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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
8:35 am	So it has been forever since I have updated this thing, so I shall do so now: Where to begin,,what an effing semester! A few things to mention right away: -Pilot slot, something I have literally wanted since I was 3, and now I got it:) -Today's lesson 40! Pretty soon i'll be putting a USAFA class ring on my finger, going to Israel, beating the crap out of 1000 freshman (all in good fun of course,) summer leave then firstie year?? Holy crap time goes amazingly fast. -I also get my BEST PFT and AFT scores ever, I actually validated the PFT. I failed it in basic and now I can validate it. If only I hadnt gotten a fucking C+ in Unarmed Combat I and II, fuck those classes..ANYWAYS.. I had a girlfriend this semester, she was probably the best I ever had, we broke up because of the distance, but were still really good friends, I guess its always good to have that "someone" in your life even if you are not "together." I went all the way to Toronto to visit her over spring break, it was amazing:) Her name is Melanie, after that I went to Mexico which was fun none-the-less. This semester has definately had its ups and downs, a lot more bad luck then I would have prefered. But right now most things are going how I expect them to, nothing is changing, I am not changing any plans I have set for myself, everything shall go as planned and hopefully with a spot of luck things will turn out as expected. That's all I'll say about that. Well, with that, I think I am up to date.. so lets see what these next few weeks bring, and then we'll talk about summer:) (Comment on this)
Monday, January 21st, 2008
2:27 pm	albeit the altitude sickness, which has gone away now and now that I am hopefully on the brink of getting my highest AFT/PFT score ever........Returning to USAFA feels good. It really does. Yes school sometimes sucks, as does everything else -- but its where I need to be. Things are going really well; Im going to Israel during first period Summer, South Korea third, and am Director of Training for 1st Beast. Should be a good time, yes I decided to give up summer leave, might as well make the most of things. Spring break is still up in the air, either on of those spring break trips or go to Europe; I am doing something adventurous, that is for sure. Montreal this weekend for model UN, if it is anything like last year it should be a "GONG SHOW".. nothing better than hours of political debate with normal college students mixed with regimented partying. Things are going quite smooth, everything is going as planned and I intend to keep it that way. Bought my ring (sapphire fire spinnel,) and now I have a car as well (nissan maxima.) I get along great with my roomate, hes a great dude - we are very alike and get along great together. But the best part yet.....I have a ring dance date!! and shes fabulous , I am really looking foward to it............christening the ring*, a good dinner, dancing, a perfect weekend. It will happen. This year, looks good, real good- lets just hope the stars stay that way.. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
7:48 pm	The New Wave So I am done with West Point (yay,) although I may miss many people there, but oh well. Christmas is over, presents are fun, so is family time and snow. Worked out a ton over break, PFT/AFT are coming up really fast and I have high expectations for myself. Hopefully the altitude won't kill me.. New Years, 08! Big, BIG year for me, and many others. I kicked it off with a shot of Jack, and some other festivities with a few friends. I am done with this town for a very long time, every time I come home (apart from my family and one or two friends,) am reminded how much I despise this town. Something about it, the people, friends (or lack thereof.) I realized that most people I care about are where I am going, back to USAFA. I am giving up Spring Break, either going on one of the spring break trips, or strapping on a backpack and going to Europe (by myself if i have to) and giving up summer break to do something else. It's my last summer at USAFA, I am going to make use of it. 15 New Years Resolution, 15, no less, no more. Qualtiative and Quantitative, everything from being a better room mate, friend, GPA, pilot slot, etc. It shall be a long year, but it will be worth it. Speaking of room mates, I am really excited to go back because my room mate this semester is awesome. We have really similar personalities, goals, and hes a really good friend. It shall be fun. OH A CAR! Yes, I am going back to Colorado this Thursday to invest in such a useful moving device. IT will make the semester much easier. Well that is about it, here is to 2008, to the lessons of 2007, and one bad-ass, productive happy and fun set of 365 days with awesome people, little conflict and fabulousness. *raise the glass, sip, and go forth* (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
