One Last Time

I thought that yesterday would be my final entry from Korea, but, guess what? It wasn't. (Obviously.) "And why is that?" you ask. Well, someone in the barracks has a wireless router going, and its open for everyone to use. Damn, if I had known that, I would have saved some money, and helped pay for his internet. Anyway, I'm digressing.

Today has been a busy day, but busy at my pace. Yasterday I signed out of the unit and had a nice little chat with my CO. Well, it was civil at least. And that's all that I could really ask for. But today, I slept in and then started cleaning my room. Not a normal cleaning, but thourough. Basically so that the next person coming in doesn't have to do it himself. (Not that there will be a next one.) I also mailed off a few boxes to myself. And packed what I wasn't going to use before I get home. I left too much stuff to pack, way too much. Some of my stuff I have to just give away and buy new later. Both of my bags are about to burst they're so full. I hate it when I miscalculate stuff like that. But, oh well.

I didn't head out to the office today, like I had planned, to see Biz before I left. I jst don't want to say goodbye just yet. I think that I might run out to his place tonight and hang out one last time.

Well, tomorrow is going to be a long day. An extremely long day. But at the end, it'll all be worth it. Plus, as an international flight, drinks are free. So, after a few, (or more) I should be able to sleep pretty well. I just have to wait till after the stop in Japan. And I'll have a long time to think about the past year. The people I've met, and all of the good times I've had. Not to mention the places I got to go to. (Although, 2 of them, I never want to go back to.) This last year was a good one and I don't have any regrets. Well, I do have one, but that's not for you to know about. I'll keep that one to myself for now.

You know, as I sit here writing this, watching Firefly, I realize just how lucky I am. I'm in excelent health, other than the smoking, I have 3 great kids, a lot of friends, a few true friends, (If you don't know the difference, then I can't explain it to you.) I get to travel and I have a good life. All in all, the Army has been good to me for the past 18 years. Sure, I've had seperations from my family and been in places where people don't want us. (And I'm not talking about just the Middle East.) And I've lost friends, some of them good friends. I've also had some run ins with people I work with, most of them of a more recent nature. But I have no complaints. And that's all you can really ask for. Isn't it?

I'll see ya'll later.