Well things here have been pretty boring and interesting at the same time.
Christmas was ok. We had to go to breakfast with my grandmother that morning. I didn't get anything really big for Christmas. I got the DCI Finals DVDs which I get every year plus some money and gift cards. So other than that Christmas was pretty uneventful.
My cousins came up the next day. They're from Florida and they are pretty cool. Their children Zach and Laura, 10 and 9, are cool to play around with. Weird that I used to change their diapers and now they're this old haha. Anyway, they are staying at our house so it has been rather amusing with them around.
I went to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert in Atlantic City and it was awesome. I remember three years ago I went with Sammy when we were going out but man has it changed. They added like another hour and a half to the concert and it was awesome. I hope to be going again next year wherever they happen to be.
Friday night Justin and I went to the Phantoms game. We have all of these free ticket vouchers that my mom gets so we decided to go. It was a close game, they went into a shootout and then went to extra shooters. So it was a pretty close game.
This Friday coming up we're going again but we have two extra tickets, so if anyone wants to come just let me know. The tickets were free so you don't need to pay for them and the seats are 6 rows from the ice.
Tonight I'm going over Kelly's for New Years. The whole NYC thing fell through and she invited me over so I figure I would go. I don't think my cousins are big into the whole New Years thing so I might as well lol. From what she told me we're going to be the only non-adults there so it's more of a mutal saving each other from boredom and having to deal with them haha. I'm looking forward to it though.
You know it's pretty sad when you look forward to going back to school because your own town is so boring lol. I guess I'm so used to running around all the time up there that when I get here I dont know what to do with myself. I mean you figure I get up there I have classes, Drum Corps camps, and National Guard stuff to do. Here I have nothing to do and it kills me lol. Oh well.
31 December 2006
21 December 2006
The cold hard truth...
It sucks to know exactly what's missing in your life but there is absolutely nothing you can do to change it. Tonight made me realize a bunch of things and it just made me more depressed.
20 December 2006
Home for Christmas
Well finals are over and I am home for break. It's been a pretty eventful one so far.
Yesterday I went and picked up my Jetta from the shop and it seems to be working fine now. So for all of those admirers of that weird sound when it started up, it is back on the road haha. It's weird thinking that the car has been off the road since my freshmen year. It's just been sitting around literally rotting away. But it's good to have it back.
Tonight I hung out with Kelly and helped them decorate their christmas tree, the really just wanted me to get the high places ;-) haha. Then me and her watched a movie, I don't remember the name of it but it was a really odd movie. Really hard to follow the plot because there didnt seem to be one lol. But it was just good to chill and relax with her.
I have no idea what I'm doing this rest of this week but I just hope that it is something other than sitting around the house.
You know it's weird when you realize that your best friend is exactly the type of person you want to be with. Kinda weird lol.
Yesterday I went and picked up my Jetta from the shop and it seems to be working fine now. So for all of those admirers of that weird sound when it started up, it is back on the road haha. It's weird thinking that the car has been off the road since my freshmen year. It's just been sitting around literally rotting away. But it's good to have it back.
Tonight I hung out with Kelly and helped them decorate their christmas tree, the really just wanted me to get the high places ;-) haha. Then me and her watched a movie, I don't remember the name of it but it was a really odd movie. Really hard to follow the plot because there didnt seem to be one lol. But it was just good to chill and relax with her.
I have no idea what I'm doing this rest of this week but I just hope that it is something other than sitting around the house.
You know it's weird when you realize that your best friend is exactly the type of person you want to be with. Kinda weird lol.
13 December 2006
Finals schedule
Well I figured out my final schedule and it kinda sucks
14 Dec: Roman History 0800
15 Dec: Nation Building 0800
15 Dec: Amercian Poltics 1100
15 Dec: College Algebra 1830
The Politics final is a paper so thats not too bad, but I don't know about the Nation Building final just yet. Hopefully thats just a paper I can knock out and get not worry about it. I'm kinda interested to see how my grades turn out. I slacked a lot during the semester but I'm pretty sure I should still be okay with everything.
I will be home in NJ on Sunday, either in the late afternoon or early evening. I plan on leaving rather early that day so hopefully it won't take too long.
So yeah...that's it lol
14 Dec: Roman History 0800
15 Dec: Nation Building 0800
15 Dec: Amercian Poltics 1100
15 Dec: College Algebra 1830
The Politics final is a paper so thats not too bad, but I don't know about the Nation Building final just yet. Hopefully thats just a paper I can knock out and get not worry about it. I'm kinda interested to see how my grades turn out. I slacked a lot during the semester but I'm pretty sure I should still be okay with everything.
