Jeff's blog

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:41:12 GMT

Words: 807

Mood: meh

Treat: kit kat

1st line: The hallway was dark, darker than dark.

last line: The room grew dark and she felt herself slipping away.

hmm..

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:54:06 GMT

well I guess i should say I'm home now, and have been for about 6 months. um, ya. a lot has happened since i got home. I had a job, then got laid off. now i have free time again (hopefully not for too long) to blog

homeward bound

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:39:39 GMT

So right now i'm in Kuwait. ^__^ I'll be here for I don't know how long, we are a couple days behind schedule, but that's OK. I will maybe post tomorrow, (if i'm here) if i'm gone, I'll call people when I hit TX.

Happy New Year

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:08:14 GMT

Hey everyone!
Sorry I have not been posting recently, We've been busy getting ready to get out of here shortly. in all reality I will most likely be in CA for my B-Day ^___^ I may even be sleeping in my own bed by then. If i have your number, I will call you as soon as I reach TX. ummm.. that's al I can think of right now, I will update again as soon as I can. love you all.

Yule

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:04:40 GMT

so we had our Yule ritual the other night. I really enjoyed the company of everyone. we had 12 people in the first ever open circle of Prosperity which is also the first open circle in the 4-64AR. Before the ritual we all gathered for dinner, and we invited chaplin Harms to join us. (He is VERY mormon, and has been fighting us all the way, he even referd to us by our names as "Devil Worshipers" to someone in the DFAC.) but he wa kind enough to join us, al though I got the distinct impression he was praying for our souls the whole time. :P so anyway, other than the location, (a small room on the second floor of the tower farthest away from everything)it was beautiful. I will get the pics posted as soon as I get them.

moving

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:00:28 GMT

sorry I havn't been posting, I have been moving. tonight is my last night in a bed for a while, and I don't know if we will have internet in the tents. but it's only a couple weeks til we move again.

one step closer

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:14:48 GMT

so we just got one step closer to actually getting something together for Yule. we have a list of contacts, including the DFGL (Distinctive Faith Group Leader) at Camp Liberty, to help us cut through the red tape. and we came to the conclusion that army chaplin's names describe them. i.e. Cpt. Harms has been blocking us, Cpt. Churchwell has been helpful, and Maj. Blessing is willing to do anything to help us. i just find it funny. well i'll post info as i get it

So close...

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:19:49 GMT

So I was hanging with the guys and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose. at first we thought the check point by our fob was under attack. then we saw tracers flying up on the other side of the FOB. a few seconds later it looks like the whole FOB was under attack, tracers flying up in all directions, from everywhere, I wish I had a camera with me, it would be scary to someone not used to the sight. so everyone runs back to their rooms, thinking we were under attack. I go in trough on my vest and K-pot, grab my SAW and all the ammo I can carry, and waited for my team so we could go join the lines. so we're out there ready for battle, and Hen gets a call from someone who informs us that Iraq just won some big soccer game and the entire country was shooting in celebration. (like they do here) That pissed me off. I was all ready to fight, and it turns out there was no fight to join. I guess thats a good thing. the bad part is that in those couple minuets, I saw over 2000 rounds go into the air, and well, they have to come down somewhere. I only heard one land about 10ft from us, but man I WISH i had a vedio camera, everywhere I looked was a red wall of tracers going up. it was impresive to say the least. I guess this shows who the infantry are and who the poges are. the poges ran in to their rooms got all their shit on and stayed there,the infantry went to their rooms got their rooms and came out to help the fight. it was kinda funny. but all for a soccer game! there's still people shooting. I feel sorry for anyone on patrol right now. that has to be scarry, just imagine youre driving the streete are dead (everyone is watching the game but you don't know that) then suddenely every rooftop and yard starts shooting, I would think one thing. ambush. but man, just imagine thousands of people from every direction shooting at the same time. that would be some shit. but all is well now.

