Yes Sir.

I agree with the other blog being a second priority.

YAAAAAA BUDDY

I think this is kinda cool, but it will be like the second priority blog. I will make entries on that after I sit on this blog for a while.

This will definately make for a creative writing class.

New Blog

I am trying out a new blog. Maybe we will like it and keep it going for awhile. You both have been invited to join it. Read my post titled instructions and it will explain.

If you think it is a good idea then lets do it. I was thinking that maybe we could invite a couple of friends to join as well so that we have more people to make it interesting.

Let me know what you think. I think it would be funny!

ST

You can read it here

CO Pictures

I have finally updated my website with current pictures. Some of the pictures were cropped in a hurry since I am tired, sorry. I would like to know what you guys think. I have more but I can't put them all on my site. I guess you could call it a sampler.

Beck says that I have ups and downs and it can get on her nerves. I understand where she is coming from since just the other day I was all excited to get new carpet for the house since it really needs it. Today I snapped at her and said I didn't really want carpet. That wasn't cool. I just wasn't in the mood to deal with it but I shouldn't have snapped at her like I did. I also tend to worry about finances more than I should.

Hopefully this St John's wort will even me out a bit. I would like to see if it works before I go into the head shop and get stuck on Prozac or some crap. I would insist that they try me on other stuff that is much more mild that Prozac first. I don't really want to be a walking zombie.

I do think that this stuff helped a little even though I just started it today. I really don't feel as irritable.

On a side note. If you haven't seen the movie "Along Came Polly" you MUST go see it! Beck and I saw it last night and I about pissed my self! If you find Ben Stiller even slightly amusing then you will fall over laughing. You can even go with guy friends. Classic.

See you freak boys later. I need sleep. It's now 0100. Time kid wakes up...0630. CRAP.

ST

HUH???

What the fuck are you taking those for anyway?

So, I went downtown today... Today was not the day to go. They will not move on prices. This is because it is payday and will not haggle on any prices. They know we got paid and they use that to their advantage. I guess I will go again next week when they think everyone is broke.

wow, I am sitting here, stairing at my computer with nothing moving in my mind. I guess that means stop blogging.

Stick men

So, what's wrong with stick men? You got something against stick men? Huh, stick man?

Is St John's Wort supposed to make you jittery? I feel kinda jittery. I was looking up some info on it and found a funny little snippet (yes, I said snippet). The site is: here.

This is the snippet (said it again): "Other studies conducted recently have found no benefit from the use of St. John's wort for certain types of depression. For example, the results of a study funded by Pfizer Inc., a pharmaceutical company, found that St. John's wort, when compared with placebo, was not effective for treating major depression (Shelton, et al. JAMA, 2001)."

Let's see here. A study conducted by a drug company finds that a drug alternative isn't effective. Why would they find that? Maybe because they want to sell DRUGS?! Duh! Stupid, stupid. I don't know if the study was skewed or not in favor of the drug company but I don't tend to trust studies funded by an "interested" party. You know?

I am going to go and be jittery now. Although, I must say, I do feel kind of mellow and on an even keel. Maybe next time I won't take 4 at once. Do you think that when they say "3 a day" they want you to spread them out or take them all at once? I took them all at once and even added a fourth for good measure. What?! Grandma used to always add a little extra sugar for "good measure" when she baked, right? So just back off!

ST

This is Blog worthy

I Bolded the ones that I like the best

40 things Southerners Won't Say....

40. Oh I just couldn't. Hell, she's only sixteen.
39. I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.
38. Duct tape won't fix that.
37. Lisa Marie was lucky to catch Michael.
36. Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken.
35. We don't keep firearms in this house.
34. Has anybody seen the sideburns trimmer?
33. You can't feed that to the dog.
32. I thought Graceland was tacky.
31. No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe.
30. Wrasslin's fake.
29. Honey, did you mail that donation to Greenpeace?
28. We're vegetarians.
27. Do you think my gut is too big?
26. I'll have grapefruit and grapes instead of biscuits and gravy.
25. Honey, we don't need another dog.
24. Who's Richard Petty?
23. Give me the small bag of pork rinds.
22. Too many deer heads detract from the decor.
21. Spittin is such a nasty habit.
20. I just couldn't find a thing at Walmart today.
19. Trim the fat off that steak.
18. Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.
17. The tires on that truck are too big.
16. I'll have the arugula and radicchio salad.
15. I've got it all on the C drive.
14. Unsweetened tea tastes better.
13. Would you like your salmon poached or broiled?
12. My fiance, Bobbie Jo, is registered at Tiffany's.
11. I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.
10. Little Debbie snack cakes have too many fat grams.
09. Checkmate.
08. She's too young to be wearing a bikini.
07. Does the salad bar have bean sprouts?
06. Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.
05. I don't have a favorite college team.
04. Be sure to bring my salad dressing on the side.
03. I believe you cooked those green beans too long.
02. Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Darla.
01. Nope, no more for me. I'm drivin tonight.

Not honest

I read your song of the day and I immediately go and download it if I don't have it. I then hear it and am listening for what you are feeling that day. I feel all squishy inside after that knowing "This is Mungo's song of the day"

Okay, so anyway, ummmm ya....

I think I like Bubbles without and internet connection better. He blogs more often. But he called me a name that none of us have used for me in a long, long while.... WTFO?? I think he listened to my ex-wife too often or something. Either that, or when he came down to Houston listened to my family. That my friends, was a great time, even though ST was not there. Now I am going to be the one left out.

We seriously have to make plans for another hook-up time for the future. Just the bro's. ST, I love your wife and OO you have a wife, but we all need to meet in something like Montana or Vancouver or something where we can either camp or party with just us 4 being there and no relatives anywhere around.

On the flip side, I need coin designs. This is something I have thought about doing for a while since I got here and I am going to do it. A coin for the bro's. I will cover all costs but I am not artistic. Creative, but not artistic. I was thinking along the lines of our names all on one side with some design with our career field badges since it is the AF that brought us together (Mx, 1C5, 1C5D). On the other side it would have something to do about camping or biking or both. I would like full color ones and I am willing to spend some cash for this. If you have an idea or have someone that can draw it up, email it to me. This will happen, but hopefully you will not rely on my skills to make it happen or we will have stick people on the coins or something like that.

Do y'all all like that idea??

later bro's

Honest

I will be honest. I don't ever check out the songs that you put at the bottom of your posts. I do, however, like to see what you are posting there. It will be cool to go back and see what you were thinking about on a certain day. You know, when the book comes out.

Speaking of books. When are we going to be able to get a copy of yours? Just wondering.

I will write more later.

Adios,
ST

Mungo vs. Super Turtle (battle of the sexes, you choose)

Okay, that's my joke. I thought it was funny. I just got off the phone with Mikey. Always good to talk to the bros. Eddie, one of these days I'd like to get up with you on the phone, but to do any kind of serious talk, I'd have to have time at work to do that, and lately with my AWOL airman, others on quarters, another getting an Artical 15 for his 4th "alcohol related domestic abuse incident," training matters, time doing my ACTUAL job, and loafing.... I just don't ever have any time. But one day soon, me hopes, I have your digits in a drawer at my desk.

I don't have a whole lot to say. Other than the Super Bowl Party I'm going on on Sunday, I have intentionally made NO plans for this weekend. I want a quiet weekend, I want to be alone. I need Mungo time. We all do, we all need time to slowly push the "reset" button. This is my time to do just that.

Like I just told Mike, I'm going to eat some potato salad out of the fridge and watch a movie. I have 30 minutes left in a Robert DeNiro movie called, "The Mission." It's old and good.

Peace and Love,
Mungonator

Song of the Day: Clem Snide "Nick Drake Tape"

PS--do you guys EVER check out these songs? Or am I gratifying only myself?

Chill'n in Coots again

im in coots again. my buddy tony is a "Coots-A-Holic". but its all good cause he buys me drinks. I believe that everyone has my e-mail at work, so feel free to email me there. Dave, be sure to get it from the others. I havent been able to get my internet back on line. im trying my best to save the money to get down there to vegas. i have the money to get there, i just would like to have some spending money if you know what i mean.

work is good. jewels is good and so is the little Lis. my bills are still comming along good. i will be working like a bastard for the next few weeks to make sure that everything is caught up.

I talked to The Mungonator today for a while. we had a good talk about what's going to happen in vegas. here is the plan.

to fly down on a oneway ticket and drive back to AK with him. Its going to rock. Im interested in what i should bring? camping gear? a speedo? or anything else that might be helpful. give me your thoughts. Im open to negotiations and concerns.

Hope everyone is doing well and i think about you guys everyday. I hope it touches you like i touch myself everyday. LOL.

hope to hear from yall soon,

Double O

VINL part III

Hey, at least I got the first two right. And you know what, it's the NIGHT LIFE I remember the best. Some pretty crazy freaks, boy, I tell ya!

Northern Lights works out too.

