Howdy, Loyal Readers! Well, it is Wednesday, the 5th of November 2009, and I am still in the Sandbox. "Ushiku, what happened?" I hear you cry - no worries; seems that a few of our new people suffered some misfortune back home, and had to ship back immediately to take care of it (and our most heartfelt condolences to them and their familes). In the meantime, that left our shop critically undermanned, so we were asked to delay our homecoming for about six days. No problem - that is why we are paid the big bucks! Actually, it has been rather more difficult than I imagined - I guess, mentally, I had put a lot of cachet in today being the day to finally vamoose (its been fun, but this 24/7 rock-n-roll lifestyle can begin to wear on even the heartiest soul). I won't lie - it has been difficult to concentrate, and I can only think about next week and the flight home - which makes me feel terrible, like I am letting down the side, and that I should just gut it out and be the happy warrior (um, that is if a warrior is expected to hurl paper and staples at the enemy). Anyhow, today is hot (what else is new) and it feels like day 01 instead of day 180. We are getting crushed at work, and our new boss has promised to "Work you to death while I still have you". Crazy Awesome. Anyhow, it is only five more days, right?[*When we refer to where we are based, we are supposed to only say that we are in "An Undisclosed Location In Southwest Asia".]
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