Inlägg från januari 2007
23 weeks to go
Three weeks and I’m still alive! This past week has physically been the toughest, but I suppose also the most interesting. Winter has kicked in during the last couple of weeks, of course, so you can imagine how my fingers and toes have been feeling lately.
Monday and Thursday was spent on the shooting range, where we shot in different positions with the Rk 66 assault rifle, the standard weapon of choice in the Finnish Defense Forces. I’m not much of a shooter, but I think I did quite well from 50 meters and standing! Maybe I’ll do better now that I finally got my glasses.
We also did some training in the forest, where we learned how to take cover and move to safer grounds. In other words: running, sneaking, crawling and creeping in the snow with full fighting equipment! The third week was finished off with a muscle condition test, and I won’t even bother to mention how badly it went.
That’s all for now. Let’s hope I’ll survive the next week!
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Home, sweet home
I could never have imagined what a wonderful feeling it is to be back home, if only for a few days. Currently I’m on a weekend leave from the military and I’m taking the opportunity to relax a little after almost two weeks on duty.
The military is tough, both mentally and physically. Luckily, there are some really friendly people in my platoon, and that makes all the difference. I’d write something more detailed about my experiences during these first two weeks, but I’m too lazy and tired to do that right now. I might write something tomorrow if I’m up to it.
Also, on a completely different note, the contact form is still not working. I think I know what the problem is, but until I find the energy to fix it, please send me an e-mail personally. Thanks for stopping by!
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Tah-dah!
I’m having mixed emotions right now. As you can see, Scanactive has finally gotten its own feathers, and even though it’s a work in progress, I’m pretty satisfied with how it turned out. The layout will experience changes as time goes by, but I think this is a good start. There are also a few things “under the hood” that needs adjusting, but I’m sure no one will notice (other than me, that is!).
Tomorrow I’ll be joining up for military service. I’ll be spending at least 180 days in military training, so if everything goes well I’ll be a free man in July. I’ve been thinking about writing about my experiences during this time and publishing them in this journal, but who knows…
Anyways, I hope that the year 2007 will be a good one, and that I’ll find it in me to update my website more often. Hopefully you, my dear reader, will have a great year and please drop me a line so that I know if there actually are any of you out there!
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