Still breathing. Just waiting. At least we know when now.

Busy leaving. Won't be writing much.

Alright...it probably sounds pompous coming from me, but here's what worries me ( Read more... )

How the hell have I never gotten sick eating with the local terps, but the professionals in the DFAC have gotten me sick four times? Cripes ( Read more... )

Just disguised my name when coding it into the journal. Indiana Jones! At least my hero is a cool hero to get beat by, though I'd rather have Trinity kick my ass. Or Lucy Liu.Ahem. I spent most of today just reading up and refreshing on different work-related materials. It would have been fun, except whoever wrote my paramedic texts has ( Read more... )

This sounds really weird, especially since I grew up on Long Island, but it is quite likely I'll finally give in and become a SUNY student. I've already started making contact with a local college near Ft Drum to begin taking classes. I might as well state my goal: I hope to be ready to apply to med schools and be accepted in time to make an Army ( Read more... )

I'm surprised that this stuff surprises civillians, but no one I asked had a clue.I suppose it is only because every frickin' military publication is discussing this. Anyway, here you go. Coming soon to movies and video games everywhere:

US Military 'Phaser'

It really does look like a prop from a sci-fi movie, doesn't it?

The Onion's Infograph (for a week, anyway)
Damn it, I knew I was doing something wrong.

*coughcough*

I'd almost forgotten about The Onion. And I'm the one who gave a copy of this article to an 18D as a gift.

Hours of Amusement

Though it's even funnier when you look up someone's tattoo in a kanji dictionary and find out it doesn't mean what they were told it means...

Speaking of which, it's official. It's almost time to leave.

I found out that one of my Afghani friends recently had his first baby. That's awesome. I wish I could have seen the kid. I've avoided writing about the Afghans (or even other soldiers) specifically, but I've got tons of stuff on film for when I finally get back. Yes, this bit of news made my day ( Read more... )