I'm back!

Ok I've been back for a couple of weeks. I just had nothing really constructive or interesting to write.

I'm glad to be back in Muscat but man, it takes some getting used to again.

And of course my allergies kicked in the first week I was back, which ment that I was sort of sick and had to take my allergy meds at night, or suffer through it in the day because they make me super sleepy, and that makes for bad and dangerous driving.

I've been super busy since I got back.

I had a job interview that didn't go well, at all.

I went for coffee with friends a few times.

I hosted a super fun girls only dinner party which included some Dance Dance Revolution and Rock Band.

I took my dress to a new tailor for an upcoming ball.

I took my glasses in to the glasses shop to have the lenses fixed for a 4th time. Hoping this time they get it right.

I joined an event committee and am looking forward to seeing how it goes.

I went to the Park Inn rooftop bar and thought the service sucked ass but the atmosphere was really good.

I have my usual complaints, the driving, that not all grocery stores have the same stuff so I have to go to many different stores to get all the things I want, the dust, etc.

Other then that I've got nothing!

Canada was really good. I shopped until no one wanted to come shopping with me anymore, not even my mom because she found it exhausting.

I ended up at Sears and they had all their formal dresses on sale for 40% off so I got 4!

I bought all sorts of new exercise dvd's and have been doing them.

I bought tonnes of stuff from my 3 favorite shops, La Senza, Suzy Shier and Old Navy.

On my way back home though, a scary thing happened when I got to the airport. My mom booked me on the air bus because she doesn't like to drive to Toronto, and it was all fine but then at the ticket counter they asked to see the credit card that paid for the tickets.

It was at home here in Muscat in Cush's wallet, so obviously I didn't have it.

They would not let me fly without it. I spoke to everyone all the way up the chain but they all said I had to have the credit card, that, or buy a new flight for $2,000!

I asked if they were fucking kidding me, $2,000??? That's more then we paid for both our return flights in the first place.

That's when I started crying. It didn't work. I was so frustrated and upset. Flying is stressful enough without any added bullshit.

The solution was for me to call my mom from a pay phone, who then called Cush (at 3am Muscat time) woke him up, and had him scan his passport and both sides of his credit card.

At first they said he had to fax it over, and I said, oh ok because we have a fax machine in our house right?

I was getting a bit beligerant to be honest. I'd never been accused of credit card theft and fraud before.

Whatever, it all worked out in the end.

My mom has called the fraud squad to complain because no one should ever ask for the back of your credit card, and now we'll see what happens.

The part that really pisses me off is that Cush and I flew out on the same dates, our tickets were bought at the same time months ago on the credit card in question, we sat next to each other on the flight out and we have the same last name.

I wonder what the probability of fraud is when you take all those factors into account. I would bet it's pretty slim.

Oh well it all worked out.

Tonight I'm atteneding my first Christmas party of the season, just one month to go!

Also Cush and I are considering some plans for Eid. I think camping is on the menu.

Just as an ending bit, thought I'd share my new favorite song. I have to say I've bought every Franz Ferdinand cd over the years and I really like them! Those guys never let me down.

My favorite part of going home is listening to 102.1 The Edge, my favorite and best radio station EVER, because I get to hear music that I otherwise would probably never know existed.

One of my fondest memories of Toronto was sitting in my old apartment listening to Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To and breaking in my brand new bong. That song went on forever! It was great!

Anyway, my favorite song of the moment- Ulysses by Franz Ferdinand. I'm not fond of the video but whatever.




Turn it up loud and enjoy!