ammogirl

So!  I totally copied Flattire and submitted my blog to be reviewed by Lily Pad, the esteemed critic over at Frog My Blog.  I don’t know why I did this, because of COURSE it has caused me endless anxiety, and I found myself checking for my write-up at least twenty times since getting the email saying it would post today.  But you GUYS - go read my review!  I feel like I just won American Idol!

She pointed out something I was, in fact, wondering if I should change anyway: the one post per page thing.  Because I am highly influenced by suggestion, I am changing that immediately.  The font thing - sometimes I just cannot do it right.  You would think it would be relatively foolproof, as all it involves is highlighting the text, then selecing "Large" from a drop down box, but we are, after all, dealing with me. 

Anyway, check in later for more - I just woke up to stress out a little, as per my nightly routine, but HAD to post and tell everyone about my fabulous write up.  So.  Goodnight.

Auf Wiedersehen - for now!!

Right.  Ready for more?    Here I am, fully (un)rested, and drinking my morning caffeine.  It’s a bit strange, posting at 5-ish in the morning.

Considering my review, which I want to talk about for just a bit more, because it’s like my Oscar moment and I want it to go on and on:

I think she got me spot on, EXCEPT for the part about phone conversations with me - I have stated my absolute abhorral of the phone and anything that takes place on it.  So yes, that call with me WOULD be one-sided, but that would be because I would be like this:

      Hello? Yes.  Yes.  No, I’m fine.  Yes.  No.  Okay, byeeee!

And that would be that.  But, manic?  Yes.  Rambling and fast-paced?  Yes.  Silly?  Oh, definitely!  Needless to say, I LOVED my review, and was very pleased and surprised at the four bug status I recieved, and now I get to have a new button in my sidebar portraying a fairly angry looking frog, and I ask you, WHAT MORE COULD I WANT?

I’m up early to catch the bus to Osan for my shopping trip - and doesn’t that sound like I’m actually doing something Adventurous?  I, ammogirl, am voluntarily getting on a BUS, by myself, mind you, and going to a place called OSAN?  I know.  I am Adventure Girl.  And I’ll let you keep thinking that, and not explain The Truth, which is a lot less…adventurey.  However, it really is FABULOUS shopping, the likes of which you have never seen unless you are rich and that I can’t actually talk about because I fear it’s a bit…not exactly above the table.  And does that NOT ADD TO THE ADVENTURE?  You guys, I am a BARREL OF SURPRISES.  Watch out.

Auf Wiedersehen!!!

I have THE BEST NEWS EVER.  Can you guess what it is?  CAN YOU?  I’ll give you a hint:  house. 

Oh yes, you guys.  It’s true.  I found out at lunch today, after John (who is HORRIBLY sneaky and knew all day long) had gotten back from signing the paperwork (and taking the girls shopping at the MALL, and um, hi, where is my husband?).  I have absolutely no details to give you other than we got our asking price and we have a 30 day escrow, but really, who cares about everything else, right?  GOD I am so relieved…perhaps now I can get some sleep…or wait…what if something happens before escrow closes?  Shit.

Other than that, I realized today that when the movers come to pack up my room on Monday, and I move into billeting, that I will not have internet.  For ten days.  I will not have internet for ten days.  I mean, there are computers on base I can USE, but…not mine.  If only there were wireless internet…wait.  There IS.  At the BX and Chow hall.  Well, then, if only I didn’t have one of the recalled Dell batteries that might explode at any moment and consume me in a ball of fire and melting plastic.  And, YES, I’ve gotten a replacement for it but they wouldn’t ship it to Korea so I had it sent to John, and then the post office wouldn’t let HIM mail it to Korea, so.  I’m taking my life in my hands, here.  I do it for you.  And, that’s actually a lie, because I keep my laptop plugged in and haven’t used the battery since I was on midtour which was way before the recall or maybe right at the same time but ANYWAY it doesn’t matter, because I wouldn’t be lugging my laptop across base to sit in the CHOW HALL regardless, not even to write a post. 

