Ridiculous The Mobile Spider When we first got to Palau, we noticed a gigantic spider perched in the center of a large web near the stairs leading to our apartment. The spider was high above even Daniel's freakishly circus-level reach. Daniel hates spiders, like any good
Ridiculous An Evening with Jolyn Ok, first of all, I know! Today is supposed to be a pictures and distractions post. I know the schedule guys. I'm the one who created it. And
The Siblings Guatemala Video Happy Wednesday, all. I actually thought yesterday was Wednesday until about 3:00 PM when I met up with Jolyn and she informed me that it was Tuesday. So I'm feeling very confused today. Partly because I still don't really
Ridiculous Autocorrect Problems One of the most frustrating things about making a short trip to the U.S. is my lack of cell phone. I have my old U.S. phone with me, which I'm able to use for Interneting whenever I'm near
Ridiculous The DMV On Monday I went to the DMV to renew my license and to register my U.S. car. Rather, I was taken to the DMV by Bob. My parent and guardian. Bob was kind enough to take time out of his schedule to drive
Ridiculous Stuff Cathie Has Said Prayers and best wishes go out from Stranger to all those affected in the Boston Marathon disaster today. Not to repeat myself, but in case you missed it, tickets for Thursday's show at The Porch are available here [http://utahporch.org/curses-april-18]
Ridiculous Pictures & Weekly Distractions So I got the full story on the cat pee thing I mentioned yesterday. Basically Daniel had to sit in this house for 4 hours while various animals (mostly cats)
Church Cat Pee! Everywhere! We had the kids last night, just like every Wednesday. Note: I like referring to our Wednesday night church activities with the teenagers this way because it sounds like a joint-custody situation. And it also gives me an inside peek at what it would
Ridiculous What is a Hobbit? Last night I was forced to watch "The Hobbit." I did not then, nor do I now, have any idea what was happening in that movie. Eli: Wait just one damn minute. How old is Dumbledore? Daniel: . . . In Harry Potter? Eli: No.
Ridiculous Haircut. FOR WHICH I DID NOT GET NAKED. I went back to that place where I had the infamous body scrub [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2013/03/body-scrub.html] recently. I know. What the crap, Eli. How could you go back to a place where you had humiliated yourself that much? Guys.
Church Working in the Garden Last Saturday I experienced 4 hours of back-breaking labor in the garden behind the church. The Mormon church building in Palau sits on a beautiful piece of land that overlooks
The Siblings April Fools' Day Ok, first of all, some of you are SO mad that yesterday I didn't say a single thing about April Fools' Day. What the heck, Eli? How lazy can you be? You don't even deserve to be called an
Ironman While We're on the Topic of Embarrassing Stories Right before lunch today I got the mass text that "fresh" produce had graced the land of Palau. 12 seconds later I was walking down the street toward the grocery store at a brisk pace when the Stormtrooper zoomed by with Daniel
Ridiculous Someone is a Liiiiitle Selfish with His Clothes Yesterday I got back from the beach, took a shower, and then threw on the first clothes I could find in a pile of laundry that hadn't been folded yet. Daniel was making a quick trip to the grocery store and I
Ridiculous Body Scrub There's a place we all go for massages and haircuts (sometimes one can experience the massage and haircut simultaneously---which is very strange) near my apartment in Palau. All of the services there are very inexpensive and the people are sweet. On Saturday
Ridiculous Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Last night I popped some popcorn. Daniel took a handful of it and then dropped it into his full glass of ginger ale. Eli: What are you doing!?!? Daniel: Huh?
Ridiculous Amazing Phrases One Stranger, Sammy, recently sent me the content of a text exchange she had with a friend, which was spurred by her use of "twice up the barrel, once down the side." This is a nice demonstration of the power of such
Ridiculous A Trip to Hell I'm finally ready to talk about it. As you all know from yesterday's post and Friday's pictures, I went kayaking last weekend. It was fun, even though Daniel apparently wanted to get a friend divorce from me because
FYI Friend Divorce A few items of business today. First as I mentioned a week or two ago, I will be coming to the U.S. soon. I would like to formally warn all of the malls and everyone who sells burritos to be prepared for me.
Ridiculous The Cat Got Locked Out Again Apparently Daniel has started getting up early in the mornings to go for runs. I didn't know about this until the other day when I was eating breakfast, thinking he was still in bed in his bedroom. To my surprise, he then
Yahoo Answers Yahoo! Answers VIII Good morning, strangers. We're back today with another edition of Yahoo! Answers. People were not very helpful with my questions below. Sigh. Also, Yahoo! Answers deleted almost all
Church A Bold Move I play the piano. I know what you're thinking. "Oh my gosh Eli! You're like a triple threat! You play the piano, you can walk on the backs of your toes, AND your hair has been looking really good
Church Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Daniel drove me into work this morning. This was the entirety of our conversation: Daniel: Are you cranky again this morning? Eli: I'M NOT CRANKY!!! I'M
Ridiculous Couchsurfer Emails III I told Daniel that I was making a trip the U.S. next month. Daniel: How long will you be gone. Eli: About 2 weeks. Daniel: Two whole weeks!? Eli:
Ridiculous Animals that Swim On Saturday a big group of us decided to go scuba diving. I got certified in October and went scuba diving one time after that. Then I stopped completely because of animals. Here's the thing about scuba diving. It is so fun
