i'm not lying!

i'm not sure why, but whenever i tell someone i'm having a good time over here, or that i like what i'm doing, they never believe me or they automatically assume i've taken a couple blows too many to the head. i'm not saying i LOVE everything about this place. nor am i saying that i don't miss things back home. so here's a list of the bad so people realize that i'm not making it up...

-i miss privacy. i've got a door to close, and it's so much better than it was at the other place, or than living in a tent, but my walls stop three feet from the ceiling. i still hear everything going on around me, and from time to time, a head will pop over the wall when someone next door wants to talk to me. real privacy is something i can't wait to have again.
-i miss being able to drive in a car and crank the tunes. roadtrip.
-motorcycles.
-beer. when i'm at home, a sixpack is safe from me. it'll take a month to kill one. but now that i can't drink, i want it.
-indoor plumbing. a porta-potty is just a glorified one-hole outhouse. and having to walk 1/3 mile to take a shower is for the birds. and getting out of the shower and watching steam come off of you because it is so freaking cold? not my idea of fun.
-enjoying food. the food here isn't bad. but it's the SAME thing, week after week. variety is good.
-bright colors. we're army. we try not to stand out.
-girls who look like girls. not saying every girl in the army is butch. but she's wearing the exact same stuff as me and all the guys. girls, you wear things that celebrate the female form, boys, we'll keep doing our jeans and tees thing. shut up. it's my list.
-dsl.
-going to see a movie in a movie theater by myself.
-family and friends. but not as much as you'd think. in today's technological world it's so easy to stay in close touch with people.

all in all, not a very long list. if i were home, sitting in a rut at work at a civilian job? the list would be much, much longer i'm sure. life is stripped down to alot of the bare necessities here. and i like it.