I'm off

I am about to take off and drive around this huge city and see what kind of trouble I can get into. Maybe I will find some great pictures to take.

Yes, Mungo, I still need to put my CO pics up so you can see them. I am a bad bad person. Or just lazy...however you want to look at it.

Our $10 a day internet ends today at 3pm. I am not sure if we are getting it for another day or not. I will post if we do. Otherwise I will just post tomorrow (Fri) when I get home.

Later you little sluts.

ST

Ding Ding Ding Ding!!!!

We have a winner... ST remembers what VINL stands for... Mungo, it is pathetic that you don't remember since about 80% of our off time was spent there.

VINL

Villiage Inn Northern Lights

VINL

Village Inn Night Life? That's the best guess I have.

I think it would be the awsomist thing ever to have you two come up and visit us in AK. That would be sweet. (I segregate YOU TWO and US because we all know Double O never checks this damn thing.)

Anyway, I have the first mission of the day tomorrow, I have to be up and awake by 0500 so I'm gonna puss out now at 9:17 p.m. and go to sleep.

peace and love,
mungo

PS I haven't defragged my hard drive in 798 days.

Is there anybody out there

I rember the drive... what I was awake for anyway. It was on fire when I got to go through it.

The Stinking Rose rocks. That place has awesome food. We saw Tori Spelling there to. Not impressed by her though.

So, I was thinking.... Is anyone gonna want to get together when I get back from the Big K. This more applies to OO and Mungo, since ST has my car and it is obvious I am going to see him. If not, I guess it looks like ST and I will have to go to AK at some point in time. VINL has been calling our names since we have left.

I am chatting with Mungo right now and nothing exciting is happening so I can't think of anything to write about.

Outtie

Hello?

Where did everyone go?

I am in California now and the weather is great. Traffic sucks. Hotel room is nice. I am hungry.

The drive was very uneventful and boring. It took about 4.5 hours to get here so I can't complain. Eddie remembers how ugly the drive is.

I have a couple of hours to kill before Beck finishes her training for the day. I think we might head into Beverly Hills to eat dinner at the Stinking Rose. I think it is going to become a tradition when we come to LA. The only downside to driving to B.H. is the drive itself. Rush hour LA traffic. It will probably take at least an hour and a half to get there and about an hour just to get back (less traffic on the home part).

It costs $10 for 24 hours of internet! Rip off and a half. Yes, I could have done the AOL free trial thing but then I would have been stuck with dial up. I think Beck will get reimbursed anyway so I am a surfing fool.

I will talk to you guys later.

ST

Sep it is.

Lets do those dates. The only thing I have is that I can't take all that time off. I will only be able to take that first week off. The second week I will have to work so you guys will be on your own there as far as stuff to do. I was under the impression that 007 would only be able to take 10 days max. I am so excited about hanging out! Yes, I wish Eddie could make it but I understand 100% why he isn't going to.

I went to bed late last night and got up early this morning. I am dragging a bit right now so I don't have much to say. Talk to you ho's later.

ST

Damn...

I now officially feel left out. Not that it is y'all all's fault. But it makes me want to reconsider. However, I won't. The time with L is more important to me.

Bummer that the course was hit. I guess that means I will have to go to Korea to golf.... oh wait....

I made the drive from AK to Houston in 5 days and that is 5,000 miles. You can make it if you are willing to drive that much a day. But you have to hope that the second time around the bumper doesnt fall off since it is hanging by the screws in the license plate bracket.

I had my pre-eval mission today. Everything that could go wrong, did. Airspace issues, late takeoffs, slow system, crazy ass Koreans... you name it, it did it, with the exception of an IFE... that will probably happen during my eval. I should be qualified sometime next week at the latest then it is into MQE... more training so I can control CAS missions. Then, after that, instructor upgrade training. After that, I will be good to go. Man, this place sucks.

Eddie

Double O

Gents,
Well, mostly Mikey,
I just got off the phonezilla with the man. The Bubble. The O Dub. We talked about the September 2004 calender. He says that he can leave AlAskA when he gets off work on Saturday the 4th. Chill on vacation. Then fly back two Friday's later, the 17th. We discussed the possibilities of him driving with me up to AK. But! Nope. It's nearly 3,500 miles and he just doesn't have the week it would take to get there.
SO: 4SEP - 17SEP :HOW'S THAT LOOK?

Hokay! Peace and Love,
Mungo de Bungalow

Looks Like We're In For Stormy Weather

A tornado touched down on Tyndall AFB this morning. Unfortunately it hit the base's most precious resource...that's right the F-00 Gulf Course.

Regards,
Mungo

Quote:

"Exposing what is mortal and unsure to all that fortune, death and danger dare, even for an eggshell. Isn't there something in that? Quite apart from God--though of course God would be a reason for it. Isn't there something in living dangerously?" -- Aldus Huxley 'A Brave New World'

Gentlemen, I don't know what is going to happen in my future. I spent much of this week in a state of drunkeness to avoid that exact question...it has become a source of spiked stress and depression. I do not know where I will be one year from now, but I have many ideas, many plans, and much of what I have in mind would certainly qualify as 'living dangerously.' That much I do know, what I do not know is what about me is as fragile as an eggshell...but I'm sure I'm soon to discover the answer to that exact question.

Mike. Have you updated your webpage with the CO pictures? I can't find them there if you have. I really want to see them!

Song of the Day: Soul Coughing "Walk Around In Circles"

On the road again...

This week should be fun. Beck is headed to CA for some work training. She will be gone Mon night until Fri morning. I am going to overnight on Mon so I will be home early on Tue to watch the kid. I am going to take off on Wed and drive to LA to meet Beck. Amy will watch Ashlee for a couple of nights.

While Beck is in training on Wed and Thur during the day I am going to head out and take pictures around LA and maybe the beach. I hope to get some pictures like the ones from CO. I am excited about just being able to run around LA and not have to worry about anyone except myself. Should be fun.

One of the nights Beck and I want to go to the Stinking Rose for dinner. Yummy! I think that it will be a great time not having to look after Ashlee for a couple of nights. Beck may go a little nuts since she won't see Ash for 4 nights in a row and I will only miss her for 2 nights. I am sure that we will survive.

We will drive back on Fri.

I may not be a blogging fool this week. I will be taking the computer and hotel has high speed internet access so I might be on with some quick hello's and updates. I am home most of the day on Tue so I will jump on then.

Talk to you fools later.

ST

Quick Quibits, Questions, and Other Q's

Swearingin was here, at Tyndall, when I got here. I am now filling the NCOIC position he filled in my flight. Apparently he's a bad NCO too, not just a bad controller.

So, the shitty AWO, what's his name? If he's still an AWO that means he graduated not too long ago, right? Perhaps I know him. Maybe, Eddie, instead of trying to make life hell for him, you could take him under your wing, nourish his failed controlling skills with words of wisdom, compassion, and caring. Turn him into the best damn controller in the Air Force.

I bought $73.13 worth of groceries about 20 minutes ago. I saved $2.06 by using my Winn*Dixie card. The check out girl said, "Oh! You can buy a new car now."

On February 6th, 7th, and 8th I will be hiking somewhere. We will be camping two nights. Don't know where we're going yet, and it's really hard to find anything down here.

I have a lunch at Wingos that says The New England Patriots will win the Super Bowl next weekend. This guy, Kush, is betting everyone and anyone who says The Carolina Panthers will lose. That's an easy lunch.

If I can get my scanner working I'll send you guys a picture of Hillary and I...IF I can get it working again.

I have a brass bell with a fish handle.

Boring weekend

So I did absolutely nothing of note this weekend. For the most part just sat around and watched movies or played PS2. I was going to go out with this one chick but she ditched me. Ya well, she said it was because she didn't know where my room is, and this may actually be true, just because unless she is stalking me, she didn't know where my room is. She does now so who knows. Fucking women. I smell a game here, and I hate games.

No changes for me for September. Still planning on taking leave in Dec. It is my year to have L for B-day, X-mas, and N-Year (figured I shortened everyhing else, so why not New Year too.)

Early morning mission for me today. I say early, because if we are at work and actually working by 0900 that is early. I have to be at a brief at 0800 over at a fighter squadron. I am red air against a shitty AWO. This dude sucks, so it is time to show him how the E's do this shit. I must get at least one kill. It is my goal to make there debrief a living hell.

I am also already being told that I will be an instructor shortly after I get upgraded. Fuckin woopididoo!! I told them that I didn't want to instruct and was told "your going to instruct because we are going to need you to fix the fuck ups that our instructors are doing now" Nice... incompetent instructors. Of course, one of the instructors is Swearingen from AK. You may remember him as Booger. Yes, the one that had his finger up his nose to the second knuckle at most times. He was a shitty WD back then and still is today.

I think my DOS is 12 Jan 06. This will put me at 9 years 4 months and 15 days. This will also be 9 years 8 months and 3 days after I had graduated highschool. Damn, this makes me feel old, but at least I am not as old as ST.

