Hey,

It's the end of my "long day". I'm a bit tired, and I think that I am getting a cold.

It was a rough week. The facility that I am assistant manager of played host to a conference with leaders from various Iraqi "Non-Governmental Organizations". We would think of them as "non-profit" organizations. The groups that were represented ran the gamut from Human Rights watch groups, to Iraqi Business Women associations, to organizers of youth sports leagues. About half of the conference attendees stayed in the building I work in.

Setting up for and then making this happen was a BIG headache. Especially given that this building was not set up to house anybody when I arrived at work Sunday, and the conference attendees started arriving Monday night.

I, being the shy soul that I am, made several new friends. I received an email from one. He hosts a blog through ths service as well. It is called: Iraq At A Glance.

He sent me a couple of pictures that he took at the conference.

First, he snuck a picture of me, while I was taking one of him and my boss:


Then, the boss took one of me, Haider, and Specialist Rodriguez (don't know her first name):


It was neat to meet all of these Iraqis. Neat people.

It was the day after all of that mess that I began to come down with a cold.

So, after I get done here, I am going back to my "hooch", going to sleep. Tomorrow, I am going to have an exciting day of changing sheets, washing socks, putting away clean clothes, reading, playing some computer games, and, let's not forget, coughing, hacking, and sneezing.

I have a few more things that I want to post before I call it a night. But this is the last real personal note. I hope you all have a good weekend.