1:23 pm	Christmas Time & Christmas Flings It is that time of the year again Christmas time You know what that means yes, Christmas flings however this year, nothing has happened..yet, who knows. But here is something I want to know: ......... WHY, does every girl insist, on talking to me about their guy problems, issues, or affairs?? Even when I don't ask which is 99% of the time, why am I "that guy," that girls go to to talk to their guy issues about? Its not like my advice is GREAT or anything, well soemtimes it works..but why me? I am over it though, I do enjoy giving advice.. Apart from that, I love the Christmas Season, I decorated my room, listen to christmas music while studying for finals, cant wait to go home and see all the decorations, eat moms cookies and food, and then go back to USAFA. But there is only one thing I want for christmas this year.. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
1:48 pm	Better.. a little Okay I am feeling better, I have recollected myself, my thoughts, re-written a few goals, and ready to press on. Going home for thanksgiving tomorrow, priorities -Party -Visit a few friends -Eat -Sleep -Work out -Be Lazy -Hang out with the sister -and recollect my thoughts for the hardest 3 weeks of the year yeah, they may be the hardest academically, the 3 weeks leading to finals, but its also my favorite time of the year, I love christmas, the food, the music, the environment, the snow, it's all great. Pumkin spice latte's, eggnog flavored coffee, sexy. Then back to USAFA, yay? Or not yay? no.. yay, im looking forward to going back regardless of what happened/happens. Its where my real friends are, its where I really feel at "home," and where I belong. My only worry is the AFT/PFT.....after being at low altitude for this long I don't even want to know how working out in USAFA's pristine air is going to be, but I guess i'll start hitting it hard now, through christmas so when I go back I am not puking after running for 3 minutes. my sister is awesome, she is driving all the way out here to get me! It should be fun. My roomate, wouldnt be bad, If he lost his ability to talk, move or think. That's just me though. (Comment on this)
Friday, November 16th, 2007
8:37 pm	Cynical, bitter, its okay - we all need to be sometimes. Coming to West Point has fucked me over in every capacity possible, I am beyond disgusted, cynical, pissed off and depressed. I just want to dunk my head into a pot of hot water and melt my hair off. .. However, there is possibly ONE good thing that may come out of this shitty experience.. and I won't know the outcome of that till about a year from now. However, if those course of events take place, i'll be the happiest guy ever and will be content for a very very long time; but the way things are going, who fucking knows. :( Current Mood: Sad (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
10:48 pm	I updated exactly a month ago, hmm weird Its that time of the month again, time to update. So where am I in my life, well, I am 3/4ths of the way done with West Point (Thank god..) I never thought I could be more cynical towards a place but, hey, there we go. To be quite honest, it has been alright, but, I am really looking forward to going back to USAFA. This past weekend, going back for the Army Air Force game (WHICH WE WON BY THE WAY HELL YEAH,) was amazing. Going back to the squadron, seeing old friends, getting drunk with squadron mates, seeing us beat the hell out of the arrogant Army team, truly amazing. Coming to West Point has had two major benefits: 1- Significantly increased my appreciation for USAFA 2- It is very good for my cadet career and really a good experience on the whole, even though it sometimes really sucks. That being said, I would have to say our freshman year at USAFA is one of a kind, and much, much tougher than the freshman year here. It is something that belongs to USAFA, that distinguishes us from the other academies, recognition, Navy doesn’t do it, and Coast Guard doesn’t either. Air Force Week was fun, as in getting tied up under the bed and get bathed in cold water, get my furniture moved out to the quad where I end up doing homework and even sleeping, sleep less nights..BECAUSE – 09 as we all know is a very spirited class and in the name of spirit pulled off the following spirit missions: 1- Had a BBQ in the middle of their parade, and as they marched into the mess hall, drapped a huge Beat Army sign (which we worked on for hours over the weekend in a very stealthy manner.) 2- Changed their bleachers from reading “Army Beat Navy” to “AF Beat Army,” that one was a toughy because we were out there in the cold at 4am putting on tape that hardly stuck, but it turned out looking fantastic! 3- They really value their George Washington statue, heck he was the first commander of the US armies; so that being said we painted him blue with a large AF on his back… permanent party was not very pleased, but they’ll get over it, the paint washed right off anyways. The other zoomies feel the same; West Point has really effed us over in many ways, but enough about that. I am at another make or break point in my cadet career, with academics, military stuff, its that time of the year again. But it is all good, because pretty soon, it will be thanksgiving followed by my favorite time of the year. Plus, I am 21 now, I can have a good time! It’s fun. *sigh,* on the other hand some things have stayed the same. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, October 8th, 2007