Anywho, it is time for me to start getting ready for work.

Eddie chillin... literally... it is like 10 degrees outside...

Weekend Stuff

Mikey,
Sounds like you're having a great time.

Eddie,
Have there been any changes to your plans regarding next September?

Both,
When do you guys get out of the AF (if that's the way you choose)? This weekend has been kinda wierd. Because of all the things going on at work this week, I decided a complete departure from The Norm was called for. So, on Friday, I bought some Tequilla and jumped off my private fishing peer. Last night, Saturday, I played 25 games of pool and got a ride home from an off duty chick cop. But, other than that, nadda in the Bay Area.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Song of the day: Tegan and Sara - "Living Room" (highly recommended download!)

Just a Dad and his Daughter

So...Beck went off and left me with the kid for the weekend. Her and a friend went for a girl's weekend out. It is only from Sat morning until Sun morning.

Ashlee and I went to I-Hop for breakfast and chowed down on some pancakes. Yes, just the two of us went and we had a great time. I don't care if the people sitting around us thought I was odd for having full conversations with a 1 1/2 year old kid. Okay, so maybe it is a little strange to pretend like she knows what I am talking about and answers me back. What's the big deal?

We then went to Best Buy and looked at everything. I was given odd looks from the employees as I left my daughter sitting in the cart and walked around the isle saying "Where is Ashlee? I can't find Ashlee!" while I looked behind boxes and at the ceiling. I would then turn and run at her yelling "There she is! I am going to get her!". She was laughing and screaming so much that I think some people came to see if I was abusing her. What is wrong with a Dad making a fool of himself for the enjoyment of his daughter? Huh? What is wrong with that? Well, back off then! Geez!

Our next stop was Discount Tire so I could get the truck tires balanced and rotated. I was getting sick of the shimmy at about 65-70 mph. It took about an hour and Ashlee was absolutely wonderful!

Once we made it home Ashlee didn't want to eat so I gave her a ride in her wagon then we watched Shrek for awhile. When nap time rolled around she was so worn out that she slept for 3 hours! I had to wake her up.

Breakfast had been such a sucess that I figured that I would give Applebees a try for dinner. That was also a sucess. We had a great time and shared some ice cream after our dinner. Yummy.

She is now sleeping soundly in her bed.

I think it may be time for me to catch some z's.

ST

Post 1998

Yeah, my camcorder is 2000 or maybe 1999.

I am sure that I want to get out as well. The only way that I would stay in is if something really bad happened and I didn't have much of a choice. I can't think of what that would be though.

Eddie is online. I will talk to him now.

ST

Bullshit and the AF

Yup..... this don't supprise me Mungo.

ST, what the hell was that crackhead thinking? And they wonder why SSgt's at 9 + years are getting the fuck out... well, there is your reason. When I get to Hill it should be interesting. I already have an attitude of "What the fuck are you gonna do to me?" It will probably be worse when I get there. I will have to mention one person from there on my resume' but that is about it. Other people will probably be one of you, LtCol Mike, and someone from back home... gotta add variety to the peoples. So what I am really trying to say is "Fuck them".

Dude, I spent over an hour and a half looking at dark tips last night, well this morning for y'all... but anyway, they tell a lot of different shit on there. Don't you have a pre 1998 Sony???

Peace my Brethren.

Eddie

TechTV | Dark Tip: X-Ray Camcorder

TechTV | Dark Tip: X-Ray Camcorder

Time to tear up the camcorder and go to the beach!

Chief Billy Ray and the DO Staff

So.....AFTER SrA Parker's Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) becomes a matter of record I was called into the commander's office with the Chief, the Director of Operations ((DO), and two of the Assistant Director of Operations (ADOs). Each of them apologized (at the commander's order) that I wasn't consulted with the rating changes and that they didn't follow Air Force instruction (AFI). Their reasoning: "We didn't want to cause further delay on and EPR that was over it's suspense already." The fact that it was over it's suspense is due to their oversight. I was told I wouldn't even have to write this thing in the first place, that the directorate staff would handle it. So I took all that time off when Hillary was here. I got back to work on 08Jan04 and a MSgt tells me: "I don't know where the hell you think you've been, but your EPR is 9 days late! It was highlighted in front of the O-6 this morning." So, somehow, all this became my fault. I took 8 inputs and transformed them into 18 lines on the EPR in 4 hours. That was a furious 4 hours. And then you know the rest there. They didn't like the 4 I gave her, changed my rating and the rater's rater rating (RRR), destroyed all hard copies of the EPR I had, the stupid fucking Justification Paper we have to write (explaining why we feel anything less than FIREWALL on the front side is warranted) was destroyed and rewritten, and several of the actually bullets were changed. Numbers were buffed up (such as: 236 hours became 650 hours), lines were added to include volunteer work that had never been done (she had zero hours of volunteer work in the last year) and my "mark-downs" on the front were changed. And of course, fuck me, I can't prove a damn bit of it. So I got an apology off the record and a "strong encouragement" to drop it.

Guys, I almost wish I had another shitty airman whose EPR was due in like, two weeks. I'd do it right this time. Unfortunately, I don't. But that one will be due in July...one month before I'm outie.

Mungo

Talk about days...

Yeah Mungo, you must explain. Let us have the skinny.

I had a MSgt flip out on me this morning. I was given a tasking yesterday to update the unit web page with some information. This MSgt that had nothing to do with the tasking decided how he wanted it done. I politely suggested that we wait and see exactly how the big boss wants the information presented. NOT a good thing to say. MSgt got really excited and started telling me that this is how it should be done and that I should be proactive. I continued to explain that all we would be doing is creating more work by doing something that was just going to have to be undone if the boss didn't want it that way. I just wanted to wait for the official tasking. MSgt went home for the day.

So I made up the page EXACTLY the way that the boss told me to. It was run up the chain and I got an email from the Commander thanking me for a great job. Of course, the way they wanted it done was opposite of what MSgt was saying.

So, today comes around. MSgt sees the work that I have done and starts going off about how I didn't do it right and that some critical information is missing. He was already excited and I haven't had the chance to even get one word out. I was PISSED! I told him that instead of getting mad right away why didn't he just ask me why it was done this way. "Well, why the fuck is [sensitive information] missing from the page!?" I got mad and said that I did exactly what the boss said. It was run up the chain and approved so don't jump on me for it! He lost it. I simply told him that I didn't want to talk about this anymore and that we should wait until my supervisor came in to discuss this. He just wouldn't shut up! I was called a cocksucker at least twice among other choice words. Finally he told me to get in the office. (yes all this was in an open environment).

I said that I wanted to wait until my supervisor came in. "Get in the damn office, that's an order!" So I asked another MSgt who had been watching it all to come in too. I wasn't about to go in alone. He just kept going off about how I wasn't professional and that I had better start showing respect to senior assholios...I mean senior NCO's. I just about jumped out of the chair! Me? Me? This bastard was telling me about being professional when I had not uttered one swear word that whole time? I laid in to him about it and finally he backed down on that issue a little. The other MSgt that witnessed it all had to tell him that he was the one that began the whole thing by going off. He told him that I had done exactly what I was told to do!

Finally, ding dong calmed down and just told me to watch how I speak to senior NCO's in the future. I just about fell over. I got up and left the office. The rest of day went well.

That is my story. May 2006 can't get here soon enough. See Ya!

ST

Fun Fun

Okay dude... you gotta explain this one.

Hey guys! What's happening!? Wow! What a great day! I love the Air Force! You know what!? I love forced appologies! They make me feel super-duper! They totally make up for every wrong that has been done! Wow!

Exclaimation Point!
Mungo!

Song and Dance of the Day: Chief Billy Ray Melvin and the DO Staff - "Okay, Okay, We're Sorry (Shut Up and Color)"

Ladi Dadi

OK.... here is what I think of EPRs... they have 3 signatures on them. Yours, your supervisor and the CC. Other than that, they can not make you change a damn thing other than spelling errors. I have had this battle before and won. I had a troop that was worth shit. They told me to write an EPR and a dec on them. So I wrote the EPR with no intention of writing the dec. I wrote a 3. There was a huge argument between me and a captain about why I could or could not write this. Here is how it went:

She said "you have nothing to justify a 3 EPR"

I said "have you read the reg for EPRs?" That stopped her pretty cold right there.

Then she decided to add "Well, If I wrote your EPR right now I could give you a 3"

My reply... "You do what you have to do, but she is not getting above a 3 from me, if you don't like it, that is what the rater's rater block is for. You mark what you want and I mark what I want."

So then she started about the dec "You cant write a medal with a 3 EPR"

My response "Exactly!"

At about this point she through her hands up and left the room. The EPR never ended up going through because the chick was getting out anyway all because of the 3. So the lesson is if you right a 3 you do not have to write an EPR...

I HATE writing EPRs

Fuck the Corporate world... BIATCH

and another thing...

