Newcomer brief day

I have to sit though a newcomer brief all afternoon. They said it was more boring than a videocon with senior officers. I don't know what they can really say. "Don't walk more than 300 yards in any direction or you'll be off-base."

I drove home from MOI again yesterday. My supervisor complemented me on my skills at cutting people off. He said it usually take a while for someone to get used to driving here. I think he was happy that I punked some UN vehicle. The UN people are not well liked here because they are viewed as useless and a waste of resources - as far as I can tell.

This morning I want to some afghan army base to pickup some printers. I got some nice pictures of the mountains around Kabul and the mud-brick buildings around town. Also, they are building a beautiful mosque on top of a hill next to some tomb.

All the Afghans I continue to meet are very nice.

We are all still in a temporary tent. They managed to get me a used desk, but still no computers. They gave me a broken chair which sinks all the way down. So I just sit there low riding in the chair reading a book if I'm not out somewhere. I still think office situation is stupid. They must have known for nearly a month prior that I was coming. And they said more people are coming in this week. I can't help but think someone isn't doing their job. Probably an Army guy because they tend to be more reactive than proactive.