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| Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 |
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Nothing much new to report here. Some idiots tried to shoot rockets at us the other day but missed horribly...Akmid can't aim worth a shit. On a good note or two, all of my cigars made it ok. I also discovered a lifting routine for my shoulder days which really works. I can barely lift my arms now. Anyways thats about all I wanted to say. |
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| Monday, July 7th, 2008 |
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Well the workout was alot better than I thought it was. I was waiting here just relaxing before work and decided to do some pushups to make up for what I thought was a shitty workout. I did like two and my chest felt like it was ripping in half. I guess I did get something out of it. The not hardly eating yesterday just made me feel like shit! Oh well I just ate a little while ago and I feel good now. Just ready to go to work and mark another day in Iraq off the calendar! |
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Well todays workout was disappointing. Its nobodies fault but my own though. I skipped out on breakfast because I had a new humidor I had to bring back to my room. Then when I got in I just passed out. The guy a few rooms down was supposed to wake me up to go grab some food and hit the gym but he never showed. So I ended up going down to the gym at about 1600. It was packed and I hate it when it is busy. I don't get to do my workouts in my usual order because almost every area has someone in it. I also hate going without a spotter on my chest day. I can't really push myself to failure and it is a waste of an exercise otherwise. I was really feeling the not eating part though. My energy felt horrible. I was having to make myself finish sets instead of just settling. This is the first day I've felt like that. Since I've been here I've eaten about 4 - 5 meals a day and have felt great in the gym. Hopefully thats all it was. Anyways, my Epistane and Superdrol NG should be in any day now. Then I can start hitting the gym REALLY hard. I will probably stretch my workouts a bit long than the usual 45minutes to about an hour or so and squeeze in a few exercises for the muscle groups. I will probably start hitting abs every day too. They recover ALOT faster than your other muscle groups so you can pretty much work them consecutively as long as you take a day or two off of them during the week. I'm just going for pure mass and strength right now so the workouts are heavy weights and intense lifting. Sometimes I think I'm going to burst a blood vessel in my eye. In a few months I'll cut up and get that Abercrombie model look or what the fuck ever. Hopefully I can find a nice girlfriend when I get home with that to help me out. It'll be almost time for me to start settling down when I get back. Anyways, enough rambling...I need some foods and a nice cigar. |
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| Friday, July 4th, 2008 |
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Well I've been in Iraq now for about a month or so. It is not really that bad especially where I am at. I am lucky enough to have alot of people in my shop so we only have to work 8 hour shifts! This is very nice as it gives me time to go to the gym more and just basically chill out. It gets pretty stressful at times with the deadlines and whatnot. That and the issue with electricity since everything here is on a different system. It is a pain in the ass to get a laptop plugged in along with all the other shit in the office. Anyways I've been hitting the gym hard so far and I've set some serious goals for myself to achieve in the next 12 - 15 months. 1) Bench 300+ lbs. 2) gain 20+ lbs lean muscle 3) tone up and lose the mini love handles 4) Leg Press 700+ 5) Develop my chest more 6) Develop biceps more (I need to measure this and chest to keep track) 7) Get 2 mile run down to high 14s Those are just a few of the goals. I'm sure I will add to it...plus those are only physical goals. I have some mental ones such as completing my degree and stuff over here. Anyways, hope your all doing well. I'm ok out here and safe also! Take care! |
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| Monday, May 5th, 2008 |
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Or my knees rather. I decided this morning after pretty much giving up on a run (only like 3 miles too) due to my knee feeling like it was being stabbed. FYI I managed to slightly tear my MCL a few months after I got here due to a freak accident on wet grass (be careful that shit is tricky). They gave me a knee brace, crutches, lots of vicoden and tramadol....a three month no running, lifting, wearing my gear profile and then sent me on my way. Now in the civilian world they would have fixed the problem asap. I don't know why they didn't do that here...anyways. It pisses me off because it has probably turned into something alot more complicated AKA I will deploy for 15 months and have to get surgery when I get back. whatever. On a plus note...I got my cell phone back at PT today. I left it in my friends truck on the ride back from Battalion Fun Day....which was actually pretty freakin fun. I did get completely sunburnt though....for the second time in like 3 weeks. At least I'll have a sweet tan when I go back to TN! Take it easy =) |