Mike and Eddie and (perhaps) Double O (if you read this)....

A date in September would be an awsome thing for me to have. I'm not really on much of a time line here, but there are a few things I want to try to plan. Like my drive from Las Vegas to AlAskA. Just know this...Do Not Worry About Consulting Me!!! It doesn't matter. As long as we do thing after 1Sep04...I'm cool. ("No you're not, Dirt!"

Mungie Ungie Undies

I.G.

Bros...it's too too too long of a story to even summarize here (it's a month long dealyo) but just know that I was 5 telephone buttons away from making and official I.G. complaint about my Chief, D.O, and CC. I reconsidered after many hours of deliberation with my supervisor, my directorate superintendant, and my first sergeant. They didn't talk me out of it, they just posed some very interesting points of view. Today, the Chief and I had a 2 hour "conversation" that ended my duty day. I didn't say a word.

In a nutshell: He changed the rating of an EPR I wrote from a 4 to a 5 without telling me.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Song of the Day: Neutral Milk Hotel "Two Headed Boy"

Hmmm

I do one overnight and come back to a freaking novel. Sweet.

I am glad to hear that Mungo has some prospects. Alaska would be fun! At least you have some options available to you.

You are right about releasing pieces of our lives. Kinda sad. I guess there isn't much we can really do about it though. At least there is this blog which I think is much better than email since it is easy to follow. Also, the history is all right here at the click of a button. I am trying to read past posts so when I make the "book" it will be fun to read.

My overnight was boring. This morning when I got into work my profile crashed and I couldn't work or do anything for over 2 hours. I just watched TV and drank some coffee while I ate my stack of pancakes. Today I got my weekly allergy shots and I am about to jump in Eddie's car and cruise up to base. I have to go to the education office and apply for tuition assistance. I really want to take this class. Intoduction to Criminal Justice. Completely online course. Wish me luck!

ST

Clarification

"Here's a thought. Because none of us here are near to each other, and all we know of each other's lives is what we release piece by piece leaving the rest to our imaginations, I guess it doesn't much matter what I actually do for a living."
--thas is what I said


But this is how it should have read....
"We don't see each other that often, an even though we hear from one another five times a week, we'll never know everything about each other's daily lives. That's impossible. I could end up doing any one of these jobs, and could continue our communication in the exact same way." <- and it's all about the love, Bros.

Mungo

You ain't from around here are ya boy

This is a typical statement at Coram's... they are racist pigs and I am supprised that you actually frequent this place. I think those dudes even rivalled Denny's for racism.

Besides that... sounds like some interesting plans.... it kinda hurts a bit with the none of us near to eachother... I am hoping that you actually meant as far as the geographic sense. If you didn't, well then, Fuck You Too.

Well... I had yet another mission cancel on me. Yup, I have been here for a month and a half and have yet to control on fucking live mission. This place is great.

I really have nothing else to say and this has just been a negative fucking blog... so I think I will stop here

Coram's on Highway 98

Okay, like I said before, time will pass. It's a nasty habit of this existance of ours. It is now 4:14 a.m. I went there and wrote in my bouk. The only reason I'm not still there is because my waitress was overly generous with the coffee. On one hand, you'd think that constantly refilling a coffee cup is second best to have your very own pot on the table (that hasn't happened since the old VI days), but on the other hand, caffine has a way of moving ones boules.

So I'm home... and having a great time.

Mungo

Highway 9

So, speaking of-a ma bouk... I plan on doing some writing in it this morning. Midnight has come and gone. It has completely passed me over for earlier hours of the morning. For the time being, it is 1:32 a.m. Time will continue on through the minutes and hours as I fritter and waste my time away. So, instead of doing that, wasting my time: I will, instead, take my notebouks to Coram's (Waffle House-ish) drink coffee, eat eggs and toast, and write small bits of this and that. I could do that here, but I'll only be distracted by everything in the world.

Wanna read an excerpt from what I have so far? Do ya, STUPID!? (http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail93.html)

Peace and Love,
Mungo

"So you never have told us what you actually plan on doing when you get out for a job."

So, you want to know what I actually plan on doing when I get out for a job, huh? I'm also guessing you don't want a lot of sarcasm. Because, if you want, Eddie, I could lay it on pretty thick.

Okay, so it's kind of hard thinking about this because I don't know where I'm going to end up next winter. I'll either be in Osage, Iowa, Dubuque, IA, or Anchorage, AK. So, here I go, I'll break it down in my three choices in acending order.

3. DUBUQUE, IOWA (of Sara Jean lore)
- Americorps (temorary child tudoring jobs)
- Be in a band

2. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
- Kitz Camera (in the Fifth Avenue Mall)
- Bum (drinking Listerine outside the Wal*Mart on Northern Lights)
- Be in a band

1. OSAGE, IOWA (most likely)
- Press News (pictures/stories for Pops' paper)
- Dayton Oaks (technically not in Osage, but in Dayton, Iowa)
- Be in a band

So, there they are, eight outstanding job opprotunities for Mungo. Each providing the nessessary implents of living the good life. The mostly likely choice I'll make is working at Dayton Oaks. (That's the camp I worked at before I joined the Air Force.) What I expect to do there is mere speculation and dictation on behalf of my imagination... so far, anyway. But what I want to do there is essentially what Jack Nicholson did in "The Shining." I'd be the care-taker of the lodge and the grounds durring the off-camping season. Before the snow falls I would also like to do some serious trail mending. There are 50 miles or so of interwinding trails along the Des Moines River valley there, and many of the longer trails have fallen into disrepair. It's a sad thing too. I will also petition State-Funding for the resoration of a stretch of the Old Chicago Railroad that traverses 8 miles of Dayton Oaks property. When not out on the trails I will be clearing snow from the roads, conducting minor maintanence, clearing fallen branches, sawing-carving-painting informative and directive signs to guide first-time and repeat vistors to their appointed locations of concern.

Ho-kay, so, if I don't do that, I'll end up working for my pops at the Mitchell County Press-News once again. I had a wonderful time working for the newspaper. I would like to learn as much about the job as possible over the winter. Eventually, I would like to start my very own newspaper...and use it to warp and wash the brains of men and women world wide.

Then again, I might just end up in the basement of my parent's house...locked away with a type-writer. I'll finish the book I'm working on now, and I'll carry my drafted manuscript with me everywhere. My hair will be old, and my eyes will be crazy, and my clothing will stop fitting...and I'll just be about as cool as anyone you ever saw.

And these are my plans. I could go into greater detail about camera stores in AlAskA, I could speak to the concerns you'd all surely have about me bumming around downtown Anchorage, I could talk about my as-of-yet showcased talents as a rockstar, I could talk about tutoring chillins with the AmeriCorps.... but these things I'll leave to your imaginations.

Here's a thought. Because none of us here are near to each other, and all we know of each other's lives is what we release piece by piece leaving the rest to our imaginations, I guess it doesn't much matter what I actually do for a living.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

PS, I tried to keep sarcasm out, but, dems the breaks.

Song of the day: The Counting Crows "Ghost Train (live from VH1 Storytellers)"

Love at first JD shot

I am happy for you bro. That is good that you found someone you enjoy spending time with. You are making a good decision too. Keep your head clear and focused on what your plans are for the months to come. Don't get out and have no plan on what you are going to do.

I myself, would put in an application with the SLC PD today if I could. However, kinda hard to do an interview from Korea. So you never have told us what you actually plan on doing when you get out for a job. Just a bunch of sarcasm. "I am sensing sarcasm" "you should, because I am laying it on pretty thick" (Tommy Boy)

L is back from AK and she got one of those Radio Flyer pedal cars. So now she is like the little radio flyer with her trike, wagon, and car. Man that girl is a spoiled brat. And Daddy is just going to add to that. There are some leather jackets that I have found for her over here. Each of them costing a whopping $25.

Speaking of jackets... I go to one store to buy a flight jacket because I need one for my flight suit and the gortex looks gay with a flight suit... the old man tells me $100... I was like damn... They cost $125 from the envision store but this is Korea. So, we (Stasa Howells and I. Yes the chick from AK and ID that drove me insane but we became friends somewhere in ID...) but anyway... back to the shopping... We go to this other store, where incedently they make our patches for our suits... $25... same jacket... no differences.... man I love the shopping here. Don't love anything else, but at the least the shopping is cheap. I also found a place that will MAKE me a leather Dallas Stars jacket for $140. Yes, full up dimensions and everything. Very nice. I have seen some of his other stuff and he does a good job too. They take pride in their work here which is much different then many people you find in the US. If I go there on an off day and am the first one in the shop I could probably get the jacket for about $115. They have a superstition about not making a sale on the first person in their shop for the day. Also, a very bad time to return something. They will throw salt at you to wash away the bad spirits and no I am not joking.

So anyway... that fucker ST has not given me his sizes for his fucking jacket. PUNK!!!