I will be home in NJ on Sunday, either in the late afternoon or early evening. I plan on leaving rather early that day so hopefully it won't take too long.
So yeah...that's it lol
10 December 2006
Brigadiers camp and more...
Well this past weekend was amazing!!! It was my first camp with the Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps and these guys are awesome. My section, the contra line, are definitely the best group of guys there. There were 6 of us there this weekend but from what I understand a couple of people were missing. We have a solid sound and are already starting to come together as a section in the music. In just one weekend we've become pretty close in getting to know each other. As for the rest of the brass line I don't know too many of them yet but that will all change. The battery is sounding good for only the second camp. They have an awesome on-field warmup, it's just great. I LOVe our music for this year too...
For you Twp band guys who read this, the opener is like 2001 where we did a little bit of American Elegy that led into Vesuvius, same idea here
On-field Warmup - The Great Sendoff
Theme: Images in Time
Pre-Opener- As Time Goes By
Opener- Spanish Fantasy
Ballad- The First Time I ever saw your face
Closer- Sparkling Diamonds (I think anyway)
So yeah some good music in there. My next camp is 19-21 January and I can't wait to go back!! BUY AIR MATTRESS, sleeping bags don't do the trick!! Should have remembered that one from the Cadets haha.
On to other news...
Finals start on Thursday, I have no idea when any of mine are because I've been too busy to check. But thankfully now that last week is over so now things will settle down to more of a routine more than a free for all. I do just want this semester to be over with, it was just a bad one overall I think. Probably because I had absolutely no summer break at all and just went from school, to bct/ait, to here again :-/, so yeah, looking forward to spending some time to SLEEP among other things
I plan on going to Times Square for New Year's this year, so if you want ask and I might bring you along :-P
For you Twp band guys who read this, the opener is like 2001 where we did a little bit of American Elegy that led into Vesuvius, same idea here
On-field Warmup - The Great Sendoff
Theme: Images in Time
Pre-Opener- As Time Goes By
Opener- Spanish Fantasy
Ballad- The First Time I ever saw your face
Closer- Sparkling Diamonds (I think anyway)
So yeah some good music in there. My next camp is 19-21 January and I can't wait to go back!! BUY AIR MATTRESS, sleeping bags don't do the trick!! Should have remembered that one from the Cadets haha.
On to other news...
Finals start on Thursday, I have no idea when any of mine are because I've been too busy to check. But thankfully now that last week is over so now things will settle down to more of a routine more than a free for all. I do just want this semester to be over with, it was just a bad one overall I think. Probably because I had absolutely no summer break at all and just went from school, to bct/ait, to here again :-/, so yeah, looking forward to spending some time to SLEEP among other things
I plan on going to Times Square for New Year's this year, so if you want ask and I might bring you along :-P
04 December 2006
Drill weekend
Well this weekend wasn't all that bad it was just really long. Saturday for drill my brass quintet went to the Air National Guard chow hall to play a bunch of Christmas music for them since they were having their Christmas meal. We were very well received and I don't know if that was because we were good or they were just being nice. We had a really good group luckily which is why I think we sounded really good. Sunday my group drove down to Bellows Falls and played at the American Legion post there, some infantry unit was having their Christmas party so we played christmas music once again. Saturday was our own Christmas party at night at the Lincoln Inn and it was a blast. I sat with Carrie, Niels, and Yulia so it made for some good conversations while the whole band goofed around and got drunk haha.
This week is definitely going to be a crazy one. I have a paper due at some point in the week, another one due Friday, a project due tomorrow, and finals are just around the corner. As much as I will hate it I need to spend a lot of time in the library to get away from the computer and my roommate. Not that I don't like him, he just always has people over and it gets very distracting. So in order to do well I need to get out of the room.
This coming weekend is my first weekend back doing drum corps! I'm so excited. It's going to be very hard because my corps still plays Dynasty G horns, which is totally going to throw me off with the pitches. Thankfully though they are in negotiations with Yamaha to get their new Bb horns for the entire hornline. So hopefully by January or February camp we will have the new horns. So basically once I get used to the G horns I will have to switch to Bb, GREAT! haha
So here's the plan of the week in a nutshell basically:
1. Project due tomorrow
2. Paper due Thursday I think
3. Paper due Friday
4. Pick up car
5. Go to camp and not come back until Sunday!
6. Remember to bring horn home so I can practice on it
Feel free to comment on anything lol
This week is definitely going to be a crazy one. I have a paper due at some point in the week, another one due Friday, a project due tomorrow, and finals are just around the corner. As much as I will hate it I need to spend a lot of time in the library to get away from the computer and my roommate. Not that I don't like him, he just always has people over and it gets very distracting. So in order to do well I need to get out of the room.
