Back In The Water

Well, it's been quite a long time since my last post. I know, I know, I keep on lapsing. But, contrary to popular belief, there is more to life than blogging about. At first you have to go out and do stuff. So do stuff I did. I must admit the last 6-7 weeks have mainly been dedicated to getting used to jumping through the hoops of this job. It's not that this one is very different from the other post I've had here, it's just that every 'place of work' is different, and has different expectations. So, I've been trying to get this particular 'dog and pony' show down pat.

Things of note:

Delivered a 'Professional Development' session to my colleauges in my dept. and others as well. I had been there for basically a month. People were like 'What's THAT guy doing up there'? Then I started talking... and they figured it out. So, that was fun.

I've been developing a very unhealthy relationship with Facebook (as most of us right?) In particular with one of those FB games. You know the one you keep seeing on your 'feeds'. I know it's embarrassing but hey, you gotta do something at work.

Lastly, and most recently, I have gotten 'back in the water'. Although I am now very far from the place where I usually went snorkeling (Al Sawadi Beach Resort), I am rather close to another 'Diving Resort'. Two weeks ago I went out and re-bought some snorkel gear. This week I took the drive down to Muscat (about an hour and a half). I went to a place I had only heard of, the Oman Dive Center (ODC). I had originally gone to sign up for a diving course (which I did). While I was getting the details, the man helping me answered a phone call. During this call, he booked two people for the 'afternoon boat' to go out snorkeling. As soon as he got off the phone, I pestered him to 'sign me up for that as well. It was a great time. The sea wasn't awesome, and visibility was a bit limited but I got a chance to try out my new gear. I also saw three sea turtles, a honey-comb moray eel, and the 'mother of all cuttlefish' ( I swear it was at least 18' in diameter). It was completely still a few inches from the floor, just hovering there like some sort of weird cephlepod space-ship. It definitely was cool.

Sorry I don't have any cool pictures... I have definitely been a slacker in that department. But, hopefully soon I will post some new pics. I am sure I'll be writing again shortly, especially after my 'diving instruction'. I'm pretty psyched... well until then...