Dueces (I have not used that one in a while... like 2 weeks or something)

Eddie

Living Alone

As much I want Hillary to move to Florida, as much as she wants to be with me here, as strongly as we feel towards each other, as much as we desperately want to be together, we've decided that she needs to stay in AlAskA.

I will visit her there in June. I will visit again after the Vegas trip in Sept...(by the time I get there it will probably be October). And I may or may not stay there for the winter. Then, in the spring of 2005, we're going to hike the Appalachian Trail together! Guys, I found her!

Mungo

Big Wood

Since ST is now done playing with his large drill and big wood and contemplating getting a bigger drill... I don't know where I am going with this one...

Mungo, do what you think is the right thing. We throw out our inputs, just to give you a broader spectrum to think about. I would say wait until she is out of college or at least at a good transfer point and you are established after the AF. But if it works out earlier, then hey, it works out.

Nothing exciting for me on MLK day. Just ate Popeye's chicken and watched a movie. Real fuckin exciting. your MLK day is just starting as mine has just a few hours left.

I go into work tommorow at 1545 my time. That is a lot of idle time between now and then. The hardest thing is going to be staying awake long enough to not wake up at 8 a.m. and be fuggerred up by the time I go to work.

I will probably write more later just because of strait boredom.

blah, blah, blah,

Eddie

Walking

Walking down the road with night following me closely I hurried into the nearest store. Dandies Candies, I believe. Yes, I think that was the name. Names and even faces seem to blur together lately. I can't really tell you why and I am not sure if I care. Probably just old age.

Yes, yes. Back to my adventure. Dandies Candies. I hurried through the old wooden door which bore many scars from countless hands. I wonder how many people had pushed this particular door over the many years? I am sure that someone famous has passed through. Just think of all the hands and the history that goes with those hands!

So where was I? Oh yes. I had just gotten home from work and Gloria was still cleaning the house. Hold it...I wasn't talking about that! What was I talking about?

Screw it. It couldn't have been important if I can't even remember what it was....

Mungo all growed up!

Look at Mungo acting all growed up! Man o man. Seriously though, good for you. I am sure that you will both be happy that you didn't just jump into it. I think that you would have been happy either way, actually. Planning out something that big make a lot of sense though.


My monster shelf is coming along great. I have the first 8 feet totally done and the second 8 feet is 90% done. My only problem is that my drill is only 12 volts and dies WAY too fast and doesn't charge up fast enough. I think after I am done with this project I am going to get an 18 volt drill and use the 12 volt as a back up. If you guys are ever in the market for a cordless drill make sure to get the 18 volt one! I wanted to save some cash so I got the cheaper one thinking that I wouldn't need the bigger one....yeah right. For the most part I don't need the big one but when you need it you really need it! Learn from my mistake...the bigger the drill the better. (That didn't sound good at all)

All is well in my world. I am off to shake it like a polaroid picture.

ST just drilling his big wood!

Hillary's Move

I think when I call her tonight I'm going to have to say no. It will cost a whole lotta money to move her here and I don't think either one of us could afford a move like that, the job market sucks down here, she just started a semester of school, she'd be leaving her current roomie alone, and there wouldn't be anywhere to put her stuff (that's not really a big deal) ...besides that, I'll be leaving here after the first week of August. I'm not saying I wouldn't love to have her near, not at all...

I'm saying it's a huge step to take and I don't think either of us is ready or able for something like that. We are, however, both very willing to do it. Shucks, we'll see.

Mungo

Song of the day: The New England Patriots - "We're Going To The Super Bowl (And You're Not)"

Sunday and life is good.

Today is Sunday and life is just fine. I will be building some shelf units in my garage that will hang from the ceiling. These will be built from scratch and be 16 feet long by 34 inches deep. I went to Home Deposit and bought all the wood and hardware that I will need. Needless to say, I am very excited about the project. I will let you guys know how it goes.

Maybe I should eat some food now. Yep, I should.

ST

Im back at coots

I just logged onto coots computer and thought id say hi.

I just sent you guys an e-mail explaining the situation. i got the money from a buddy of mine at work and will be there in september. anyone got a date yet???

my work e-mail address is ajacobson@nac.aero. you can e-mail me that that address anytime.

hope to yall are doing fine and look forward to hearing from each and everyone of my homies.

later bros,

double O

Here I am.

There I go.
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TASTES LIKE CHICKEN AND SMELLS LIKE ASS!

ST out (of my mind)

All Smiles

You guys are great friends.
Thanks.

WOW...

Ya know bro, I think I am going to once again have to agree with ST. Go for it. This should not come as any suprise though.

The little things really are the key here. You also have to figure out things such as bills/food/chores. Let me give you a bit of Eddie's insight. Realizing this is slightly tainted, but hey... Is she going to have a job? Are you going to have a job when you get out of the AF? What is the plan for paying for stuff? The you buy your things I buy mine shit just doesn't work. Shit, even AJ and I just buy shit knowing the other is going to eat or drink some of it. Not a huge deal to us, but we both are respectful of the others stuff. We don't wipe out the fridge on eachother.

Here is another aspect... If she does not have a job, what is she going to do during the day? Is she going to sleep until 1500 then go to bed at 0600? All things to consider... Now, honestly, she seems like she is probably a hard worker and this will NOT be a problem, but I only know of her what you tell us.

As you know, you are the one we are concerned about. This goes back to the Andrea thing, as well as the Ashley thing, and the Willow thing... get the picture??? Just don't make any off the wall decisions.

Like I said, go for it, if it is really what you want and I will back you all the way. I don't think there have been any time where we did not back you. We may not have agreed with you, but we have always backed your decisions.

Just, for the love of God, make sure she doesn't have some fucking psychotic things that will drive you insane.

As for her.... just make sure she knows your little quirks... i.e. napkin and knife thing. and the OCD shit...

Good luck bro.

Eddie

Moving on....

Mungo, I can't believe you are going to hear this coming from my mouth but you are so get ready...

Get her ass down there with you! If she can afford to move then get up on it!

My only word of caution is this...step back for a sec. Is there anything and I mean ANYTHING about her that tweaks you or annoys you in even the smallest, tiny little way? Now, don't just yell out no. Think. You guys were all in love and crap when she was there and that can make you not really pay attention to little things that might bother you once you are living together.

Things totally change when you have to live together. Her leaving clothes on the floor or dishes in the sink or not keeping CD's in alphabetical order...crap like that. Those examples may not relate to you at all but those little things become BIG when living with someone.

Don't get me wrong. I am all for her moving. You should be able to tell if she has major issues by now. You are an expert at women and their issues so I am not even going there. You know better now so I trust that you are making a good decision with her. Just consider all the little things as well as the big before a major decision like moving in.

Sorry this post is rambling and doesn't flow very well. My final thought and over all feeling about it is DO IT. Why not? Good luck and KEEP US INFORMED!

ST

Fast, Confusing, and Exciting

Hillary has been back home in Anchorage for less than a week and we're already talking about her moving down here with me. Thoughts? Concerns? Raging incomprehensions?

Mungo

Yea For Mungo!

Dude, I am happy as pie for you! I am glad that everything went well with her trip and that you hit it off so well. Happy is good. Everything else going well?

Not much going on here. Today I qualified with the 9mm and attended a class on security forces training. Augmentee type stuff. I will probably never augment but it seems like a fun and easy additional duty to have.

I am going to start taking classes at UNLV so I can get my criminal justice bachlors degree before I get out of the AF. Speaking of classes...I have to go and sign up online! Later guys.

ST

Invites?

Damn dude. Hillary lost her glasses. She thinks she left them here. I can't find them. That's the biggest thing on our minds right now. I think Wedding Invitations are a long way off, yo.

No pulp

My OJ has no pulp.... but there is the calcium additive. Football is good. I miss playing in the front yard with my brothers and occasionally my sister. Yes, my sister tried to play, and as Mungo knows, she is not a big girl. but she would try upon occasion anyway. I think it was just so she could hang with 4 out of the 5 brothers. The eldest of us never played. We didn't play touch though. It was full on tackle, the only exception was on the walkway to the house. Cement never felt good to fall on, and we were all pretty good about not killing eachother.

GOOD NEWS!!! Pops MRI came back and it was nothing major. he is on some meds now, but it was not a stroke.

However, the get together, will probably still not be in my future for this year. I would like to hook up with everyone, but timing sucks. I really, really, really want to spend a lot of time with L when I get back, and the only way to do that is to take the leave at the end of the tour. However, when I get to Hill, I am all for it. I will make time there. This also gives Bubbles some more time to save. Mungo, if you get the chance to go and hang with ST... GO FOR IT. Camping is a blast.

Good to hear that everything is well with Hillary... don't forget invites and you had better not fucking do it while I am in the big K. I will have to shoot you. My first stop back in the states is LV, and I can pick up my guns there.

Gotta run... work is calling....

More Pulp

I played touch football today with some of the guys on my flight. Great time. I haven't played football since high school. I threw a touchdown pass. Just call me Peyton Manning. Wait, I'm guessing that in certain house holds he's the devil. Just call me Tom Brady. He da bomb squad. Anyway, we all had so much fun that we'll be doing this a lot in the future. Perhaps twice a week! Good times, good times.

Tonight I'll be watching "Underworld" and "Pirates of the Carabian." My buddy Carl is bringing it over. I'm lending him a bunch of camping supplies for this weekend. He's camping out somewhere south of Tallahassee.

And I'm kicking the cigarettes again. Goin' on two days now. Drinking lots of OJ.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

PS...got pulp?

Lots of Pulp

Good OJ, Ya'll....I mean...Y'all. So, here's the dealyo. I am completely in love with this girl. Yep, it happened again. She didn't make it very hard on me. I guess I didn't make it hard on her, we're in love with each other. And it's wonderful. We didn't really do a whole lot while she was here. We played pool a few times with a bunch of my friends, we went out to eat at several restraunts (there's a new place called Mori's. Japanese food. I had sushi for the first time in my life and it was fantastic), we went out to the beach at night, we drank margaritas, beers, and wine but never got drunk, we read together, watched movies (lotsa movies), and all the other general kind of hanging out things. We went to the Panama Java (Eddie knows it) and drank coffee, ate scones, and read books for a few hours in the afternoons. So she likes most of the things I like, she has fun doing nothing, we like the same music and movies (yes...even all that crazy crap I listen to, she knows a lot of it!), and we both come from very loving families that support us all the way. I have spoken to her mother, father, and brother, and they were all very very cool about her staying here with me alone. In fact, her dad asked Hillary, "So, what have you two been up to...that you can tell me about?" To me, that means he knows and doesn't hate me. I'm happy, guys. I'm really happy. There is no pretense to our relationship at all. We've both admitted potentially embarrassing things, things that might end other (lesser?) relationships, and we're still happy. We're both jazzed.

I am going back up to AlAskA in June. I will see her again then. I will also see Bubbles!

And speaking of seeing Bubbles, I'm going to get out of the Air Force. I'm sure of it now. Unless the bonus goes up to a million dollars. So. I won't have a ton of money either, but I'll definitely have enough to get out to Nevada and travel around, camp, do all that stuff. For sure, I'm in. And if Eddie and Bubbles can't make it for their own reasons, I'd like to go anyway.

Boys, I'm very optimistic about my future now. I'll be dept free when I get out, I'll have a bit of money saved up, I think I've got a girl that will be around for a long time, and I'll be a free man in less than 8 months. I'm also making great strides in my 2nd book. This one, as I think I've said before, will be over 800 pages...and right now, it's all in my head. Slow roasting.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Song of the day: David Bowie - "Cactus"

Word(s)

Here are some words.

I can't blame you for not wanting to take leave, Eddie. I would do the same thing. How is going with Pops?

Maybe this year is not such a good idea for getting together. Mungo isn't sure what he is going to do with the AF. Eddie should save his leave. We know 007 is in a financial bind since he can't afford any internet. I have a lot on my plate too. Let's just think about it for awhile.

I have been up all night and I have a lot to do today. Woo Hoo.

Talk to you freaks later.

ST

Back in action AGAIN!!!

Ok... so here is the deal... I was having problems with the wireless network. i.e. it was working very slowly and did not like to connect to the router. My laptop still worked, so the access was still there, I just like being on the desktop better. So I reconfigured a bunch of shit, this was a trial and error type deal. I lost the connection on both at one time, but that was quickly resolved. It really sucks because they are both on the wireless system and configuring anything when you have no connection is.... well, impossible to change the router settings. But I figured out what I did and I was back to 1 working. Then after farting around for a few more minutes, EVERYTHING worked and it is now fast on the desktop again. It was a matter of changing thresholds and channels. I don't know why the thresholds had anything to do with it, but changing the channel did. I understand the channel thing because some just work better than others in certain areas or how the router feels that day.

Long story short, I can use the desktop instead of the laptop to make entries in the blog.

Went to the optometrist today and, from what he said, my vision is getting better... don't fuckin understand that one since I have not worn my glasses in about a year. But I need them to pass the next flight physical so I got them, then went to the AAFES store and bought 2 more pairs than the standard look ugly AF glasses. (one sunglass, one normal) The ones they gave me were not BCG's though. Same style as I have gotten for the past 6 years of having to wear the fuckers though. They also told me I need my eyes dilated and my appt for that is at the end of this month. woo hoo. I will be basically blind for 4 hours and look like a fool with sunglasses on inside. I will have to bust out the Oakleys for that. Some cool points must be kept since I will probably be walking into shit all day.

Something else I have now started is trying to get my hair back in my bald spot. I have started steroid shots in my head. The doc does not know how it will react yet... it may grow back... it may not. Either way, at least I finally got off my ass to do something about it.

I test for TSgt on 25 Feb. I am not studying nor do I plan to study. I will try when the test comes, but no extra effort will be afforded to this cause. If I make Tech, then I will have to reconsider re-enlisting. This is why no extra effort is being put in.

Mungo... it has been more than 12 hours since you have posted. I see how you are with promises. If there were psycho pussy on here you would commit to your promise. he he he.....

Trying to get hairy again...
Eddie

Time 2

I feel like my skull was removed and was punched directly in the brain. I'm going to bed. I'll be getting up early. I swear I have a lot to say. It's just been so crazy the last few weeks...sorry boys. You'll have something from me in 12 hours. I promise.

Okay, so promises are stupid things to make.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

The Deal...

Okay, Here is the scoop... Right now I couldn't tell you if I will be there or not. The situation with Pop's makes me not want to use any leave except for emergencies. Although my bro's getting together means A LOT to me, I do not want to be in the hole if I have to go and see my dad.

I am really sorry that I can not commit. It would honestly be a great time and I do not want to miss it, but I think I am going to have to.

Although, I will have L for X-Mas and new years this year, so I would like everyone to be able to see her. Right now, The only one garaunteed to see her is ST. That is just because he is near where I am going, not because I hate everyone else.

With Calypso, I am not telling you to drive her more, but feel free to do errands with her whenever you want. The milage is far less than what I would have put on if I were there. Good to hear she is running good. I may have to give you money to put one of those bad ass exhaust systems on there. That would be cool. I think I will have the Saturn for a long time. I like to look at other cars, but I just can't find anything (in my price range) that I would want instead of that car.

Where is the 24 hour update from MUNGO????!!!!

anyhoo... peace

Eddie

Our get together this year...

I just want to do a sanity check for everyone about us getting together later this year. I am all for it but I have a couple of restrictions for myself.

1) I know that I am going to be tight on money since we are taking 4-5 vacations this year. Most are just weekend camping trips but that can cost $200+ with gas and food for us. In Oct (the month after our get together) we are going to Disneyland again for Halloween. We did this last year and it was a blast...it was also about $900+ not including tickets. My point is that I will have enough money to go camping for 3-5 days up in Utah but that may be about it. I will pay for the campsites and most of the gas since you guys all have to pay to get here I don't.

2) I don't really drink (maybe one beer every 3-6 months) so I won't be getting drunk. I don't think you guys will care but I just want to put that out there. You guys are free to party on...it won't bother me. Heck, I will be the DD if you want to go bar hopping here in Vegas.

3) I will only be able to take about 5 days of leave but if you add the weekends in there that is 9 days off. Of course, with military leave, I have to be in Vegas for the weekends but that is fine if we go camping during the week.

That is about it. I just want to get what is on my mind out there so everyone knows what I am expecting. What are you guys thinking? Let's all be honest and REALISTIC (money wise) with what you guys want. If you don't even want to go camping then that is fine but it is probably the cheapest activity that we can do for 4-5 days. Post what you guys are thinking and then we can call 007 and see what is on his mind.

Also, I want to make sure that everyone is really going to make it. Mungo will be out of the military so money might be a consideration there. Eddie is in big K so his leave might be a consideration there. 007 can be a bit flakey but he swears that he is going to be here and already has the money for tickets. 007 also said that he will be on a tight budget too...I am sure we all will.

Okay, I am done rambling. Let's hear what you are thinking so we can all get on the same track.

Later,

ST

The wheels on the Saturn go round and round...

Eddie, your car now has a whopping 25 miles on it since you left. I took it and drove up and down the freeway then to Starbucks for some coffee. I have driven it twice so far. I was worried that I haven't been driving it enough but it started right up like new. With it sitting in the garage I think that I will take it out once a month for a spin. With the new battery in it I don't think it really needs to be driven once a week like I thought it would. Now, if you want me to drive it more I can but I don't think it needs it and you can save a ton of miles this way. You might want to call your insurance and tell them your car is getting driven less than 1,000 miles a year and not being driven to work. You might save some cash.

Mungo, still waiting on updates....

