Fall is here!

The weather has been gorgeous the last few days. No rain in the forecast until next week. I've been working longer shifts since Gustav hit LA. Guards were sent down to LA on temporary duty and the ones left (me included) are filling in as needed.
I'm getting used to listening to music on the iPhone thru the earbuds. Actually, pretty good and not intrusive at all. I ordered an armband for the iPhone to use when I got to the Hoover Rec so I can listen to the tunes while I'm doing my thing. I've downloaded a few arcade games and a Bible also. Works like a charm.
Jan's now using the AT&T Tilt phone that I had. We're gonna send Aaron the retired Palm Treo 750 this weekend to use as a backup for his Blackjack II. Actually, I think he's gonna use the Treo and have the Blackjack II as a backup. The Treo has the touch screen and is easier to use. Aaron's bound for the open seas in a couple weeks for training and to earn his "sea legs", lucky dog!! He passed the Marine Corps brand new Combat Fitness Training test with flying colors this week. He's DA MAN!
Check out the new pix on Flickr.

iPhone

I bit the bullet and bought an iPhone yesterday. Now that Apple has updated their software with version 2.1 and supports 3G networks, I figured, what the hell, you only get one chance at life... Love the phone! It's so easy to use it's ridiculous! I got the 8 gig version, I'm not into iTunes like some people. That said, I DID upload all the music I has on my PC, all 325 songs used up only 2 gigs of the 8 gigs of memory, COOL! The phone synced up with my car's radio too with no problem for hands free use in the car. Jan 's using my Tilt phone now & retired her Treo 750. It's fun playing musical phones (LOL).
Aaron got some date info on his upcoming deployment. He's going on a couple of trial cruises for a week at a time over the next month or so to iron out all the kinks and let everyone get over their seasickness. He's scheduled for liberty from Dec 20 to Dec 29 (home for Christmas!!) and will leave on his deployment soon after for 7+ months. We can't wait til he's home, just in time for Jan's knee surgery too on Dec 17.