moquito season

well, the temperature is slowly rising. i don't expect to see temperatures below freezing in our remaining time here; it's so sad. as it gets warmer, the bugs and animals will start to get more frisky too. the nice thing about below freezing temperatures is it makes all those things die, or hibernate, or otherwise not bother people. as such, i've resumed taking the malaria meds they gave us. not that it makes it impossible to catch malaria; just a little harder. i don't want people to worry, but we're in the part of the country with the highest malaria incidence rates (for soldiers anyway). so if anyone happens to have a spare bug zapper they're not using, i have power outlets. *cough* hint *cough*.

it seems the new guys have some decent volleyball players. i ran over to the post courts today (not that they're that spectacular, but they work), and got in on a few games. it was way better than when i've tried playing with the guys from my unit. they're not good...at all...and there's a decent chance you'll get hurt from them coming over the net and smacking you...or kneeing you, or elbowing you...you get the idea.

hey ashley. welcome to the blog. the main thing i enjoy right now is snacks. nuts work well, or the canned chicken and fish was pretty good. basically, anything that doesn't spoil quickly. one of my roomates got a microwave now, so i can pop over there and nuke something if i have to. it doesn't rotate what it's zapping though, so anything that requires that sort of thing (like popcorn) is probably not a good idea. the last time he tried to make popcorn, he just about caught the bag on fire. that would have sucked; burning down our living space. it wouldn't take long either as just about everything in here is made of wood.

anyway, i'm going to pop in a pirated copy of 'avatar', and chill. one of the perks about being in the middle of nowhere: no one cares enough to come after you for pirating stuff. i get the feeling being in a war zone has a bit of a deterring effect as well.

one more night dreading the approach of summer...one more night being grateful for the little things...one more night listening to my music...

i know that you can change the future
i know that we can make it happen
in my head there is a riot
and i don't think that i can fight it
'cause we have had enough
all the violence has touched
every part of our lives
our innocence is gone tonight
-papa roach, 'had enough'