Dammit. I was looking forward to going to VA instead...

This flight sucks.




Edit: Canceled. The army ran out of money. No, really. Apparently there's not enough funding and they cut the staff down to less than half.

Edited again for clarity.

DJ Nathan V

Just found out I might be mobilizing to the DC area. I suppose having 2-3 nice tracks within a few hours won't be a bad thing.

It's a full year deployment, and I have found good and bad in it already... we'll see what pans out.

DJ Nathan V

It's been confirmed: My mission to Kuwait was canceled. I'll be staying home.

DJ Nathan V

Well, if all goes to plan I'll be IA in Korea in about two weeks... then come back for a little bit and then be IA in the desert for a 6 month minimum. Hoping to get extended to longer. If it ALL works out I'll be working with a friend of mine who is graduating from his advanced school soon. Sounds like we're going to the same area. Maybe I'll option to extend as long as he's there. (18 months?)

I guess the next week or two should get pretty crazy.

Edit/Update...

DJ Nathan V

Yeah, it was one hell of a ride.

Here's my route (approx) with the North end ride tied on. Guessed at some of it but it's pretty close. About 20 miles shorter than the odo read.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...28613&z=9&om=1...

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Well I let the other unit know I'm sending them my packet. I guess we'll see what happens next.

Oh, and I'm not crazy. I joined post-9/11 and I knew what was going on. Never really considered ASKING to go but hey, this sounds like a pretty cool mission.

Sometimes life surprises you, eh?

DJ Nathan V

Threw down another 30 miles or so today and nothing too special... Visiting family and then headed to bike night. Daniel was there and snapped a few pictures for us, w00t. http://pnwfx.smugmug.com/gallery/4059093


...and the roads were DRY! I got the tires warmed up a little bit and had some fun. It feels so good to actually be able to LEAN through turns.

I really hope the wetness stays away for a few days!

DJ Nathan V

Who else got riding gear or gift cards/cash intended for riding gear?

My parents gave me cash so I can go pick up some nice winter gloves. I'm thinking some like Arcane's. Those babies looked NICE!

Oh, and my niece that's due in a couple weeks kicked me for Christmas... I thought that was fuggin cool. My sister's sick of me following her around with my hand on her tummy though.

DJ Nathan V

Merry Christmas.

DJ Nathan V

Well I put down another 60ish miles today on a fresh tank of gas. It was cold, but so nice to be on the bike. Got some Christmas shopping done and visited family. Pretty uneventful until almost at my parents house some moron turns off a side street into the right lane... and wanders right over into the left almost dead into me. I probably scared him good when I came back in front of him from across the double yellow from the opposing traffic's lane!

It's soooo good to...

DJ Nathan V