It's a New Year
Dear US Army:
Thank you for not labeling my leave and earning statement correctly, enabling me to be surprised and delighted to receive and extra 2,000 dollars I didn't think I was getting. Also, thank you for the sweet 7,000 dollar bonus you gave me for enlisting. Oh, and the extra 500 dollars a month you let me hold onto while I'm in Germany is pretty sweet as well.
Sincerely,
Randall Pike
Oh, and Happy New Year to everyone as well. You have no idea hwo much I miss seeing you all right now. It's tough spending the holidays away from all of your friends and family. It's also tough because there is absolutely nothing to eat here in the barracks. I just went through every cabinet and was able to scrounge:
1)Nestle hot chocolate(39 servings worth, according to the container) that said it should be used before September of 2005. Drank some anyways
2)A two pack of Lipton intant noodle soup hiding behind the Nestle hot chocolate which had no identifying date but just thinking about how old it was scared me, especially since there was a layer of dust on top and the cardboard had that "I'm really old, but you're really hungry" look to it. I ate it anyways.
3)Lawry's seasoning salt. There must have been like 6 big containers of it. Is there any reason for there to be this much seasoning salt in a place where nothing ever gets seasoned? No. We also have way too many spices and herbs for an army barracks. It almost makes me want to cook. Chicken Poppy Casserole next week for sure.
So I'm not starving anymore and there's one pack of instasoup to get me through the day. If I start to die from eating God knows how old soup I'll post an update before I croak.
Thank you for not labeling my leave and earning statement correctly, enabling me to be surprised and delighted to receive and extra 2,000 dollars I didn't think I was getting. Also, thank you for the sweet 7,000 dollar bonus you gave me for enlisting. Oh, and the extra 500 dollars a month you let me hold onto while I'm in Germany is pretty sweet as well.
Sincerely,
Randall Pike
Oh, and Happy New Year to everyone as well. You have no idea hwo much I miss seeing you all right now. It's tough spending the holidays away from all of your friends and family. It's also tough because there is absolutely nothing to eat here in the barracks. I just went through every cabinet and was able to scrounge:
1)Nestle hot chocolate(39 servings worth, according to the container) that said it should be used before September of 2005. Drank some anyways
2)A two pack of Lipton intant noodle soup hiding behind the Nestle hot chocolate which had no identifying date but just thinking about how old it was scared me, especially since there was a layer of dust on top and the cardboard had that "I'm really old, but you're really hungry" look to it. I ate it anyways.
3)Lawry's seasoning salt. There must have been like 6 big containers of it. Is there any reason for there to be this much seasoning salt in a place where nothing ever gets seasoned? No. We also have way too many spices and herbs for an army barracks. It almost makes me want to cook. Chicken Poppy Casserole next week for sure.
So I'm not starving anymore and there's one pack of instasoup to get me through the day. If I start to die from eating God knows how old soup I'll post an update before I croak.