Day Seven

…Day Seven
02 August 2007

Ugh. It’s 0900 and already and I get the feeling that this is going to be another slow day. So when I get next door and find that, though three new lines have been done, there is nothing to do until we get that equipment (which includes a two foot drill bit!).

As if having nothing to do wasn’t bad enough, lunch came and made the day worse. A couple meat-like patties formed in the shape of ribs (yeah, kinda like the McRib) on stale bread, an over fried corndog, and a carrot, pea, and red stuff mixture that was one step from being baby food consistency. I guess I’m just stubborn or maybe depressed ‘cause if a meal like that doesn’t get my spirits up, nothin’ will. Ah well, at least there’s air conditioning and lights…oh wait, the power’s out. *sigh*

Since there won’t be any more progress today, I go back early to take some pictures of the three lines that did get run this morning. And…great. Now I’ve got nothing to do again. Time for the old fall back.

This time I decide to watch a Jackie movie that I have been wanting to see again for a long time now, The Tuxedo. Not many people thought it was too good, but I think it’s a great movie. I love that he never gets the girl.

Dinner is better. I mean, there’s power this time, so right off the bat it’s got lunch beat hands down. The barbeque beef brisket isn’t as shoe-leather-tough as it usually is and the broccoli is green and tasty. In stark contrast to the bright, crisp broccoli, the potatoes are pale, limp, and completely and utterly tasteless. This is the first time I’ve ever had to rely completely on my sense of “feel” to be sure I was eating something. I swear if my tongue was numb right now, I would have no idea there was food in my mouth. I did manage to grab some cookies for snacking later (this is another movie night, after all), and the cookies that KBR gets are awesome! Not as good as Mom’s or Grandma’s, but they’re about as close as it gets. If you wrap them up in plastic wrap and let them hang out in a cargo pocket for half a day or so, they fuse together and become one huge super-cookie! And the chocolate chip ones are al dente, so they have that half-cookie-half-cookie-dough thing going on. I think it’s time for a cookie break. Be right back.
For the evening’s movie, I’m going for Evan Almighty. And I am pleasantly surprised with both the quality of the video and the movie itself. I thought it would be full of cheap humor and slapstick, but it was kept to a minimum. The message I got from it was something like: sometimes opportunities present themselves in unconventional ways. I like that idea for it’s outside-the-boxyness. Speaking of unconventional ways of thinking, it’s a good time to give my Squirrel a call!

Ah the sweet medicinal poison of love! It carries my heart across the globe and sends me hers. With every breath, every word, every syllable, my love grows deeper. With every joke, every laugh, every silly pun, I live stronger. Every tear, every sigh, every longing silence, my world slows. And finally it stops all together as we say that horrible “good-bye”.
It’s about time I added another video to the Zertinon Studios MySpace page so I prepare the footage I got during the two days my small kill team (sniper) class spent on the range and start the upload. This internet connection is horrendously slow so I’ve got some time to kill. You guessed it…movie time!

Holy my goodness! If you haven’t seen Blades of Glory yet, find a way! This is seriously the funniest movie I’ve seen in a really long time. There are far too many quotes to start listing (don’t worry, I won’t ask you for your favorite), and it definitely ranks right up there with Zoolander and Grandma‘s Boy! I know I’m going to watch this over and over again (just like Howard the Duck!).

The upload fails and it’s already 0200. *yawn* Guess I’ll try to get some shut eye before…