To give an overall picture of embassy life right now, they've basically evacuated 90 percent of the personnel, leaving behind a pretty hilarious mix of people, ranging from hardass military types with conflict zone experience, enormous ambivalent Mormons discontent in their wrinkly shirts and bag lunches, and people of daintier varieties like Mrs. Rex and her best friend, who's the office hottie. As a morale boost, her office also lets people bring their pets to work, so one older lady has her suspicious cat who is always hiding under desks and stalking people and the office hottie has a tiny dog that yips whenever someone buzzes the door. I facetimed with them today while they were walking the dog in the ambassador's garden inside the walls.
