good news, everyone! no packing!

we just came to an agreement with our landlord, and all the stress and anguish from the past few weeks has melted away. a pity we had to suffer the anxiety, but we've come away stronger.

*dances a jig*

the kid installed a playstation emulation on his computer, so we can play the games. it's not the same on a pc... they're games for winter, sitting on the couch in front of the telly with hot chocolate and munchies.
*grumble*
i reckon i'll just have to acquire PAL versions somehow and resell the NTSC ones when their replacements arrive.

continuation from the previous post:

my new diet's working out for me. lots of coca-cola, ice-cream and chocolate. i do believe that my dentist's due a visit.

we went through a couple of days of simulations... a few of us were selected to deal with various uncomfortable scenarios. i was picked last, after having suffered through performances that in real life would've earned at least a slap from me, and i was given a scenario that the kid described as "classic <totalwaste>" when i described it to him.

and when i stepped down afterwards, a number of the guys approached me to inform me of my hero status, and their were a few comments thrown to our commander that i hadn't been shown enough respect. i think i've learned some from my four years on the job ;)

little jonny: as promised, on our last night (last night) i repeated the joke to our commander. she was surprised and awed that i had full audience participation (when i asked a question, there was an immediate and correct show of hands by all those familiar with the story), and fortunately she laughed after i explained the meaning of the word "pig" :)

the shocked look on her face when i walked out blowing bubbles was priceless, and i was most impressed at how quickly she regained composure. [grabbing the bottle and going wild with bubbles... who knew?!]

this morning's goodbyes were tough. for two months we've made that base our home, and i've grown quite attached!

now for some ice-cream, tomorrow's going to be a bit stressful.