Army Life Archive

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

What I Know

Day…what is this?…nine?….Nine – sounds about right. I managed to get into the flight doc yesterday where he promptly prescribed me Imitrex for migraines. Side Note: Who the hell came up with the packaging for that stuff? Did they not realize that migraine sufferers on the brink of homicidal rampages would be frustratingly trying to [...]

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

It Won’t Go Away

I’m on day 5,013 of the headache from hell & like Mooch…I’ve been crashing out on the couch a lot. It’s always in the same spot….the same intense, piercing pain. I wake up with it. I go to bed with it. I’ve taken Advil almost religiously…even tried a Sudaphed something-or-other tonight thinking it might be sinus pressure. It’s [...]

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Gift Card Hell

I’m beginning to notice that homesickness comes in cycles – at least for me. When I first arrived in May, life in Korea was exciting – but full of culture shock. Once the shock wore off, the homesickness set in. And while that lasted a good couple of weeks, it did eventually fade when life began to [...]