Some thoughts

Yo.

Casey (ahem: Canada) stuck out. But no one here cares, because they don't even know that the winter olympics are on. Oh well. I saw the last 13min of the 3rd period. Sadness. But oh well. It's hard to be broken up about it when no one else is. And we're doing well elsewhere, so good for us and good for the atheletes that get greater spoltlight now that the people who usually get the spotlight 8 months of the year (NHLers) no longer have it for a couple days.

Actually watching the olympics is fun. You guys take it for granted. I only get it in German from the satelite. But I enjoy it. Especially speed skating, 'cause they talk about the Cindy Klassen.

What else? You know why they don't have winter olympics here? Here's why: Today was a high of 25C. Yes, that's right. Tomorrow about 31C. I'm going to Alexandria again, this time on the train. Should be fun. But back to today. 25, sunny, not much breeze in the afternoon. I'm walking in a golf shirt, khaki's, and a full backpack. I've been walking for about half an hour. So I'm sweating lightly. Lo and behold, here passes this guy wearing...long pants, turtleneck, medium wool coat, and toque. I'm not kidding you. It was wild.

What else? Bird flew. Birds fly all the time, what's the big deal. No, bird flu. Oh, I see. It's big news here. But I haven't died yet. I don't think it's a huge concern. But stuff like the aquarium was closed today (I wanted to go) and indeed closed for the next ten days. I don't know why, but I think it's related.

I had lots of random thoughts but I forgot them, it seems. Oh here's another one. This country runs on carbohydrates. Atkins would have had a heart attack if he saw how much carbs they eat (oh wait, didn't he have a heart attack?) Anyways, it's a bit sick, to be honest, you can have like 3 starches in a meal. And you don't find a lot of fresh crisp vegetables. Though I was all like, 'Okay, I'll be fine eating whatever and I can throw my died out the window when I get here,' I'm hurting a bit. Seriously craving crispy vegetables. Not like they don't exist, it's just not regular. And most people I talk to say you can't eat salad from anywhere in the street, (i.e. anywhere not at home) except very few restaurants that you know and can trust. So for a salad guy like me, I'm hurting b/c of it. And it's not a taste thing, I'm doing fine with the tastes too. (For those of you who don't know my diet, I'm not a vegetarian or anything - I love meat and I'm not an Atkins either).

Okay. Enough complaining. I have registration and placement testing on Sunday for Arabic class, and classes start Monday. We'll see how it goes. Bye Bye.