DRIVE BY SHOOTING (no pun intended)

My visa ran out. Problem. Dhs 750 problem. Who knew it was only 30 days? Not me.
My father and I had to go to the gong-show immigration office to get it renewed, and on our way back home we drove past our neighbour chilling on his lawn.
What was he doing?
I kid you not- he was checking out his golf swing using a mirror.
Now, he has a yard with a very large wall that would prevent anyone from seeing him- but no. He is on the patch of grass on the corner of our street practicing his golf swing in front of the mirror he took off the wall of his entranceway.
So what did we do?
What any terrible person would.
My father drove me back home so I could get my camera.
We then circled the block twice so we could get a picture.
It wasn't even a fear that he would see us- he was way into his swing.
It's another wonderful day in the neighbourhood.

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THE ONION

I met up with my long-time-no-see friend Anna Ray today, and she shared this gem with me. I laughed. Gotta love the Onion.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/dubai_debt_crisis_halts_building

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POOP ART

if we ever hung out anymore, i'd have a really good idea about what we could do.

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Playing, and other such things.

So I'm home from dubai, and as everyone knows, very very very unemployed. I know that I should go look for a job, but I am having a very tough time motivating myself to make a resume and drop them off. I have a couple weeks worth of work in lethbridge starting next week, so I figure I may as well enjoy it while I can. I have done such activities as making headbands with my sister, and sister-in-law, going for lunch with friends, reading a book, and making some goals for the next little bit. If money wasn't such a big deal, I would be quite content to do this forever, as I feel that I'm being productive, and really enjoying my new freedom. SO until I find a job, I'm going to keep on playing on my teeter totter....

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Jobless

This is how my conversation with Amy went today as we were both on our computers, thinking about how Amy has to go to fabricland, and I still need to unpack, de-stink my clothes, and clean my room.

Amy: "Bonnie, this is sad. We both have university degrees, no jobs, and are still in our pajamas."
Bonnie: "I know."

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Here are my pictures in no particular order. The one with me and my brown friend will be using in my upcoming engagement announcement. As well, the one in the desert with the awful hair, it was a rough ride dune bashing as you can tell. Enjoy, and maybe i'll take some pictures of what i bought, and post them.

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Dubai farewell

ok, so the last few days here have been great. we did some last minute shopping and i bought a bunch more scarves for the concert. a guy from one of the stores who thought i was half-arab asked for my email address. he's the one who proposed to me. i think he's going to make a bid soon on the dowry. we went to church this morning, and then spent the afternoon at the beach. we justified it because we are going to church all over again in 2 days. we leave here in about 20 minutes for the airport, and fly out at 215am... gross. overall this trip has been great. i'm not going to lie though when i say i'm ready to come home for a rest. i can't believe how much we've done on this trip, and there's really not anything else left for us to do. i'm very grateful for the chance that i've had to go on this trip.. it has definitely opened my eyes to the world more, and i have a new found appreciation for lebanese food, especially hummous. i'm going to start buying it all the time now. i'll call as soon as a get home to let you know i've made it. we don't foresee any problems getting home though. and i have a full suitcase full of extra stuff i've bought. i may or may not have purchased 34 scarves on this trip. don't judge too much. if anyone asks, they were all for the sugar beats. mom, if you ever want to go on a shopping trip, i suggest the middle east, the prices over here are amazing.....probably a quarter of the price in canada. anyways, i'll call when i get home. talk to you soon. love bonnie.

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