And I thought my week was bad...

[govcampbell]

I'm not really sure whether to laugh or be freaked out about this, but apparently one of my faternity brothers (he's a senior this year), is actually studying...something...in the hinterlands of Thailand right now.

Thailand, you know? The place where they had the coup d'etat  yesterday?

So far, the coup has been entirely bloodless, which is the part that's good, and making it more humorous than scary. I'm having visions of him treking across the jungle to the next nearest US Embassy (in Burma, maybe? Cambodia?)...or being plucked out in the middle of the night by US Army rescue teams, dangling rather comically from the landing skid of a Huey.

I genuinely hope nothing bad happens to him, because he's a nice guy, but it would be nice if he got some funny stories out of this because well...let's just say, for all your HP fans out there, he reminds me of Percy. Very uptight, occasionally prissy, and I'm not sure he knows how to have a good time. I'm sure he'll come home with an incredible tale of woe about how this interrupted his studies, and he'll be so serious and intense about it, the guys couldn't help but laugh.

Comments

[katieay.livejournal.com]

By the looks of things, Thailand's going to be okay. *hopes*

It truly seems to be something the people wanted -- I just hope Gen. Sonthi comes through on his promise of a new interim, civilian PM in two weeks time.

[rinnamarie.livejournal.com]

I read this, and I have to admit I got a picture in my head of a gangly guy in glasses dangling from the landing skid wearing fluffy bunny slippers and a stripped nightcap.

It's horrible that he may be trapped there... but the image is still hilarious. :)

[govcampbell.livejournal.com]

See? that's what I mean! I can't decide if I'm going to be upset or laugh at this.

Does that make us bad people?

[rinnamarie.livejournal.com]

Nah... I think it just means that we have a healthy sense of the absurd and are psychologically able to see the humor in even the worst situation. :)

What frat were you in?

[govcampbell.livejournal.com]

Sigma Nu. The oddest collection of oddballs on campus.

The Jaaaaarz?

[wlcowboy82.livejournal.com]

If you're talking about Jarczyk, he graduated in June. If not, who are you talking about?

Re: The Jaaaaarz?

[govcampbell.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I suck at math, and I can't count. How is this news to you? You lived with me.