Reminds me of Seattle

Looking outside the window, I'm reminded of Seattle, the city where I grew up and which is still the place I refer to as home, even though I haven't lived there in so many years. Growing up, I used to tire of the gloomy, overcast, rain-filled days and but the overcast skies never bothered me that much. But after living in other places, more sunny places, going back to Seattle's rain and constant greyness fills me with dread and sadness.

So this weather that we've been having lately, of immensely thick clouds and heavy fog (or is it smog?) is making me feel pretty blue. The lack of color, the absence of the sun bouncing off the waters in the marina and ocean, the reflective windows without their reflection, the city has an eerie feeling, like something bad is about to happen. At least in Seattle the greyness was tempered by the lush foliage--Evergreen trees, Elms, Firs. Here it's just cranes, construction, and dust. What's the name of that syndrome that some people suffer from--Seasonal Affective Disorder? I think I have it....

The blogosphere

With all this new found time on my hands, I'm delving deep into the world of the (add scary jaws music) BLOG. I'm trying to make my page look cool and funky like so many of the others out there but I can't figure it out. Does anyone have any easy instructions on how I can customize my page? I tried the built in blog customizer thing but it was very complicated for me. That's an indication of what you're working against, if you decide to send me suggestions--I am not a tekkie nor do I have a lot of patience! But I am a fast learner. And really cute too :)

No more in the Pamirs

I re-read my first ever posting which I had written a year and a half ago. It was pretty funny. I don't think I have this blogging thing down too well. But I'm giving it another try as I become the inhabitant of yet another new city. In the last 5 years I have lived in 4 cities and 2 of those have been in different countries. I started out in LA (hated it), moved to New York (loved it), worked for a year in a remote village in Tajikistan (miss it everyday), and have now just moved to Dubai (don't get me started). I guess I need to change the title of this blog, any suggestions?