So much for keeping my LJ religiously up to date while I was over here. There may, eventually, be an Iraq Summary entry, but for right now there's nothing, because ( Read more... )

I keep forgetting to write. So, briefly ( Read more... )

I'm in Bangor, Maine, and they have what must be the least up to date commercial terminal I've ever seen. Mixed panelling and beige painted sheetrock walls. It feels like the inside of a Chamber of Commerce Meeting Hall or something. But it's got free wifi, and the Maine Troop Greeters are here shaking hands and taking pictures ( Read more... )

So let's see. Tuesday two or three weeks ago, I qualified on M16 with a perfect target. Thursday night and Friday, my sister visited me, helped me start doing the really heavy packing to get out of my apartment, then the next night my aunt visited and bless her a thousand times over for doing so - we packed ALL night, and by all night I mean we ( Read more... )

Too much. SUPER BULLET POINTS GO ( Read more... )

Quick shotgut blast of updates for those that want updating ( Read more... )

So after a week of fourteen hour days, I finally get off early tonight (only five minutes after we're NORMALLY released). Tomorrow is mandatory dorm cleanup until almost noon, then next week it all hits the fan bigtime for the next exercise - which at current it appears we'll be sleeping in the field for the duration of, even though said field is ( Read more... )

At some point, I will return from leave on a day that is NOT kicking off the next exercise.

Out at ten tonight, back at seven. Maybe I should've taken that extra day to re-acclimate after all.

Number of 14-hour days worked this week: 2
Total number of days worked this week: 4
Number of crushing disappointments: 1
Weekend happiness index: 9.3

You have reached the LJ answering machine of Archai. I will be out of the office on business until friday. If possible, I will be checking messages and answering texts and maybe pestering y'all on the phone if I get too bored, but don't expect too much until I find out what kinda connectivity I'm getting. Please feel free to leave a message, but ( Read more... )