This coming weekend is my first weekend back doing drum corps! I'm so excited. It's going to be very hard because my corps still plays Dynasty G horns, which is totally going to throw me off with the pitches. Thankfully though they are in negotiations with Yamaha to get their new Bb horns for the entire hornline. So hopefully by January or February camp we will have the new horns. So basically once I get used to the G horns I will have to switch to Bb, GREAT! haha
So here's the plan of the week in a nutshell basically:
1. Project due tomorrow
2. Paper due Thursday I think
3. Paper due Friday
4. Pick up car
5. Go to camp and not come back until Sunday!
6. Remember to bring horn home so I can practice on it
Feel free to comment on anything lol
01 December 2006
Damn straight
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will ignore this
Military FRIENDS: Will repost this
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Tell you not to do something stupid when drunk
Military FRIENDS: Will post 360 security so you dont get caught
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs
Military FRIENDS: Call your parents drunk as hell and tell them about the fat chick you tried to pick up
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Hope the night out drinking goes smoothly, and hope that
no one is late for the ride home.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Know some wild things will happen, and set up rally points
and an E & E route.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
Military FRIENDS: Will be sitting next to you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
Military FRIENDS: Steal each other's stuff so often nobody remembers who
bought it in the first place.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Are happy that someone picked up a one night stand and
leave them alone.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will Low Crawl naked into the room with a camera and hope for the tag team.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will listen to your relatioship problems and hope it works
out for you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will listen to you over a long hard road march, and will
help you straighten it out better than Dr. Phil.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
Military FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Might try to hit on your girl behind your back.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Have spooned with you in the field more than your girl
has, and would never even think about doing that.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
Military FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowd's ass that left you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
Military FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will try and talk to the bouncer when you get tossed out
of the bar.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will man up and go after the bouncer for touching you on
the way out.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will wish you had enough money to go out that night, and
are sorry you couldn't come.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will share their last dollar with you, drag you along, and
try to steal free drinks all night.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had
enough.
Military FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say,
"Hey, you better drink the rest of that, you know we don't waste..
That's alcohol abuse!!!"
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Want the money they loaned you back next week.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Can't begin to remember who owes who money after taking care of each other for so long.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will say "I can't handle Tequila anymore".
Military FRIENDS: Will say "okay just one more" and then 2 minutes later
"okay just one more".
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
Military FRIENDS: Will knock them the hell out.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will tell you "I'd take a bullet for you."
Military FRIENDS: Will actually take a bullet for you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will ignore this
Military FRIENDS: Will repost this
Military FRIENDS: Will repost this
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Tell you not to do something stupid when drunk
Military FRIENDS: Will post 360 security so you dont get caught
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs
Military FRIENDS: Call your parents drunk as hell and tell them about the fat chick you tried to pick up
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Hope the night out drinking goes smoothly, and hope that
no one is late for the ride home.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Know some wild things will happen, and set up rally points
and an E & E route.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
Military FRIENDS: Will be sitting next to you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
Military FRIENDS: Steal each other's stuff so often nobody remembers who
bought it in the first place.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Are happy that someone picked up a one night stand and
leave them alone.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will Low Crawl naked into the room with a camera and hope for the tag team.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will listen to your relatioship problems and hope it works
out for you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will listen to you over a long hard road march, and will
help you straighten it out better than Dr. Phil.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
Military FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Might try to hit on your girl behind your back.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Have spooned with you in the field more than your girl
has, and would never even think about doing that.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
Military FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowd's ass that left you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
Military FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will try and talk to the bouncer when you get tossed out
of the bar.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will man up and go after the bouncer for touching you on
the way out.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will wish you had enough money to go out that night, and
are sorry you couldn't come.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will share their last dollar with you, drag you along, and
try to steal free drinks all night.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had
enough.
Military FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say,
"Hey, you better drink the rest of that, you know we don't waste..
That's alcohol abuse!!!"
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Want the money they loaned you back next week.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Can't begin to remember who owes who money after taking care of each other for so long.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will say "I can't handle Tequila anymore".
Military FRIENDS: Will say "okay just one more" and then 2 minutes later
"okay just one more".
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
Military FRIENDS: Will knock them the hell out.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will tell you "I'd take a bullet for you."
Military FRIENDS: Will actually take a bullet for you.
CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will ignore this
Military FRIENDS: Will repost this
26 November 2006
End of Thanksgiving Break
Well I'm back at Norwich with the ending of Thanksgiving Break. It wasn't a very exciting break at all except for a few occassions. The first couple of days were spent doing laundry all day because no one was home for break yet just us stupid Norwich guys. So I basically I didn't have anything to do. Well Wednesday rolls around and I get a call from Kelly asking me if I want to go to some party/get-together thing at PJ Whelihans. So I go and this place was absolutely PACKED! No lie about 1000 people crammed into this place. We met up with Cait and headed towards the stage where I see none other than the Owen twins! Holy shit I haven't seen them since like freshmen or sophmore year. So I ended up spending most of the night with Trish and Julie (Owen twins) and Laura dancing and being our retarded selves. By the time Kelly and I decided to go it was like 0100 so I said my goodbyes to everyone knowing this might be the last time I see them because of a possible deployment coming up.
Thanksgiving itself at my house was pretty boring. My older brother brought his girlfriend over for dinner which was interesting. Then after I took my crazy grandmom back to her house all the way in West Deptford, my family headed over to my mom's friends house. She works with my mom and she is really cool and she always has interesting family over. We've become a part of the family more or less, they were kind enough last year to invite us over for Thanksgiving when my dad was deployed to Afghanistan. So anyway that was a lot of fun. Stayed up drinking with them and their family, most of whom are near my age.
Yesterday or Friday, depends on how technical you want to get, I went to Philly Diner with Courtney and her bf Matt. We talked about all kinds of stuff and caught up. Been a long time since I've seen either one of them thanks to the US Army haha.
Well it's way too late and I need to get to bed, peace
Thanksgiving itself at my house was pretty boring. My older brother brought his girlfriend over for dinner which was interesting. Then after I took my crazy grandmom back to her house all the way in West Deptford, my family headed over to my mom's friends house. She works with my mom and she is really cool and she always has interesting family over. We've become a part of the family more or less, they were kind enough last year to invite us over for Thanksgiving when my dad was deployed to Afghanistan. So anyway that was a lot of fun. Stayed up drinking with them and their family, most of whom are near my age.
Yesterday or Friday, depends on how technical you want to get, I went to Philly Diner with Courtney and her bf Matt. We talked about all kinds of stuff and caught up. Been a long time since I've seen either one of them thanks to the US Army haha.
Well it's way too late and I need to get to bed, peace
24 November 2006
Our attempt at being black
Youth In Asia 07 (2:43:49 AM) : thanks brethrend
cone256 (2:43:58 AM) : no problem homie g
Youth In Asia 07 (2:44:28 AM) : yo yo yo g- slide homefry
cone256 (2:44:57 AM) : g funk from the southside motha fuckin killa
Youth In Asia 07 (2:45:28 AM) : ugh, ugh, ugh.. check it..
Youth In Asia 07 (2:45:36 AM) : walking around with my homie g
Youth In Asia 07 (2:45:55 AM) : looking for the ho i cant wait to see
Youth In Asia 07 (2:46:07 AM) : popin caps in cops all around
cone256 (2:46:09 AM) : pull out my piece and shoot a bitch in the face, ugh yeah
Youth In Asia 07 (2:46:16 AM) : looking for my 30 kids, who cant be found
cone256 (2:46:30 AM) : oh thats right, the white put them in the ground
Youth In Asia 07 (2:46:32 AM) : visiting my father in the county jail
cone256 (2:46:34 AM) : white man*
Youth In Asia 07 (2:46:46 AM) : dealing some dope to get the bail
Youth In Asia 07 (2:47:14 AM) : wearing my gang colors to show my pride
cone256 (2:47:23 AM) : got busted by the cops and now I'm fucking a guy in the ass
Youth In Asia 07 (2:47:31 AM) : representing the fucking sick ass west side
cone256 (2:47:45 AM) : ok we need to stop
cone256 (2:47:48 AM) : too black for me
16 November 2006
Thanksgiving Break
Well finally it's here! Thanksgiving Break which seemed so far away is now only hours away. I don't know what I'm doing over break yet but I'm sure something will come up. I'll probably hang out with Kelly and go see my brother's apartment. I need to take my crazy grandmother to breakfast and dinner like everynight which I hope I can delegate to my other siblings.
I desperately need to get a car. Life up here is just so depressing without being able to get off campus when you need to. Plus it's putting a damper on getting back and forth to camps for the Brigadiers. I have a feeling that no one lives close enough that will be willing to come over to pick me up, so that means that I am on my own in trying to get to camps. Man I need to bribe my grandmother for money or something haha.
