Day 8

Another quiet morning. Its about 845am and just waiting for my boss to get to work. Overheard cadre talking about a mortar attack on a US base in Iraq killing 20+ soldiers and civilians in a Dining Facility tent. Sure enough, checked on yahoo and there it was...the story about it. It makes me kinda worried about what can REALLY happen over here in the middle east and Asia. Not going to lie to you, I dont think about what can happen very much at all here. I got briefings when I first got to Afghanistan about how often we get fired and mortared upon and it just wasnt enough to really trigger my feelings about it. And now that I think about it, 2-3 times a month can get you thinking about it now. I heard that Taliban/Afghan insurgents have the worst aiming in the world, but they still try to kill us. 2-3 times a month being fired/mortared upon can still hit a soft target like a mess hall(dining facility). Lets hope it doesnt happen here EVER...not likely but lets pretend. Everyone is only a little shakened up over here for now. Sorry this wasnt a happy blogger but Im not exactly ecstatic right now either. Maybe tomorrow :) And Vanessa, havent heard from your mom in a few days...thats not like her lol