God was good to me this week.
It's been a busy week with too many bosses asking for different things, and of course each one says to make their's the priority. But at the end of the week the job is done and everyone is where they are supposed to be. Orders were cut and signed, I was only cursed out by a few people, and although there was this one time I was really, really close, I refrained from cursing them back. I was able to help some of the younger guy's with their paperwork, and even managed to lock my homework in an office I didn't have the key to on the busiest day of the week. At first I was mad, but when I got home there was nothing to do but relax... Well, let's just say that it went from the worst day to the best day in the space of five minutes.
Also, I got to see a picture of a semi sliding across the ice at this gir's blog, and it made me kinda miss home. Then I saw how cold it is back there and decided that maybe I didn't miss it quite so much after all.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Well, I don't know about you, but my Thanksgiving was rather nice.
The base had free breakfast lunch and dinner, so I slept in then caught the lunch with a few friends, helped someone with paperwork for about an hour and then went off to do homework for the afternoon then had dinner with a different group of friends.
All in all it was a nice way to spend the holiday. I could get used to this desk job and actually having holidays off. I felt kinda bad for my freinds who had to work, but sometimes life is like that. Whenever my job goes away, and it's going to any month now, I'll be right back there on the gates with them, so I might as well enjoy the sunny afternoons while I can.
Speaking of sunny afternoons, man did we have a cold snap here today. I'm not kidding either, it must have been in the low 70's... Enough to make me want to break out my sweatshirts and jacket.
The base had free breakfast lunch and dinner, so I slept in then caught the lunch with a few friends, helped someone with paperwork for about an hour and then went off to do homework for the afternoon then had dinner with a different group of friends.
All in all it was a nice way to spend the holiday. I could get used to this desk job and actually having holidays off. I felt kinda bad for my freinds who had to work, but sometimes life is like that. Whenever my job goes away, and it's going to any month now, I'll be right back there on the gates with them, so I might as well enjoy the sunny afternoons while I can.
Speaking of sunny afternoons, man did we have a cold snap here today. I'm not kidding either, it must have been in the low 70's... Enough to make me want to break out my sweatshirts and jacket.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
AHHHHHHEM!!!
To be sung to the tune of Monte Python's "I Like Chinese"
I-am-debt-freeeee!!!
I-am-debt-freeeee!!!
College-loans... A-stack-up-to-my-kneee.
but-now-they're-paid.. And-that's-why-you-see,
I'm-in-a-debt-free-moood.
My-lender's-are no-longer-rude!
ok ok ok, you get the point.
After twelve long years, I've finally managed to pay off the last of the blood sucking vultures. Now I can take all that cashola I've been using to pay them off and put it into bonds or maybe a mutual fund, or some sort of investment instrument so I can save it for buying a house.
Let's see, where was I,
O yes...
I-am-debt-freeeee!!!!
I-am-debt-freeeee!!!!
To be sung to the tune of Monte Python's "I Like Chinese"
I-am-debt-freeeee!!!
I-am-debt-freeeee!!!
College-loans... A-stack-up-to-my-kneee.
but-now-they're-paid.. And-that's-why-you-see,
I'm-in-a-debt-free-moood.
My-lender's-are no-longer-rude!
ok ok ok, you get the point.
After twelve long years, I've finally managed to pay off the last of the blood sucking vultures. Now I can take all that cashola I've been using to pay them off and put it into bonds or maybe a mutual fund, or some sort of investment instrument so I can save it for buying a house.
Let's see, where was I,
O yes...
I-am-debt-freeeee!!!!
I-am-debt-freeeee!!!!
Saturday, November 19, 2005
My mom emailed these to me, she's got to be the one of the punniest people I know.
1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The Stewardess looks at him and says, "I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger."
2. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!"
3. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
4. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says "I've lost my electron." The other says "Are you sure?" The first replies "Yes, I'm positive."
5. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.
6. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?", they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, " I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."
7. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."
8. These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy Flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so,--- thereby proving that only Hugh can prevent florist friars.
9. And finally, there was the person who sent ten different puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The Stewardess looks at him and says, "I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger."
2. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!"
3. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
4. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says "I've lost my electron." The other says "Are you sure?" The first replies "Yes, I'm positive."
5. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.
6. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?", they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, " I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."
7. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."
8. These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy Flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so,--- thereby proving that only Hugh can prevent florist friars.
9. And finally, there was the person who sent ten different puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
Monday, November 14, 2005
I started my Arabic language class last night!
It is a pretty basic class, but I'm looking at it as more of a foundation for further study elsewhere than a college level language course. (it's taught through our Moralle Welfare and Recreation people)
Last night we worked on proper pronunciation of sounds the Arabic language has that English doesn't, and some basic informational phrases. I'm not sure what the next topic will be, but I'm sure it'll be interesting.
It is a pretty basic class, but I'm looking at it as more of a foundation for further study elsewhere than a college level language course. (it's taught through our Moralle Welfare and Recreation people)
Last night we worked on proper pronunciation of sounds the Arabic language has that English doesn't, and some basic informational phrases. I'm not sure what the next topic will be, but I'm sure it'll be interesting.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Monday, October 31, 2005
If my blogg were written by a redneck, it might look a little something LIKE THIS
If my blogg were written by a Swedish Cheff, it might look a little something LIKE THIS.
If my blogg were written by a Elmer Fudd, it might look a little something LIKE THIS
In other news just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you...
If my blogg were written by a Swedish Cheff, it might look a little something LIKE THIS.
If my blogg were written by a Elmer Fudd, it might look a little something LIKE THIS
In other news just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you...
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Two Words, Squirrel Fishing.
I don't know why, but for some reason when I saw this page I thought of two things. The first being how much my Dad would probably love this sort of thing, with a close second being how the whole experiment roughly symbolized the corporate working environment.
But I digress...
I don't know why, but for some reason when I saw this page I thought of two things. The first being how much my Dad would probably love this sort of thing, with a close second being how the whole experiment roughly symbolized the corporate working environment.
But I digress...
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Well, it's official. I'm hanging up my sealegs and pulling up an office chair.
The other morning MA1 asked me if I knew anything about computers. I was a bit leery at first, thinking I might get roped into some sort of nightmare involving tech support on a pc that had been around longer than I have, but admitted sheepishly that I used to do some stuff with software support. After that, he dropped it and I didn't think any more of it until I heard him ask someone else the same thing later on that same morning.
I have to admit, I was a bit put off that he hadn't asked me to fix whatever was broken, so I stopped by his cube at the end of the day and reminded him about our conversation and asked if there was anything I could help with.
As it turns out, nothing was broken but our department Yeoman is moving on to another command and we need someone she can train in to do her job in a hurry. I guess the thinking on this was that since I know how to type... Well, you get the picture.
In order to appreciate the horror of this tasking, you have to realize exactly what it is they asked me to do. To put it in perspective, it would be similar to asking Bob the janitor to take over as the bottom half of the HR department, and executive secretary because he already knows his way around the building.
Oh well, this too shall pass.
The other morning MA1 asked me if I knew anything about computers. I was a bit leery at first, thinking I might get roped into some sort of nightmare involving tech support on a pc that had been around longer than I have, but admitted sheepishly that I used to do some stuff with software support. After that, he dropped it and I didn't think any more of it until I heard him ask someone else the same thing later on that same morning.
I have to admit, I was a bit put off that he hadn't asked me to fix whatever was broken, so I stopped by his cube at the end of the day and reminded him about our conversation and asked if there was anything I could help with.
As it turns out, nothing was broken but our department Yeoman is moving on to another command and we need someone she can train in to do her job in a hurry. I guess the thinking on this was that since I know how to type... Well, you get the picture.
In order to appreciate the horror of this tasking, you have to realize exactly what it is they asked me to do. To put it in perspective, it would be similar to asking Bob the janitor to take over as the bottom half of the HR department, and executive secretary because he already knows his way around the building.
Oh well, this too shall pass.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
DC, an old poker buddy, sent me a heads up about the following video.
Apparently, it's a car advertisement from Great Britain. When they finished
filming the ad, the film editor noticed something moving along the side of
the car, like a ghostly white mist. They found out that a person had been
killed a year earlier in that exact same spot.
The ad was never put on TV because of the unexplained ghostly phenomenon.
Watch the front end of the car as it clears the trees in the middle of
the screen and you'll see the white mist crossing in front of the car then
following it along the road....Spooky!
