Day One, the Afternoon

Over to State Department for the rest of the day. We fill out about 20 forms. I take unnecessarily long figuring out which side to use for the digital signature equipment, then successfully stay awake during nearly the entire computer network safety/security presentation required for access to DoD systems when I'm in the field. I also forget my sunglasses; these are undoubtedly now the coolest-looking sunglasses inside the Department. I see few people walking the corridor staring down at the floor. Either the culture has completely changed, or else everyone was taking Friday off. We are, mostly, completely "processed" by the in-processing office. A restful weekend, and courses start Monday at FSI. Minor disagreement with the OIP staff over training schedules, since I prefer my name of "Crash and Burn" to theirs of "Crash and Bang" for the driving/explosions course. I foresee that mine will prove more accurate. Time will tell.