weekend...

one of the best parts of the deployments is the reading. all of these great people in the u.s. collect used books and send them overseas to the soldiers. unfortunately now that alot of those bases are built up and there's relatively steady power, alot of the guys over there spend their time watching movies and if they're really lucky they get satellite t.v. or AFN. so there are just tons of books in the red cross lounges or the r&r areas. and when you're flying around the country there's usually a stack of books in the different waiting areas by the flight lines.

while i was flying over to iraq i found a "sam mccain mystery" by ed gorman. i liked it so much i carried it around with me and brought it home. i looked in the different bookstores for more books in the series but struck out. finally i just bit the bullet and ordered some. they showed up yesterday. lucky me!

yesterday morning i ran some errands and then came home and took a nap. i was feeling pretty bad (i think i've got an inner ear infection) and i'd committed to running downtown last night. i was pretty irritated because the majority of my guys have failed their p.t. tests and i don't think they're putting in the effort to raise their scores. so i sent out an email to everyone to tell them i would be downtown at 5:00pm and would be running and anyone who wanted to join me would be welcome to do so. none of my guys that needed the extra runs showed, but a couple guys from other groups showed up and we had a good time and a good pizza and beers after. then when i got home i found the books waiting on my front stoop.

today when i woke up i was feeling pretty bad. just kinda dizzy and i didn't want to do much of anything. so i didn't. i read about 2 and half of the mccain books and am even more hooked than i was before. he does a pretty good job capturing small town america. and relationship angst. his main character carries a torch for the girl who doesn't return the favor. and finds himself chased by a girl who should be perfect for him but who he can't make himself like. we love our betty-veronica-archie love triangles... and his character loves his convertible and riding along with the top down. who can't relate?

not a great weekend. not a productive one either. although it'll be hard for most weekends to compare to last... but since i've got to spend 5 days this week on active duty (wed-sun) it's kinda nice to not have a ton going on.