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Cots and scorpions

Nov 12

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So I spent a month or so in Arizona sleeping on a cot in a military tent with 9 other guys and a few scorpions. I used to love camping. After I get out I don’t think I’m going to be into it any more. Or maybe it’s going to be “camping” like Gesi expects with an RV and running water. Whatever. I’m glad I was only gone for a month, any longer and I probably wouldn’t have a dog. Gesi nearly convinced me that Jewel had to go, well she did but then I renigged on her once I got back and saw the mutt again. I just like her too much.

Have a vacation trip to FL and the Bahama’s coming up in Dec, and my brother is getting married at the beginning of the year, but I don’t know if I’m going to be able to make that. Rather doubt it actually.

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Going home to my wife

Apr 10

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At the library in Awatukee, trying to finish up Gesi’s taxes. She owe’s more than I got back, not good news but oh well. I do like driving on paved roads. Soon we’ll have our finances all figured out. My income is going to be more stable come next month and she just got another raise too. We’ll have about two months to get all caught up before she quits and we get ready to head cross country. We should be ok by that point. The military will give me extra money to make the move and we should be able to get there and get set up without too much trouble. I hope. Seems like no matter how much money I make, or how much I try to conserve all that I get it’s always just barely enough. At least so far it has been enough. It could be worse.

I wonder how she’s going to adjust to life in NC. Where’s she going to work, can I get her back in college. Will I be able to get some night schooling in? I want to. They say Cherry Point is going to be deployed right before we get there, which means I’ll probably be standing a whole lot of duty. Nothing I’m not used to. And at least I’ll be able to come home to my wife.

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Stargate is distracting

Apr 7

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Nothing tells me what to write. No one looks in to see if I’m doing the job correctly, and there’s not a damn person who cares whether or not I write at all really. The only obstacle to keep me from really letting go of myself and writing what I will is the fact that I have to do this from my classmate’s barracks room. While he’s watching Stargate. It’s distracting as hell, and I’m not sure when he’s going to want his computer back.

Down and dirty.

Boot camp 030317 (Mar 17, 2003). It sucked, but the crucible wasn’t nearly as hard as I expected. My girlfriend surprised me by showing up at my graduation, very nice surprise. We spent ten days after boot camp together that were amazing, especially after three hard months apart. Then I had to go back. MCT and the first few moths in 29 Palms I was still getting used to the Marine Corps. Eventually Gesi convinced me to let her move closer to me, about the same time I decided I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. I proposed on my birthday and she moved to Phoenix half way through December. We got married on the 29th of February, and I’ll be graduating from my radar school on June 7th. After that Gesi and I will finally be able to live together. We’ll be in North Carolina by the 7th of July, which is where we’ll stay for the next three years at least. Supposing I don’t get deployed or something anyway.

It just feels good to be able to type again. I can’t wait to get my computer fixed, or to buy a new one anyway.

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Maybe i won’t be lazy next week…

Apr 5

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Been in for a year now. Just barely getting back online really. Going to do more with this as soon as I can.

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What’s the point?

Dec 18

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No one wants to hire me. I suppose it’s mostly because I’m leaving in March. I admit, if I were an employer I might think to myself: “What’s the point? This guys only going to be here for long enough to get trained.” Tomorrow I’ll go to the temp services and sign up for as many of them as I can. It’s probably my best bet anyway.

It pisses me off that everyone in the house loves kicking me when I’m down. I always try to be considerate of their feelings when things aren’t exactly going good for them. I try to be helpful – but these assholes just love to shove it in my face. Tyrel mostly. What the fuck is his problem? He was a jobless bum for two whole months! We paid his rent! And here I am, laid off, unexpectedly, just two days ago and he’s already giving me shit. I ought to fuck him up for it, and I want to. But it wouldn’t do any good. God, he pisses me off though.

I went and saw a mid-night showing of the Two Towers last night. I figured it was worth the splurge to go see it since I was looking forward to it so much. I’m glad I saw it, but I was totally disappointed. I can’t believe how different from the book it was, how horribly different. I was disgusted with it. Very disappointing especially after how much I enjoyed the first one.

I like the changes I’m seeing in my body. I like the way it’s starting to spring back from years of little use. I hope to be in good enough shape to take whatever they can dish out at basic. And I think I can do it if I keep this up.

The pool function for recruits and deppers for December was slightly disappointing as well. We played laser tag, but we didn’t get to see our scores (I think I did pretty good though). And we did a little room clearing exercise, but just once each – there were too many people. We didn’t even run or workout at all beforehand.

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