from dusk till dawn

i really didn't mean to go to bed so early, but after posting i woke up at 5.30am to begin my day. it was so icky that i had to leave the aircon on the entire night, which makes me uncomfortable in other ways.

and it's always strange to have energy in the morning.

my team-mate made captain today, and at the ceremony the daughter of a woman in my previous team made corporal. the quote of the day was by the head of our unit: "if it's not alcohol, i'm not drinking it". he was referring to the custom of a celebratory drink on promotion, which is supposed to be alcoholic but was replaced by grape juice.

the comms boys were testing our PA system today, and i was reminded of the billy connolly phrase "fuck off, he hinted". which reminded me of a discussion i had with nystire yesterday:
"tentative is not an option"
"tentative is always an option"
"then i will tentatively kick your ass"

i met up with a member of my first section before lunch, and he handed over some books that should prove rather useful in the next few months :) [sneaky, sneaky]

i ate alone, and was joined by a civilian and a warrant officer. a few minutes after everyone had begun eating the warrant officer exclaimed that it's hard to get over the idea that he's leaving the army soon... the civilian began a futile attempt at explaining to the poor sod that there's life after the military.

i didn't have the heart to correct him :P

i've discovered that it's possible to enjoy working with this godforsaken application i've been bitching about: it's an incredibly repetitive task, it doesn't require use of intellectual faculties and nothing actually happens when you use it. it's the most therapeutic thing i've come across in years, and i've learned to use it as a form of meditation.

we had a huge unit meeting to listen to boring speeches, and when i got back it was to get some work done. unfortunately, i discovered in the course of the evening that a problem i was certain resided somewhere else didn't, and not only am i embarrassed about it i'm also totally confused as to how it seemed to work before.

at least we caught it.

i got a ride to the bus, shared my thoughts with singer about her band and career in general, and got home chilled and ready for bed.

pity it always takes me so long to get offline :P

i haven't been able to listen to anything but eatliz since the concert. *so* good!