Well. it looks like my flight to Kuwait will be next week.  There my unit will acclimatize, undergo some routine training, and prepare for the drive northward through most of Iraq, to our assigned base.  Mine is a medical company, so, hopefully, we won't have much work to do... but we probably will, especially towards the end of the 12-month deployment.  One of our big responsibilities will be to pack the base up and close her down as we leave.  I'm very excited about that!

I finally turned in my packet for non-combatant status on Thursday.  So, I will not be leaving this country with a weapon to my name, save for one utility knife and one rescue tool.  I bought the full version of Rosetta Stone Arabic, but my CD drive has a CD stuck in it, so I am going to try to buy an external DVD-writer to do the trick.

It will be interesting to see what music I crave in the desert, so I'll be resetting my iTunes playlist.  Therefore, here's my 25 Most Played Songs since I don't know how long ago...

1st at a play count of 47 is... Don't Be Afraid performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, from the album 20020220: Music from Final Fantasy

Tied for 2nd at a play count of 40 are... Virgin and Child by Iona, from the album Book of Kells
and... The Kiss by Trevor Jones, from The Last of the Mohicans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

4th at a play count of 39 is... Terra's Theme performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, from the album 20020220: Music from Final Fantasy

Tied for 5th at a play count of 38 are... Inside My Heart by Iona, from the album Journey Into the Morn
and... Yahweh by U2, from the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Tied for 7th at a play count of 36 are... Irish Day by Iona, from the album Journey Into the Morn
and... Elk Hunt by Trevor Jones, from The Last of the Mohicans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
and... The Glade Part II by Trevor Jones, from The Last of the Mohicans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Tied for 10th at a play count of 35 are... The River by Anathallo, from the album Canopy Glow
and... Main Title by Trevor Jones, from The Last of the Mohicans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

12th place at a play count of 34 is... Calling Out Your Name by Rich Mullins, from the album The World As Best As I Can Remember It, Vol. 1

13th place at a play count of 33 is... All the First Pages by Anathallo, from the album Canopy Glow

14th place at a play count of 32 is... Crumbs from Your Table by U2, from the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Tied for 15th at a play count of 31 are... Luke - The Calf by Iona, from the album Book of Kells
and... Aeris' Theme performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, from the album 20020220: Music from Final Fantasy

17th place at a play count of 30 is... Cora by Randy Edelman, from The Last of the Mohicans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

18th place at a play count of 29 is... Fort Battle by Trevor Jones, from The Last of the Mohicans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

19th place at a play count of 27 is... Heaven's Bright Sun by Iona, from the album Journey Into the Morn

20th place at a play count of 26 is... CIty of Blinding Lights by U2, from the album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Tied for 21st place at a play count of 25 are... Waiting by Rich Mullins, from the album The World As Best As I Can Remember It, Vol. 2
and... Promontory by Trevor Jones, from The Last of the Mohicans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Tied for 23rd place at a play count of 24 are... Wisdom by Iona, from the album Journey Into the Morn
and... Munro's Office/ Stockade by Trevor Jones, from The Last of the Mohicans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
and... Theme of Love performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, from the album 20020220: Music from Final Fantasy