S.C.U.B.A.

I like to scuba dive. Going under water and view sea life in its environment is always a thrill for me. The only thing I don't like about scuba diving is taking a boat to the location where I am going to dive.

Today I went scuba diving and let's just say I realized that I get seasick when I go on boats. This isn't the first time I've been seasick, in fact everytime I have gone on a boat I have either been quesy or seasick. I thought "Hey, I'm not prone to sea sickness, these are just isolated incidents." Well, today, I finally came to the conclusion that I am prone to sea sickness.

So that's it, I get sick when I go on boats... oh well. I also get sick on helicopters, but that's another story.

I ♥ Hummus

I finally got me some tasty hummus today. I had been craving the stuff ever since I came back from Israel. My first exprience with hummus was back when I was in middle school. For one of my classes I needed to bring an international dish to school. I couldn't think of anything to bring and it was getting close to deadline.

Well at about 8 pm the night before my dish was due my brother Joe comes to the house and suggests hummus. I had never heard of hummus but I was desperate for a solution to my problem. So we went down to Winn Dixie and roved the eisles looking for hummus. Eventually we came upon some powdered hummus and I snatched it up.

When we got home Joe helped me make the hummus. When the dish was finished I looked at the light brown mixture with a big of curiousity. In short, it didn't exactly look apitizing. With wheat thin in had I made my first tenative dip into the strange new food.

The first thing I noticed was the unusual texture as the hummus hit my tounge. As with all new foods I chewed slowly, as to give myself the chance to take in the taste of the food at a reasonable pace. By doing this I give myself an exit window so if I don't like what I was eating I can spit it out. After finishing the cracker without any gagging, puking or dying, I knew I had found a favorite new food.

The next day I brought my hummus dish to school. Not only was my dish unique, but it was also well recieved. Many of the students who tried the dish were just as wary and cautious as I was about the new food, but after taking the first inquisitive step into the land of hummus and crackers they almost all loved it.

After my first exprience with hummus I'm sorry to say that I never made the stuff again. I mean sure, I had hummus again, at a couple parties and social gatherings, but that was at most, maybe once a year. For the most part though, hummus was never again a part of my life...that was, of course, until Israel.

Going to Israel and eating hummus at almost every meal, even the inflight meals, made me love hummus all over again. The stuff tasted even more incredible that I had remembered. After coming back to the U.S. I vowed to eat hummus again, but I didn't have time to really think about it until after I had settled into Camp Lejeune.

Well know that I have my hummus I'm ready to revisit my memories of Israel and work on my Birthright Israel documentary project. Mmmmm...Hummus.

In other news I got a Graphire 3 Wacom Tablet. It's awesome.

Peace,
Dave

4th of July Weekend

Busy weekend rebuilding my website, traveling to Raliegh and all points along the coast. I will finish up my photo web site this week.

Longest Saftey Brief Ever

You know I've been in the Marine Corps for almost 6 years, and during that six year I have been a party to more safety briefs then I want to remember. Today though, I exprienced the longest saftey brief of my career, almost 2 hours. In my opinion a safety brief should be no longer than 5 minutes. And almost all safety briefs boil down to these three statements "If your going to drink, don't drive. If your going to drive don't drink. If your going to tap it, wrap it." That's about the jist of any saftey brief I will ever give.

Other than that, my plan is to explore my imeadiate surroundings, take photos, and just enjoy the holiday season.

Have a good fourth of July everybody.