007, you aren't on here so screw you! Ha! I can make fun of you and you will never know...unless you use someone else's computer or get internet again. Okay, fine, you are the coolest dude that I have ever met and I and honored to know you! Seriously though, I hope you are able to get back online soon.

ST out

time

i will catch you up in less than 24 hours!

Time to call the cops...

Our wonderful neighbors now have a big, loud dog. It barked all day yesterday and then all last night. Beck and I woke up at least 4 times to that stupid barking! Tonight I am going to have the phone right next to me and the neighbors address ready. That dog barks once after 10pm then I am calling the cops. I will call the cops every 30 minutes until that dog shuts up. I am also going to look up the law about dogs barking ALL day. I know there is some NV law about it since it is disturbing the peace. I will research...or just call the cops and ask.

I think Beck is getting the painting bug. I am sensing that soon she is going to want to paint a room or something. I can just feel it.

Today I am going to Best Buy to look around at neat stuff. I am also going to Wolf Camera to get a picture blown up to 11"x14". I can't wait to see how it comes out.

Beck is going to church and Ashlee will go to the nursery for the first time. Beck is a little nervous about it. I am sure that she will be fine but I am kinda wondering how she will do as well.

So, Mungo got a few extra days with his hottie. Cool beans. I still can't wait to hear all about the trip.

Eddie sounds like he is just loving big K. <---SARCASM.

Well, I gotta run. Time to stand on my head in the front yard and sing God Bless America really loud.

ST

Bad trips

ST remembers some bad trips... he he he...

L is now in AK with her mom after they went to the airport 5 different times trying to get up there for the past 5 days. Not normally a huge deal, right... wrong. Trying to get a 3 year old to cooperate for packing/unpacking/packing is a hastle. Then she gets excited and ends up back in her house. Add in the fact that the airport is 40 miles away and just in general a pain in the ass, that adds to it.

Is Hillary still leaving from Orlando? If she is, she should reconsider leaving from Panama City.

Speaking of bad flights, that reminds me what my mom had to go through on 11SEP01... She was somewhere near TN when her airplane was told to land. She landed (well the plane landed anyway) then tried for 3 hours to get a rental car. Eventually she got it and drove back to Houston. This is not a short drive, and it was my mom by herself. I have no problems driving by myself, but I almost always have "something" with me when I am on the road. Needless to say, she made it home without any further incidents and I was, at that time, waiting to vector aircraft to start shooting down civilian planes. Damn, I can't believe that has been over 2 years ago.

I really don't know where I was going with this blog....

All We Can Really Do Is Laugh

Hillary is still here. There has been insane weather in the pacific NW and no air planes were flying through. Enormous delays. On one hand I'm happy I get to spend more time with her, but on the other hand I feel real bad for her too. She's had terrible traveling experiances since she left AlAskA three weeks ago.

We're about to roll out to do laundry. I'll talk to you badass gamer's later.

Mungo

HAH

I MADE IT... got the blog in before the next day with 30 Secs to spare.... So no ST.

Vice City

Vice city is one of the best games I have ever played. This is because you can do soooo much with it and listen to cool music while you do it.

Email what is going on with your bro. Bummer from what it sounds like.

I went to work all this week already... it was not fun. Last night I did base patrol. Volunteer thing that you basically make sure the drunks are not starting to much shit on the base. I ended up on the bus for 2 hours riding around and babysitting. No real good events as far as that goes.

Saw quite a few cute chicks though. One was a definate hottie until she started talking. Then she was strait up thuggish. Ahh, well, I would still do her. She is friends with people in my squadron, so the hook up is halfway there.

As far as Bubbles goes... I don't know. I just hope that he is doing alright with everything else.... job... marriage... kid... that kinda stuff.

The DTV thing for your car is wild. though I would probably find this very distracting. I have enough problems paying attention when I am driving drunk, I don't need to be watching a football game at the same time while drunk and driving. Just kidding, the last time I drove drunk was when I was 17.... and that pretty much solved that issue of doing that again.

Peace....

Game On

I bought a new game pad for my computer today since my old one (over 5 years old) doesn't work anymore. My new one is the bombdiggity! I can now play Vice much better than before...woo hoo.

I just talked to my Mom and she was telling me how my brother is causing her grief right now. I don't want to talk about it here but I hope it gets better.

Not too much going on here. The weather is really nice with temps in the mid 60's! Beck and I might go to Utah the weekend of Jan 19 to see family. If we take the Foci Power then the gas is free and we can stay with someone as well. Overall it could be a really cheap getaway.

Okay fools, am I going to be the only one to blog today? Just wondering. I think I am going to play some Vice after I get on Yahoo and see if you great guys are on.

ST

LMB

The cussing thing is going pretty well. I only slip every now and then and that is mostly at work...go figure.

Sharing internet is illegal? HA! I can understand why they do that though. Every dorm would be one big network. Heck, if I lived in the dorms it would be one big wireless network and everyone could just pitch in for it. Knowing my luck though I would get busted for it. Oh well.

At least it is Thurs (here). One more day until the weekend. I hate that first week back from a long vacation because it seems like I am lost for the first few days. Okay fine, I am lost all the time.

I can't wait until Mungo writes all about the Hillary visit. I have missed his creativity on here as well. Mungo...We love you!

007 and no freaking internet. I wonder what happen to his finances to make him resort to getting rid of the wonderful weird web? I guess it is best not to discuss it on here.

I am actually starting to play GTA Vice more. Well, when I have the time. It is kind of fun although VERY violent. Oh well, I look at it like a rated R movie but I get to control the main character.

Yesterday, Chris was in town and we all went out to dinner. Aimee couldn't come down since he was just here for the CES convention.

Speaking of CES (Consumer Electronics Show...biggest convention in Vegas) I saw some cool crap. They are coming out with Direct TV for your car and it will have high speed internet, up to 10 phone lines, pay per view and all that jazz. I can only imagine how much that will be when it comes out in the next two months!

I am off to mess around for awhile. Later.

ST

Wireless

I am now set up with a wireless card attatched to the back of my desktop. This is because "they" say that sharing an internet connection is "illegal." This is complete bullshit but the UCI is coming up for the base and I dont want to lose a fucking stripe for an obvious thing... thats why I got the Wireless... so you can not tell by just looking.

This was however a huge ordeal. I fought with the fuckin thing for about 2 hours then finally gave up, changed some shit one last time, shut the computer off and 2 hours later turned it on and it worked... Who knows what the hell I or the computer did to make it work, but it works now so I dont care.

Anyway... other news... O'Reily slammed on A&F about their porno in the catalogs http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105388,00.html

Personally... I think that kicks ass... i love that show.

Also, I had my medical inprocessing today and I am taking Cypro... yes the drug to kill anthrax. I have to "ground test" it to make sure I don't have any allergic reactions... basically I am a big fucking guiney pig.

ST, How is the no cussing thing going? Can you still say "Lick....My Balls??"

its all about the LMB... yup, thats right LMB, baby, L...M...B.

I am outta here

Projects...

I had my overnight. This morning I got my allergy shots on the way home and then remembered that I needed to replace the AC filters in the house so I stopped at Home Deposit. While at HD I remembered that I needed to fix the toliet paper holder the upstairs bathroom since someone had ripped one side out of the wall. I also bought a new flapper for the downstairs bathroom since the chain broke on the old one...it was actually a plastic strap and not a metal chain (cheap builders!).

I got everything done. Flapper replaced with one that has a real chain, toilet paper holder now has bolts that can hold 90lbs each (stupid thing is staying on now!), and the filters are replaced. I alway feel good when I get crap done around the house that needs attention.

Now Beck is talking about painting our room! SHOOT ME NOW!

I will have to get to playing Vice some more. The pics from CO came out amazing. There is one sunrise picture that I think could easily be in a gallery....the sky looks like it is on fire. I will get them on the net soon.

Eddie...where are your pics? Huh, fool? Stop eating that McDoggie burger and get on it!

Later guys,
ST

Eddie's mind

Mungo... I could take that teaser places you don't want to know. And by the way... it is spelt "y'all" 2 sylables you fuckin yank. and y'all all is plural.

ST, once you start getting further in the game, you get to own a mansion, a club, and a strip club... plus some other stuff too.

I took my Korea driving test today and got a 97%. It was basically the same as a US one, but had odd fucking road signs on it. Like "no taking shit in street" sign. not literally, but they have a sign for damn near everything. Way more than the easy signs we have.... although theirs are real easy too and funny.

Got to go to gym in about 2 hours then off to work for a 1700 to 2300 shift.

I am eating Korean McDonalds right now.... tastes a lot like the US. Not much difference at all other than the medium drink is the size of a small and the small is like one of those sips of OJ that they use to sell.

ahh well.... back to eating.

peace out mutha fucka's

Today and Tomorrow

This is the last day of Hillary's visit. I am sorry for not bloggin' more, but...

I will blog my little heart out on Thursday, after work. I will fill ya'll in on the last week or so.

