Perfect Temperature in Bangkok

I just walked out on the balcony in my swimsuit and it was the perfect temperature. There was a room-temperature wind blowing, and it was just warm enough to be nice for sleeping outside and not to wake up sweaty. Or so I imagine; I didn't go to sleep. A minute later it began to rain. Ten minutes later, it stopped. Bangkok weather is pretty great.

My New Favourite YouTube Channel

I am loving watching the daily White House press briefings coming out on YouTube. I'm not going to go on at length about them, because politics might bore you, and this isn't a political blog. Nevertheless, it's such a great little peek into the world of political reporting. You can watch them bantering, bickering, laughing... it's just fun. And I think the same thing I used to think watching Tony Snow, which is that being the U.S. press secretary is a staggeringly difficult job for the amount of poise, good humour, eloquence and thickness of skin it requires. By the way, haters, I liked Tony Snow a lot. He seemed like a cool guy. I also like the new guy, Robert L. Gibbs. Check him out weaving and bobbing here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW37FyUZ11s

Sign up to the White House's YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse