reporting for duty

[finally updated]

summary: my hebrew's improved markedly since september 2001, although it's far from where it should be. vision in uniform totally does it for me. the amount of overhead as opposed to actual work that i've been dealing with lately is driving me nuts and making my deadlines harder to handle - although i'm handling anyway. returning to training was good.

• doppelgänger
  an amusing incident - in my defence, i was half asleep at the time. if i'd been more alert i would've noticed the difference in rank, at least... the other slight difference is that the first girl was released ages ago.


• the test
  the first part went extremely well, wherein we just sat and chatted in hebrew. the reading section was painful and embarrassing... it took three pages before i found a sentence i could understand. the writing would've been fine if i'd been at all familiar with the words i was told to transcribe.


• vision
  wow - vision in uniform. wow. although i didn't really get much of a chance to talk to her.


• bag
  the second backpack purchase i've made on the induction base, and once again i'm totally satisfied :)


• nobody home
  i went to my old client section to pay them a visit, and none of the people i know were around. so much for the element of surprise being a good thing.


• W.O.G.D. sensation
  entering my base felt like the beginning of a week of guard duty - it certainly wasn't deserted, but it carried that siesta feeling.


• overhead issues
  the amount of non-work we're required to do is getting silly.


• training
  we didn't do too much cardio, but my body's definitely functioning. i just wish i wasn't walking strangely - i seem to have stretched out my legs a little too far, a little too fast :(


• vision
  i had a long chat with vision before supper, and it seems we're going out on friday night. the kid called me "shallow". i say it's natural.


• big meal
  our standard post-training meals are getting serious ^_^


• competition
  i sent in a bunch of photos to a base competition, and i have *no* idea how appropriate they are :S

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