Friday, January 16, 2009

Day 108

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but when each day is the same as the previous day, there isn't much to write about. I still haven't yet made it to the Zigurat; there's time. Work, and sleep, keep on getting in the way. You can't really classify this as a "groundhog day" situation. In the movie, Bill Murray was able to change something every day, and here, it's just the same. Well, that is until the wind blows, and you can't see the dirt for the dirt, but you know deep down that it's just the same. Something I've talked about before is Army's overuse of acronyms. But there is something here that I have yet to hear its acronym used. "The giant voice". There are speakers set up all over the place from which we receive messages. The speakers are many, spaced all around post, even in some of the buildings, and from them eminates a giant voice. It tells us things I can't post here, and shortly thereafter we usually hear a boom or two and the windows rattle. Actually, when it's only one boom, the windows vibrate and my fillings rattle. When it's more than one boom, it's still loud, but without the brain jarring after effects. And not only is it called the giant voice, but on all official notices around post, it's referred to as the giant voice. Come on, Army, where is thy acronym? I'm a soldier in need a new acronym to learn. Please teach me one. It could also be called he giant voice in the sky, GVIS, or Big Giant Voice, BGV, or Voice from above, VFA, but no, when the opportunity presents itself, the Army backs off from a perfect opportunity. Is there no justice? Well, it is a war zone.

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