Nothing like a good chat with my rook buddy/ ex-roommate....
I desperately need to get a car. Life up here is just so depressing without being able to get off campus when you need to. Plus it's putting a damper on getting back and forth to camps for the Brigadiers. I have a feeling that no one lives close enough that will be willing to come over to pick me up, so that means that I am on my own in trying to get to camps. Man I need to bribe my grandmother for money or something haha.
Nothing like a good chat with my rook buddy/ ex-roommate....
Youth In Asia 07 (10:08:33 PM) : GOD DAMNIT!
Youth In Asia 07 (10:08:38 PM) : FUCKING GLOBAL WARMING
Youth In Asia 07 (10:09:23 PM) : why cant we just all get together and clean up mother earth.. stop poluting the air.. and destroying the ozone.. we should hold hands in a circle around a tree and sing uplifting songs
Youth In Asia 07 (10:09:29 PM) : maybe that will solve the problem
cone256 (10:09:42 PM) : *slaps you in the face*
cone256 (10:09:46 PM) : pull yourself together man
Youth In Asia 07 (10:10:53 PM) : *shakes it off*
Youth In Asia 07 (10:11:12 PM) : what happened.. I must have blacked out
cone256 (10:11:33 PM) : hey, being a Vermonter it happens every now and then
Youth In Asia 07 (10:11:53 PM) : Blacking out?
cone256 (10:12:34 PM) : no, becoming a hippie even for a second
cone256 (10:12:41 PM) : thats why you have rook buddies to keep you in line
Youth In Asia 07 (10:12:58 PM) : phew.. I dont know what I would do with out you guys
Youth In Asia 07 (10:14:10 PM) : I would probably fall into a hippy coma and become a corn farmer in northern Vermont
cone256 (10:14:26 PM) : yeah I know
cone256 (10:14:35 PM) : and no self respecting man would want that
Youth In Asia 07 (10:15:02 PM) : that is true
Youth In Asia 07 (10:15:57 PM) : but you have to think about the innocent animals at stake... the toxic waste from the tractors .. the innocent bugs that would be harmed in the creation of the fields.. its just a horrific thought..
cone256 (10:16:38 PM) : *punches in the face and puts into choke hold* I don't want to have to take this to the next step!!! *pulls out pistol*
Youth In Asia 07 (10:17:19 PM) : *comes to, shakes it off, wipes the blood from the lip* Wow, nice sidearm..
13 November 2006
Back to Drum Corps
So I've been contacted by the Syracuse Brigadiers to come march with them. I don't know how they got my name but it doesn't matter. They are working on trying to get me a ride out there to audition since I don't have a car. I don't know what I'll be playing just yet, hopefully I'll get a spot in either the tuba or mello lines. The next camp is the 2nd weekend in December. It's really cheap and it's really the closest thing around. So I guess we'll see how everything goes.
11 November 2006
42R to 11B
I've been thinking a lot the last couple of days about reclassifying MOS's. I mean the logic behind it makes sense...
I want to commission which we all know, but I want to commission into either aviation or the infantry. So why not switch to the infantry as an enlistedman and get some experience before I commission. I mean it makes sense to me. I'm not going to be any help to my men with only having enlisted experience as a bandsman. So I want to look into what I would need to do to reclassify into the infantry. The 86th Brigade here is making the transition from an Armored Brigade to an Infantry Brigade so this makes a perfect oppurtunity to make the switch as well. Plus once I get back to NJ there are infantry units everywhere so I will be able to drill anywhere instead of 2 1/2 hours away in Sea Girt.
Anyone have any suggestions or opinions??
I want to commission which we all know, but I want to commission into either aviation or the infantry. So why not switch to the infantry as an enlistedman and get some experience before I commission. I mean it makes sense to me. I'm not going to be any help to my men with only having enlisted experience as a bandsman. So I want to look into what I would need to do to reclassify into the infantry. The 86th Brigade here is making the transition from an Armored Brigade to an Infantry Brigade so this makes a perfect oppurtunity to make the switch as well. Plus once I get back to NJ there are infantry units everywhere so I will be able to drill anywhere instead of 2 1/2 hours away in Sea Girt.
Anyone have any suggestions or opinions??
09 November 2006
The little things...
It's weird when you get those little things that just make you see the things you need to be doing. I found out I gained 10 pounds since BCT/AIT. That just sucks. I've been pretty lazy with my schoolwork and I know it. I've just been falling apart but I need to get my act together. Hopefully I can turn this all around.
