Radio Silence

So, I'm headed back to the field tomorrow for 5 fun-filled days: Sweeeeeeet! Given that I'm probably not going to get a shower while I'm there (which is a completely different story in and of itself, I can assure you) I'm going to go out on a limb and say that adding new posts this week is probably, well, just a little out of the question. However, I have a sneaking suspicion that this week will be full of the kind of funny events that have made the whole Army experience particularly hilarious thus far. This suspicion was initially confirmed for me on Friday during a platoon meeting where we started discussing potential, uh, topics (read: targets) for the 6-7 minute skit each platoon puts on for our class Dining In in early November. People were already throwing tons of funny ideas when Cpt. J., our instructor, interrupted the discussion by saying, "Hey, you guys should just wait to have this discussion until after you come back from the field: you'll have way more than enough material for a 6 minute skit!" Aw yeah...this is FAN-TASTIC news, because I figure, if you can write a skit about it, you can certainly blog about it, right? Unless I'm the subject... Anyway, check back in with me about this time next week: this should be a good one! So, wish me luck and say a prayer for me that the spiders, the snakes, and the mountain lion that my classmate swears she saw during our last training exercise out there all find me as unappealing and as non-snack-worthy as possible. Have a great week!