Archive for December, 2005

Ich brauche ein Trockenrasierer, schnell!

Posted in Updates on Friday, December 16th, 2005

A few more days to go and I’ll be basking in the wintery clime of olde England.
Looking forward to it actually. I’m sure I’ll enjoy the cold for about the first 30 minutes. After that, it’ll get old. Or would that be olde? At any rate, I’ve packed my coat and a few sweatshirts, just [...]

Merry Arabic-Christmas

Posted in Updates on Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

Vacant sidewalks,
Dusty sidewalks,
They’re sayin’ ev-en-ing pray’r.
In the air there’s an ar-a-bic feelin’.
Camel noise,
It’s humid, oiy!
Soon it will be Christmas day.
Ok. So I’m not much for rewriting songs or even making them socially and politically acceptable. Diplomacy was never my strong suit. And I lied. I haven’t heard any camel noise today. It is humid though, [...]

Day off…

Posted in Updates on Sunday, December 11th, 2005

The last few days have been pretty good.
Maybe it’s because R&R is drawing nigh. Maybe it’s because I’ve overcome my feelings of ennui. Maybe it’s because we had Mexican food last night, which is the only real edible meal served at the DFAC.
I woke up this morning around 0700 hours (0100 hrs by my clock [...]

Better week and kudos

Posted in Updates on Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

This week is better than last week. So much so it is difficult to put into words. I’m not quite sure why I am typing this as it would imply the exact opposite of what I just said. Suffice to say, I’m glad last week is done and this week is here.
Aside from the daily [...]