Oh So Fly...

Missed a few days there, but you didn't miss much.

Basically long story short apparently my depth perception isn't perfect. Interestingly enough I still have 20/20 vision, and don't even need to carry around a prescription like some of the guys in my class, much less wear glasses like some others. But alas this will require a waiver, which is probably as we speak on its way up to Brooks to be processed. Of the last six depth perception waivers applied for from Randolph the doc said five have been approved, and I find it hard to believe the guy that got the shaft was 20/20. So it's a bit of a worry until it gets resolved, but not a whole lot I can do about it in the meantime.

The rest of the flight physical was inherently boring, ended up taking most of the day. I'm not exactly sure what I did with the weekend, oh wait now I remember. Just about all of Saturday was spent trying to get the new puter up to par, which now appears to be running somewhat smoothly. The data that was lost was eventually recovered, although all the data I downloaded while the previous was gone ended up lost when the previous returned. If that makes any sense. Basically more of a pain, but since it was basically all installers and I had already installed the programs, I won't need them until I have to install them again, in which case I'll have to do it all over again. Hopefully not for a while. The last few pieces of the aesthetics and logistics of the case should arrive in a couple days, and I'll be finishing up the case fan extensions and molex connections for a few more pieces. Then all that will be left to add at a later date is better sound and video, but alas the cash flow isn't what it should be at the moment. It definitely looks spiff already, but it shall be all the spiffer as it all comes together.

Yesterday we just had our one on one interviews with our FC, just random questions about things that might affect us during training. I spent the rest of the day running around trying to get the waiver process started and running various other errands.

Today we had our first full day of actual classes, although sadly we're still not learning about navigation. This is all stuff we need to know, but man is it boring. Aerospace physiology is basically all this week, all about the way your body reacts to altitude and whatnot, the different symptoms to look for or solutions to problems or whatnot. Interestingly enough our first test is Thursday already, based on the material from today and tomorrow. They don't waste much time. Upcoming days should be more interesting, as we'll eventually be in the altitude chamber having fun with hypoxia, and on the chair spinner thing that I'm pretty sure is designed to make you barf, or something.

Was pretty nifty walking around in flight suits all day, we actually looking like we might be here for training now or something. Beats BDUs and Blues any day that's for sure. Now if I can just figure out some sort of workout schedule that fits in with our eventual biweekly PT sessions as well as the typical 7-4 workday...

Sadly on a regular basis I'll be getting home from work after 4 or 5, and that means it will be too late to call Germany, so we'll end up only being able to talk a couple times a day briefly, when I first wake up and am getting ready in a hurry and she's in the middle of her day, and when I'm on lunch for a little while and she's at home. I guess weekends will have to make up for it... Well, no one said it would be easy I suppose.

Would be nice if I had something more interesting to post, but alas.