Ghetto continued

The drip has spontaneously stopped in the shower ceiling! yeah!

When I came home tonight, there was a horrible smell in the lobby. I thought maybe there was a cat in heat that sprayed or somebody urinated. When the elevator opened, the wave of air was noxious. There was blood on the floor. Then I noticed the pattern - that the blood continued through the lobby in drips every so often. The whole place has a stench I can't describe.

where's my roommate? haven't seen her in a while...

ghetto style

my toilet has a slow leak at the base of it. I would guess that the rubber seal isn't seated properly. But if I pull the little carpet out a few inches, the water spreads out and then gets absorbed by the carpet. So I leave the exhaust fan on all the time and the water evaporates. It's a good system.
I got home today to a drip drip sound in the shower area. The ceiling looked wet and there was a dark spot. Upon closer inspection, it was a hole in the sheet rock. There was a damp mark encircling the hole. Apparently the drip started in the last day, soaked the sheet rock until the force of the drip from a hanging pipe above the ceiling slowly opened a hole about the size of a nickel. Now the drip comes straight through to the tub. "Nothing but net". Eventually the dry wall will dry out and the drip will just keep coming through the hole! No Worries.
I do plan on moving in the next few weeks so I don't care about getting this fixed because that would suck up my precious weekend. The handi-man would certainly make a mess in my bathroom too.
Living large in the ghetto!

tan line of all things

I can't believe I have a tan line. My hands and upper neck and face are exposed. I wear a long sleeve mock turtle neck rash guard with sunglasses and cap so that is all that shows. I work one hour out in the sun and one hour in the air conditioned shack. Hour on/Hour off for 9 of the 12 hours. I guess my SPF 70 met it's match here in Kuwait. I reapplied every time I went out. Keep in mind that I am pasty white, so the slightest little freckle creates a tan line. I'm not tan!
So my new boss said he talked to his boss and my new admin job is a done deal. My supervisor still has to release me tomorrow. I hesitate a little but I think it will be ok. My new boss covers a priority area, especially with the new threat level here with the 6 terrorists they caught planning to attack the military installation here. We are being cautious during Ramadan. I promise that I am being cautious too. NO Worries! It's really business as usual for me.
I really hope to start working the admin job soon and get out of this sun! Oh, the humidity has started. Apparently it will come and go for the next few weeks. All the while, the temperature is going up. I thought the sand storms were bad.. ugh. And you thought humidity would help me breathe and moisten my nose and eyes a little - oh no, not here in Kuwait. Again, their humidity has to be the worst humidity on the planet. It's horrible and going to ramp up to horrendous soon. It chokes you and coats you in sweat from head to toe and in every crevice.
I'll leave you with that.

maybe good news

i interviewed for a permanent admin job with some nice perks... I'll let you know soon. good night. it's late for me

alive and well

I have recuperated from my various illnesses. I had a busy high maintenance weekend eating the best food and shopping at the best stores and savoring the best chocolate you can find in Kuwait.

time for work though, good night.

do you remember in college when...

Do you remember in college when we used to throw food out the window? Some people did it trying to hit people with cans of beans. Some people were just having fun aiming for something. Or it was a combination of the 2 and add in old food that had gone bad.
I am on the top floor of my building. I am a lousy cook and worse at buying groceries. So I either buy too much or don't buy the right stuff.
Tonight I had fun throwing bread out of my window. I bought a loaf downstairs at the little store. I didn't think about it until after I bought it but it was warm to the touch and there was condensation inside the bag. Perfect breeding ground for mold. So out the window it went. Piece by piece. I tried throwing it like a frisby but it kept curling back towards the buidling. I guess it was catching too much air. So I started throwing it vertically and it got a lot further. I can't hear the bread hit and I can barely see it so ... not so much fun.
I also threw out some apricots that were too damaged to eat and I've already eaten 5 of them today. Fruit is more fun to throw. Its got weight and makes a noise when it hits. There is a dumpster across the street that I aim for. One, the dumpster is for garbage. Two, that's where the 2 legged and 4 legged scavengers will come at night to eat. They will find the fruit tonight.
I also started standing back from the window and really throwing it hard. I've almost made it to the little utility building down from the dumpster. Too much fun.
The poor little guards have got to wonder what the fuck is going on. Food falling from the sky. I do this as least once a week.
I am so easily amused. Can you imagine if I did drugs?

Iran

I've been told that we can see the coast of Iran from Kuwait on a clear day. I am close enough to the city and industry that the pollution prevents any clear days that would allow me to see that far. When the weather breaks in September, I will go down to the beaches south of here where some of my co-workers live and see what we can see. Something to look forward to... ha ha