Sorry folks, but I haven’t really been feeling the whole posting thing lately.  I’ve had a lot on my plate, and when I got the spare time I’d always rather sleep than post.

I’ve moved back up to the Public Affairs Office, and it was a swift kick to the teeth type of re-initiation.  We’re preparing for possibly the most important person ever to visit our ship to visit this week, and we’ve had to jump through hoops getting things ready.  I’m already ready for this VIP to leave!  I can’t believe any one person could require so much preparation.

I had a great weekend of nothing, which was exactly what I needed.  My friend Sheila came over from Yokota Air Base and we pretty much ate home-cooked meals, went to a Braddigan concert, and went to church this evening.  The rest of the time we sat around watching movies and catching up.  Perfect weekend if you ask me.  As always, check out the new pictures on my flickr site.

Next weekend I’m going on my second snowboarding trip of the year and I’m totally stoked!  I signed up by myself, and now the trip is full, but I think I’ll have an awesome time on my own.  I usually spend a lot of time waiting for buddies coming down the mountain, and by myself, my only limitation is how many times I can go down before my legs give out.

Since coming to Yokosuka I haven’t taken a single day of leave.  In the two and a half remaining months before we go out to sea, I’ll take a total of 30 days.  That’s half!  I’m really excited to show my dad this awesome country.  I had the opportunity to show my brother around when he came two years ago, and now it’s dad’s turn.