April 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Wow, eight thousand miles. That’s even further than I was expecting. Holy cow.
Here’s a Wikipedia article about Bandung.
Be sure to check out my brother’s travel blog and my wife’s travel blog.

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Top Ten Reasons NOT to move to Indonesia

March 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Just for fun…
10. It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. Or maybe it’s both, I don’t know. Regardless, it’s going to be HOT.
9. Eight-legged friends. Big hairy spiders, anyone?
8. Slow or non-existent Internet access. Apparently it can be hard to even get dialup at all in some […]

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An introduction…

March 29th, 2007 · 12 Comments

Hello, my name is Billy (for those of you who don’t know me).
I live in Seattle and I work in one of the hottest and most exciting industries in the world - digital advertising! I’m on a great career path, as an account manager at the biggest all-digital advertising agency in the world, and my […]

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