What this means is, while I do have A post drafted up, it is only one and it is for a specific purpose, so starting Monday, posts might be few and frequent.  If I can get to a computer when there aren’t 73000 people walking behind me staring at what I’m writing (what is she TYPING, GOD, she’s been at that FOREVER!!!) then I will post a quick entry or two, to keep you updated on my last two weeks here. 

And how fabulous is THAT?  I have four days of work left.  I am going up north for one last shopping trip this Saturday, my stuff is getting packed up on Monday, and I head up to Seoul on October 5th, for an overnight stay at the uber fancy Incheon Hyatt (paid for by the military, hee) which is, according to their website, only two minutes away from the airport that I will be flying out of the very next day.  Fifteen days.  I can hardly believe it, at this point.  I mean, it hasn’t sunk in yet, at all.  But I am ready, you guys.  So very ready to leave this country behind, and finally get on to the next one, the boy and the bebes right by my side.

Auf Wiedersehen!!!

So, you know how on TV or in a novel there will be a large family, and there’s all these boys and only one girl?  And the brothers are always getting their sister to ask the parents about something, because she won’t get in trouble?  Well, I’m finding that it’s sort of like that for me at work just now.  See, there are 14 of us leaving at the same time, and I am the only girl.  As a result, I have been appointed the official "question asker".  I mean, it’s fine, really, of course I have no problem going in and talking to our Chief, but after awhile, it starts getting a little…embarrassing, because it seems like I’m the one wanting to know, when I’m not.  Not really.  So just lately I have started out these questions with, "Hi Chief.  (sighhhhhh)  Soooo…I have to ask you something."  And he, you know, is surely annoyed but hey!  That’s what my tagline is, right?  <ahem..look up at the top, coughcough> Right.  So I’m just keeping in character.

Anyhow, now that you know all that useless back story, I can move forward.  Yesterday I was sent in to ask if we could leave one day earlier, and Chief said yes, and y’all know that was fabulous news for me.  For one, I got to take an extra page off my countdown calendar.  For two…okay.  Do I even HAVE to tell you?  No.  I thought not.

Remember my tooth problems?  Okay, I went back to the dentist yesterday for a follow-up and upon discovering me in no pain, was told to just wait and see a dentist when we get to Ramstein to fix the fracture. Yes, that’s timely.  Also, I am supposed to wear a mouthguard 24 hours a day, for my apparently out of control teeth grinding, and this will prevent any NEW bad things happening to my poor teeth.  Now, I WILL ADMIT - grudgingly - that once the dentist told me my problems were due to grinding, I started paying attention to whether or not I do it during the day.  And, I do.  A LOT.  Like, CONSTANTLY.  I catch myself with my jaw clamped shut and my teeth grinding away at least 5-6 times an hour.  Sometimes more, and my GOD how I do not have a jaw like Jay Leno at this point I do not know.  It was incredibly eye-opening to me to realize this…and since I’ve been trying to control it, I’ve noticed I’ve had less shoulder and back pain, AND I’m not as tired at the end of the day.  Also…yeah, my tooth stopped hurting as much.  Dammit, I hate it when the medical guy is right.  However, uhmmmm…don’t think you’ll find me wearing a mouthguard 24/7.  Because I won’t be. 

What do you think that MEANS, though, my teeth grinding?  Is it stress?  Is it…(hold on, I’m googling) …OH!  Hey!  It’s a THING, with a name.  !!! Exciting!!!  Ladies and Gentlemen, I have: BRUXISM!!!  And, it says to alleviate it, I require a nightly full-body massage done by trained masseuses.  What!  It DOES say that, in a slightly paraphrased way.  And look!  If you are wanting more information, you can go to a "Private Page with a Great Deal of information on Bruxism & treatments".  (Seriously.  It’s at the bottom of the wiki page - go look)  You guys, that is an AWESOME name for a site.  I want to rename my site "Word Vomit from a really not very Worldly girl who likes to eat Cake & Ice Cream". 

Oh.  I was talking about something, wasn’t I?  Yes…causes of Bruxism.  Well, it doesn’t say.  Huh. 

Anyhow, I have a new workout I’m dying to try so…

Auf Wiedersehen!!!