…it’s off to work I go!  It’s been four years since I’ve been paid for my time but hopefully I’ll remember how to “git-er-done”.

I’m up early this morning.  I intend to catch the subway from Gireum to Samgakji station at 0600.  That’ll leave me a ten minute or so walk to the on-base post office where I’m scheduled to meet my co-worker (also a John) at 0700.  We will then walk the block over to the bus station to catch the military shuttle going to K-16 Air Base in Seongnam.  In all the years I previously worked in Korea I never had occasion to visit K-16.  It’s been called the “most insignificant military base in Korea”.  Since I’m probably the most insignificant employee in Korea, it ought to be a good fit.

I’m still a little fuzzy on what my precise duties will be.  I think I’m supposed to keep track of the folks who come to use our computer lab.  That task will be made a little more difficult as I won’t have access to the database used for that purpose today or for the near future. There was a little hiccup with my security clearance.  Although my past clearance had been “archived”, when it was resurrected all my pertinent data was missing.  Which means I need to complete a raft of documents, get fingerprinted, and have my background investigated.  The security office is going to try and have that process started by Monday. Until it’s done there is not much I can do on the USFK computer network.  Well, co-worker John is going to be there today to show me the ropes and I guess we’ll devise a work around.

Anyhoo, it should be interesting.  Especially when my body tells me it’s nap time this afternoon.  Ah well, one of the sacrifices a working man must make, right?