I haven't blogged in almost 2 months.
I think I haven't quite gotten the hang of telling people what's going on in my life.
So maybe I will put some bullets for now... Or just brainstorm the things on my mind.
I got a kitten for my birthday from Ahmed.
I named him Obama, after the president-elect who I adore.
I went to the embassy on Election day to do a write-in ballot because my absentee paperwork never came.
That was an ordeal.
Right now in my small town, Al Arish, we are out of Petrol (gasoline), cooking oil and flour because the Palestinians have been without for months and have broken the border to get the basic necessities.
I'm now wearing a Palestian kafeya in solidarity.
My grandma is Saudia Arabia to make Hajj.
Others from my extended are making Hajj.
I have been visiting people to wish them well on their journey.
Work is terrific and terrible in the same sentence.
I have the first wireless router in Al Arish.
That wireless router doesn't work.
I'm trying to figure out how to make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner because I miss American eats. Suggestions?
I miss my friends back home a lot, especially this time of year.
This is the first year in 8 years I didn't work a retail Xmas.
Its strange.
I'm feeling a lot of pressure to take over a failing financial department.
But I still love my job.
My kitten is getting fat.
I have laundry piling up and no time to do it.
I'm afraid to get anything dry cleaned here, because if they ruin it, there is no Express here to get a replacement shirt/slacks/jacket.
There is a FedEx here in Al Arish, which is pretty cool.
And, believe it or not, Al Arish is really cold this time of year. I'm told it gets colder in December and January.
I bought a trendy black double-breasted pea coat for 500 EGP.
I miss my dad, we used to talk all the time about everything.
I can talk to my Uncle Alaa and thats all fine and dandy and he is a lot like my dad; but its not the same.
I need to set up my MajickJack so that I can have a number for all my US family/friends to call.
I miss Nuqta, Obama is much meaner. (see the picture, I have a scratch above my left eye)
I still haven't fixed my Wii or my wireless printer, and I broke my second phone somehow.
My Arabic has gotten substantially better and my spoken English remarkably worse.
I need a car.
This city is small enough to do things walking, but its not really safe enough to walk everywhere at any time.
There are literally families fighting here over blood. Like they kill each other.
I think thats it.
Oh and I beat the whole Sudoku game in my phone, so I need a new game.
Over and out.
