0442: Wake up 13 minutes before my alarm is supposed to go off. I hate that. Shave and get dressed.

0510: Head out the door to goto PT. Today is soccer day. I havent played soccer since grade school. About 15 minutes into the game I realize why I never played soccer "just for fun". Sprinting 50 yards, back and forth, chasing a ball is not my idea of fun. Especially when its 95 degrees out. I managed to do pretty good, but we still lost. 6 - 11 I think was the final score. Three of those were from me. I managed to meet shins with around 4 people, caught someone with my elbow, and came out the loser of that exchange. Not sure where exactly I hit them, but it hurt me. Also got to hit my kneecap at a downward anlge on someone elses knee..... I went down hard. Still doesnt feel right. Good fun.

0630: PT is over. Time to go enjoy my day off. Get in the shower, lounge around a bit. Decide I want to eat breakfast but get delayed for 30 minutes or so by Wii Sports (Tennis cheats!!!!!!).

0810: Leave to go get breakfast. Ham and Cheese Omlette, Seasoned Potatoes, and Biscuits and Gravy. Got to sit and eat while listening to soldiers bicker and whine about petty non-sense that they thought was an abomination that they should not have to deal with. Had enough, ate faster and got the hell out.

0835: Leave the DFAC. Decide to go sit at work for a while and wait for the PX to open. Got online and a while turned into about an hour.

0930: Leave work to go to the PX. By now it is 105 degrees according to the digital display by the front door. Arrive at the PX and find that the line to check out goes halfway around the inside of the building. Oh well, I'm sure it will die down some before I get all my belongings and finish browsing through the same shit I have looked through for the past 7 months. Magazine rack: New (to me at least) Honda Tuning. Someone put a K20 in an Insight? Awesome! Take at look at the line..... still long as hell. Ok, I'll get in line and read my Honda Tuning while waiting........... Stood in line for about 5-10 minutes..... realized I was still in the exact same spot I started...... odd..... you would think 5-10 minutes I would move atleast a little... its not like Im in line for Splash Mountain. Go to the front to see what the hold up is....... none of the registers are working.... hooray! Go stand by the magazine rack and finish reading my Honda Tuning. Registers still down. Off to go to the other (small) PX.

0955: Begin the journey across the desert to the small PX. All 500 yards or so of the trek is a true test of my intestinal fortitude. I think of turning back many times, but I know that failure is not an option, not when I have come so far.

0957: I HAVE ARRIVED!!!!! After looking at every item in the entire store, I have collected the items I will be purchasing. My supplies consist of 1 20fl.oz. bottle of Riptide Rush Gatordae, 1 16oz bag of Planters Dry Roasted Pistachios and 3 12fl.oz. cans of Code Red Mt. Dew. I make my purchase and depart.

1010: I am tempted as I walk out the door and smell searing cattle flesh, to get food from Burger King. Until I realize I just ate less then two hours ago. But damn does cow smell good....... if it is cow..... Time to once again face the burning sun as I take the 1/2 mile long walk back to my trailer.

1020: Back in the room and lightened my load of the 20fl.oz. Riptide Rush Gatorade in route. Tasty. Now its boredom time. Play Wii Sports for a while. Tennis wants to continue to cheat. I think they have David Blaine on their team. The ball hits the ground in front of me and bounces almost straight sideways. Lame. Time to move to Bowling. Woohoo!!! New record!!!! 237!!! Time to try Power Throwing. WOOHOOx2!!! New record again!!!! 585 pins!!! Ok, Im on a roll, lets try tennis again...... No luck.... they disrupted my Chi. Internet time.

1130: The internet yeilds countless ways to waste your time doing meaningless tasks..... I have being searching through them for the past 7 months... I am nearing the end. The internet was able to hold my attention for an amazing 30 minutes. I think I will write what I did today in a "Blog" on MySpace.com "a placce for friends".

1200: Begin typing my actions of the day.

12:30 I have typed everything I have done today. I certify under penalty of purgery that the aforementioned affidavit is factual to the best of my recollection

So after almost 6 years, I wrote a sorry excuse for a poem again. Enjoy.

Squeezing my eyes shut so tight it burns.
Am I trying not think about it?
Or trying to burn it into my memory?
I dont want to think about it any more.
But I need to remember so I dont do it to my self next time.
But I will come running back like a junkie.
You are the needle I need in my vein.
Your love is the drug that I crave.
I wake up in the morning after its worn off,
sore, and regretting falling for it again.
Swearing to myself that I'll get over you.
But I know I'll be back
It seems no matter how much she hurts me,
I can never tell her no.
No matter how much she pushes me away,
I just cant let her go.
I feel there is nothing she can do to make me stop loving her.
It scares me to death, being so out of control.
I try to get on with my life,
But how do you forget the only thing you have ever known?
Til death do us part.
Im dead inside.

 So I found out the hard way that Yager-bombs are evil .... Im paying for it today. Thank you who ever discovered nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs namely C₁₃H₁₈O₂  (Ibuprofen). Thank you to the people renting me my domile for proving me a place to rest my weary head. Thank you   Thank you Meichelle for affording me the opportunity to get too drunk at her house. And damn you Germany for creating such a vial drink such as Yager. And Red Bull..... you are nuetral in my book right now..... so dont press your luck!!

Left justified

Center justified

Right justified

So I lied. I now have TWO entries in my "Blog" AND IM THE ONLY PERSON THATS LOOKED AT IT, SO SCREW ALL OF YOU. Of course no-ones reading it so no-one knows Im saying screw you all.... Hm.... Oh well.

Congratulations, you are reading my first "Blog". And probably my last as well. Of course Im writing this with the expectation that no-one will ever read it. Unless they are just clicking on shit on myspace and happen upon it. Anyways, It is 28 Aug 2005, 3:09 in the A.M. First day Ive had off in just over two months. And this is how I spend it...... it amazes me how far man has come. We live in a world of connectivity. No matter where you are, you're connected. Even here in Iraq soldiers have cell phones and wireless internet. We have a Burger King, Cinnabon, Pizza Hut, Subway, and Popeyes Chicken on post, here in Baghdad Iraq. Im just waiting for the Oakland Raiders to move the team here, since they've tried everywhere else and failed. Yet even with all amenities, soldiers still complain about the most trivial of things. They complain that the ice cream stand in the chow hall doesnt have enough variety. And other pety things. It upsets me the way our military is heading. Oh well, so long and thanks for the shoes.