So apparently I'm going away for the weekend...

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... to Oman. I need to call my loving wife and shamelessly borrow her plane. Angelo, want to come along? It's for the project meeting, obviously... I'd ask someone to hop over from Tel Aviv given how much closer they are, but I'd feel bad not making a personal appearance, all things considered.

So I have actually never been to Oman before, thinking about it. Yemen, yes. Oman, no. Actually, come to think of it, I've been shot in Yemen. It's on my list of Very Special Countries I Never Want To Visit Again. Oman is supposed to be a much more friendly place. Must be, given that it breeds UN ambassadors who regard you as more of a man for admitting up front that you're a telepath.

I hadn't mentioned that to more than a couple of people, I know. I have pretty much outed myself as a telepath at the UN this week, and the more I think about it, the happier I am with the decision. I would make some sort of joke about coming out of the closet but I hate to be cliched.

Anyone want me to bring them back souvenirs? Two days, one meeting = some time for shopping.

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x_jeangrey
2006-12-07 04:39 am (UTC)
Oh, really? How big and flashy are we talking here? I didn't see anything on CNN but that must have been an interesting session.

And I don't think I'm allowed to ask for souvenirs, given the complete lack of yaks brought back from Tibet.
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x_cable
2006-12-07 04:47 am (UTC)
Not at all flashy. Very quiet. But now we get the gossip, of course... I'm still pretty content.

Actually, what I would have liked was the yak cheese. Don't ask, long story... I might bring you back a gift anyway.
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x_jeangrey
2006-12-07 04:51 am (UTC)
Oooh, gossip. I like UN gossip. Except for that time I learned the Turkish ambassador usually doesn't wear underwear to committee meetings. I wish I hadn't heard that bit, and am really glad I never heard how someone found out. You've seen the Turkish ambassador. It can't have been a pretty scene.

And I won't ask why on earth you want yak cheese if you bring me a present.
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x_cable
2006-12-07 05:16 am (UTC)
... you terrify me, woman. You really, really do.
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x_wildchild
2006-12-07 04:47 am (UTC)
I want a yak!

Okay, not really but yaks are pretty funny.
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x_jeangrey
2006-12-07 04:52 am (UTC)
No you don't, Kyle. Your nose is far too sensitive, and yaks reek.
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x_wildchild
2006-12-07 04:58 am (UTC)
Really? That's sad. I like saying yak. Not typing it though. Man, why is that word so hard to type?
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x_jeangrey
2006-12-07 05:00 am (UTC)
Really. It's all the hair - gets dirty easy and clean aproximately never. Kind of like llamas that way. Which, as an aside, is also an excellent word to say and not so much fun to type.
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x_wildchild
2006-12-07 05:03 am (UTC)
Yeah, I guess yaks and llamas don't get a lot of access to hair care. I mean, god I know how much of that I have to do for the hair on my HEAD.

llama isn't so bad to type, and it's totally fun to say, and I think if I keep saying llama, Julio is going to hit me with something so I'll stop.

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x_cable
2006-12-07 05:20 am (UTC)
Yak milk does however make the best cheese in the world. Really.
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x_wolverine
2006-12-07 06:49 pm (UTC)
They're good eats, though.

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x_viento
2006-12-07 04:48 am (UTC)
First I would have to know where this Oman place is, I suspect.

Second, I would have to trust you not to bring me back something hideous that I'd throw away and hurt your feelings.
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x_cable
2006-12-07 05:18 am (UTC)
Hey, I have excellent taste in gifts. Just ask my wife.

As for Oman, the southeastern part of the Arabian penninsula. Relatively happy little Sultanate, from all accounts.
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x_viento
2006-12-07 05:26 am (UTC)
Don't think I haven't heard about the donkey story, mister.

Right, that strange part of the world I was told I would never have to know. Good job, Father.
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x_forge
2006-12-07 04:54 am (UTC)
If they have one of those coffee mugs with neat kitschy sayings like "You da O-man!", sure.
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x_cable
2006-12-07 05:19 am (UTC)
Just for that you're getting something oppressively historical or brain-numbingly meaningful, you realize.