The trip home.... Redamndiculous

DUDE! What the Fuck? This was the most mind numbingly painful trip home. First off I must say that it was awesome being back at home and seeing everyone at the reunion. Wish I didn't live and Japan, that way I could everyone more often. Anyways, back the lecture at hand, my brother Jon gave me a ride to Sea-Tac and that was uneventful. Little did I know that as soon as he dropped me off and left, that my simple little trip across the Pacific was going to become a fight to retain what little sanity I have. I was told by the Airman at the military flight desk that I wasn't going to be able to get from Seattle to Japan on the flight that was leaving that night ( the down side of flying Space available), but he said that I could make to Osan, Korea and get a flight from there. Sounds easy enough and quite adventurous too. Little important side note Nate Dean was also there with his wife (" the only black chick in Astoria High School"). So I get to Osan, Korea no problem and Nate and I begin to try and get a flight to Japan. Not happening. So Nate winds up calling a friend that he just so happens to know in Korea. We wound up hanging with that guy the whole time. Next day try to get a flight home. Again not happening. Next day same story. So I eventually got flight out of Seoul for $311 that put in Japan. SO needless to say I will not take another Space Available flight ever again. That was fucking nuts.I couldn't imagine how it would have gone with out Nate and his friend. Oh yeah this shot is weird too. I almost ran into some Marines from my unit ( I avoided them though). I was actually suposed to be in Korea this month but they didn't need to go.