Barronology

saturday, august 6th, 2009, 21:53

this is a journal entry but since i have to ration my time on the computer, i thought i’d let it double as an update to my loved ones. being over here, it really hits home how lucky we are to have love, plenty to eat and air conditioning.

i’m at another base. this time were with the air force. i’m totally safe and sound and all’s well. no gig tonight. we ate a long dinner at the DFAC. (dining facility) and went to the PX which is a general store of sorts. i bought samantha a real army back pack for middle school next year. (it’s a little boyish but if she doesn’t want it, i’ll take it because it’s super cool) i have a helmet and bullet proof vest (not because people are going to shoot at us but because there are regulations that say you have to have one to go on aircraft and other vehicles whether you need one or not) and i’m kind of obsessed with customizing mine. they have these nylon strips all over them that you can use to attach stuff. i bought a camo, nylon magazine holder (magazine that holds bullets not fashion tips or pictures of celebs at starbucks) and took it to a sewing shop (there are lots here) and had some velcro sewn on. all the emblems in the army are velcro and i’ve been given a 1st cavelry patch and a double “d” for dixie division, plus an airborne pin, some sergeant stripes and one that says, u.s. army. tonight i bought another pouch, pocket kind of thing that has velcro all over it. they both have these nylon straps that attach to the flack jacket. (bullet proof vest) i can put these patches on these pocket things and keep my passport, orders (that’s the paper i need to get into secure places, my shades (impossible to be outside in daylight with out shades. i groggily walked outdoors without them this morning to use the latrine and the light hit my eyes like a blunt and shining bat.) i’m going to have to give the vest back in four days but i’m obsessed with customizing it.

time’s up.