I had a big surprise when I got home last night. I had water! What joy! This morning I took a hot shower for the first time in almost a week. Sigh, what a pleasure.

Tomorrow evening I am going to an office party. Parties on the base fall into two broad categories. One category consists of those parties planned and executed by the civilian locals. Those are fun, the food is great and there are interesting people to talk to with interesting stories to tell. The other category are the parties in the bubble. These are very scripted affairs with loud Americans glad handing and talking about work and the Navy. Generally the groups split into men on one side and women on the other. The men talk shop and promotion and assignments. The women talk children, clothes, and jewelry. But I am going to this party for two reasons. One is the view. The host lives in a house with a dynamite view and we should have a great sight of the sunset. Two, the food. The hostess is a hell of a cook. I guess there is a third reason. I'd like Wakana to see what I have to put up with and for my co-workers to meet her.

As for tonight, it is time to really clean house!