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| Friday, May 2nd, 2008 |
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So Tomorrow is Battalion Fun Day. They made it mandatory for everyone to be there so as to waste everyones Saturday. Luckily I have a ride out there because they made the huge mistake of telling everyone it was ok to bring alcohol if you were of age. Anyways this is my plan. 1 Camel Back ( 3 Litres) 1 Fifth of Vodka 2 32oz. Blue Mountain Powerade 3 Red bulls yeah basically put that all in a Camel back and go find a place to chill out there. I'll be crazy wasted by the time it is over and they give out awards. I hope I don't get an award...my ass will be falling all over the place to get it hahaha. Anyways you all have a good weekend. |
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| Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 |
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So today was a range day. My company is a cluster fuck pro so it went just as everyone thought. Poorly planned and half assed...big surprise. Anyways I had already zeroed my weapon, qualified, and finished reflexive fire so I had no reason to really be there. They made me go anyways. It was pretty chilly this morning at 0530 when I had to be out to draw my weapon, alot colder than expected anyways. Once we got to the range we pretty much just did the normal sit around for 2 hours until everyone gets there. Let me tell you...this is not fun...especially in full battle rattle ( Bullet proof vest aka IBAS or IOTV, Kevlar, and other misc. shit I'll never use). Plus it starts to get fuckin hot as balls out. Zeroing sucked because I'm not used to wearing glasses doing it and the new vest fuckin blows for prone shooting. I had to go twice which is a pain because I usually get zeroed in the first 6 shots and I'm done. Anyways...once that was finished at about 0900 I got to sit around and wait to do reflexive fire at like fucking 1630. It was quick and painless...stupid because the way they did it was way half-assed. Oh yeah and I forgot to mention they didn't bring enough MREs for everyone...piss poor planning. Anyways, I'm dead beat and sunburnt...I'm gonna go sit around until I pass out. Take it easy =D |
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| Friday, April 25th, 2008 |
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| Passed the PT test this morning. Which means I get promoted for sure. Anyways...just wanted to say that...I'm off to get more wasted than I already am...peace out. | ||||||
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| Thursday, April 24th, 2008 |
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So I have a PT test tomorrow. I'm not really looking forward to it as I don't feel like I've hand ample time to recover from my left leg getting all fucked up to do the best I can. Plus it's supposed to thunderstorm tomorrow all day and running+humid = not good for me. At least the weekend is almost here. I won't be doing much though because I'm saving for the road trip to TN. I haven't even really estimated how much it will cost but I just want to play it safe I suppose. I'll try to drive it straight through more than likely but who knows...coming down here I got pretty bored especially after going through Arkansas (there is NOTHING there) and stopped somewhere. Anyways, got a new guy in the shop yesterday so I have to go show him around and stuff...fun day! Easy day at least. =) take care |
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| Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 |
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I decided I would use this journal again since I'll have something worth writing in it. I'll be going to Iraq soon...around the 1st week of June. I'll be gone for 15 months...didn't quite make the cut off mark to get 12 months...oh well, bummer. I don't have shit here anyways. Besides me being a lonely bastard everything is going pretty well. I excel at my job and in a leadership position which is making promotions come that much more easily. Sadly though I have been plagued with injuries since I got here. First it was my knee getting all fucked up (slight tear in MCL), then I broke my big toe on my left foot, and lastly I hurt my back a few weeks ago. The knee is as better as it is going to get (still hurts going up and down hills) and my toe doesn't feel all that much better. The back is getting better though, I believe it was just a muscle strain due to a week of loading up connexes over and over. Hopefully none of this crap keeps me from passing a PT test. I don't think it will. Anyways, I'm just looking forward to going to the big sandbox and getting it over with. As far as the love life goes. I don't have one. I don't think I want/need one right now anyways. Maybe when I come back from deployment it would be nice to find someone...but only if I were getting out of the military soon (which I probably will). This lifestyle gives too many temptations....and too much time apart. It's not an issue of trusting your significant other as much as it is an issue trusting the other guys around while your deployed or TDY. That and the money isn't as good to live as comfortable as I would like. I've already been checking out jobs and prospects look pretty well. Anyways, I'm just on lunch right now. Maybe I'll start updating more as my date to ship gets closer....I always say I'll update more when I make these, just never do. So take care, comment, whatever. |