Why is she ignoring me? I wonder what I did to make her be like this or it's probably the fact that she isn't mature quite yet.
Why is she ignoring me? I wonder what I did to make her be like this or it's probably the fact that she isn't mature quite yet.
05 November 2006
Drill weekend...
Well this weekend was definitely an interesting one. I had drill this weekend which is always cool. Carrie and I decided that we would hang out Friday and since I was already staying at their house on Saturday it just made sense for me to stay the night there. We didn't really do anythign it was more of a relaxing night just watching TV and whatnot.
Drill yesterday was only the Veterans Day Parade. That was the only real work we did. After that we had a retirement party for Pat Evans, a tuba player, who is retiring at age 60. This means that the section is now down to just the 2 of us. Granted Andy is really good being that he used to be in the President's Own, the TOP Marine Band in Washington DC. Well actually it's the top military band in the country. But anyway, the retirement was funny as always. Nothing like putting a bunch of musicians together to make fun of each other. It only got worse later that night...
What happens when you put musicians and alcohol together?? One crazy weird ass party. This was the main reason that I was staying at Wendy and Carrie's house to begin with because I know Tom and Rob, who are my usual car pool guys, wouldn't want to go to the party. the party was pretty good. It would have been better if some certain people weren't as annoying as they usually are but you can only so much from them lol.
Today we rehearsed a little bit with the small christmas ensembles that we will be going around to all of the other units in the state and providing music for their family Christmas parties. I'm the tuba player in the only fully functioning brass quintet. All of the other ensembles are a mix match of about every instrument. The higher ups in the band didn't really break us down into any groups just broke us down by squad. But somehow we ended up with the exact instrumentation for the quintet *shrugs*. I think we're going to the Berlin and Westminster armories but I'm not entirely sure. After all of the rehearsing, lunch, a boring brief by the JAG, and goofing around, we had PT and it just killed me. I hate running and this was just ridiculous
I am just completely exhausted, I think it's time for bed...
Drill yesterday was only the Veterans Day Parade. That was the only real work we did. After that we had a retirement party for Pat Evans, a tuba player, who is retiring at age 60. This means that the section is now down to just the 2 of us. Granted Andy is really good being that he used to be in the President's Own, the TOP Marine Band in Washington DC. Well actually it's the top military band in the country. But anyway, the retirement was funny as always. Nothing like putting a bunch of musicians together to make fun of each other. It only got worse later that night...
What happens when you put musicians and alcohol together?? One crazy weird ass party. This was the main reason that I was staying at Wendy and Carrie's house to begin with because I know Tom and Rob, who are my usual car pool guys, wouldn't want to go to the party. the party was pretty good. It would have been better if some certain people weren't as annoying as they usually are but you can only so much from them lol.
Today we rehearsed a little bit with the small christmas ensembles that we will be going around to all of the other units in the state and providing music for their family Christmas parties. I'm the tuba player in the only fully functioning brass quintet. All of the other ensembles are a mix match of about every instrument. The higher ups in the band didn't really break us down into any groups just broke us down by squad. But somehow we ended up with the exact instrumentation for the quintet *shrugs*. I think we're going to the Berlin and Westminster armories but I'm not entirely sure. After all of the rehearsing, lunch, a boring brief by the JAG, and goofing around, we had PT and it just killed me. I hate running and this was just ridiculous
I am just completely exhausted, I think it's time for bed...
01 November 2006
What's next?
So some interesting things have been happening in the past week or so. This won't go in any specific order I'll just type it as it comes to my head.
So trying to get things rolling with the possibility of getting an Army ROTC scholarship for when I get my MA at Rutgers I emailed some CPT at their ROTC office asking for some more information pertaining to graduate students. I told him that I go to Norwich, that I'm enlisted and all that jazz. I hoping that he emails me back tomorrow with either information or a way to get some information. I've been trying to decide if I want to spend some time on active duty or not. I mean it would be awesome because I wouldn't have to pay for shit. Plus it's a guaranteed job after school. AHHH! More things to consider.
What prompted this was that Army branching was today. Being that my rook buddies are graduating this year I went to the ceremony. Here is how it all went out...
Barrett- Aviation
LaGrega- Aviation
Fleming- Aviation
Bennett- Infantry
Zike- Infantry
Scott- Signal Corps...branch detail Armor
Nabozny- Signal Corps...branch detail Infantry
So all in all Band Company made out pretty good with their choices. When I branch my top three choices are Aviation, Military Police, and Military Intelligence. But that is so far down the road, like 3 years or so lol. Baby steps Chris, baby steps...
