Today was just one of those days! Lots to do, and I didn’t have enough energy but I still did it. I was happy that it was probably the only night that I got a good nights sleep! Right after work I came home to find out that one of the A/C units just completely gave up, so I called one of the A/C guys to come and even though it is under a maintanance contract and they have to fix it everytime as part of the contract it wasn’t cooling enough in an essential location. So I asked them to get me a quote for a larger and newer unit, the current one is about 21 years old, about as old as the house. I’m taking a look at different options but I’m going to wait for their quote first. That is one thing that interrupted my short lunch!
Then I found out a friend was in town and nobody knew and he was going back to Dubai at night. So I took off to his house and it was a nice surprise. Also I found out that my recently married friend just got back today, because they are neighbors. Two of us took him to the airport and we sat with him there enjoying the little time he had left in town. It was nice catching up with an old good friend, he is one of those friends that will always be a friend no matter where he lives or what he does.
Then I went to the gas station that didn’t have power for some reason and I had to wait 25 minutes for power to come back to the Al Oula gas station in Qortuba. From there I took off to the barber and it was something I was looking forward to. As soon as I sat down he started buzzing, and while he was shaving my head I fell asleep on the seat. He even finished my head while I was asleep, he could tell that I was tired but he knew that this happens every once in while. I woke up, but then when he started shaving my face it felt so damn nice that I fell asleep again. I think I just feel really comfortable at the Barber shop. Just not enough hours in the day!
I have a lot of anime that I go through, and I don’t stumble onto good anime just by luck. Its more of a trial and error process with most being good, a few being fantastic, and one or two which are horrible and I wish I didn’t watch them.
Just to give you an idea, below is my current test list. It doesn’t have to be new, it just has to be Japanese Animation and I will probably try watching it.
Anime Experiment List:
- Zipang
- Daphne
- Kamichu
- Solty Rei
- Tokko
- Kurau
- Boys Be
- Seirei no Moribito
- D.Gray-man
- Bokurano
- Shingu
- Black Cat
- Kannazuki No Miko
I already have an idea about some of them as being good, but some of them I have no clue how they are going to be. Its fun watching these random anime’s and finding out they are amazing and I am then happy I stumbled onto them.
I was planning to take a quick nap after work since I was feeling rather tired and I could feel my body aching. It was 6:30pm and I thought I would take a quick nap before going out, at least 30 minutes to an hour and then I would go out. I think I miscalculated how tired I was, I had an alarm and two missed calls on my phone when I woke up.
Instead of sleeping for the alloted time I slept for 2.5 hours waking up at 9:25pm, and it was a little late to go out. It took me a bit to get up, I felt much better but my body still felt beat up. I can’t wait to get those two day weekends, I already work more then the work time frame so the change only gets me more resting time.
So it has been a little while since I hung out with my usual cousin but thats because he suddenly took off for vacation which I didn’t approve of! We had a few shows lined up and I was planning to watch them with him, but then I found out the worst part, his vacation was for three weeks. At that point I plotted against him, and I will be watching some shows on my own since he isn’t dependable in either the food or lounging departments!
Since he came back I went over to continue the shows we were watching and it was a promising evening on Thursday. We managed to watch four episodes of Studio 60 and we had two more but I was too tired to watch.
Contents of the Evening:
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Orange Sherbert
- Shrimp Chow Mien
There are rules that we follow, they are unwritten rules but at this rate he has broken all of them! One was the food incident, and secondly he has watched the two episodes of Studio 60 that I left with him, without me! I knew before that he couldn’t be trusted with the media, and this has only proved it to me. On another note Amanda Peet is really hot in Studio 60, I liked her since the The Whole Nine Yards. I really like this show and the humor they have it, it really is different and I don’t know how it didn’t make it for next season. I’m still going to watch all 22 episodes and enjoying all of them, too bad NBC doesn’t know a good show when they have it!
I woke up around noon to find out I’m going with my brother and a couple of guys to Kubbar. I thought why not and dragged myself out of bed and took shower getting ready to go. It was around 51C in my car as I was driving to my brothers house to go with him and then we head to Al Koot Marina. As soon as we got there we unloaded the things into the boat and waited for the other people to arrive. In total we were six people and it was really feeling hot, there were a few things to get done before we head out but that didn’t take long.
Al Koot was empty in the during the day but the Meat Market and Fish Market were filled with people. Outside was another story, we were almost ready and the only thing left was filling up some gas. The only thing I was thinking about was how hot it was and we were drinking water, freeze, shani, and everything else that was cold. We got going and it was about a 40-50 minute boat ride to Kubbar. The last time I went to Kubbar Island was in 1998 or 1999 with some friends, so I was looking forward to seeing it. The water was relatively calm and as soon as we were 10 minutes from land the water was calmer and I was just enjoying the boat ride.
