Written January 2012:

So I'm in Afghanistan now. I've been here for a little over a month. Finally got a spot and some time to do some drawing. When I first got here, the site that I'm working out of had the sign 'TF HIPPO' on it (in this case the TF standing for Task Force), with the picture of the flying hippo. If there ever was a sign that indicated 'this is where you belong . . .'