Pardon My Absence

I've been holding out for wireless internet in the hopes of avoiding the 5 dollar an hour charges they like to give us for internet usage. Somehow in the middle of all this one of the soldiers here talked to a local and bought an internet Satellite which he's hooking up. I'm just out of range of this device, so he's buying a signal booster so it reaches where we are.

Don't let the internet access fool you though, we're still in a gravel pit, living out of tents... albeit it's hard to deny some of the luxuries we have here. Someone was saying how veterans of other wars would mock us for everything we have and I'd say without a doubt it's probably justified. Still, that's no reason not to use what we have as anyone in our place would certainly jump on the oportunity as well, no matter what time period they lived in. So pardon me while I take a sip of my premium bottled water, turn on the cable TV and hop in the Jacuzzi for a moment. (Please note my sarcasm, there is indeed no premium bottled water here... and the Jacuzzi's bubbles are mild at best.)

Work has been slow lately. Most every week there's a car accident, usually involving foreign truck drivers who barrel around at incredible speeds. I've seen some pretty mangled vehicles, which luckily for the occupants shielded them from being seriously injured. The heat has been picking up lately, we can finally stop wearing warm clothing when we go on shift at night. The oceon breeze keeps the place relatively cool, but I hear the worst is yet to come. I'll get a better feel for it when I switch to the day shift later next month.

For now here's a couple of photos. Oh and I hope everyone at home had a good Easter holiday. Somehow I've managed to miss the family gathering for years, but I should be able to make the next one!

*Note: I've switched over to a Flickr account for my photos. All new photos will be placed here: http://flickr.com/photos/krimzen

Images moved to flickr.