So I bought my plane ticket back to WA. Arrive around noon on the 11th of May. Pick up my rental car around 1. Then its my first trip driving from seattle to east wenatchee. If anyone is heading towards the valley(and wants to be my guide lol) or wants me to stop by and visit them just give me directions and i'll say hi! Gosh I can't believe ( Read more... )

Ok, one minute i'm ready to stay in as a lifer in the military, the next i'm ready to get the hell out. Dangit. Haha, anyways i've been researching colleges in my free time. I think i've narrowed it down. Ugh. I better figure out what the hell i'm going to do quickly. Anyways, bout all for now. Take it easy ( Read more... )

I just tried to update my picture. And they told me I had to pay. Good thing I already had a pic up. Suckers. Now clue why I'm writing now. Just figured i'd write. Its been pretty slow since my entire CoC went TAD to various places. Now i'm the head honcho. And I laugh, listen to incubus, and devour oatmeal cream pies and dr. pepper. Thats ( Read more... )

2 Weeks from today and I start checking out. Crazy to think i've almost been in Afghanistan for 6 months. I won't say it went fast but the time went somewhere.

WII. I have one. Relish in the light of your brown god.

Things are good right now. Not great but good. i go on pass soon. Thats F***ing awesome. 4 days of sleeping in and no work. OMG...after 3 straight months of working everyday its really going to be nice. Um, not much else new. Bought a video camera. Pretty Fing sweet if you ask me. Making a movie so everyone will know what afghanistan is ( Read more... )

I've been feeling really disconnected lately. Not just from family and friends but life in general. Everything seems surreal. I wonder if this place is changing me. I came here all cheery and optimistic but lately i've gone cynical and pessimistic. Not really depressed, just not all that joyous. It bothers me around this time of year. ( Read more... )

I'm getting promoted! W0000! I got the results back from my exam. I scored in the 94th percentile and was 20 points over for needed to be advanced. More money here I come. Oh yea...i'll take some rank too. (yay..only 19 left to get to the top one). None of my military friends know about my lj so, yea, you guys probably are like "whats he ( Read more... )

Haven't posted in awhile. Not much new going on. I miss all my friends. I have to say this is the first place I haven't made ANY friends. I have coworkers i'm cool with, but no one my age or anything. Anyways, i've been calling people lately. Because people back home are cool. Not much else going on. Yep...l8rs.

Going to try and call you guys all and say hi in the next couple of weeks. leave me your phone #s as comments and i'll try my best. also, if you want to write me a letter heres my address:

Michael A. Barger
CSTC-A, PRD
APO AE 09356