Wonder of wonders, my chain of command is still trying to dick me from K2. It seems we have to wait for a certain soldier to arrive before we can jet. Why now they decide to do this I haven't the foggiest. As a result I am not leaving today as I originally believed but have to wait until Monday. Words cannot describe how much this infuriates me ( Read more... )

At long last my OEF odyssey has come to a blessed close. When it finally hit me, when it finally sunk in. It's really over isn't it? All the thought, the speculation has come to a close as I pack all my stuff for a stateside return. I miss my comrades Miller and Pepi, Sgt. Collete's temper tamtrums, (adorable lil' SOB that he was), the ( Read more... )

Fuck it. It hit me just now as I stood outside and looked up into the sky through the drizzle. Who the hell am I? I have no identity. No face. No name. I am the perfect bastard child of modern America. I know nothing except what others want from me, what they want me to be. I labor under their misconceptions, I labor for their name, their ( Read more... )

I've had the first REAL cup of coffee I've had in a grip and I feel f'ing awesome, if a bit jittery. Why can't I accomplish shit without a smoke and some caffiene? Am I that addicted to these substances that I can't function without it? I just got a carton of Newports and a few packets of folgers. I can't explain the satisfied feeling it brings ( Read more... )

Let's suppose I had a normal day and just proceed from there. I feel a bit chipper about the current situation just from looking at my most recent bank statement. I haven't the foggiest all that I'm going to purchase when I get back. The big dollar items will include a car and a computer. Not much else so I can save up the rest and whatnot. ( Read more... )

It has been brought to our attention that we will be remaining here well past X-Mas. Joy. I've tried to be positive, motivated, hell, downright jolly about my situation but this really has just been a banner day. I think that once I return I'll never leave U.S. soil again. It was interesting for the first 8 months,having my life put on hold but ( Read more... )

I sat outside and thought for awhile tonight. Thought about my continued place in the military and whether or not I should get out in a few months. I had this romanticized view of the service when I got out initially and now that I'm back in I can't help but wonder if this is the right path for me. Do I need the service to be hooah? To be a ( Read more... )

The meeting today lasted for far too long as usual, add on to that I got a whopping 3 hours of sleep today so I'm uber fuzzy at this point. Sunday is the big day with Ballard Atkins and Lachnit coming back to the fold. Ballard and I are the remains of the infamous Original 8 that left Jan. We always joked that our Survivor: AFG would come down ( Read more... )

It was asked of me again today and as I was coming up with a smary comment I decided to actually write down the origin of the IE and all of us mischief makers. Aug. 18th 1998 I was going to school in Joliet Illinois. It was raining that day and my pals Nick and Ed joined me in my room to smoke up and talk. Our discussion drifted to the Masons. ( Read more... )

I suppose I should go ahead and write something magical and witty, but, alas, I haven't the energy to do so. Something weird did happen today though. The mouse burn girl who I was so quick to berate the other day came up to me and said something to the effect of "You don't hate me do you?" I was taken aback momentarily and I said, "Well, I don't ( Read more... )