Do I have a good story for you!

I was standing at a “khaki call” which we have everyday around lunch time with the XO, officers, and chiefs. A chief I didn’t know approached me and said “ENS Morton!” I was worried I did something wrong! But then he said, “Is your dad John Morton?” And I’m thinking, ok great, where is he going with this….and then he showed me his watch which says STAR WARS. He is an avid fan. This was yesterday. Now, every corner I turn and every time I check my e-mail, there is someone asking me if it’s true that my dad was Luke Skywalker’s gunner and stood in for Boba Fett. It's like high school all over again. I guess they haven’t found out about the book and the family yet, but I'm sure someone will while stalking my dad on the internet. haha

Life is good, I’m really enjoying my job, but I’m getting really busy. By busy, I mean yesterday I stood watch starting at 0630 and then wondered why I was exhausted by 6 pm from the work I did the rest of the day. And then I stood watch again from 2-7 am. There is something to be said for living in your workspace, you never get away! It's awesome. And now I can't sleep because I have so much to do, but instead of doing it, I'm painting my toe nails and updating my blog! I have been in nail polish with drawl. Last weekend in Korea, I was hanging out with a Korean girl who was a friend of a guy on the ship. I was trying to explain to her how annoying it is sometimes to have so few women on a ship, just becuase of things like not being able to find nail polish remover when you really need it. So right before we left, she went out and bought me lavender scent nail polish remover, pink polish, and even cotton pads! (I apologize to all the men reading this, but the women understand.) Now I can wear my rainbows and have my feet feel pretty again!

Since I am happy with pretty pink toes, I'm going to try and get some work done now. And by the way, today is crazy hat Friday so I am wearing this obnoxiously pink hat that I bought in Korea. I think everyone is figuring out my personality because they say the hat seems to fit. (I'll put up pictures soon!) And my mom was worried the military would stifle my creative spirit. But I think every job needs some color once in a while.