solved

!

i was right, i had been doing it wrong. i got frustrated, went and sat on the stairs for a smoke, when inspiration smacked into the back of my newly-shaved and slightly-toasted noggin'. i figured it all out, and left with the organizer just as the annoying dude arrived.

good timing!

scored a ride home, with some extremely interesting dialogue, and immediately showered, brushed teeth, and went to bed.

this morning i woke up early for the inspection, only to discover when i got there that it'd been cancelled. i didn't get the email - apparently i no longer belong to the mailing list of our unit. oh, well. no more inspections for me, then.

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worked kinda hard this morning, and did some escorting regarding a really unpleasant story that's not mine to tell. it's a sucky story. there was good news for me in the same chapter; but that's all in the air anyway, a little touch-and-go and i-don't-know. but i'm as excited as he's unhappy... i'm now wondering if he's going to convince me to be otherwise.

a few of us went off to lunch at my original base again. afterwards, i went to the shooting range, just for kicks. thoroughly enjoyed it.

back to base, back to work. that cute girl and i sat for a bit, and seem to have unofficially agreed not to persue. i think. it's all very unclear.

and that discipline officer? i didn't get a chance to use a line i'd thought up during inspection (due to lack of inspection), but i ran into her in the evening, and managed a pretty good introduction ;)

our electronic security boys thought i'd done something wrong, and sent me a really cute report (with my picture and everything) about it. i managed to demonstrate that i hadn't done anything wrong; it was a bit awkward because i *knew* i hadn't done anything wrong. and the strangest part is i was actually elated when they agreed to let it go.

i came to work to discuss some details and write this crap, now i'm off to meet with the kid. on the bus here, i was eyeing a really pretty girl standing near me; that was all. she smiled and said goodbye as she walked off the bus - made me feel good ^_^

stole the link from moonflake's comments: dance monkeys dance - i've seen it before, but a reminder is always good.