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| Friday, July 6th, 2007 |
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Its SOOOO freakin humid here in TX. Its a big jump from being in AZ with zero humidity most of the time (i think it rained one time in my four months there). Things are going well so far though! I've been issued THREE FREAKIN DUFFEL BAGS FULL of equipment since I've gotten here...and I still have a few more things I need to get issued. I pretty much got all brand new stuff though...boots, ACUs, CamelBak....etc. Everybody in my office went on leave for two weeks (they just got out of a field exercise) and left me...the brand new private...with the entire office. I dunno what I'm doing yet because all I've learned is how to inprocess and outprocess people which is easy shit...like maybe 2 or 3 people a day. The rest I have to tell them I have no clue what to do and explain the situation. I GET TWO HOURS FOR LUNCH. <----lmao fuckin sweet. I start CLS course next week (Combat Life Saver) which is gonna be cool I think. Its gonna hurt and there is blood involved but it'll be nice to know all the stuff they teach me in there...putting in IVs...etc....some of the stuff I already know from being a lifeguard so it will be a little easier. I can't wait to get my bonus($8k) I'll get to pay off some bills and shit which will make me feel alot better. I also get to go visit this sweet girl finally that I've known for quite a while =D Well its time for me to go get ready for work...all schweaty from PT. Have a great day (i get off at 1400 today bwah ha ha) |
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| Sunday, June 17th, 2007 |
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So here I am 6 or so months later. Finally finished with all of my initial Army training. Basic Combat Training was pretty much grueling...seeming like every day lasted 3 days instead. I made it through with flying colors and left the hell known as Ft. Leonard Wood, MO to travel directly to Ft. Huachuca, AZ to start my Intelligence training. I enjoyed AIT for the most part. The part of AZ I was in happened to be about a mile above sea-level so running was freakin hellish at first. Eventually my body adjusted to the change in elevation and I began to get better at my running. I'm not allowed to discuss too much of the training but I learned ALOT and got to do some pretty fun stuff while I was there! Unlike most people I didn't lose or gain any weight while I was in training which was a surprise. I got pretty buff though! =D It feels great to be in this kind of shape, I haven't felt this good since I was running track in highschool. I signed up for airborne training (aka Jumping out of airplanes/paratrooper) but they didn't have any slots left for volunteers so quite a few of us didn't get to go. I hope to have the opprotunity to attend the school later on though. So far I like the Army quite a bit...for a job. Everything is organized and there is a set way to do EVERYTHING so that makes doing a job pretty easy. I may just stay in my four years and then return to the civilian sector. If I don't have SGT rank by then I may reenlist for a few more years so I can have some good leadership experience under my belt for when I return to civilian life. I have a Top Secret clearance now which opens many opprotunities in the service as well as outside of it. In about a year I plan to get a good resume put together and start checking out jobs in the NSA, FBI, The Pentagon...all those agencies which require someone to analyze their intelligence such as myself! As far as free time goes I didn't have all that much while I was in AIT. Well...I guess I did but I was happy just chilling in my room. I played alot of World of Warcraft and got my rogue up to 65. I did alot of pvp and pwned some noobs. I played the hell out of my twink mage too which is fun two shotting twink rogues. Anyways, I'm sure you don't care much about the geek speak so with that I'll move along. In about 4 days I have to drive from here in Morristown, TN to Ft. Hood, TX. It's about 1000 miles are so which I'm not really looking forward to but oh well I'll just get it done and over with. I can't wait to get there and start working. It'll be nice to get settled in someplace and not have to get ready to move in 4 months! Take care everyone! Comment and lemme know that I still have friends on here! ;) |
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| Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 |
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| I'm on my way out the door to leave for Basic Training. Wish me luck and take care! | ||
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| Friday, October 13th, 2006 |
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Hey everyone. My enlistment process for the Army is complete. I will be an Intelligence Analyst. My ship out day is November 1st and I begin BMT on the 9th. My technical school starts at the very beginning of February in Arizona. Wish me luck and keep me in your thoughts/prayers/whateva! Take care, Ben |