I've finally got my act back together and started to watch what I've been eating and started PTing again. I have been so lazy and not caring at all that I am starting feel like shit. I've been so depressed lately and I think that is the reason. I haven't been taking care of myself.
Things have been progressing with Bridget, but I don't know where I want to take it. She lives so far away and I'm afraid to commit. I just don't know what to do. I mean she is an awesome girl but I just don't know what to do.
Carrie is writing a novel for some contest or something along those lines and she has decided to put a character based on me in it :-). I told her to make sure I don't die or anything haha.
I have way to much going on both in my head and in real life to try to figure it all out at once.
So trying to get things rolling with the possibility of getting an Army ROTC scholarship for when I get my MA at Rutgers I emailed some CPT at their ROTC office asking for some more information pertaining to graduate students. I told him that I go to Norwich, that I'm enlisted and all that jazz. I hoping that he emails me back tomorrow with either information or a way to get some information. I've been trying to decide if I want to spend some time on active duty or not. I mean it would be awesome because I wouldn't have to pay for shit. Plus it's a guaranteed job after school. AHHH! More things to consider.
What prompted this was that Army branching was today. Being that my rook buddies are graduating this year I went to the ceremony. Here is how it all went out...
Barrett- Aviation
LaGrega- Aviation
Fleming- Aviation
Bennett- Infantry
Zike- Infantry
Scott- Signal Corps...branch detail Armor
Nabozny- Signal Corps...branch detail Infantry
So all in all Band Company made out pretty good with their choices. When I branch my top three choices are Aviation, Military Police, and Military Intelligence. But that is so far down the road, like 3 years or so lol. Baby steps Chris, baby steps...
I've finally got my act back together and started to watch what I've been eating and started PTing again. I have been so lazy and not caring at all that I am starting feel like shit. I've been so depressed lately and I think that is the reason. I haven't been taking care of myself.
Things have been progressing with Bridget, but I don't know where I want to take it. She lives so far away and I'm afraid to commit. I just don't know what to do. I mean she is an awesome girl but I just don't know what to do.
Carrie is writing a novel for some contest or something along those lines and she has decided to put a character based on me in it :-). I told her to make sure I don't die or anything haha.
I have way to much going on both in my head and in real life to try to figure it all out at once.
27 October 2006
Mid-Semester Break!!!
I am so glad Mid-Semester Break is finally here. We don't have classes tomorrow, well today technically, so I am definitely sleeping in. Tonight I was hoping that I would be able to get over to the Rustic but Stewart and I couldn't find someone with a car to get there. It's funny, we had a D.D. but we couldn't find a car. Usually it's the other way around. So I spent tonight watching some TV and movies and just relaxing in the room. Which I guess isn't too bad lol.
...for some reason I decided to listen to Boys II Men, definitely very weird for me....
Tomorrow is going to be another busy day even though we don't have classes. I really need to clean my room (dust, sweep, mop, etc.), do my laundry and borrow a car to go to Walmart to buy some things.
The troop deployment gig I had yesterday was ok. I got to see most of the people in my unit which is always awesome. They are such an awesome group of people. You need to watch out when you put some of us together though, we tend to cause trouble no matter where we go haha. The best part about all of it is that I get PAID to do it! I mean seriously, it doesn't get any better than that. I don't see why every musician doesn't do this. It's just like being back in high school or college bands, but a lot more fun and you get paid for it all. Yeah you're in the army blah blah blah, but who cares, you get paid to do something you love. Especially all you music education/performance majors, you have no idea what you are missing!!
Saturday I still have the troop return ceremony for the helicopter med-evac guys coming home from Iraq. This will catch me back up with drill since I missed this month's for Parents weekend here at Norwich.
...for some reason I decided to listen to Boys II Men, definitely very weird for me....
Tomorrow is going to be another busy day even though we don't have classes. I really need to clean my room (dust, sweep, mop, etc.), do my laundry and borrow a car to go to Walmart to buy some things.
The troop deployment gig I had yesterday was ok. I got to see most of the people in my unit which is always awesome. They are such an awesome group of people. You need to watch out when you put some of us together though, we tend to cause trouble no matter where we go haha. The best part about all of it is that I get PAID to do it! I mean seriously, it doesn't get any better than that. I don't see why every musician doesn't do this. It's just like being back in high school or college bands, but a lot more fun and you get paid for it all. Yeah you're in the army blah blah blah, but who cares, you get paid to do something you love. Especially all you music education/performance majors, you have no idea what you are missing!!
