tears excited

i woke up cursing whoever's fault it was that it was 7.30am; the sleep flew by way too quickly for that much time to have passed. the kid, his shag and i struggled to base, and the day's engine slowly began warming up.

we made a girl cry today - there were a few of us responsible and we really didn't think she was taking us seriously until it was too late. that really sucked :(

i had my goodbye meeting with our SC today, and it was pretty awkward considering that we've already said all there is to say, and it's not like we're not going to keep in touch. the trophy i got him is now the centrepiece of his desk: that was nice to see ^_^
the only problem is that i didn't notice before that the guys who made it put a bright, gold, difficult-to-remove promotional sticker on the back of it, which makes it look unprofessional from one side. lesson learned... :(

today was a day filled with hugs, sad goodbyes, and long conversations... and it wasn't even my last day!
my welfare officers prepared me a really nice, highly frameable farewell blessing: a part of it was about my being one of the few soldiers that they always look forward to helping :)
i really hope to make as good an impression in my next job!

all my communications are now being forwarded to the kid, so the only excuse i'm going to have to touch my pc on thursday is clearing my virtual desk. i sat talking for a while with a girl who's going to be released in another few weeks, and the two of us were comparing notes on the sheer oddity of the situation:
we've served about two years in the same place and it doesn't matter how long you prepare, leaving is a really big change. i'm excited about what i'm going to be doing, and i know that i've done everything i needed to and i can leave with a clear conscience, yet i still feel like the situation is out of my control.

the bus to work took over an hour due to traffic congestion. if i'd walked i would've arrived at almost the same time, and being exhausted on a crowded bus for a long time made me remember that in another couple of days i'm flying 11 hours :S

work's been fun tonight - nql started giving me shit because i wasn't paying enough attention to him... well, we've got a two week break from each other coming up, so i'm good. in a few more hours i'm going home, and i'm really looking forward to using tomorrow to catch up on sleep and take a metaphorical deep breath before thursday hits.