i just had to run

i can't figure out how i *always* manage my time so badly in the morning. i had to run to catch the bus, and walked into the clinic about three minutes late. today was much hotter than forecast, but i walked off base this evening wearing my fleece, for the first time since spring :)

i walked off base feeling aweful, though - too much chocolate. and i unconsciously made myself a cup of coffee in the afternoon :(

the doctor was incomprehensible but pleasant, and i got the authorization that i required. i'm really grateful that he only attempted to speak in english once, and when i made a point of replying in hebrew he gave up. pity his hebrew's not too good either.

another shitty service experience today... i called up an office i need assistance from, and it took about an hour of calling every five minutes before i got a line. after twenty minutes waiting impatiently, i gave up and tried again - only the line was busy again and it took another half an hour or so before i got another one.

eventually someone answered, and immediately told me to wait a second. twenty minutes later, having been screaming into the phone to try and attract the asshole's attention (i could hear him in the background the entire time), i gave up and found a way to call his commander, who was extremely apologetic.

so tomorrow i plan to avail myself of her services directly and then file a formal complaint. i'm sick of these idiots wasting my time.

i spoke to my cousin today about snowboarding, and i'm hoping it's not too late to arrange our holiday :S

oh well. soon off to train again. somebody walked into the office today, glanced at me and exclaimed "damn, you're looking staunch." - i guess it's all relative, 'cause i got a long way to go :P

there's nothing more worrying than fiddling with a boot loader's configuration. unfortunately, although the instructions for creating a bootable cdrom for linux are clear, the file required is unattainable. i'm not impressed.

the lessons from japanesepod101.com are really good! i'm going to get more comfortable with the language before i sign up for their material, but the lessons are quite amusing and the teaching style is decent.