Awful Monkey

Aaaahhhh!!! The changes around here are coming so quickly, it's becoming a challenge to keep up. We had our change of command, and the wave of new procedures have started trickling down. Rules, regs, inspections are the new focal points, so everyone has to be on top of their game. It can be a bit daunting at times, especially since it's all hitting at once. I would typically suggest you transition into these things one step at a time, but instead we're jumping in head first. The system shock to the crew is very apparent, and some of these transitions have not been very smooth. But, we'll just have to get used to these changes and go with the flow.

It looks like I won't be inport for as long as I had hoped/expected, but instead I'll be heading back out again. This has caused me to cancel my three week Christmas vacation, which I was really looking forward to, because I haven't been home for the holidays since I joined the Coast Guard. I have however been able to plan another vacation at very short notice. I will be going to Long Beach, CA for a few days for SC Fest. I haven't attended one of these events in years, and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm not used to planning a trip on this short of notice(unless it's under orders from my command), but everything seems to be falling into place. I need these couple of days off. Just the few days of escape from duty and the daily tedium will do me a lot of good.

Also, my new computer system is up and running VERY smoothly. This installation was the easiest one yet. No hitches. I had it put together, windows installed and updated, and my games up and running in about 4 hours. So far everything is functioning perfectly. This is a first. Typically parts don't work, there's installation problems with the software, and I'm troubleshooting/updating driver problems for a few days. I got lucky this time.

I'm at work today and have a few pictures on my workstation from the trip to South Korea, so I figured I'd post a couple of them up now.