No Day But Today

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:03:18 GMT

So they finally got RENT at the DVD store. I just finished watching it, and I have to say I loved it, there are a few thing that should have been done like they were on stage. Like the title song should have been left a face to face, and the burning eviction notices was a bit cliche. and I didn't like the way the did Tango Maureen. on the other hand I loved the montage for One Song Glory. And I agree with the masses who said they shouldn't have sold out for a PG-13 rating. as far as the actors, I really didn't like Idena Menzel(Maureen) she just didn't fit the part. All im all I give it 4.5 out of 5 rabid badgers

posting, or lack there of

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 15:16:48 GMT

sorry i havn't been posting, I've been busy with City of Villains, er.. and working. but i'm still here and doing well.

WHEEEE

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 05:11:12 GMT

I figured out how to get City of Villains to run!! ^__^ I've been having issues with my graphics card. (it would go into an infinite loop and freeze my computer) until I get if fixed all I have to do is run the game in safe mode. it makes me happy. to bad I can only play for a couple more week until we move out of the trailers.

HIPPO BIRDIE

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 13:09:14 GMT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUNNY!!!

they say love is power
if that is true then we surely are
King and Queen of the universe
I regret that we cannot share this day
but even the world between us
cannot separate us
know that I am with you
and we rule as one

I hate paypal

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:41:41 GMT

Never ever use paypal, the need to work on their security. I hate it when I get money taken from my bank account and trace it back to PayPal. I am now boycotting PayPal until they improve their system.

night shift

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:11:44 GMT

I hate working night shift! >_< just thought I'd share. that's why I haven't posted recently, I got an X-mas card from my grandma. ^_^ that really made my day, I can't wait 'till i get home so I can go visit my them. I know eventually I will have to go up to Portland for Jim's wedding, so I can stop by on me way up. that will be fun. but now i need food, and sleep, and maybe a shower before work.

sleep good..~_~

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:20:37 GMT

well i had a good nights sleep last night, my back was tweaking out and I was REALLY uptight and stressed out, so my good friend Jim gave me a muscle relaxant. or maybe it was a ruffe, I can't remember.... I was so out of it, apparently someone came by and gave me a list. this morning they asked if I had it so it could get posted, and I had no idea what they were talking about. I kept insisting they never gave me any list, and they kept saying they did. finally they told me to go look in my room for it, so I go back, and there it was on my night stand... I still don't remember getting up, opening the door, having a short conversation, taking the list, and going back to bed.

insensitive iraqi's

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:00:49 GMT

HEADLINE

Iraqi leaders: Insurgents have right of resitance
Insurgents are not considered terrorists if they do not target civiliains, institutions that provide for the commonwealth.

WTF??!? can you believe that, they don't even have the common decency to wait until we leave to start their civil war! We all thought that a civil war would break out as soon as we left.... but BEFORE???? who knew? the only thing all three agree on is that they want the US out of Iraq, and I say we honor and nurture that, and hope they build off of it. O_~

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:11:20 GMT

here's the sinerio:

to get into a certain area you need a certain item, there female A guarding this area making sure people entering area have certain item. guy B and female A dont like each other. so when guy B goes to enter, female A asks if he has certain item, he says yes. (this is normally accepted by her for anyone else) but she asks to see it, he is reluctant to show it, (because he doesn't want to be treated different just because they don't like each other) so he tells her "Kiss my ass" and walks off. keep in mind, he would have said that to anyone giving him the same shit, but because she hates him she files sexual harassment against him. even though she uses the same kind of language all the time.

the question:
who is in the right

my thoughts:
he should have just shown the item, she shouldn't have singled him out. all that aside i dont see how saying "kiss my ass" is sexual harassment in the context used. in my opinion, it's a matter of equal opportunity, I know I dont change the way I act around females, if they don't like the way I act, they can say it to my face just like anyone else, and I'll tell them to fuck off, just like anybody else.Females should accept that EO applies to them as well, in all aspects.

other facts:
I am not guy B
Female A is a slut and a bitch

What do you think?

