"...it wasn't easy but nothin' is."
This has been a great week for me(sarcasm).
In chronological order:
*Monday*
-Was not able to give my speech about AEDs due to it being late
-Got dispatched on a 3 car wreck and forgot all about my job interview
-Arrived at said interview about 20 minutes late (I did call them and tell them where I was) but was told to come back next monday. Probably blew that job.
-Went to Lincoln Day Dinner and was "wined and dined" by the elite of Madison County's Republicans, which for the most part was fine but I got the feeling that I was there solely for my time in Iraq. I was basically a speaking point for the guy who invited me...annoying. He "dog and ponied" me.
-I missed the Museum Board meeting 'cause I was at that dinner.
*Tuesday*
-My phone decides that 6am and 6pm really are a lot alike, so, it woke me up at 6am for a meeting that wasn't until 6pm.
-Went to see Rob since I haven't since he got home from Hati...upon telling him that I moved back to Pendleton:
Rob: "Damn dude! Are you fucking nomadic or something?!?! You're always moving."
Me: "Yeah in the past 5 years I haven't lived anywhere longer than 7 months."
-Took the "Event Vehicle" (which is basically a modified off road golf cart) for a ride which it won't soon forget. It is capable of some good air.
-Training meeting on station and then cut up an old truck, which was fun.
-Stole a town utility workers truck...just to, you know, see if I could.
-Beer at The Bank and Donnie's after training with Doug.
*Wednesday*
-Worked all day, and by worked I mean we did a few ambulance runs and thats about it.
-Around 6pm one of our Fire Fighters fell from the 2nd story of a house he was working on...so I spent a good part of last night waiting for x-rays at Methodist to see if he was okay. Turns out he just dislocated his hip, which is still pretty bad.
-On the scene of the fall I SLIGHTLY tapped a truck with the ambulance and MIGHT have put a SMALL dent in the plastic on the front bumper. I officially was the first to wreck the new ambulance!!! Dammit Jim!
-Went and moved some more small things from Matt's house to my apartment and then crashed out on the floor ('cause I still haven't had a chance to get my bed there)
*Thursday (today)*
-Came to work
-Surfed the net ("That internet isn't gonna surf itself. And if I don't do it some poor web designer's kids aren't gonna eat tonight. Its my duty. I'll be in my office.")
- Daveamongus is on his way here and with his assitance I will reassembly my MOLLE pack and then we will head to Terrible Haute for our monthly "drill" or as I like to call it "Playing Marine"
*Friday (predicting the future now)*
-A day full of Marine Corps fun...I'm convinced the Marine Corps could take the fun out of a trip to a strip club.
"Dollar tuckers on the line you may tuck when you STrrrrrrrrrrrrrripper appears!"
-I'll stick my foot in my mouth to my new squad leader by pointing out that he is anal about life and probably couldn't lead a pack of baby monkeys to a banana farm...whatever that means.
Don't drink pee.
In chronological order:
*Monday*
-Was not able to give my speech about AEDs due to it being late
-Got dispatched on a 3 car wreck and forgot all about my job interview
-Arrived at said interview about 20 minutes late (I did call them and tell them where I was) but was told to come back next monday. Probably blew that job.
-Went to Lincoln Day Dinner and was "wined and dined" by the elite of Madison County's Republicans, which for the most part was fine but I got the feeling that I was there solely for my time in Iraq. I was basically a speaking point for the guy who invited me...annoying. He "dog and ponied" me.
-I missed the Museum Board meeting 'cause I was at that dinner.
*Tuesday*
-My phone decides that 6am and 6pm really are a lot alike, so, it woke me up at 6am for a meeting that wasn't until 6pm.
-Went to see Rob since I haven't since he got home from Hati...upon telling him that I moved back to Pendleton:
Rob: "Damn dude! Are you fucking nomadic or something?!?! You're always moving."
Me: "Yeah in the past 5 years I haven't lived anywhere longer than 7 months."
-Took the "Event Vehicle" (which is basically a modified off road golf cart) for a ride which it won't soon forget. It is capable of some good air.
-Training meeting on station and then cut up an old truck, which was fun.
-Stole a town utility workers truck...just to, you know, see if I could.
-Beer at The Bank and Donnie's after training with Doug.
*Wednesday*
-Worked all day, and by worked I mean we did a few ambulance runs and thats about it.
-Around 6pm one of our Fire Fighters fell from the 2nd story of a house he was working on...so I spent a good part of last night waiting for x-rays at Methodist to see if he was okay. Turns out he just dislocated his hip, which is still pretty bad.
-On the scene of the fall I SLIGHTLY tapped a truck with the ambulance and MIGHT have put a SMALL dent in the plastic on the front bumper. I officially was the first to wreck the new ambulance!!! Dammit Jim!
-Went and moved some more small things from Matt's house to my apartment and then crashed out on the floor ('cause I still haven't had a chance to get my bed there)
*Thursday (today)*
-Came to work
-Surfed the net ("That internet isn't gonna surf itself. And if I don't do it some poor web designer's kids aren't gonna eat tonight. Its my duty. I'll be in my office.")
- Daveamongus is on his way here and with his assitance I will reassembly my MOLLE pack and then we will head to Terrible Haute for our monthly "drill" or as I like to call it "Playing Marine"
*Friday (predicting the future now)*
-A day full of Marine Corps fun...I'm convinced the Marine Corps could take the fun out of a trip to a strip club.
"Dollar tuckers on the line you may tuck when you STrrrrrrrrrrrrrripper appears!"
-I'll stick my foot in my mouth to my new squad leader by pointing out that he is anal about life and probably couldn't lead a pack of baby monkeys to a banana farm...whatever that means.
Don't drink pee.