FOB Smart at 1930 - Saturday
I had a meeting at approximately 1730; I thought, during the meeting, that today was Friday. Therefore, what is clearly happening to me is that my mind and body are disconnected, if only slightly, and such may be causing me to think that every day seems much as the last or next. I love my work and I love my timer here, but I have been having "Groundhog Day" more and more. I presume that this is better than experiencing monotony, which I never experience, and it is definitely better than experiencing a loss for gainful activity, which I also never experience.
Today consisted of a foot patrol into Qalat, along with about 20 or so of my friends. Friends in the sense of they are the US Army, US Air Force, and Romanian Army friends one absolutely must have when going outside the wire here! We walked a fair distance today and I even bought two watermelons during the mission, with my PRT commander, from a local Afghan street vendor. We completed observations at the road project, the radio station project, the ministerial office buildings and compound project, and finally a perimeter CMU wall project.
I am a tired boy right now. I will sleep very well later, but not without first watching a movie with some of the boys in my office. I will also not sleep without first speaking - again - with my wife and son. It's all good in the brotherhood!
143, K&K.
Good night and good day.
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