2:26 pm	USAFAsick It has been a while since I have updated this, and that is because I don't have enough time to scratch myself let alone update this thing. Anyways, it's almost mid October, I have turned 21, and have spent half a semester at West Point, rooming with my best friend from highschool which is interesting to say because we have opposite personalities and always fight yet we are best friends, don't ask. I never thought I would say this, but I really really miss USAFA, mostly the people, but actually USAFA as a whole. Don't get me wrong, I am having a good time here, but it has really increased my appreciation for USAFA. IT is just little things like not being able to have a car, nowhere to go on weekends, 3 passes a semester to leave, and ridiculous time wasters such as TWO HOURS OF DRILL PRACTICE A WEEK,,,,but I am pushing through. I cannot wait until Air Force week where I get all my clothes stolen and get hazed beyond measure, but in return jack up Army's stuff and return to USAFA (yayy,) to see Air force destroy Army. I really really hope we kill Army, like brutalize them. Speaking of getting hazed, my 21st was alright, did not really get a chance to celebrate with the exception of going to the bar on base on Thursday. The plebes (freshman,) did throw me a birthday party. Basically someone said there is a problem with my squad and i had to go to the basement immediately in PT clothes. I knew what was going on, sO i decided to play along and went down, I was then tackled by 30 plebes and tied up (they couldnt tie up my arms because they are weak and I am not..) and poured everything on me from shaving creme, laundry detergent, honey (that was the worst to get out of my hair,) peanut butter, and jelly. They then dragged me to the shower and threw me in, at which point other zoomies (the other USAFA cadets who came on this program w/ me,) came along and started tackling the plebes to help me (yes class spirit, something people here LACK..) See I was smart enough to have a email ready to the other zoomies in case I got attacked. We really need to come up with a good spirit mission for Army week. One thing that is really bothering me is army arrogance, and ignorance. Many army folks here seem to think Air Force does not do much. They stereotype the Air Force as out of shape and shitty. Well, we'll keep that in mind next time you are on the ground taking fire left and right and beg for air support and we provide it to you free of charge. SEriously, I don't know how people can be so ignorant. The Air Force does more than people give it credit for, you just don't hear about it because we are that good at what we do, you only hear about stuff when we mess up. <<**as stated by the Vice Secretary of the Air Force who I ate lunch with yesterday at a wedding. I try to educate people, and a lot of times people are joking around. But it is the ignorance I cannot stand. All in all, Army relies on Air force which relies on Army, it is a team mission -- and army needs to get it out of their head that they do and could do everything on their own. Fact is they can't, you need the Air force, so there. That being said, I AM having an alright time here, I do kinda miss USAFA, miss freedom, miss CIVILIAN CLOTHES, and my roomate gets very annoying at times. Well, hopefully by the end of the semester and when I return to USAFA, it will be worthit in the long run.....we'll see. (Comment on this)
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
3:07 pm	Etiquette (or lack therof,) and Summer I am pretty patient when it comes to people's shit, douchbaggary, and other said annoyances. One thing that really annoys me is people who do not have enough etiquette and manners to reply and give a god damn answer when you ask them to hang out. So what do you do, home for the summer, you meet a few girls or you know who they are from highschool. You have seen them once or twice at parties here and there. You talk here and there so hey, let's hang out. You ask them to hang out, maybe once or twice - and make a plan. "Sure, that sounds lovely, I'll get back to you though and we can figure out a time later," not a problem.. wait wait waiting Guess what,, they don't reply. You know they arent dead cauz if they were dead they wouldnt have the ability to update their facebook status. And guess what? Now it is too late to make plans with anyon else? How efffing hard is it to text someone or call someone and be like "I am unable to hang out tonight maybe later"......or if you don't want to hang out with the person be like "I am really busy, we should do this next week or some other time," or better yet "I don't want to hang out with you." Simple as that Or, you leave a message on their phone saying "hey, i was wondering if you would like to go out for dinner sometime," ....days later still no reply. It's basic manners. People lack it. I don't want to sound like some creeperish stalkerish asshole (because I promise I am not,) but it is not that hard to RSVP to someone either way. What bogggles my mind even MORE, if that this one girl likes me! her friends said she really likes me....so why is it that hard to text someone back or something? Maybe she is scared? That is understandable, atleast respond to someone. ----------------------------------------------------- besides the lack of etiquette and manners exhibited by certain people, it has been a pretty good summer vacation. -Basic ended nicely, felt i left a mark, and i got the fuck out of USAFA till January. While my counterparts have to return tomorrow (AHAHAHAHAH,) I don't have to report to westpoint till the 12th, makes my freaking