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| Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 |
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so yes i finally upgraded from the old 17" CRT monitor i had to a 19" widescreen LCD monitor...it looks huge. anyways here are some pics! ( PICTURES!!!Collapse ) |
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| Monday, March 27th, 2006 |
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So I got WoW today...we'll see how that goes =) |
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| Friday, March 24th, 2006 |
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its at this point i just say fuck it and stay awake until i go to work... whats the point in sleeping now fuckin a a;kfas;ksdaf;khfdsa;hlk |
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| Monday, March 6th, 2006 |
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This day nothing out of the ordinary. Woke up early enough to eat breakfast which I need to get back in the habit of doing. Three maybe Four bowls of Cap N' Crunch...when I cereal it usually comes in large doses. At first I couldn't find the shirt I was going to wear to work. This would have sucked as I did no laundry this weekend and had only tshirts left to wear ( 'I got it on Booty Island' is not acceptable work attire). Picked up my check when I got in, nice surprise...I got paid for the Friday which we were all sent home early on because ALL of the phone lines went down. Sweet, now I've got a little more money to spend. So I go to the mall at lunch. First stop is Vitamin World...they quit selling the creatine I used to buy there. Crap. Next stop is GNC then...same stuff...double the price, so I buy half of what I usually do. Maybe Vitamin World was just out of stock or something. They had no Cell-Tech stuff on the shelves which was kinda strange...1/3 of the store looked empty. Ok done, walk out of GNC and notice I'm in the danger zone...EB games. I can't go near the place without buying a new game or something. So I get tractor beamed in and look around for a few minutes. Then I leave without buying anything...only to U-turn around the Arabian guys bling bling jewlery kiosk and return to buy 'Black' for the Xbox. Oh well. Got some subway and went back to work. The rest of the work day was nothing out of the ordinary either. Slow day...not alot of sales, maybe tomorrow. Got home and ate some Japanese stuff...yum. Then played 'Black' for a little while...paused it...Worked out for about an hour and now here I sit. I'll watch some random shit on Discovery, National Geographic, or TLC and wind down for the night. I hope everyone had a good day etc. etc. Thinking about getting World of Warcraft or playing EVE again...EVE is more fun to me though. Never played WoW but, I like Sci-Fi better than Fantasy any day. I wouldn't want to pay the monthly subscription thought if I didn't know anyone who played either...so any of you into one of those? |
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| Sunday, March 5th, 2006 |
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well well what an interesting month or so i found out i shouldn't give people the benefit of the doubt. so i no longer trust a fucking soul anymore. i've just had a few people push me to this point...the past few months i've been treated worse by a couple of people than i have by anyone i've known in my entire life. people here are horrible. everyone is constantly plotting some scheme. you can't believe one fucking smile...words that come out of peoples mouths amount to what they are made of...a breath of air...nothing. i've decided i'm not going to be a nice guy anymore. fuck it. you get taken advantage of and apparently girls would rather be with an asshole to begin with. i'm not good at being an asshole though. so, i sit at home...away from all these people that make me sick. sure i get out sometimes...if anyone notices i'm gone and decides to give me a call. maybe i'm not cool anymore because i don't smoke pot. oh well, i'm still the same person i was before...makes you wonder why people liked to hang out with you. i guess thats one way to weed them out right? haha pardon the pun...anyways i don't like sounding so hateful but damn...what else can you do. people don't care what anyone else thinks outside of their groups of 3 or 4 friends so what does it matter anyways. they have no concept of self worth or maintaining a good reputation. oh well...maybe they all still have alot of growing up to do. maybe i just need to quit giving a shit. bleh hopefully i'll be gone in a few months...i'm still playing the waiting game with the air force. last i heard they were working on it and would let me know...that was about 3 weeks ago or so. i hope everything goes through. once i get out of here i doubt i'll look back...i'm used to moving every 3 years anyways. and if everything doesn't work out? heh...i guess you'll find out. |
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| Monday, February 27th, 2006 |
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Dear life, get to the fucking point. thanks. Ben |
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