really, really important things that are now true.

over one year in cambodia and my talents have been developed in a variety of many important and serious ways.  

as in,

i can now bike successfully just using my right hand, whereas previously only my left hand could be utilized thus so.

i can now dismount my bike as it continues to roll forward, simultaneously braking to stop and removing my helmet in one smooth motion.

i can now tune my dreams to play against the backdrop of funeral and wedding music.

i can now tell you the precise moment during any given adventure that i have begun sweating.

i can now consider, without laughing or gagging, the thought of getting frisky with topher whilst sweating.

i can now pick out random words being spoken about me in a different language, even when i wish i couldn't.

i have now mastered the art of "listening" to my ipod when i really just have my earphones in my ears.

i can now use a toothpick "politely", behind my hand, after every single meal or like a "gangster," all hanging out of my mouth, dangling on my lips.

i can now throw trash, bones and unsavory food bits on the floor during a meal without even looking for a rubbish can.

i can now call trash "rubbish" without laughing.

i can now withstand being hot and hungry five minutes further than my previous record of thirty seconds.

i can now accurately predict if i will have a bowel movement because of a meal as said meal is set directly in front of me.

i can now write blog posts about diarrhea without concern of my interweb friends disowning me, as i now have zero amounts of propriety remaining herein.

and you?