Hurry up and Wait

Ah, the military.

I was minding my own business playing some World of Warcraft when one of the guys banged on the door and I opened it to find him all sweaty screaming that we had 40 minutes to get on a plane.

So, I ran to my room, packed my stuff, realized most of my clothes were at Lulu's in the laundry, ran down to her shop, ran back, packed that, got dressed, ran to out-process the last place, got in the van and got to the terminal and checked in.

Then we sat in a tent for 2 hours... ha.

The trip was immeasurably better than the first one. I was in a C-17 instead of a C-130. I thought a C-130 was big until I saw it next to a C-17. A C-130 without the wings could pretty much fit inside a C-17. There was only 10 of us in this gigantic plane, and the seats are much bigger and more comfortable. Plenty of leg room, and we could even get up and walk around. Plus the trip was only an hour long instead of six.

So, I am currently in Qatar again! Hooray!!! No more Iraq! I'll still be here a couple days but at least I'm heading in the right direction.

Unlike last time where I was freezing, I am now burning up. It is 2am here right now and it is still hot. It is supposed to be 110 - 120 during the day, even hotter than Iraq. So I am thinking maybe I should stay up at night in the cool and then sleep during the day in the AC. We'll see.

Anyway, just wanted to update you that I'm on my way home! Yaaaay!