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:33:21 GMT

i really haven't done much recently, just a lot of movie watching, music listening, book reading and Philosophical debate.... They just realized that I hold the world in contempt. Burmudez just gave me a few CDs that bout 50 Depech Mode songs total. maybe if I listen to them all i can be as obsessed as my friends. ^_*

CoV

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:32:13 GMT

YAY! I Just got CoV installed, to bad I can't play for more than 5 min. without my computer crashing >_< at least I got Melica created. I just need to finish writing her profile. and for those of wondering... yes, I have a female character, she is my favorite charatret ever made and has been playe in D&D, AD&D, D&D 3rd edition, Shadow Run, and now she is making her online debut! unfortunatly, during this last inter-dimentional travel, she suffered a major alignment change.... fun times ^__^ and now I'm watching Kino no tabi!! ^_^ THANKS DEAR!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

i think i need a vacation...

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:44:32 GMT

well we had our first de-mobilization class, it was a stress management class, here's the test we took to see if we had stress webpages.charter.net/hkirtley/stress

so i have been incredibly busy.. i know i say that a lot but this time puts all the others to shame, i cant say exactly what we did, but it was very unpleasant. have i mentioned recently how much i hate these people... it's not that i'm racist, it's just the way some of them act (especially those with authority) makes me sick, they have no discipline, no self control, and they are the most lazy slobs i have ever had the displeasure to work with. (I speak of the iraqi army mostly)
ok enough ranting...
I finally got to talk with my dad, it's been too long, we (myself, jen and mom) were starting to worry, but I'm glad to see he is doing well. btw if your reading this HI DAD!!!

BURN!!!!

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:03:12 GMT

well we chopped down a tree for firewood, it's a good thing we arn't allowed to drink otherwise there would be no trees left, and we'd probably be short a few stairs, well not us, the poges across the way.... so anyway i was put in charge of tending the fire tonight, which i usually enjoy, but there was no one around to enjoy, so I was just keeping it going enough to last until people showed up, and someone looked at it and said "how come no one's feeding the fire" looking at me. i assured him that it could easily be brought back up to a 7ft flame, which i then proved to him, oooh it was a pretty flame, he was impressed as well, so i got my satisfaction. ^_^

random haiku

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:42:34 GMT

to be put on a sign on my door:

to enter this dwelling
one's soul must be pure
please wipe your feet on mat

another perfect day

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:40:38 GMT

it's cloudy, windy, a little rainy, about 68 degrees, all in all beautiful day.
I went for a walk and found myself at the DVD store, i usually never go in there and only rarely buy stuff, but to day i got a couple things. one was the Vanessa Mae Red Hot Tour DVD. I love her music. and I got Pet Shop of Horrors. I have to say I like it a lot. the irony of it all. so right now Life is as good as it possibly can get around here. ^___^ i wish my internet worked better so i could upload pics to photo bucket but there's just not enough bandwidth or something.

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:06:17 GMT

we had fun today, well at least I did, i got to do something i haven't had the chance to do in a couple months... drive the m113 (see pic) yay ^_^ that thing is so much fun to drive. i've missed driving it, and whats better is that this time the headsets worked. that not seem like much, but it makes life SO much easier. since i have a fairly good view of directly in front of me, but i cant see to the right or rear. plus it was raining so i couldn't see front that good through my glasses either. actually when we first rolled out it was that almost hail that really stings the face driving at about 30mph. but the rain stopped and we did our thing and came home. and that was my day.

sigh

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 17:58:38 GMT

i feel good, we just had a little platoon social event, just a little outdoor party, no reason just to relax. i was sitting by the fire, listing to my filk music, imagining my coke was an ale, just pure bliss, well i was in a state of almost meditation, staring at the fire. then i hear a mortar wizz by over head and hear the impact in the distance, so much for inner tranquility.

on other things, jim and i have declared ourselves Lycanthropitates, or the last of the mystical shape-shifting pirates of the north. our flag is still being developed, our working idea is a wolfs skull head on (excuse the pun) wearing an eye patch, with the crossed bones. i'll make it look cool.