Another Month Gone

As has been pointed out to me several times over the past few days, I have been rather neglectful in my Blog-keeping duties. I would love to say that It's because I've just been so busy, but the truth is it's actually quite the opposite. I haven't flown any medevacs since the beginning of March. Good for the guys not getting medevac'd I guess, but kind of a bummer for us.

I should be heading back to Guam around the first part of June and then Tricia and I will be (sadly) leaving the island at the end of June to begin a new chapter of our lives back in Pensacola. Fortunately, this time I will at flight school as an instructor and not as a student. We're sad to leave our island paradise and it's going to be tough to find anyplace we'll enjoy quite so much, but we're excited to see what other adventures lay ahead.

I'm hoping to swing through Cairo for a few days on my way to Guam and get a chance to see the pyramids and visit the Egyptian museum. That will be an adventure that I will be sure to blog about. Before we leave Guam, we're planning to take Michenna to Tokyo so that we can go to Tokyo Disneyland. She's already been to Disneyland California, Disneyworld Florida, and Disneyland Hong Kong, so all that's left is Japan and France. Tricia insists that I can take Michenna to Euro-Disney while she stays safely on the German side of the border.

Of course I have maintained a strong movie-watching presence out here. Those of you on Facebook know that I watched all three seasons of "Arrested Development". I have rarely laughed so hard in my life. It was a great escape. I'm really sad that it got taken off the air so soon. Lately I've been watching "The Wire". For those of you who haven't heard of it, it's an HBO cop drama set in Baltimore. So far I've liked it, but I'm really excited by the prospect of having 5 seasons, each with 12-13 one-hour long episodes. That should pass quite a bit of time between now and leaving.

I read "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. It certainly was not the type of book I would typically find myself reading, but desperate times call for desperate measures so I gave it a go. I loved it. I practically couldn't put it down. Very well-written and engrossing. I would advise anyone who wants to read it that there are a couple of instances of harsh language, but overall it's a fantastic read.

Currently I'm reading "Yes Man" by Danny Wallace. Yes, this is the novel that inspired the Jim Carrey movie. I haven't seen the movie so I can't compare the two, but the book so far is quite enjoyable if not a bit disjointed and tough to follow.

I have found myself being a lot more conscientious of what I eat out here. I've determined to lose my love-handles (Snuck Your Way Right Into My Heart) before I go home. That being the case there are a lot more salads on my menu and a lot less fried food. I've even started drinking Chocolate Soy-Milk. I know that that's a bit of an oxymoron. I'm not really sure how one goes about milking soy. Do the beans even have nipples? Anyway, it's not half bad. I wouldn't call it milk since it tastes more like YooHoo, but it's palatable. I have not yet convinced myself to try the white (brown but not chocolate flavored) soy milk. I don't think I ever will.

There really isn't a lot of other news out here at the moment. The Iraqi elections have come and gone and I guess caused some violence up North, but around here has been relatively quiet. I pray that it stays that way.

I am glad to know that I have a following on here and I promise (as I have before) to do better with keeping you all informed.