R&R is over and I'm back at the daily grind. I'm starting to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel with this deployment. We had to fill out some information today for our redeployment which made all of us very happy. We don't care if you ask us to jump up and down and shit eggs we will do it if it means we are going home soon. Of course, we still have a little bit to go before we will really be short with this tour, but that time is quickly approaching.
I got stung by jellyfish on R&R and no, no one peed on me! HA!! It was sooo hot down in Qatar and the humidity was disgusting. I felt like I needed a shower right after I took one. Now I know what the dry heat is everyone talks about. I went on a couple of tours on R&R that were pretty fun and I definitely took advantage of my 3 drinks a night. However, the base was pretty much no different than up here and it was actually pretty good to get back. I hate living out of bags and schlepping my crap all over the place, especially when my flight gets bumped and no one bothers to manifest us on another flight and we have to arrange for transportation back the base we just left and start all over again the next day. I was never so happy to finally get on a plane even if it was a C-130!
We have free wireless internet for a trial period here in the PAX terminal and we are all sitting around with our laptops sucking it all up because it's not going to last much longer. Oh how the little things, well in this case big things, amuse us so much! It is so great to sit and play on my cute little laptop that I have missed so much. I will be getting my cell phone back in about 36 days and the guy that has been babysitting it is now demanding visitation rights and some sort of support after she is gone. HA! There will be lawyers involved with that because I won't give in to his demands.
The night before last a couple of us here at work were sitting out back listening to some Bob Marley and smoking the hookah pipe. The moon was full, the temperature was just right. I could have almost been back home. It was nice. Moments like that are few and far between, but great none the less.
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The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 08/18/2008 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.
3 drinks a day?!? Limiting alcohol by regulation is not right for a sailor on leave. Damn Army.
I have not heard from your lawyer on your list of demands yet! You need to think of the children!!!! HAHAHAHA
Anyhow, wireless!!!! That is so awesome, not sure I could cope without the internet in the barracks!
Glad R&R was good! I can't wait to go and have my limited ammount of alcohol!
--Rich
"It's a dry heat, well, so is flame!"
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