two at a time

that friend came to pick up his car at 4am - scared the shit out of me when he called, and immediately began thumping on the door.

i got up around 9.30, and shuffled my way to the bank. i looked and felt like something out of a bad drug movie - sun was shining, and i had on my dark glasses and my hood up. i was FREEZING. on the way spot called to say he's taking sick leave, with the same complaints i have. so i decided to go and check myself out.

i got to the city officer, and waited for 30-45 minutes. when i got in to see the medic, he said "hey! this is your actual clinic! go upstairs, and get a regular appointment."

not only did that waste all the waiting time, but that means that every complaint that's sent me to our base's clinic could have been dealt in a manner that's far more professional, efficient, and pleasant. DAMN. good to know.

while waiting for the next visit, i met this british girl (with an american accent), and we chatted for ages. so much so that i missed my turn, and had to wait again :(

if she was good-looking, i would totally dial the phone-number she slipped into my pocket. always my case.

i ate another huge lunch at shinto - mainly because i knew what to expect - and i got chopsticks this time. then i shuffled to the bus to get home. i began watching frankenhooker - it's a really crap film. i mean BAAAAAAAAAAD. i passed out about 3/4 through, and didn't feel like i'd missed anything when i woke up and it was over.

so i set some laundry in motion, and began watching the fantastic four. DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!!!!!!!!!!! what a great film! BEAUTIFULLY done!! great stuff.

mmf called me, we're going to meet tomorrow, and he's going to pass me over the keys to his apartment. so i'm now house-sitting an AWESOME little pad in the middle of tel aviv for two months. i can SO deal with that :) my payment is that i have to backup everything on his pc to dvd. no problems there.

as i began posting this, i received a pps with photos from the recent fire. that's some crazy shit. most upsetting, actually. my aunt and cousins who live up on the side were in serious danger, and it's not the first time. i can't help wondering if there's no form of protection that they can get? from her email, they didn't have time to do anything but flee...

unloading laundry now, then rustling me up some grub (tuna, sweetcorn, and chicken soup - that's all i got right now), and probably watching AvP.