day. -Hung out with my bestfriend phil a lot, hiking mountains, going up and getting drunk in canada it has been pretty sweet. I have developed a new found taste for good beer (Guiness!,) and have a very high tolerance. I have been working out like crazy, trying to stay in good shape. I went on one date with this girl kelly (the girl who has difficulty replying to someone,) took her to the goo goo dolls concert, it was awesome! ........oh I went to the OAR concert at the end of basic with some guys. That was also cool. Now,,, i don't freaking know. I am just .....blah..yeah whatever. Atleast my sister is being nice to me, she has a tendancy to be a bizznatch...but she has been pretty cool to me. So that is that,, life goes on, life is good (sometimes,) and I as always vow to be the best friend I can to people..like my friend Amanda who is pregnant whose asshole boyfriend ditched her. She is like "where are all the nice guys?".....and I just smiled to myself...... (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, June 29th, 2007
11:13 pm	Update Holy crap I need to update this more often Okay since I last left off 1- Graduation...amazing, okay it wasnt mine. But seeing my Basic Cadre, friends and loyal upperclassmen graduate and becoem 2LTs and the magnificent Thunderbird fly over Falcon stadium containin every senior leader in the DOD with the exception of Bush...was a sight to see. Officially a 2nd class Cadet with lots of bling bling on my shoulder HA. 2- OPS.....GREAT TIMe. I went to Barksdale Air force Base in Louisiana, a B52 bomber base. It was an awesome time, I met some really cool guys and we just hung out the whole time. Amongst working out, working with officers and learning a lot.. I managed to sneak a trip down to New Orleans where we pretty much had a field day. Apart from the parts hit from the hurricane, it was a great city! I loveeeeeeeed the sea food and cajun food. After returning I got a sick flight in a B52,, flew a mission around the country (literally,) and saw some live bomb drops (not on people or buildings haha.) It wasnt as great as my F16 ride a year ago but still, it was good enuff. I also got to play with toys (WMDs,) ....no joke, worked with security forces did a few excercises with them it was great 3- BCT (basic training)....okay..wake up at 4am, leave barksdale arrive at USAFA around 2pm. At 3pm..while my ops counterparts unpacked and got ready for leave or GE or jump a few days later....3pm I was already doing BCT stuff. For the past week I have been doing that stuff. I have probably been working for 20 hours a day *FOR REAL*... and getting 2-3 hours of sleep a night. but here is the thing,,it is the most rewarding program ever. Yesterday, the class of 2011 improcessed, the 2nd most important day besides graduation. I did everything from greeting the third guy from my all boys catholic military school who will be joining the class of 2011 (who by the way is fucking up left and right and is really embarassing me,)......to working the footprints,,it was so fun I stayed proabably 6 buses with the group superintendent greeting the basics. Granted I lost my voice. Finally the day ended. My officer, Ashley.. is so intense its not even funny. Me and her walked around all day yesterday, and she ripped into so many basics and made a girl and guy cry. Anyways......it feels like just a few months ago where I inprocessed with 2009....and now, I am a cadre, a group staff member who got to "fall out and make corrections," in front of the whole 1300 member class training these highschoolers to become tough, intelligent and motivated cadets. It is this feeling of legacy and rite of passage that makes me love this place (from my love hate relationship.) I love working with my officer, she is so easy to work with, and its great working with all the people on group staff. This morning I helped wake up some basics at 0430 to some reville and welcome to the jungle, and proceeded throughout the day. My voice is coming back but i keep doing things to make it go away hahaha. Anyawys, this will be a great two weeks......then once again......home. (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
8:25 am	Big Coprorations, Evil or Legit?! I was home for spring break. I wanted to hang out with one of my close friends Audrey. She is an extreme Democrat but I love her none the less haha. So I pick her up from her college and we start driving into the town to find a place to get a good coffee or what not. I pass a Starbucks and I am like "lets stop there!," and she is like "no, not starbucks..I do not like how starbucks is a big monopoly.. lets go to this other place called the muddy cup.. I like to support mom and pop stores!" Fair enough, it doesnt hurt to try something new every now and then, so we go there. IT was really nice, good coffee, good food, really nice and cozy. So then we started talking about politics and it went on and on. And then I got thinking about something.......so I tell her "this is a very nice place!" Then I proceed to ask her "do you think this place will grow, become more successful?" She is like "yeah, it might, who knows?" Then I ask "so do you think it should grow, larger and larger into a chain so more people can enjoy it?" she is like "yeah sure why not!?" Fair enough, then I ask her "okay, say it gained a large franchise, and there was one in every state, not only every state, but every 3 blocks of any medium sized town, wouldnt that be awesome?" shes like "yeah that would be awesome!" SO THEN....I am like "so then why don't you appreciate starbucks, because that is exactly what I described,,from the beginning!!