Diario de Tepintzin

Okay, weird things that I get nostalgic for. Everyone knows how much I loved my room in Kuwait, where I had two wall lockers, an electric kettle and a half-fridge full of food and fake beer. I also had cable TV, and when I was watching in the evening, this was often the bumper between shows. I particularly remember it coming on before "Ghost Hunters International" which I watched on Sunday nights. Star World (an international channel owned by Starz) had three versions of this, one for India, one for Asia/Phillipines and one for the Middle East. Obviously, this is the one for the Middle East.

This is a Pashtun mens' ring dance, which I recorded at the last Eid celebration.

I live in the corner of our tent, with about 18 inches in which to move. SPC Gustavo doesn't mind; he's doing a somersault off my cot. Top right you can see a corner of my Guadalupe poster, bottom right you can see the fake African violet sent to me by lucy_indisguise.

First, a typical AJ vista. To answer the question "Does it all look that barren?" the answer is, "Unfortunately, yes."( Read more... )

So here I am at the Atlanta airport, sitting crouched near an outlet so I can charge my laptop and phone.  I've got a few hours left in the U.S., and that's ample enough time to do all the internet things before I leave.

I feel irresponsible.  Steve needs me in his law office and his father is not well. 

I'm still having to tell my teammates that we don't have to do EVERYTHING together, really we don't.  I've made it quite clear that once we're there, I intend to seek out Canadians, science fiction fans, anime fans, etc. 

Mum is nagging at me to go to Mass.  She asked me if I went today and I said I hadn't any time, which is 110% true.  In fact, most of what we've done has taken place on Sunday.  There was, of course a special lunchtime service on Monday by the Evangelical Protestant chaplain. 

I finished another chapter of my current fanfic and e-mailed it to my beta reader.  Yay!

Steve says Mei-Mei's glucose is still normal and that she's been polite and good lately.

I'll write again when I reach Kuwait.