Oooh, lucky 13! So today is my 13th day sitting in the office. I realized that tomorrow will be a month since I actually started light duty, but since I was out on the spike when it started, then had several days off, then was committed to the hospital-- I only have to count the days I've actually been in the office. That way I know how bad my cabin fever really is.
Today actually started out quite nicely. After a morning run (in which nothing spectacular happened) I got ready for work and took the long hike across the compound to get to the training center, where lies my new office. It's a whole 45 second walk. We're real close. In between the barracks and the office, there's a memorial site for victims of an airplane crash that happened at the base. Well, this morning there was also a law enforcement vehicle parked there (we have our own law enforcement). In the memorial area, there were campers with a tent, an umbrella and various other camping supplies. I thought it was odd but decided to keep walking. I didn't want to be late for work, and I usually only give myself two minutes to get there.
As I crossed the street to get to the office, I noticed a guy in a Forest Service jacket sitting on the picnic table with his pants rolled up to his knees. There were beer cans strewn on the lawn in front of him and another couple next to him on the table. I think I did a triple take, and then figured it must be some sort of law enforcement scenario going on. The guy laughed and said it had been a good night, and said I could come join him. I hurried past him into the office, I know better than to talk to strangers, especially ones in Forest Service jackets.
I asked the ladies in the office if there were law enforcement scenarios going on today and they weren't aware of any. So we peered out the window at green law enforcement walking around talking to the campers and beer guy while a Highway Patrol officer pulled up and parked in front of our building. This was getting interesting. Not only that but apparently there were two other campsites around the other side of the compound with law enforcement talking to them as well. I started to wonder if maybe this was real. I decided I would question the Highway Patrol officer, but as I stepped out of the building I decided I would talk to the beer guy instead. Probably safer. Just then one of our law enforcement ladies walked toward the building. I asked if these were all scenarios. She said they were and were going to go on all day. Interesting that no one on the base was aware of it.
I just finished hooking up all this computer stuff in the classroom for a computer class that's going on next week. It was a pain in the butt. Myself and the training assistant were working on it yesterday and had got quite a lot done before the Training Coordinator came in and informed us we were doing it in the wrong classroom. Argh! Let me just paint a little picture of this for you so you too can feel my pain. We're hooking Ethernet switches to the Ethernet (Internet) port in the wall. From there, dozens more Ethernet cords are being connected and lined throughout the classroom so that in the end 20 people can sit at the desks and be hooked up to the Internet. And of course we've got to tape everything down and out of the way so it isn't a trip or tangle hazard. We don't need anyone suing the government.
Of course, around this time was when the assistant had to go back to what she was doing and leave me to move everything over to the other classroom. After working on it for another hour (so 2-3 hours so far) I went into the office for a break. I got to talking with the coordinator and one of the guys using the classroom next week... and decided we could move everything back into the initial classroom to make everything run smoother. After about 5 seconds thought I decided this was no good and there was no way in hell I'm moving everything again. So it's staying put. I had to call it quits yesterday and get my brain away from computer cords and tape, so I finished the rest this morning.
Ooh, and the other day I found a $25 gift card to Starbucks stashed in one of my shopping bags. I had completely forgotten about it. It was part of this whole crazy deal I got when buying my new camera.
I'm also excited because tomorrow I'm flying to San Diego for a long weekend. Woohoo!
Not only that, but for PT's (I'm allowed to work out on the clock) I'm heading over to the pool and gonna give one of our captains some pointers. I guess he needs some help. He's a "sinker", not a "floater". So I'm also going to get a bit of a swim in (don't tell my doctor). It'll be nice to get out of here for awhile today.
Well, I'm going to sign off for now and act busy doing something else. I'd hate to ramble on blogging, this could get out of hand real quick here.
Oh yeah, almost forgot. I bought a book on how to ride a mountain bike, complete with how to go downhill and around turns. Yea!
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