Is it a ghost, or is it simply mist? You decide. If you listen to the ad,
you'll even hear the cameraman whispering in the background about it near
the end of the commercial.
I'm still not convinced...
Apparently, it's a car advertisement from Great Britain. When they finished
filming the ad, the film editor noticed something moving along the side of
the car, like a ghostly white mist. They found out that a person had been
killed a year earlier in that exact same spot.
The ad was never put on TV because of the unexplained ghostly phenomenon.
Watch the front end of the car as it clears the trees in the middle of
the screen and you'll see the white mist crossing in front of the car then
following it along the road....Spooky!
Is it a ghost, or is it simply mist? You decide. If you listen to the ad,
you'll even hear the cameraman whispering in the background about it near
the end of the commercial.
I'm still not convinced...
Monday, October 17, 2005
I know it's a sudden break from probing alien abduction issues, but I just couldn't let this slide without at least bringing it to your attention.
The Vatican wants to make a deal.
The Vatican is hoping to regain control of the Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem, one of the most sacred sites in Christianity.
It will, in exchange, hand over to the Jewish community the historic synagogue at Toledo in Spain, at present a Catholic church.
The Vatican wants to make a deal.
The Vatican is hoping to regain control of the Room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem, one of the most sacred sites in Christianity.
It will, in exchange, hand over to the Jewish community the historic synagogue at Toledo in Spain, at present a Catholic church.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
So, The Department of Redundancy Department had a discussion on one of his posts about aliens and I couldn't resist adding my theory to the fray.
First, I think that UFO sightings are real but logically explainable. i.e. Helicopters, military aircraft, atmospheric events etc. However, if there really were aliens who were studying us Jane Goodall style, wouldn't the additional act of violating the subject in a manner that runs contrary to the norms of every society on earth act to either dissuade the subject from coming forth about the experience all together, or entirely discredit anyone who did choose to come forth.
After all which is more believable, "They abducted me for scientific experimentation!", or "They abducted me for scientific experimentation and then "probed" me!!!". Now, which would be harder for you to admit?
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PIRATE JOKE(s) OF THE DAY!!!
Long ago lived a seaman named Captain Bravo. He was a manly man who showed no fear in facing his enemies. One day, while sailing the seven seas, a look-out spotted a pirate ship and the crew became frantic. Captain Bravo bellowed, ''Bring me my Red Shirt.'' The First Mate quickly retrieved the captain's red shirt and whilst wearing the bright red frock he led his men into battle and defeated the pirates.
Later on that day, the look-out spotted not one, but two pirate ships. The captain again called for his red shirt and once again, though the fighting was fierce, he was victorious over the two ships. That evening, all the men sat around on the deck recounting the day's triumphs and one of the them asked the captain, ''Sir, why do you call for your red shirt before battle? The captain replied, ''If I am wounded in the attack, the shirt will not show my blood and thus, you men will continue to fight, unafraid.''
All of the men sat in silence and marveled at the courage of such a manly man as Captain Bravo. As dawn came the next morning, the look-out spotted not one, not two, but TEN pirates ships approaching from the far horizon. The crew stared at the captain and waited for his usual reply.
Captain Bravo calmly shouted, ''Get me my brown pants.''
courtesy of http://www.drpsychotic.com/jokes/jokes13.html
First, I think that UFO sightings are real but logically explainable. i.e. Helicopters, military aircraft, atmospheric events etc. However, if there really were aliens who were studying us Jane Goodall style, wouldn't the additional act of violating the subject in a manner that runs contrary to the norms of every society on earth act to either dissuade the subject from coming forth about the experience all together, or entirely discredit anyone who did choose to come forth.
After all which is more believable, "They abducted me for scientific experimentation!", or "They abducted me for scientific experimentation and then "probed" me!!!". Now, which would be harder for you to admit?
__________________________________
PIRATE JOKE(s) OF THE DAY!!!
Long ago lived a seaman named Captain Bravo. He was a manly man who showed no fear in facing his enemies. One day, while sailing the seven seas, a look-out spotted a pirate ship and the crew became frantic. Captain Bravo bellowed, ''Bring me my Red Shirt.'' The First Mate quickly retrieved the captain's red shirt and whilst wearing the bright red frock he led his men into battle and defeated the pirates.
