By the Numbers (1/4-1/10)
Left this week for my TDY in Kuwait. With the free room and board, I’ll probably be cutting back even more on my daily expenses. Maybe.
- $6 – Work Cafeteria (Pork Enchiladas w/ rice & beans)
- $10 – Windows Professional Office 2007 (got subsidized rate through work)
- $6 – Work Cafeteria (Chicken Tostada)
- $53 – Michael’s Cajun Seafood (took Bae out for dinner)
- $4 – Airport Cart
Total: $79
Before I arrive at Kuwait on January 16, I am first going to be staying at Fort Bennings, Georgia for a week for predeployment stuff. So far it has been kind of boring in Fort Bennings, nothing much to do but paperwork. However, one thing that caught me off guard was the frigid 28 degree weather we are having here. Dude, I thought 55 degrees in Socal was bad… that is nothing compared to the frostbitten 28 degrees (which feels like 13 degrees per Weather.com) here in the boonies. My nose and ears felt like they were about to fall off.
On the upside, at least I am getting paid overtime to chill out in my room right? Too bad, the heater blowing inside the room and cold weather outside has conspired to simultaneously cause me to catch a cold and get a sore throat. I am currently nursing myself back to health on cafeteria chicken rice soup and bags of Hall cough drops.
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Sorry to hear that you got sick! It has been very cold over here in DC too. I hope you have a safe trip to Kuwait.
Thanks! I’m starting to feel much better now in Kuwait. The temperature is generally around 70 degrees.