TEASER: Had some great sushi!!!!

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Song of the day: Tortiose - "The Reason"

Crack is good....mmmmkayyyy

I just noticed that you were the only one to blog yesterday, Eddie! Did you know that?

I was busy being pissed at the Bronco game! Man that sucked big ones. They must have attended the Raiders School Of Football. There were some unhappy people in my house yesterday.

I have been playing around with the flight sim 2004. Cool game. Can you really call it a game? There isn't really an objective except to not crash. Neat to play with none the less. Vice City is fun even though I haven't really played the game yet. I have just been messing around killing people and stealing cars (crashing the cars is more like it).

Tomorrow I have my overnight so I won't be blogging. I will find a way to survive...I hope.

I may blog again later tonight if I have something to say.

Talk to you freaks later.

ST

No more crack??

I am beginning to wonder if the crack has lost it's addiction once again.

Why was I the only one to blog yesterday.

SLACKERS

I like chicken

Gettin' Better

I just once again improved my time on the 1.5 to 12:57!!! I am liking this. :30 each time improvement I can do. However, I think I am going to hit a wall here shortly. But hopefully not. The overall score is around 84 now I think.

Talked to Mungo today on yahoo. That was good.... what color is his hair now??

Well, time to get ready for work.

Eddie, smokin' a bowl

Boring life of Eddie

I sat around all day today. Watched "Happy Gilmore" and played on the PS2. I was going to do laundry, but everyone does laundry on Sundays. So it will wait until tomorrow.

ST, think of it this way... you saved more than you would have spent on the necklace!!

Mungo, any other road trips planned or are you gonna spent the rest of the time in lower Alabama?

I am tired and it is about bed time.

Later

Husband of the Year

I wasn't really sure what to get Beck for her B-day this year. I finally made up my mind on a nice necklace for $200. Then, out of nowhere, an idea popped in to my head. So I went over to the sports store where they sell team jerseys, hats, mugs and some signed stuff. I wanted to see if they had any Broncos stuff. I looked at the helmets hoping not to see one with the Broncos logo on it. Well, I didn't see one...at first. As I was walking away something caught my eye...yep. I was now hoping like mad that it wasn't signed by John Elway. I go into the store and ask who signed it. The lady gets it down and hands it to me...John Elway. I have to look at the price even though I already knew I was buying it since Elway is next to God in this house. Price: $799.

So long story longer... I walked out of the store with an Elway helmet, a 16x20 framed and signed picture of Clinton Portis, a really nice glass case for the helmet, a orange/blue street sign that reads 7 John Elway Dr. and my wallet $1030.00 lighter. On the plus side, I did get the $140 case for free, the $40 street sign for free and I didn't pay any sales tax on anything for a total savings of about $270.

Needless to say, Beck was quite shocked! She has been wanting a helmet signed by Elway for over 9 years. I think the Portis photo will be worth something someday since he is pretty good.

I am worn out and I am going to play my flight sim for awhile and then hit the sack.

ST floating on cloud 9.

Still In Florida

Hillary and I didn't end up leaving the state. We stayed. Last night we shot pool and played pool with several of my friends. And tonight we're just going out for some food. I'm going to make some margaritas later. I've got a kick ass blender. That's really all that's going on. Short and sweet.

Oh ya, I wrote Double O a letter and I'm going to send him a box of burned CD's that I don't listen to anymore.

That's all I got!

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Song of the day: Clem Snide "Joan Jett of Arc"

Sorted and saved

I have just finished sorting and saving the 149 pictures that I took in CO. I must say that I took some wow bangers! Yes, yes, the family pics are all the same...family. While in CO I got a few sunrise pictures that are bomb diggity! Also, when we visited the town of Cripple Creek which was a mining town in the 1890's I got some pics of old falling apart houses. I will take these pics and make a series of 3 or 4 sepia houses and frame them in one frame. I will get the pics up on my website in this weekend for you to see.

I am not sure that Beck will wear clown paint but I can guarantee she will flip out over her present! I went a little nuts. I don't want to say here what she got in case she see this. I will post more when she opens them...I am sure to win Husband of the year for 2004.

Later guys,

ST

Clown paint on B-Days

So is beck going to wear clown paint tomorrow??

Mungo, You like making your life hard don't you. Probably the most intelligent amoung us and this mother fucker sets his ambitions on being a hobo. Of course he is the most wacked of us as well... maybe that is part of it. Just don't visit smellin of sardines and boones farm.

The title is funny. I like reading the caption on the side of the blog to see what quote you pulled out of the blog too.

Rush guitarist in jail... that is interesting. I like the band, but if he would have pushed one of my partners down the stairs he would have gotten a beating with an ASP.

Anyway peeps, my day is going to be filled with fun and excitement.... I am going to the post office to check mail that is probably not there. Walk a mile up hill both ways in the freezing cold to an empty box. Okay so the freezing cold and up hill parts are an exageration, its actually a nice day out today. Blue skies and sunshine.

Eddie walkin the mile....

Opps!

FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Rush Guitarist Arrested on New Year's Eve

The Future Never Happened

So. Life after the Air Force? Funny you should ask. I've been thinking about that subject a lot lately and only last night did I finally come up with the answer. Yes, I am going to do my walk across NORTH America, but what then? I'll tell ya. I have decided to be a hobo. Jumpin trains, drinking port, gettin' thrown in the slammer, wear clown make up on my own birthday...all those things! No time for a job when I'm that busy, you know?

So much to talk about. So little time. Hillary and I just got up, we're headed out into town. I think we will keep going right on through to Virginia. Who knows?

Mungo

My Bed

It was nice to sleep in my own bed last night. It wasn't nice to hear my kid crying at 0700...better than 0500, I guess.

I have to go shopping for Beck's B-day gift today. I would hate to have tomorrow get here and not have her box wrapped in paper.

After the AF? I don't know. TRW (look into the pay, might be worth it), Police, Post Office. get a civilian job where I am at now, or bum. Those are the choices. We shall see.

I have to eat some breakfast now...see you fools later.

ST

PS. Blogger title okay? I can change it if you like.

Good times

Good to hear that you are home safe and had lots o' fun.

From what I understand, that # is busy a lot... but hey, it's free, so what can you expect.

I did absolutely nothing today, or yesterday for that matter. I sat on my ass and played video games. Not real exciting and actually quite a bit dull and boring. I think I may actually get my happy ass to the gym tommorow since it has been about 4 days since I last ran. Laziness factor kicks in with the holidays, but at least I know I will be going 3 times a week again starting next week.

Training sucks ass. It is taking the 4 people ahead of me entirely too long to get there shit done and learn what the fuck they are doing. I don't understand these dudes here. If you had an experienced controller, would you not want to get that person upgraded first then work on the new people out of tech school?? ah, well, fuck em... less work for me.

So ST, have you thought any more about what you are doing after the AF life?

Mungo, same question, and include what you plan on doing after the walk across the US. (you have thought of that, right???)

I, myself, am sticking with my plan of being a popo. I like guns, doughnuts and coffee, so I am half-way there.

I think it is about time for a title change to the blog, however, I have no good inputs at this time. I am sure Mungo can think of something funny for a title.

Later yo's

Eddie

Home

Yes, I am home. We came home a day early because of the weather forecast. It was supposed to snow everywhere so we bailed early. Trip home was uneventful and there wasn't any snow. There were a few places that had some insane cross winds and the truck sort of changed lanes on it's own. Other than that...great.

I slept through New Years so big whoop. While we were gone Vegas got 2-3 inches of snow! My dog was afraid to go outside! Ha. I wish I was here for that so I could have gotten pictures of my house covered in snow. Oh well.

Although I slept through New Years I did manage to make a resolution. I am not swearing anymore. I just don't like to hear my kid saying sh*t. It doesn't work for me so I am cutting that crap off. I know, I know...."Yeah, right!" Well, I am going to try my hardest. Work will be the worst since I like to tell everyone what I really think. I can do it.

Eddie, I did try calling you about 10 different times. That number was busy. Go figure. Just know that I tried.

On Christmas day Beck and I put all of our gifts in a bin and put them away since we weren't at home. Well, coming home tonight and unpacking was like Christmas all over again since I had forgotten what I got. Here is a list.

-Microsoft wireless mouse with a scroll button that tilts side to side so you can scroll sideways...COOL!
-Grand Theft Auto Vice City for PC.
-MS Flight Sim 2004
-I river MP3 player (128mb). I can jog with it and it won't skip. Nice if I will only start jogging.
-Laser level by Straitline
-Tape measure without the tape (uses a form of radar to measure and a laser to sight it in)...ultra freaking cool!
-Sweatshirt from Eddie Bauer
-All kinds of other little goodies.

Christmas was good. The best part was seeing everyone again.

Well, I must go play with all my goodies. I have only messed with the mouse. Happy New Year to you guys. I will be on here more now that I am home.

ST stinky feet