Later on that day, the look-out spotted not one, but two pirate ships. The captain again called for his red shirt and once again, though the fighting was fierce, he was victorious over the two ships. That evening, all the men sat around on the deck recounting the day's triumphs and one of the them asked the captain, ''Sir, why do you call for your red shirt before battle? The captain replied, ''If I am wounded in the attack, the shirt will not show my blood and thus, you men will continue to fight, unafraid.''
All of the men sat in silence and marveled at the courage of such a manly man as Captain Bravo. As dawn came the next morning, the look-out spotted not one, not two, but TEN pirates ships approaching from the far horizon. The crew stared at the captain and waited for his usual reply.
Captain Bravo calmly shouted, ''Get me my brown pants.''
courtesy of http://www.drpsychotic.com/jokes/jokes13.html
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
My team was at the airport orders in hand, and then the LT called Chief.
"Back into the transports, you're not going home today..."
Chief broke it to me, I walked over and broke it to the rest of the crew.
We all just stood there for a few seconds, each one looking like they found out we were having week old gym socks for lunch and all I could think of was that Bogart line from Casablanca. Grabbing my pack and the comm gear I began towards the transport and tossed the quote over my shoulder with a laugh.
"If that plane leaves the ground and we're not on it we'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of our life."
O well, at least there's still internet access.
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PIRATE JOKE OF THE DAY!!!
Q. What does a pirate say when he takes over santa's job?
A. Ho ho ho and a bottle of rum
"Back into the transports, you're not going home today..."
Chief broke it to me, I walked over and broke it to the rest of the crew.
We all just stood there for a few seconds, each one looking like they found out we were having week old gym socks for lunch and all I could think of was that Bogart line from Casablanca. Grabbing my pack and the comm gear I began towards the transport and tossed the quote over my shoulder with a laugh.
"If that plane leaves the ground and we're not on it we'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of our life."
O well, at least there's still internet access.
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PIRATE JOKE OF THE DAY!!!
Q. What does a pirate say when he takes over santa's job?
A. Ho ho ho and a bottle of rum
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Hey! We have a close by, quasi-reliable internet connection out here!!!
Anyway, Big Wheels is a friend from Japan. He's in the video my mom mentioned, although you should be warned that the only reason she ever brings up that movie is that she rather enjoys the infamy it brings.
And so,
Without further ado...
The Story Of My Camera.
Things to remember when viewing this file.
* The file is 1.04 mb and my take a moment to download.
* It plays with either windows media or divix.
* My parents are so cool I would have just given the camera to them if they'd have asked.
Anyway, Big Wheels is a friend from Japan. He's in the video my mom mentioned, although you should be warned that the only reason she ever brings up that movie is that she rather enjoys the infamy it brings.
And so,
Without further ado...
The Story Of My Camera.
Things to remember when viewing this file.
* The file is 1.04 mb and my take a moment to download.
* It plays with either windows media or divix.
* My parents are so cool I would have just given the camera to them if they'd have asked.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Well, here I am again...
It's Wednesday night and I'm out of town for work again...
This job is lasting a bit longer than expected and so I won't be back in Bahrain in time to see Big Wheels from Japan who happened to be traveling through on orders. What are the odds that he's having a layover for exactly the same days that they send me out on this mission???
The kicker is that he's going to be there almost the whole time I'm underway but is embarking with his unit the day before I get back.
what can you say, sometimes life sucks.
-Ace
P.S. Internet connectivity is a little hard to come by out here so I may be out of the loop for another week or so.
It's Wednesday night and I'm out of town for work again...
This job is lasting a bit longer than expected and so I won't be back in Bahrain in time to see Big Wheels from Japan who happened to be traveling through on orders. What are the odds that he's having a layover for exactly the same days that they send me out on this mission???
The kicker is that he's going to be there almost the whole time I'm underway but is embarking with his unit the day before I get back.
what can you say, sometimes life sucks.
-Ace
P.S. Internet connectivity is a little hard to come by out here so I may be out of the loop for another week or so.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
I have nothing to blog about so I'm gonna cheeze out and list a few games to keep you occupied.
Ping Pong!
Putt Putt!
Billiards!
Build a Robot!
Ping Pong!
Putt Putt!
Billiards!
Build a Robot!
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