24 July 2009

Greetings from Limbo

Welcome to Kuwait, or Limbo, the first circle of Hell in Dante's inferno. Limbo is the land of the virtuous non-believers, and is filled with ennui. Its inhabitants lie around in its endless sand and heat, sighing. At its center is a castle in which Socrates and Plato reign. So far, i think, in this metaphor, that is the water tower.

I have some many weeks here in Kuwait as I await the arrival of the rest of my unit, and the arrival of our things. The two appear to be having a competition to see who will arrive later. it is dull here, and will likely remain so, intermittently interrupted by moments of insane busywork and movement. I will likely call some of soon, as there are phones here, and, as you can see, internet. This is actually wifi in my tent, using my computer, so hurrah!

Finally, I have been instructed by my love to catch and bottle the soul of an unbaptized baby so that she might flavor cookies with them.

posted by Interested Soldier @ 17:19