post-hangover sleep-induced exhaustion

i woke up at 6.15am, and was extremely grateful when spot came home and informed me that the buses were running. i even made it to base on time this morning :)

the word "hangover" sums up my day quite succinctly. i spent most of it communicating, some of it arguing about attitudes towards the army (and our situation in general), and around 16.15 three of us hopped on a bus down south.

i finished neil gaiman - anansi boys (what a wonderful book!), and slept a little, before meeting up with hundreds or thousands of officers and nco's in the middle of the desert to watch a well put-together memorial and listen to a couple of speeches, before heading back to the buses (total confusion) and passing out for most of the 2.5 hour journey back to tel aviv.

i can't get myself comfortable sitting, especially on buses or in aeroplanes. i find that in order to position myself for sleeping or reading i need to cross my ankles and rest my knees about head-height on the back of the seat in front of me, but as comfortable as i find that position it doesn't take too long for my legs and buttocks to fall asleep.

i hate long rides.

i'm home, though, and i now have four hours to shower and sleep. but tomorrow is thursday, last day of a very tired week. i must remember to organize my vacation time, my mommy's arriving in a couple of weeks!