February 21, 2004

• “if you don’t have bags under eyes, then you’re not a true boxer sailor”

  
  

  this month has been a very hard trying one. redundancy is written all over this month, for the exception of this week here in Kuwait. i can’t see much of the place as there’s fog on the horizon where land is. i’ve had 4 on 8 off watch rotation, which has been the midnight to 0400 and then the 12 to 1600 watches… everyday…  and then there was a 16 hour straight watch just this last tuesday (my time… i think san dog is about 12 or so hours behind us)… and then my division has found it smart to have me work with them in the evening and they tried to get me to work in the morning an hour after my mid-watch. so right now the bridge lookout watchteam has been complaining about having two watches a day… you know what i’ve been saying to them… ‘tough, i’ve had this for the past month,. and lets not forget that 16 hour boring watch where i was pushing myself not to fall asleep so i was giving the surface warfare officer every new surface or air contact that came into my view…. everybody has their bad share.’ am i bitter? only a little bit. my sleep has been very deranged lately: i’ve had naps, not sleep.

  
  

  

  
  

  the co’s been thinking of adding more liberty ports to our already 4 liberty ports agenda. any surprice from our shipmates? none…

  
  

  oh and you wouldn’t believe the weather changes that i’ve been through.. first scorching heat, and now freezing cold… for the afternoon watches i’ll just be wearing my thermal t-shirt, white shirt, pj pants, and coverals, but at night i’ve got to wear all the day wear and then my black sweater, a hooded sweatshirt, my jacket and a blanket for my legs… which on another note… this past month it’s been great not having to shave one bit, and then this past two months, it’s been even greater not having to wear a bra. i don’t know why we’ve had to put up with that stuff… of course once dubai comes, i’ll be wearing a bra and shaved. but oh well.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Currently Reading Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang By Joyce Carol Oates see related

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