HARISSA

I've figured out how to write with the Arabic alphabet on this computer. It is really the highlight of the day so far. That and the fact that I have a bowl of fruit in the fridge waiting to be eaten.

Yesterday was my last day at work. Yes, I quit my job (and that was the decision that I was unsure about in an earlier post). I'm happy to not have to deal with that crap anymore, but it is still kind of sad. I liked the people that I worked with. I don't know... it just feels weird.

So yesterday, Joslyn and Alex visited me and Nidhal. Coincidentally, yesterday was my last day of work, exactly one year after Nidhal came to the US (the last time), and one day before Alex's birthday. To top it off, Joslyn had recently gotten back from Japan. Everyone had something to celebrate that day.

[written on Saturday]
It's a rainy day... but, you know, I'm kind of enjoying it. Because it's raining, I don't feel bad about sitting around and doing nothing and not really going outside. I find it hard to enjoy the outside where I'm living. If I want to go for a walk, I need to drive either to a park or to downtown Ann Arbor. Having to drive just to go for a walk takes all the motivation out of me. And I would really prefer to go to the Arb, but parking is the issue there. ...So it's a nice, rainy, stormy day.

I didn't watch Food Network's The Next Food Network Star except for the finale episode, but I think they picked the wrong person. Melissa's food and idea is overdone. There are already so many shows about homey meals. And the $10 thing is already being done by Rachel Ray on her non-cable show. So they should have picked Jeffrey, and not just because he used harissa, which is from Tunisia. His idea is original and interesting. I would've watched it. Meh. At least I found the recipe for his harissa steak sandwich.

Nidhal's friend moved out of his apartment on Friday and we got a bunch of the stuff he didn't need anymore, including a TV stand, a microwave, two tables, two chairs, and a bunch of kitchen stuff. When I moved in, I had absolutely no furniture. Now we almost have too much.