Christmas has come & passed with little fanfare, but that doesn't mean I didn't have a great time! I got to spend it with friends this year, in lieu of family as usual. I have just become accustomed to calling my parents and wishing them a happy holiday because work/money prevents me from ducking out for a week or two this time of year. We spent 10 ( Read more... )

I am all GRRRRR because I am being forced to spend my meager savings on a used car. I have to buy a car and keep it insured so I can do a stupid job at work I wasn't even asked about. It will take up a large part of my time & sanity, and now my cash ( Read more... )

Aaron, Grant, Jon? We've got work to do, boyos!

Greetings LJ community, sorry for the LONG hiatus ( Read more... )

Well, it's just about the end of August, with Labor Day Weekend approaching like an intrusive glacier. Come the first of the month, I will morph into a whirlwind of activity & emotion as my last 30 days on the continent begins. This will be my 3rd permanent move, something like my 9th instance of travelling for my job ( Read more... )

Today is my first day on the job as a Staff Sergeant. I still giggle a bit the few times I've had to call myself Sergeant Jenkins on the phone. I do this every time there's a promotion, though. ^_ ( Read more... )

Well gang, I spent the last 9 days or so hosting my mom as she flew out here to visit me before I return to Japan in the fall. She's been here once before, back in late September, so this was her first Northwestern summer; the weather was AMAZING after the 4th passed ( Read more... )

Got my first pink toasting from participating in Sports Day Friday, but it was worth some solar burns as my Frisbee Golf team tied for 1st place. Go OSS ( Read more... )

Saturday brought on a flurry of activity here in Washington for myself. I received an e-mail from my old base, Yokota Air Base, in Tokyo. The local weather unit had an emergency opening for this fall, and I was the first person registered globally as a volunteer for assignments there ( Read more... )

Well, I am certainly in good spirits; unlike my ill-fated participation as a member of 2004's Dean Machine, Team Go-bama seems poised to push on through the coming months towards Super Tuesday ( Read more... )