Heartbroken

There were some BIG games in MLB today (or yesterday in the US), and I went to the gym to hopefully catch the end of both the Sox/Orioles game and the Skankee/Rays game... By the time I got to the gym, the Red Sox were in a rain delay and the Rays had a few runs after the Skankees 7-0 lead... I thought to myself... I bet the Skankees are going to throw this game to ruin the Red Sox chances at the Wild Card. Our TV isn't here yet and the gym always has ESPN on so I used theses games as my motivation to go to the gym today... whatever it takes, right? Anyway... when Longoria hit the ball and the Rays tied it up with the Skankees I almost fell right off the treadmill... seriously! Then the Sox game starts back up after the rain delay... at this point I have already been at the gym in the cardio room for about an hour... but there was no chance in hell I was going to leave with these 2 games on! I saw lots of people come and go at the gym today because I spent 2 whole hours doing cardio to watch all these games in extra innings just to have my heart broken by my beloved Sox... By the time it was all over and I left I could barely walk I'm so sore and I REALLY don't want to look at a Skankee fan for awhile... grrrrrr!

I talked to Damian this AM on the phone... he's in port... I won't post where he is on here because of OPSEC (Operational Security), but I will tell you that on the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Facebook page it is pretty clear where they are right now- go figure! Our military security all laid out right there on Facebook... what has this world come to??? Anyway, he sounded good, he's been super busy on this deployment with working out, studying, and influenza vaccinations for the whole ship! I'm meeting him in their next port in a few weeks and can't wait to see him!

I'm still job-less... the government is really cutting back on the amount of civilians they are hiring and even though the hospital desperately needs nurses, they won't post any jobs due to lack of funding! I'm still planning on volunteering with the Red Cross... maybe... but this whole process is extremely discouraging! My security clearance hasn't been put through yet because there was something wrong with the fingerprints I gave them so I have to get re-fingerprinted and then they can submit my application. Also, I still have one more orientation/training to go to, and the coordinator at the hospital is on vacation for 2 weeks, and I won't be able to get placed until I have a meeting with her.... it's very frustrating! At this rate I might go work at Starbucks or at the commissary bagging groceries... I bet you don't need a security clearance for those positions!!! HA!


I made Inari the other night (see picture above). It is a sweet tofu "skin" with rice inside. You can buy the tofu "skins" at the 100 yen store (love it) and then I just made rice at home... super easy 1-2-3! They're a good snack and are so oishii. I've had to be pretty creative with meals and stuff since our stuff isn't here but I will be very happy in 2 weeks (fingers-crossed) when our beloved rice cooker and other kitchen stuff gets here!

Happy Rosh Hashanah/ L'shana Tova to my Jewish readers out there... I will not be attending temple today but I will have apples and honey to welcome a sweet new year!

Japanese word of the day:
Kanashimi ni michita: Heartbroken