So my latest rug has finally found a home - on the bed. I used my other little rug as a bedspread whatever when I lived in Afghanistan, but had sort of forgotten I could do that here. It required a little moving around of pillow and such, but it is a nice rug and not itchy at all - so I am quite happy to sit on it. I spent too much time here in my little room, but its okay. I use room service for almost all my meals - I don't really have any desire to sit in the tent (a dining area) and wait for 45 minutes to get my food. I prefer to be here in my own little cave and just wait 30 minutes for food.
The rug is made in Pakistan and has a lovely blue in the center. I waited for over a year before I finally allowed myself to buy it - and in that time, the price came down quite a bit which was good. I like accumulating rugs - most of the ones I get are fairly small as I never know where I'm going to live and how much space I'll actually have. I have heard that when I'm in Surabaya, I'll live in a goodsized two bedroom apartment. At this point, I don't have much furniture, but I do have rugs and some objets d'art...I was told by an experienced Foreign Service person that you might as well accumulate rugs and art - everything else is provided for you.
The week didn't start out well - our weekend is Thursday and Friday here in Yemen. On Thursday morning, our senior investigator was killed in front of his 20 year old son as he went to the grocery store. So there is now the concern not only about how to keep the American employees here safe and sound - now we have to think what can we do to help keep our local staff safe also. Jobs at the Embassy are generally pretty good and because unemployment is so high here - I doubt that a lot of them will quit even if they are concerned that they or their family may be at risk due to their working for the US Embassy.
Friday was a little calmer, and then Saturday was hard because I saw so many of the people at the Embassy who had worked with Qassem for many years (he had worked there 11 years). Then today Sunday, was yet another Revolution Day so I had the day off.
The nice thing about today was being at the pool and then Elleginette brought her daughter, Jade, to the pool. Jade is maybe 6 or 7 - not sure. She loves to swim and so she and I played in the water quite a lot. She seemed to enjoy how I could go under her and then pop up on the other side. Trigger came and hung out a bit - but I think he realized that the pool isn't really the place for him. He resists going to the pen which I don't blame him - it really isn't his place. And no one is offering to step up and help take care of Omar and Callie (the remaining puppies) - so I have a feeling that when I'm in Dubai, they may be taken away.
But, there is no use being upset with people - we all have our own paths and the puppies at least are big enough now that even if they are dumped outside the city, there is a good chance they will be able to survive.
And just saw a commercial for True Blood - I think after 6 seasons of Buffy, and the periodic watching of Angel - I have had more than enough demons and vampires. I think instead I shall opt for sleep. Maybe if I write here more often, I'll be a little more concentrated but oh well - blips and blobs...
The rug is made in Pakistan and has a lovely blue in the center. I waited for over a year before I finally allowed myself to buy it - and in that time, the price came down quite a bit which was good. I like accumulating rugs - most of the ones I get are fairly small as I never know where I'm going to live and how much space I'll actually have. I have heard that when I'm in Surabaya, I'll live in a goodsized two bedroom apartment. At this point, I don't have much furniture, but I do have rugs and some objets d'art...I was told by an experienced Foreign Service person that you might as well accumulate rugs and art - everything else is provided for you.
The week didn't start out well - our weekend is Thursday and Friday here in Yemen. On Thursday morning, our senior investigator was killed in front of his 20 year old son as he went to the grocery store. So there is now the concern not only about how to keep the American employees here safe and sound - now we have to think what can we do to help keep our local staff safe also. Jobs at the Embassy are generally pretty good and because unemployment is so high here - I doubt that a lot of them will quit even if they are concerned that they or their family may be at risk due to their working for the US Embassy.
Friday was a little calmer, and then Saturday was hard because I saw so many of the people at the Embassy who had worked with Qassem for many years (he had worked there 11 years). Then today Sunday, was yet another Revolution Day so I had the day off.
The nice thing about today was being at the pool and then Elleginette brought her daughter, Jade, to the pool. Jade is maybe 6 or 7 - not sure. She loves to swim and so she and I played in the water quite a lot. She seemed to enjoy how I could go under her and then pop up on the other side. Trigger came and hung out a bit - but I think he realized that the pool isn't really the place for him. He resists going to the pen which I don't blame him - it really isn't his place. And no one is offering to step up and help take care of Omar and Callie (the remaining puppies) - so I have a feeling that when I'm in Dubai, they may be taken away.
But, there is no use being upset with people - we all have our own paths and the puppies at least are big enough now that even if they are dumped outside the city, there is a good chance they will be able to survive.
And just saw a commercial for True Blood - I think after 6 seasons of Buffy, and the periodic watching of Angel - I have had more than enough demons and vampires. I think instead I shall opt for sleep. Maybe if I write here more often, I'll be a little more concentrated but oh well - blips and blobs...
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