Sunday was totally exhausting – as was today – but Tawn and I got a ton of to-do items knocked off the list:

• Application for DSL and phone service submitted


• Laundry done (well, we found a place that would do it for us same-day)


• Purchased a 17″ flat screen monitor for the computer, 120 gb external hard drive for back-up storage, and a USB port splitter.


• Went grocery shopping


• Purchased a few other outstanding items for the house


• Located an inexpensive computer desk, only 1199 baht on sale at Big C


• Went to Bang Po (furniture wholesale district) and found a desk chair done similar to the old-fashioned, swivel desk chairs from the 1930s, except with a seat cushion and no wheels.  Only 1600 baht for solid wood.


• Started new phone service for my mobile phone.  Still need to get the international calling plan purchased.


• Stopped by Lumpini Park to see the Pride festival.  Very small event and will post pictures of the volleyball competition later.


• Went to Chatchuchak Weekend Market to return a pair of “custom made” sandals that didn’t fit.  I think they didn’t actually make them from the tracing of my foot.  A new pair will be ready next week.  Also picked up some supposedly hearty plants for the balcony.

Slowly, but surely, it is coming together.