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Hey There Four Eyes!!!

Well, it’s official. I now wear glasses. For the first time in my life I have prescription eyewear. The military has provided me with BCGs (birth control glasses), one pair of clear and one pair of sunglass tinted. They also gave me a pair of regular stylish civilian glasses. The first time I tried them on, I proceeded to fall down the stairs in the barracks. Needless to say they take a little bit of getting used to. I guess it’s actually pretty amazing to where them around, especially that first couple of days, and you realize just what you’ve been missing.

Your normally lose your eyesight so gradually you don’t notice just how bad it’s gotten, then you put on a pair of glasses and it’s like “HOLY SHIT!!” and you suddenly notice how crisp and clear trees appear in the distance, how the leaves are no longer a mass of mushy green but are now a myriad of separate greens all interlaced together.

What I really purchased them for though, was to drive at night. I found myself squinting so hard sometimes to read street signs, exit signs on the interstate, etc. Oncoming traffic seemed like a giant hazy bright light, I was always wondering if people had their bright lights on or what the deal was. I still haven’t driven at night though, but tonite I am riding in a shuttle from Ft. Riley to Kansas City to the airport, and that’s a good 3 hour trek. I should get a pretty good idea how they work at night.

I’m really excited about seeing my belly baby, this last couple of months has been really strenuous, thankfully our unit is doing REALLY well, as evidence by the accolades that we keep getting from both the full time Ft. Riley staff and the reserve component training division that is here to mobilize troops. We are outdoing even the active duty components in a lot of our training areas, and that’s really what we aspire to do, being the best of the National Guard is not enough, Title 10 puts us on the same level as active duty soldiers so we have to perform accordingly.

So I get to see belly for the weekend, and we are going to spend as much time together as we can, because this is maybe the last time we will see one another at least for 6 months (if I can get some leave wrangled out of this whole deal to come back mid-tour). I can’t wait to see her!

Current Lyrical Ramblings

Everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time they lie
A face that laughs every time they fall

Papercut – Linkin Park