Well, as I type this, I am currently waiting for 6:30 to roll around so I can grab some Thai cuisine before I end up passing out. I don't intend to pass out, however, so I plan to mitigate that with alcohol to make me happy-go-lucky.
This Key West det was not what I was expecting, but then again I didn't have any high expectations coming into this thing. My class flew as a group of observers on Sunday and we were put to work on the 3rd cycle the following day. "Lucky" for me, I had a female instructor. Not a very good for the first radar nav flight, but that's what flight school is about--we keep learning from our mistakes. The det was supposed to move our flight ops down south-er for good weather. But by the time we rolled around, the weather that was supposed to hit Pensacola ended up hitting the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. So whatever we were trying to escape wasn't really escapable. I just think we moved down here to spend money on jet skiing in the winter and getting tan (at least for those first-week guys). We are also doing a K-court tomorrow night which is like a dining-in, but more grown-up I suppose...
I am actually feeling a little homesick... Valentines' Day is tomorrow which really doesn't mean anything to me (its purely commercial) but I also kind of miss my kitty. I'm sure the guys down here are hurting because they are missing their wives for the holiday... and its another taste of military life. Plus Erin and Tom are in town! I wonder how they are doing as they pass through the city towards the great city of Jacksonville.
Just heard of the Prowler crash off the coast of Guam the other day... and this is why we practice these non-standard ops, these contingencies, these emergency procedures, these briefs... day in and day out...
....An Idiot's Guide
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Saturday, February 09, 2008
The Reaction Videos were how I caved in
Out of 5 full people, one marine joined me in witnessing one of the most rancid videos of our generation.
2 girls, 1 cup.
We ate a brownie the instant before the viewing, and my reaction was a mixture of laughter and "ewwwww"ing.
No puking. GOOD JOB!
2 girls, 1 cup.
We ate a brownie the instant before the viewing, and my reaction was a mixture of laughter and "ewwwww"ing.
No puking. GOOD JOB!
Monday, February 04, 2008
Timing is Everything
Ahh.... time.
The world depends on time. It has been on the minds of great physicists, cartographers, philosophers, scientists, and other great people who seek to explain this basic component which plays such an important part in our lives.
As an Naval Flight Officer, so much depends on timing. In earlier stages of training, we were taught the skills to get from one place to the target. Then you learn to incorporate other factors into your calculations such as the winds, climbs and descents, fuel burn, emergencies, and then other real world contingencies. And in dealing with these unfavorable circumstances, we've got to use tools from the toolbox to fix ourselves, get back on course and drop the bombs on target, on time.
Timing, as you have probably experienced yourself, plays a major part in everyday life as well. I will skip the examples of normal everyday occurrences (like being late to work) and skip to the part where it totally messes with your game.
By game, I mean relationships. Seen that movie Serendipity? Crazy timing in that movie with the characters there. And another thing... I demand to know why I am attracted to unavailable men and not to the single? Is my biological clock ticking? I refuse to believe that is so--I am still considerably young, although the need for women my age to settle down has grown since I've hit young adulthood. I'm still sticking with my plan for 28. That better work, or I will marry Aaren.
Timing is everything... and if you screw up the plan, you've got to figure out a way to get back on the time line, back on to COURSE.
The world depends on time. It has been on the minds of great physicists, cartographers, philosophers, scientists, and other great people who seek to explain this basic component which plays such an important part in our lives.
As an Naval Flight Officer, so much depends on timing. In earlier stages of training, we were taught the skills to get from one place to the target. Then you learn to incorporate other factors into your calculations such as the winds, climbs and descents, fuel burn, emergencies, and then other real world contingencies. And in dealing with these unfavorable circumstances, we've got to use tools from the toolbox to fix ourselves, get back on course and drop the bombs on target, on time.
Timing, as you have probably experienced yourself, plays a major part in everyday life as well. I will skip the examples of normal everyday occurrences (like being late to work) and skip to the part where it totally messes with your game.
By game, I mean relationships. Seen that movie Serendipity? Crazy timing in that movie with the characters there. And another thing... I demand to know why I am attracted to unavailable men and not to the single? Is my biological clock ticking? I refuse to believe that is so--I am still considerably young, although the need for women my age to settle down has grown since I've hit young adulthood. I'm still sticking with my plan for 28. That better work, or I will marry Aaren.
Timing is everything... and if you screw up the plan, you've got to figure out a way to get back on the time line, back on to COURSE.
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