"The Eagle has landed"...In Afghanistan that is

Well folks, Im finally here in good ole Afghanistan. Everyone seems so so far away now...Huh. Ok, well I ended up going through Turkey as expected but we were only there for like an hour or so and everyone wanted to jump on the only computer they had so I didnt even bother. Then 6 hours later we landed in Manas Airforce base in Tgurkistan (I rather call it "Dirka-DirkaSTAN", inside joke on the way to it). We couldnt pronounce it between the few of us and so that was the easiest way to say it haha. We ended up staying there for about 10 hrs. They gave us quarters to chill out in since we all havent gotten any real sleep since the states and that was ok. So I got about maybe 5 hrs or so and went and ventured all around base to see what was up. Ended up going to the "Tent". It was a place where u can play ping pong, pool, open bar, and watching movies in such. They had a stage for bands set up as well. Well I walked in there for reason...I thought I heard Karaoke going in the "Tent" so I checked it out. And what was going on? "Manas AF Base Airmen Idol" (American Idol set up except with airmen haha.) Great idea but man o man, it was bad. They sung their hearts out though, Ill give em that. But they were terrible :) By the time I got out of there, it was about time to leave for Afghanistan. We all hopped on a C-130 (a bulky, slow military plane to u all civilians) and took our good ole time to get to Afghanistan. I ended up landing here around 1230am Afghan time (3pm EST). Found out everything was pretty much closed down except Inprocessing and this Internet cafe that Im in right now. So yes, I have no place to stay till everyone wakes there happy ***** up and no place to work till that happens. So Im walking around like a lost little kid with my nifty little Energizer flashlight till the sun comes up. Oh by the way, it finally has come up :) Good stuff. Ok this post is way too much and I need to stop haha. I feel like a zombie and Im weezing like a 185 yr old man out here (theres more dust than there is oxygen in the air) and its been making me lightheaded since I landed. Hopefully I can get used to that fast. Ok ladies and gents, I will be avidly waiting for your posts...I miss everyone. I mean that.