What to say, I’ve been at a loss for words recently and I’m not quite sure why… I’ve been busy as hell, but I just don’t have much to say I guess since its really just the same things I’ve been doing since I got back to the sandbox.
It seems I have a routine, Sunday I get up and go to work thinking “this is a new week and it’s better than last week”, then by Tuesday I’ve given up that it’s a new week and I’m really just dealing with the same bullshit as I have been dealing with since I got here, only the stress level has gone up because we’re getting closer and closer to the event.
Way back during the EID holiday I discovered I have a travel ban here in Qatar, which in layman’s terms means I can’t leave the country due to legal reasons. The simplest explanation is someone committed credit card fraud against me and now I have to pay the bill from 2007. Something that I didn’t have a hand in, but I’m the one left holding the bill. I’ve negotiated a settlement with the bank in question and am trying to pay it off before the end of December so I can get the f’ing hell out of this country. I’m not going to say I’ll never come back, but I will think twice before I take a gig here again.
I was told the “good news” last week that my contract has been extended until the end of February… I see it as a balance of news, both good and bad. The good part is I can have two months of pay that is full pay and not being spent on paying off a credit card bill that isn’t mine. The bad part is that’s another month I’m away from home…
I had started making plans for February and was looking forward to maybe getting some snowboarding in before the end of the season. With all that is happening to me here, I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to get any snowboarding in this season, which is kind of depressing to think about. It’s been a huge part of my life for the last few winters and it’s been a great way for me to get out of the house during the winter, which until 2008 has really consisted of me gaining weight and complaining about the weather. Fuck it… I’m going to get some snowboarding in this season by hook or by crook! I need the outdoors and I really need to eat some snow! I will find a way to get to the mountain, any mountain really will do as long as the runs are long and the powder is fresh!
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