*** Simply put, people hate on big coprorations because they are "greedy or evil and corrupted" right? Not quite, because if you think about it, MOST big corporations started out as a mom and pop store. However, because of a wonderful thing called capitalism -- they were able to grow and grow and get to the point of success where they are today. That is the beauty of our society. So I really don't understand why many certain individuals are phobic of large corporations. All that does is undermine the beauty of capitalism and the mechanism for success that our country offers! We have to stop gaining these socialist tendancies and realize that it is better for our country as a whole to have large corporations than "sharing the wealth" amongst many mom and pop stores. I love mom and pop stores, do not get me wrong. But large corporations is a major factor contributing to our economy. If a mom and pop store is angry that the big walmart, Starbucks, or McDonalds is stealing their business, they should look at it as an opportunity! Better yourselves, make yourself better, compete hard and earn more of a profit. If you have many small to medium sized corporations competing, they work harder, and produce more for our society! So in conclusion, people might think that socialist thinking is altruistic or better for people; but in reality it is what it is, socialist - a very bad idea. Socialism hurts a society in the long run and is exactly opposite of what this country was founded and designed for. There are many problems with capitalism I will admit, but it is simply the better of two, or many evils and simply the most practical economic system for the most amount of people. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 21st, 2007
10:10 pm	Is caring a gift or a curse? I'll keep this short and simple. From the time you are young, you are taught to care for people. Here at USAFA, we are taught to care for people. Through multiple romantic experiences, one is taught to care for the one you love, or like, whatever. Caring is great right? Not soo much When you care "too much," you are vulnerable. Vulnerable to get hurt more often, the more you care, the less hurtful of a thing it takes someone to do to you to hurt you. You get to a point that the more you get hurt, the more you care, the more you are passionate and kind to people because deep down you want that favor returned. You want the littlest things, a 5 minute phone call asking how you are doing, or just a simple "hey whats up?" Something so simple to show that someone cares about you. So the vicious cycle continues, the more you get hurt, the more you care, the more you get hurt. So yeah I am sure there are benefits to caring, obviously, but once you get stuck into the cycle, it really really sucks, and really really hurts. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
2:44 pm	Just saw my LAS, not bad!.. about 12 people ranked me in the top 4, and about 4 in the bottom four. Out of the 4 who ranked me in the bottom four, one said "good cadet," another did not even write a comment at all, and the other two were along the lines of I work too hard and am too motivated etc. Haha, I don't care, this is the best one I have got. Finished 5 final exams, only ONE more left, Arabic. Then I am officially done with sophomore year academics and halfway done in terms of academics at the academy. Two weeks of preparing for the summer, basic training, moving out to westpoint etc, then summer actually starts. Girls are confusing, I saw a really funny picture: it looked somewhat like a stero box. Under the sign "guys" it had one button. Under the sign "girls," it had 300 different buttons. It is so true. (Comment on this)
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
7:47 pm	I'll keep this nice, short and sweet to hell with girls (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, April 27th, 2007
7:52 am	What pisses me off I'll get right to the point, there are THREE things in this world, that can PISS me off beyond any measure of understanding. In no particular order: #1: Questioning my manhood, my mental or physical toughness in any degree, especially as a girl. Let's face it, I have been through ALOT of shit. Now I am not necessarily talking about bad things, but I have been through ALOT of stuff that few people have yet to or will ever see in their lives that has defined me as a man and my toughness at length, and helped me grow in ways few people will ever understand. I am very proud of all of that. Now I am not saying I am better than anyone. But at the point at which some ingorant naive asshole or bitch comes along and says anything to tarnish that without knowing what they are really talking about; oh geez, You do not want to be around me. You could perhapse say this to any guy, guys are very proud of their manlihood and toughness, just like girls are proud of their feminicity (I think that's a word.) there are certain things you don't attack about a person even as a joke, THATS ONE OF THEM. #2: Demeaning this instution (USAFA,) as an outsider who has no clue what its like to go here. Let's face it, this