It didn’t take long for us to see Kubbar in the horizon and you could see a number of boats. As we got closer there were some very interesting boats, and a lot more then I imagined. We just approached from one side to look for a spot to drop anchor. As we parked I was looking around at all the other boats, lots of different kinds, some small ones, some big ones, some yachts, some speed boats, and some fishing boats. There were also some jet skis flying around between the boats but I’m assuming they came with a boat. Jumping into the water was just perfect, but the water had a strong current so we had to tie rope to hold onto. If there wasn’t a rope it would only take about 10 seconds to be at least 5 meters from the parked boat. So at some points I was swimming against the tide and I was exhausted but it was still fun.
After a little while I kept finding some friends here and there, and they were really surprised that I was there. They never expected that I would go since its been a long time since I went. And it was surprising to find a lot of people I knew there, but it was fun. The best part was drinking something cold after swimming after little while, I think I even drank a gallon of salt water. After looking around I think the ratio of girls to guys was about 1:17 but in reality I think it was 1:7 but still thats high! It was interesting but I think it was a little crowded but it was still a hell of a lot fun and I felt tired as hell after swimming for so much.
We decided to leave around 6:10pm so that we would get there before the sun sets, and on the way back the water was so smooth that I couldn’t tell where the ocean ended and the sky begun. It was a nice feeling, and I went to sleep on the seats next to the engines. I have this ability to go to sleep if the sound is continuous, and the sound of the engine never really changed, so I took a nice quick nap. It was a very nice outing, and I’m hoping to repeat it soon.
Be warned a lot of pictures after the break!
Coming back after work I wanted to eat something I didn’t have for a long time, and this was it. I dont think there is anything better then a Muchboos Deyaay (Chicken) meal with some Samboosak! The right combination of rice, chicken and daqoos is something I enjoy very much.
Enjoying this meal was perfect after a long day and enjoying Justice League Unlimited. People like different parts of the chicken, I tend to be a thigh man since its juicier!
After upgrading and formating my main PC I still had a large amount of files on my media drive so I decided to go through and clean up my Torrent Folder. I keep a lot of files in there to improve my upload/download ratio but since reinstalling most of the torrents weren’t valid anymore. So I had about 286 GBs to sort through and most of them were TV-shows and movies, as I was cleaning them up I was going through a couple of 24 and Heroes Episodes and I can’t wait to see them in the next couple of months. The wait period until next season is excruciating, but that aside its nice cleaning up the folder and moving most files to my NAS that way I guarantee to have the shows in full. Its taking sometime but getting things organized one by one is very satisfying and makes it easier to find what I’m looking for.
I am very much into vehicle modification since I got my hands on my first remote control car! And these I am still obsessed with trucks and getting them modified. I have been modifying my motorcycles to my taste and really enjoying them. Modification of something is basically personalizing what you own and your attitude will reflect in it.
The problem is in Kuwait, I tend to modify my motorcycles since its mostly cosmetics and any performance modification doesn’t affect my motorcycles registration at any time. But vehicle modification is not allowed in Kuwait because they say its dangerous, if they don’t know how to apply common sense rules in Kuwait they tend to ban it right away. Some go into sports modification and some into off-road modification. I like them all, whenever something is done with taste I will complement the work. I always love a nicely modified truck and I’m still looking into a truck sometime in the future. The work would have to be done the US since the skills I would need isn’t available in Kuwait, and I wouldn’t want someone learning on my project. There should be a magazine which judges work in Kuwait so that people know when their vehicle looks really ugly and when it looks good. Few vehicles look good and many look bad because they just don’t bother to know whats nice. I don’t know when they would allow modifications but it doesn’t stop a lot of people.
This is the Tumi T-3 Ducati Carry-On Duffel Bag, that name was a mouthful. I recieved this bag as gift a couple of weeks ago, I don’t know what gave them the impression that I like Ducati! Even though I do like Ducati very much!
Ducati aside, Tumi makes very high quality and durable bags for different kinds of use. I opened up the bag to take a look at it and its the perfect bag for a day trip or just to have a carry-on without checking in luggage. Its has enough space for a two day trip, and there are different compartments in the bag as well as the large space in the middle.
I like how Tumi makes very useful products and they always incorporate functional features not just looks. Overall I think this is a great bag, and one hell of a gift!
I have this issue of trying to do too much in one way, I try to do everything and ignore what I’m feeling. Recently alarms of any kind have had no affect on me, I just sleep through them without even remembering.
Number of Alarms:
- 4 Alarms on the PC (Each one 3-4 mins long and different kinds of songs)
- 1 Alarm, old school clock
- 4 Alarms from my phone
None of those made me even blink, and the PC speakers are set to very high.
Today when I came back from work around 6:45 pm I went directly to my room and right into bed to get some sleep. I felt that I had to get a few minutes of sleep since I had to go out for dinner. I saw the clock at 7:05 pm and then I woke up at 8:25pm, and I knew I could sleep more but I felt just right, it was what I needed. I can’t wait to get the two day weekends, its going to make a real difference.