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Well, this afternoon was easily our most exciting afternoon in Dayton. We got done with work early, and we were planning on going back to the base after dinner for Tattoo. However, when we got back home, a small but particularly violent thunderstorm blew through the area. Apparently several people at Tattoo were hurt and a lot of equipment there was damaged, so Tattoo was cancelled.

Where was I while this violent storm was happening? I was standing out in the middle of our apartment’s parking lot because my wonderful roommate had just driven off with my apartment keys. It was actually a pretty cool little storm, but unfortunately it didn’t last very long. It kind of reminded me of home for a minute, though.

Since Tattoo* wasn’t an option, we decided to continue our search for Dayton’s best pizza. We’re going to a different place every Friday, in search of that one elusive restaurant that has the green door with the red neon sign saying “PIZZA” hanging above it. After taking one bite of tonight’s pizza, Duke and I immediately knew that it wasn’t it. Maybe next Friday we’ll finally find the pizza.

*Why does the Air Force call their Fourth of July celebration Tattoo? That’s bothering me.

One other consequence of the thunderstorm that I forgot to mention is that our power went out. I don’t know what’s up with the utility company here, but they don’t seem to be too interested in fixing the problem. It’s been about six hours now and we’re still in the dark. Two weeks ago, this wouldn’t have bothered me much, but now it’s a major problem. I’m going through How I Met Your Mother withdraw. I don’t know what I’m going to do if the power doesn’t come back on soon. Actually, I know what I’ll do. I’ll go to sleep.

Since the power is out, the internet here at Wright State is also down. I’m not sure if they’ll get it back up tonight, so this post may not be online until tomorrow. Hopefully that doesn’t happen.