Today I was driving out to the job site, just Like I've been doing for the last 3 weeks. Wake up, hop in my 5 ton dump truck and go up to Iraq to work untill someone decides it's time to go back to camp. Well, this morning I didnt have any time for a cup of coffee and it was 4:30am, I'm running on very little sleep so....I threw on my headphones (I was alone in the vehicle) and sang "Your body is a Wonderland" as loud as I possibly could. What an awesome jumpstart to my day! All I could do after that was smile and think of Kate all day long, and what a long day it was. That song especially holds a special place for Kate and I, so I'm glad I had a long day to just work and think of her and all the wonderfull things we are planning to accomplish throughout our lives together. And then (yeah this is the bad part), The whole vibe came to an end tonight. At the nightly squad meeting I got singled out (this happens often) about not wearing my helmet well driving in my 5 ton. But how would you like to be stuck driving around for 12+ hours a day with a 9 pound thing on your head for no reason? So anyway, There are a lot of heavy equipment operators working at this same sight and nobody around is wearing their helmet. And this is the second time I'm being singled out by this same person, I think he's trying to play the part of a bully but its just not working out for him that way. So, yeah, I got threatened tonight that if it happens again I'm going to be written up (which is nothing at all), or he will do everything in his power to give me an article 15. An article 15 is a type of punishment the army gives you, where they either take money out of your next paycheck or they give you 15 to 30 days extra duty. personally, I dont feel like wearing my helmet only for the fact that I was singled out (again) by some guy feeling all high and mighty. I hope he enjoys this because he only has 82 more days to be a complete asshole to me....My hippie side is saying "fuck the man! bring it on, I'm going to be a civilian again!". So I think I'm really going to listen to my hippie side, because I am going to be a civilian again, so why am I going to let some asshole try and bully me around. I might be a little guy, but I dont take being pushed around too kindly. Well, I'm off to catch some zzz's Tommorow is another interesting, early day driving my 5 tons of love!