Day 123: It’s Been Boring Around Here
The title says it all….but I guess it’s not really much of an excuse for not updating the blog over the past couple of days. Despite the media reports, sectarian violence here in Iraq has been relatively small and hasn’t really affected us much except a couple days where we heard mortars hitting places near and far. So we’ve been safe but bored…I guess it’s a fair trade for our lives.
Many thanks to the folks of Lakeside Church for sending the package full of goodies. It’ll help me get through the next 55 days a bit easier than I would have otherwise. Let me tell you, I had to lug that package from one end of the palace to the other, then to my hooch. It was worth it though. Thanks again, Lakeside. Another thing…I’ll let you guys know the exact date when I’m expected to arrive back in Norfolk.
Aftan is in Hawaii this week for a conference. Sucks because we can’t talk much. Guess that’s why I bought her a digital camera though. Hope she’s having fun. We’ll post pictures of the (ahem) scenery soon.
I hope I can get a Joint Commendation Medal for my tour here. Other six-month augmentees who have deployed to Iraq have it, so why can’t I? I will have done my time as well.
I actually have a shoot tonight…it’s really lame. I hate news stories that really have no purpose. Tonight I am going….to get close-ups of a band performing and “entertaining the troops.” Wow.
The weather here is warm all of a sudden. About as warm as I’d like it. The thermometer reads 81 degrees, at least on Weather Underground. It feels like summer in the Northwest, and just because of that fact, it makes me feel so much better about being here. That, and when I go for a run at night, the air is crisp and clean — eh, I take that back, Iraqi air is NOT clean, but it’s nice weather. Wasn’t it just two weeks ago when I was on that mission to south central Iraq that it was freezing??? I can only imagine what it’s gonna be like this summer. It’s great because I don’t have to be here to suffer through it!!!!
Danielle Parker, where have you gone??? In military terms, you’re AWOL. Email me.
God bless, everyone.
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