Saturday I still have the troop return ceremony for the helicopter med-evac guys coming home from Iraq. This will catch me back up with drill since I missed this month's for Parents weekend here at Norwich.
24 October 2006
The days ahead...
Well the next couple of days ahead are some pretty busy ones, tomorrow especially. Tomorrow I have my Roman History test. It shouldn't be too bad considering I've been paying attention in the class, not because I have to but because I find the class interesting. I have my usual idiot math class as well. For some reason this very simple algebra class is kicking my ASS. I mean I don't understand it, I took pre-calc and physics in high school so you would think this would be a cakewalk but no. I've decided I should probably go around and get some reinforcement on the formulas. I guess if my professor spoke better english instead of a polish/russian/english mix it would be better.
After my math class I have to fly up to Burlington in about 20 minutes, which is usually a 45 minute drive. I need to make it there warmed up and tuned by 1430 in order to perform for a Troop Deployment gig. I don't remember what unit is going over there but they are headed to Afghanistan right near where my dad was when he was there. I always try to do these gigs even if it means I have to go way out of my way to do them. I feel that it is essential for us as the band to be there for them and their send-off ceremony. The chances of us being deployed is significantly low, so I feel that this is my only way of contributing to the war effort. As much as I would like to go overseas, I would much rather graduate from Norwich and commission then go over and fight.
Friday is Mid-Semester Break which means no classes. Extremely excited about that!
Saturday I have a Troop Return gig that I volunteered for. the 158th Air Ambulance (Dust-Off) Company is returning from Iraq. They are currently at Ft. Dix, NJ right now demobilizing and will be driving up to Vermont on Saturday. These troop returns are so much better than the send-offs. The moods are usually a lot happier because they are coming home rather than leaving. I need to be up there around 1200 to start playing around 1230.
I have no idea what else I am doing this weekend besides the gigs. I know drinking on Thursday is definitely in order. It's been awhile since I've been drunk and I could use it. I've been a bit stressed lately and the alcohol will help.
This past weekend I spent at home had it's ups and downs. I spent some time talking to the 2nd and 8th period bands about oppurtunities in military as musicians. I only got three interested people but you know what, I was doing my job and helped spread information to people that might otherwise not know about it. I did see Abby but not nearly as much time as I would have liked. She had to go to the football game on Friday night and she never called me afterwards so we never hung out that night. Saturday is a little more personal on her end so I don't think I should go into it here, so that eliminated Saturday night as well. But we did catch the last 20 minutes or so of the marching band rehearsal. Hopefully we'll hang out during Thanksgiving break.
After my math class I have to fly up to Burlington in about 20 minutes, which is usually a 45 minute drive. I need to make it there warmed up and tuned by 1430 in order to perform for a Troop Deployment gig. I don't remember what unit is going over there but they are headed to Afghanistan right near where my dad was when he was there. I always try to do these gigs even if it means I have to go way out of my way to do them. I feel that it is essential for us as the band to be there for them and their send-off ceremony. The chances of us being deployed is significantly low, so I feel that this is my only way of contributing to the war effort. As much as I would like to go overseas, I would much rather graduate from Norwich and commission then go over and fight.
Friday is Mid-Semester Break which means no classes. Extremely excited about that!
Saturday I have a Troop Return gig that I volunteered for. the 158th Air Ambulance (Dust-Off) Company is returning from Iraq. They are currently at Ft. Dix, NJ right now demobilizing and will be driving up to Vermont on Saturday. These troop returns are so much better than the send-offs. The moods are usually a lot happier because they are coming home rather than leaving. I need to be up there around 1200 to start playing around 1230.
I have no idea what else I am doing this weekend besides the gigs. I know drinking on Thursday is definitely in order. It's been awhile since I've been drunk and I could use it. I've been a bit stressed lately and the alcohol will help.
This past weekend I spent at home had it's ups and downs. I spent some time talking to the 2nd and 8th period bands about oppurtunities in military as musicians. I only got three interested people but you know what, I was doing my job and helped spread information to people that might otherwise not know about it. I did see Abby but not nearly as much time as I would have liked. She had to go to the football game on Friday night and she never called me afterwards so we never hung out that night. Saturday is a little more personal on her end so I don't think I should go into it here, so that eliminated Saturday night as well. But we did catch the last 20 minutes or so of the marching band rehearsal. Hopefully we'll hang out during Thanksgiving break.
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Well I was getting a little sick with the way livejournal was working so I decided to go with this new site I found out about. So I think I might stick with this one since I like it a lot better which means I will probably post more often
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