Leftovers

*Number of times Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants has been played in my room: 13

*New cool phrase: Wake up and smell the hummus!

*Latest stalker: Omar from Birmingham, UK. His MO: Picking up chicks at the water park and following them around everywhere. Also telling them that they look 14, offering to declare their love by going headfirst down an 80km/hr waterslide, and not taking hints very well. See the kind of creeps I attract?

*Although I haven’t set foot in a McD’s, I have had more french fries in the last five weeks than I have in probably the last two years. They are served with everything! They even put fries on sandwiches. And here I thought I had a good chance of going abroad and losing some weight!

*Number of times I’ve been forced to listen to Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” from 1997’s the Titanic: Way too many. Grocery stores, department stores and restaurants all need to trash this!

*Cab drivers. They are their own breed everywhere, but I now have a new appreciation for Chicago cabbies. I’d even go so far as to say that I miss D.C. cabbies…ok, no wait. I lied. D.C. cabbies are still the worst.

*If I never see another huge speedbump again it will be too soon.

*Number of times I’ve been blocked from sites due to the fact that they are "inconsistent with the religious, cultural, political, and moral values" of the UAE:too many. Although I was surprised at some of the sites that were not blocked.

*I'm not sure how, but I managed five weeks in intense sun without any kind of a visible tan. I'm off white now instead of pasty, but no one but me can see it so you'll have to take my word for it...

Leftover photographs:





I found it amusing that Burger King was transliterated.

Inside the dome of the main building.

Inside the main building.

I really don't know why I'm like this. It's a sickness of some sort.

Olan just hanging out.

This is one of the most beautiful carpets in the world, and I am its godmother!

I'm not sure if I've posted this before, but it's my absolute favorite picture of the trip!

My miserable attempt at dune jumping.