Wednesday 26 August 2009

Had a good day today. Normal morning routine & then attended a few meetings. Did some work on a few files. Am going to a late meeting at 8:30pm - we'll see how long that takes....

OK, by popular demand, here's a picture:


I was too shy to ask someone to take a picture of me, so you'll have to live with this self-portrait, taken with the little timer on my camera. That's me in my office - I share it with my boss, a LCol, here in the HQ. Between us we have 6 computers and 7 phones - crazy stuff!!! We are working 12+ hours a day, which is fine 'cause there ain't much else to do otherwise!!!

OK, time for something gross. As you can imagine, there are a lot of people on this base - a whole lot. They all sleep, eat - and poop. Now, this being Afghanistan, there isn't a whole lot of infrastructure like sewers and waste treatment stations. The poop has to go somewhere and the place of choice here is a sunny little spot called "The Poo Pond". I haven't had the opportunity to see this wonderous sight yet, but I sure have gotten a whiff of it. It's enough to make your eyes water if the wind is blowing in the right direction...

On that note, I'll finish this post. More to follow tomorrow!!!