Yesterday was my half birthday. It is usually my best day of the year. Something about fall that infuses me with energy. It hasn’t really happened for me here in Qatar. I guess it is because there isn’t really much change in the weather. It is still 85-90 degrees and humid during the day. (it gets down to the low 80’s at night)

I do miss fall a little, but I am getting settled more and more each day. Yesterday, I spent some time rearranging my kitchen. It is now a lot more organized, usable, and less cluttered. I spend a lot of time cooking in there, so it is nice to feel more comfortable with how things are arranged.

Just when I was going to start getting the rest of the house settled, I got my shipment from the US. I shipped my computer, some books, and some clothes over. Now I have to get them organized. It is funny that clothes packed and shipped around the world are less wrinkled that my clothes that I wash here. My washer kinda sucks. It wrinkles the hell out of everything, and it is even hard to iron out the wrinkles. I need to find someplace or someone to do my laundry in a better way than what I am doing now.

The house is getting a lot more comfortable. I have had hot water for the last few days. Sunday was the first day that I actually got a hot shower. It is the little things that make me happy.

Getting my health straightened out, too. I went to the doc yesterday to get my insulin prescription refilled. It was a long process (about 3 hours), but I am happy that I am good for a while longer. I should get my local heath insurance pretty soon, so I will be able to get everything up to date. Doc seemed to be nice. He didn’t spend much time with me, but had enough time to give me the diabetes speech: take care of yourself, walk more, don’t eat bad food, that type of thing. I am doing a pretty good job of taking care of the diabetes, but I think every doctor says that the first time they see a new patient with diabetes. Of course this was the first time that camel has been mentioned as food that I shouldn’t eat much of. It is not the leanest meat there is. Docs want me to stick with fish and chicken.