Way, way back in a different dimension of another universe, (charleston) I used to think that i liked the feeling of the breeze in my hair and that relaxing whooshing sound you get in your ears when you're looking at the ocean in the afternoon... Now, i'm almost at a loss for words because of how far from that ideal the wind here in the middle east has fallen. Now, when i hear that sublimely relaxing whoosh, it is nearly always accompanied by an ear canal that has just begun to fill with sand and dust, as well as a nearly instantaneous loss of vision. Yep, thats when start patting myself down for my sunglasses and the camo neckerchief that i've taken to carrying around. The circumstances that have accounted for our weather during the time since my last post have got to be extenuating, because we've had lots and lots of wind and dust for pretty much 4 days. Sure it keeps the outside temperature down, but with my frisbee all hangared up from the wind, and the dust's constant assault on my bodily cavities, there really no sane reason to go outside. We had a little dust for a few hours before...but this is getting ridiculous. Thats -30 pts for mideast weather. And now i'm done bitching.
Well, we're almost done here, and consequently we'll be moving north into Iraq sometime in the next 10 days. I still dont have a permanent address for you, but you will know it as soon as I get there. Instead of these big communal tents that we've been in lately, we just organized ourselves into two-person rooms which will be freakin amazing. One of the main problems in these damn tents is that there are like 4 elec. outlets for about 40 people. The problem is not providing the number of sockets to everyone because i think we have record number of power strips present within a 1000 square foot area. The problem is...believe it or not, these tent circuits DO have a capacity and after tripping the breaker outside probably a hundred times in one day, we've mostly learned how to balance usage and rotate charging stuff up so that we only have a power failure once or twice a day. awesome, so yes, the two person rooms will be absolutely fucking amazing.
gah, i'm getting sleepy and i have to drive to pick up some more trucks in the morning so im gonna a let it be for tonight. on cousel from a friend here, I wrote (just for fun?) some short little philosphical-type essays in pen that i might type up and post. A couple are good, and a couple i know are crap, but I guess i'll putem up if i can remember to get them into the computer. thats all for now, I miss you guys a lot, can't wait to get down there for a couple weeks in the fall, (mid-tour leave) ...peace out!!!