place is arguably one of the toughest and most prestigious schools to make it through, let alone get into. The kind of stuff we go throgh here (depending on a person,) puts more in you than anyone will ever understand. Why? so we can go serve our countries and be asked to die for it. We give up parties, friends, even happiness to a degree for the sake of others. We go through more hell than 99% of the people would understand. But relating to #1, its all positive, most of the time. It's stuff that helps you grow. We get cynical, we arent perfect... but some of us take alot of pride in going here, I am one of them. So when some outsider who has no clue what its like to be a cadet, demeans this place, says something along the lines of "oh you have it easy here, you dont pay for school, easy..something like that," watch out because I will let you have it. I am not saying cadets are better than normal college students, I am not saying everyone should kneel at the site of us.. no no no! But ..this is not your "normal college," we are not "normal college students," we are cadets, and we are tough, and we are smart. And all I ask is that some stupid naive ignorant student, perhapse even someone from another country, give us some basic respect and not go places where they shouldnt, and not judge this place unless they have spent ONE day in Basic or 4* year and know what its really like. (PS. cynical cadets who constantly bash this place piss me off too...but that's a little different, I can tolerate that to an extent.) #3: Demeaning or insulting this Country, as an insider or as an outsider This one doesnt piss me off as number 1 and 2, but it will still make me very angry. We have it GREAT in this country. We have the highest standard of living, and something greater than most people could dream of. there are 2 year old boys in Uganda who have seen their parents scorched to death and forced to eat of the ground, little girls in India who sleep in sandpits and have to beg for every meal. Poverty exists in this country,but lets face it..we have it PRETTY DAMN GOOD. SO how about certain individuals in this country STOP THEIR BITCHING and realize how good we have it. Be thankful for what you have. As for foreigners, I think it is safe to say I don't appreciate constant negative connotations against this country or our government. This is America..and in the words of team America "FUCK YA" But with all seriousness, that being said, I love friendly debate. I have many many friends who are on the complete opposite political spectrum as I who I could sit down with a cup of coffee for hours and talk politics, without getting mad. Likewise, I am totaly for finding the weakeness of our country in a tactful way and finding an intelligent means to improve our country. And I will gladly debate with any intelligent Canadian, Frenchmen, Italian, turkian or anyone who can respectfully sort out our differences and talk about world affairs in a tactful manner. **INFACT thats what I LOVE TO DO, its my passion... BUt I will not put up with this liberal hippie horseshit, specifically from Candians who would be nowhere without this great country. I am very patriotic, very headstrong about this country, it has given me a life that very few places could do. I am very thankful, and take high insult to people who in an ignorant and naive manner go about bashing it and take it as a joke. So there we go, I can take a joke, I can joke around, all is good and fun. However, when people joke above the other 3 or go about proceeding with anything along those lines.. I WILL NOT be responsible for the words of refute that come out of my mouth. I believe everyone has those little things that will send them over the edge. These are it for me. ALL I ask for, is mutual respect. I respect everyone no matter who they are from the get-go. The moment you tarnish that mutual respect, I am no longer accountable for what I say back to you, and it will not be pretty. Current Mood: Furious (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
8:07 am	Politics and War I have nothing against Democrats. Many of my friends are Democrats and I agree with many of their views. But right now the Democrats, (AND a few republicans) are doing something that is REALLY pissing me off. -It's okay to disagree with the Iraqi war, it's okay to want to pull out, that's not the issue, but they are suggesting and actively trying to do TWO things that really makes me wonder if people have forgotten the meaning of being an American 1- Threatening to Widraw funding for the war. OKAY, so you got thousands of 18-21 year olds, in a foreign country, 22 hour days (sometimes 24), constantly under attack, never knowing which day is going to be your last. The only thing that helps you survive is your provisions, your resources, and your superior capabilities. All of this comes from the purse of congress! Great.... well when you have many Democrats who are threatening to take this funding away, are they that blind that they cannot realize how much in harms way this puts our troops in? We can't just remove our troops like that, that takes time, but you can widraw funding "LIKE THAT." I dont know how on earth these "politicians" can think in such a manner to put our troops in harms way. That just makes me so angry, threatening to take away money that buys their food, their weapons, their SAFETY? I dont even want to think about it. You dont use economic blackmail against our president to get your political adgenda pushed..PERIOD. Besides half these congressman have no clue what its like to be in war, and they think they know how to run one...HA. I dont mean that to sound arrogent, but when politicians do dumb things like this when we depend on them for the security of our country, I think its pertinent to point out (republicans and democrats alike.) 