so i got some news today.

it seems my best friend, Steve, is going to be extended another SIX months in Afghanistan.

he was supposed to come home soon here, but not any more.


it really blows; hes been over there for a year, and now it'll be even longer. and i haven't seen him for that long too, and now it'll be even longer.

i support the war fully, and since I'm in the military i understand why they'd need to keep his division there. but it sucks either way.

so the best of luck to him. come home safe, Steve.

woot!

at Lee's right now playing the card game Waterfall...good old alcohol and cards!

ha. anyway, monday im going for my 2nd class swimmer qualification, then training tuesday's and thursday's for SAR school. hope i make it. ive heard its hard, and heard its easy. so we'll see. the school is sometime in march or april; its 30 days of physical and mental training. good times.

all righty then im out.

well. well, well, wellwellwell.

the weekend operation was excellent. almost...

not the visiting part that was bad ass; had a drink with Molly at a bar in Geneva, of course had the multiple shots at john and chia's, hung with the family...

no, it was the return flight that sucked. or the lack there of.

see, there was an ice storm monday night, and my flight got delayed. and this delay pushed over into the time for my connecting flight in PA. so i had to rescheduale another flight. i got one from IL to NC, and had one setup from NC to VA. but the second one wasnt going to leave until 7:45 tuesday morning! and since i had to be at work at 6am that day, i decided to negate it.
i took the first flight, and when i arrived in NC at 10:30pm, i rented a car and drove the six hours back to Norfolk, just in time for work.
pretty impressive. it wasnt cheap to rent the car though...cost more than the plane ticket i bought! but it saved me an ass chewing and possible grave trouble.

and in the end, isnt that all its worth? yes. it was an EXCELLENT weekend!

well Operation: Alcohol Liberation was and is a success!

came home, me and the fam went out to eat, ordered my first legal drink, ate some cake at home....good times.

then me and kyle went to johns place and i had shots of Everclear for the first time ever. that went...nicely? ha it burned....then we played Halo and Guitar Hero and the game Outburst and had more cake and alcohol ha....it was fun.

today im hanging out with some old friends. so far, so very good.

well i resisted the news bulletins and ad flashers....but.....

they

made

me

switch

to the "new" blogger system. and so far, its not all that bad!


going to explore some more...

wowee.

a new operation is in underway:

Operation:Alcohol Liberation is up.

bought a plane ticket for home; its a three day weekend, and i dont have to work, AND it happens to be my 21st birthday. so why not take advantage of this great opportunity???

and i DID. soooo home here i come! friends and family here i come! batavia here i come! alcohol look out!!

of course, its going to be a blast i shouldnt have to even say that to myself...

man im bored.

went and saw Blood Diamond last nite. it was pretty damn cool, three hours long!
action packed, so it was good.

watched a couple of my home movies from back in the day when i carried my camcorder around with me everywhere. really bringing back some good memories now haha. those were the days...ill have to make some newer recordings when im home next. thatll be quite a jump, i think i stopped doing it back in '03. itll be intersting to see what happens after four years or so.
thats if it still records.....kyle used a few times about a year ago and i think it still did its job, but we'll see.

well the long weekend came and went. and now theres a THREE day weekend coming up, and i have no duty during it!

im thinking about driving home for a couple days. to visit and pick up more of my stuff. electronics mainly. family time too.

we shall see. i have duty the day before that friday, so if im up for it ill go!

well well.


HAPPY NEW FREAKIN' YEAR 2007!