Crazy Weather

Today at lunch I was just thinking about the lack of vegetables and lack of taste in the available vegetables. I had just gotten my serving of mixed vegetables when I passed the condiments table and had an idea. I sprinkled olive oil and parmesan on my vegetables and looked around for more seasonings, but I could find only salt. I was surprised they had vinegar, but couldn’t believe that it was white vinegar. Soon my other baggage will get here and I will have my own supply of garlic powder. Then I will live in a peace full bliss of good tasting food and I will never again be harassed by an Asian vampire.

While I was outside yesterday, a dust storm came in and has not left up since. It got really bad for about an hour last night, when it was pouring rain and the wind shook the whole tent. It is hard t walk outside without goggles because of the blowing sand and the visibility is low. Sometimes the dust in the air makes it seem to be overcast and makes the sky almost the same color as the ground. Sand and dust get in anything left outside. I like it this way because it is not nearly as hot. I am glad that I got here in April and not the middle of the summer. I couldn’t imagine having to acclimate in the summer.

I shaved the moustache yesterday because after looking at the pictures even I didn’t like it.

Yesterday morning I went to the gym and discovered that the treadwall had been fixed. I spent 10 minutes on it both today and yesterday. The holds are not challenging, but it is an excellent full body workout, and it is hard because I have to pace myself. There is a knob t adjust the speed, and if I put it too low I get bored, but if I put it at even a moderate pace, I get tired quickly. It is hard to used good rock climbing form when you are slowly sinking, but I am trying. The angle of the wall is also adjustably between an overhang, vertical and a slab.

I’ve got my laptop with me, so when there is nothing to do, I can usually entertain myself somehow. I’m doing a bible study called Believing God, by Beth Moore and it is pretty interesting. It’s designed to test and strengthen one’s faith in really believing God and not just believing in him. I’ve been at it off and on for the past two months, but now that I’m here I’m going to try to stick with it more. I want to make better use of my time than I did last time I was out here. This could be an opportunity to grow my faith away from all of the distractions of being at home.