2- Setting a deadline for pulling out (Sept 2008.) Okay to many this may seem like a good idea to many. I can understand people disagreeing with the war. But lets look at it this way, HOW can you win a war when you tell your enemy when you are going to QUIT??? Think about it from our enemy's perspective (yay, the americans will leave in sept 2008.) So as we are slowly pulling out our troops and supplies as that date gets closer, it gives EVERY opportunity for our enemies to do WHATEVER they want to us (as if they havent already, and people accuse US of not following the geneva contention???), and we cant do ANYTHING about it, why? Because we have politicians on their butts in DC saying "ehhh sept 2008.. no more no more.." ..AND we are one of the FEW countries that follow the geneva convention in terms of how we treat prisoners and the targetting of civilians. Not only does pulling out FURTHER endanger our troops, but it does alot more: - pull apart ALL we have worked for, the money, the LIVES we have sacrificed - shows we are weak; no its not a humble action; it shows weakness, and i don't feel safe and I dont think anyone should be forced to feel safe in a country that appears weak. Id rather cause some disent amongst other countries and within our country than be submissive and REACT to situations (like 9/11) and put our citizens in further harms way. Its like in sports.. do you tell your opponent (we are going to pack our bags and quit and go home 3 minutes into the 4th quarter..) I surely hope not, but from the intents of certain people, I wouldnt doubt that was the case in their highschool football and basketball games **If you are going to pull out, You 1- Don't advise it to your enemy 2- WAIT TILL YOU FINISH THE WAR Cmon.. seriously; I can understand the arguement that we should have never gone in to begin with. Thats the past; you want to fix it? THE ONLY WAy we can fix it is to FINISH what we started. So that all this dissent, money, and LIVES does not go to waste! One can argue ethics all they want; but sometimes you have to look at practicallity and rationality; and its sheerly common sense that we cannot pull out at this time. I could go on and on covering SO many argumements on the war, maybe I will; but right now I think that issue is the most crucial. (Comment on this)
Friday, April 6th, 2007
10:29 pm	So I completed week 1 of the Pararescue workout; i'm sore, tired, but I feel great! I could do it! 9 more weeks and I should be in pretty good shape You know I really really want to be a pilot; but then again I can't stop thinking about becoming a Combat Rescue Officer...so I have a year to decide, i'll wait till then. I came back to USAFA from spring break last Sunday. I was supposed to leave on a 11am flight out of Albany, NY. However I didin't leave till 3? Weather, hardly, mechanical trouble, not quite........a missing flight attendent!?!?! sure enough. Thanks to the old broad deciding to sleep in, I got into chicago 2 hours after my flight to Denver was supposed to leave. Sure enough, every flight after that was booked so guess what-- I was going to spend the night at lovely chicago o'hare airport. I was supposed to be back at USAFA at 7 that night, instead I was getting a hands on tour of the busiest airport in the world, watching weird old people walk by, people who spoke languages I have no clue what they are, and lots of starbucks! Tight Anyways I finally got on a 6am flight the next morning, so I got 2 hours of sleep. The upside? They put me in first class!!! best flight ive ever had. A nice firstie from my squad brought me back to USAFA at like 11 am. I was dead tired....but oh dear,, the week of hell, 6 weeks of hell leading to finals had JUST begun. Withing enough time, I got back into the groove of things, got my ass up and started my CRO workout, and u know what I feel great!! Unfortunately I realized I really don't have a life. Here I am on a Friday night, updating live journal. Anyways, there arent any girls in the radar now. Im flying clear skies at night, its nice, but I wish something would show up in red. We'll see............We'll.......see.....about ..........everything........to ..see (Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
