The MEU CO came by this evening for his third sewing lesson. He knows the basics of sewing, so it's time to make a project. I talked about different fabrics, when you sew on the bias, how to make your own patterns, and then we made a pattern to sew a pouch to carry an external hard drive we had laying around the shop.

I wish I'd taken more prep time for the class, because the pattern we came up with had a tricky spot just at the beginning, which was pretty well beyond his abilities. Then the loose thread end got sucked into the sewing hook, and I suggested he power through it. Problem is, I can do that because I can feel how much pressure the machine can take. He's not experienced, so he overdid it, and wrecked the timing and popped the safety clutch. So then he got a hour-long class in how to fix a sewing machine, which wasn't exactly on the syllabus.

But he'll be back tomorrow, so I guess we can finish up the pouch then.

Also, we're getting close to the end of the float, so the mess deck is getting kind of inconsistent, as they dig into storage. Yesterday was some terrible breaded slabs of something. We're not sure what the something was. I said freezerburned veal, Cpl P_ thought it was freezerburned country fried steak.

Today though, we had steak and lobster tails. And my steak was pretty good.

A few more days, and it'll be sushi. Cpl P_ wanted to try more "real" sushi places are on island, so I'm going to take him to a nearby sushi-go-round where we can try lots of stuff easily. If he likes that, I'll take him to a little place I know where the locals go. The staff don't speak any English and you leave your shoes at the door, that kind of place.

If you'll excuse me, I think I'll spend a few minutes salivating in contemplation of the good food I'll soon be eating.

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