TGIT

today started off brilliantly. i got all the information i needed before leaving for the apartment-subsidy thingy, so i simply arrived at the base late. i walked in on a huge breakfast - we had to suffer a talk i didn't understand, first.

and then i stuffed myself.

our first problem of the morning got me running around the base, going from office to office to clear things up. i ended up in the office of a major (the rank of most of the section commanders), where for the first time since basics i felt i had to behave like a soldier. not a problem, but weird.

i discovered that one of the guys in our previous section not only knows all the system passwords for our stuff, but has network access as well... i'm now on a mission to block him. it's not that he'd do any damage on purpose, but it's never good to have security holes.

to do so i had to go down to the farm, where there's no cellphone signal. as i came up, on my way with a really cute girl to go sit in the cafeteria, one of my teammates jumped out of nowhere and informed me that we were on our way to the firing range - awwww! so i had to say goodbye quickly (she seemed offended), and we missioned to my primary base.

where none of us were allowed in. i've joked for a while now that i'm probably the only person from that base who can't get in. today wasn't funny.

my primary commander just so happened to be off base, so i couldn't get her to help me. and her secretary's a total bitch, so there was no point in trying there. although i did anyway, and got nothing for it.

so i called up mntns and within minutes i was in - by myself, admittedly, but in. i found the range and signed up, then went for a drive with one of the drivers (that girl i complained about relatively recently, "letting herself go" - although it's not that bad ;), it's just not perfect like it was), and i finally sorted out my entry into the base! it's only taken a year and a half, but i can finally go there whenever i want ^_^

we waited for ages, over an hour methinks, and it was a lot of fun. finally my turn was coming up... and they informed me that my name had been removed from the list, owing to time constraints.

BULLSHIT. what a friggin' waste! so i found mntns to say hi; when i walked in, she was busy doing something, and the girl who sits opposite her got excited to see me - i take that as a good sign. we spoke for about two seconds before she got back to work, it was crowded in there with soldiers begging to be dealt with (and i know how much that can suck), so i left and rejoined my group (who'd finished the range), and we went off to azrieli for sammiches (AWESOME roast-beef, i had), then returned to base.

i confronted the discipline officer and told him to make damn sure next time that that doesn't happen again. funny thing about him (we were talking about it while waiting our turns): he's frighteningly observant, he's smart, he has a sense of humour and is pleasant to deal with, and he's dedicated. what the HELL is he doing as a discipline officer? the army couldn't find a better use for him?!



fixed some problems, went on another mission to sneak ip addresses from my previous section, then played some volleyball. now, it wasn't REALLY volleyball. for me, it was more an excuse to stare at the nice piece of ass that plays with us from time to time. everybody SUCKED. the net was about 2cm higher than my head. it was just silly. eventually, i just sat on the side to watch intently.

got back to my office, discovered that my new TL totally digs the music i brought, cleared everything out for the weekend, and made my way to work.

i'm still being hit by the changes from yesterday. they're driving me insane. but i will finish this thing tonight, because i'm absolutely sick of it. now for a smoke-break and some concentration.