12:37 pm	My future, fun or hard?? Im sitting here in my home in the middle of Spring Break I've slept alot, dreamnt alot, went out here and there and this is the conclusion I came to: -I want to be on a warm beach, surrounded by fun loving people, parties, lots of alcohol, just having a good time and not worried about anything -I wantt to be surrounded by girls, maybe just as friends, maybe a little more, maybe a girlfriend, actually that would be really nice -I want all the attention on me, the center of attention, the source of entertainment, you know, the spotlight -IT would also be nice to have a car, a nice car, -I would really like a dog I just want to have FUN, and not worry about having fun. Something that simple!! But then again, I want to see the world the nooks and corner, meet a bunch of people I've always wanted to be a fighter pilot, get up in the morning, strap into a cockpit and then defy gravity Oh there is so much. But here is the thing, recently, I have been questioning, is there something more for me? Okay I know it sounds crazy, but I wan't something really intense, I want something that's crazy, hard, and ridiculous. I've been thinking about becoming a Combat Rescue Officer. It's basically Air Force special forces; guys that train side by side with the army rangers and navy SEALS. IT would be extremely hard to get into, the physical standards are beyond comprehensable. Even if one were to get in, it's 2 years of training before you even start the career field. And when you do, its months and months away from home. But I would be doing something real, rescuing people from hostile environments. Bringing people back home, back to their families, it gives me a good feeling to think about. But at the same time i really want to be a pilot..so we'll see! Physically, I think I am pretty fit. I can run 10 miles at high altitude without trouble, swim a mile without trouble, i loved water haze, the one day i was in the class. Totally comfortable in the water and love physical activity. So we'll see... So yea, I want to have loads of fun, but at the same time I want a really serious career? Can I do both? Totally..............we'll just have to see Ugh, I just don't feel like going back to USAFA, but this summer will be really fun, hopefully, we'll have to see. (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 18th, 2007
7:03 pm	Recognition, Girls, Spring Break I thought my recognition was hard, it was probably one of the most meaningful experience I have had at USAFA, maybe even my life. I was probably also the most tired I had ever been. Then this past weekend that notion changed. I was probably MORE tired than I was during my recognition, and recognizing the freshman was more meaningful to me than receiving my own prop and wings. The training officer put me in charge of recognition. From writing the plans, to organizing the squadron. My class of course was very roused up about it. It was great organizing the training sessions, "jumping out of the closets," heaven and hell, and superman (changing drills where you have an unbelivably small amount of time to change into various uniforms while getting trained physically and yelled at.) I saw some people yell that I would have never ever seen before. Waking them up basic style to "let the bodies hit the floor" and "welcome to the jungle" and our own special set of music was fun too! The most intense part was theme rooms. It was an unbelievable success. From the freshman crying when they saw me killing the soldier behind the curtain and yelling in arabic as I tortured the guys, from them seeing their own funerals etc.. some freshman said it really redefined why they were here. I never knew I (we) could have that much of an impact on someone, and it makes me feel awesome. Then finally pinning on the prop and wings, that was amazing. Some of them even cried. I told them we are now equals and never to call me sir again. It was a successful weekend.. but geez. im sooooooo tired fair enough, as soon as recognition ended, this girl I have been talking to for the past week (Sheree) picked me up. It was amazing, we went over to her house, and spent the night there! I think I really like her. She even picked me up! It was great. She dropped me back early this morning, I am def looking forward to our next date.. Leena keeps iming me saying we should talk, she has the maturity level of a 5 year old and reminds me of an angry monkey. Shes hot, but shes so inconsiderate and mean, so to hell with her. Spring break this Thursday. I don't really care to go home but I am glad to get away from here.. I am BURNT OUT Current Mood: happy Current Music: "Let the Bodies hit the floor" (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 1st, 2007
6:06 pm	YAY I did it, I got selected for the Westpoint Exchange!! Took them a month to tell me but whatever, im psyched -for the whole fall 07 semester i'll be an hour from home -i'll be rooming with my best friend from highschool (talk about irony) -i'll be a short train ride or car ride from 90% of my friends in college as opposed to here in the lovely rocky mountains but the best part about this is, as of prog (which is next week), i'll be halfway done with my time at USAFA, thats just so freaking crazy to think about! Don't get me wrong, I love USAFA, i really do, apart from certain ridiculous things. However this is an opportunity I must jump on. This summer will be awesome as well -hopefully I get a cool base for OPS, Japan was amazing, I'm hoping for something just as awesome -group staff for basic, hahaha, yelling at basics will be fun. No I won't be an asshole; but im good friends with all the 09ers on staff so itl be a blast whether we are out at 0430am in the morning yelling at basics or some other ridiculous shit -my 3 weeks of summer vacation; I want to do something fun I was thinking about backpacking across the Andes for a week or two; it would be amazing and i'll def have to look into it. So, i'm just recovering from my 103* fever so I should probably sleep... (1 Comment |Comment on this)