pageross44

Haven't been on here for about a month or so. Finally back from Virginia. But I'm working like 12-13 hours a day now and it sucks. But I have the next 4 days off. So that will be nice. Hit me up with messages.

So, today I went to the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico. I'm so glad I went and didn't get stuck back here. It was very inspirational. My favorite part of the Museum, besides the tun tavern bar upstairs, was the Flag From Iwo Jima. It's the actually flag they raise on Mt. Suribachi.

It's the one from the photograph. And let me tell you what, standing in front of that flag, looking at how tattered and torn it is, how dirty it is, you can just feel all the history coming off it. A picture of it wouldn't hanging wouldn't even come close to the feeling of just being 2-3 feet from it. It automatically is the best memory of my life. And makes me so glad that I became a Marine almost 3 years ago.

I suggest everyone goes to the Marine Corps Museum once in their life time.

This weekend started out amazing. On Friday, I went to the Hatebreed show at the Canal Club in Richmond, VA. It was awesome. We got out of work late so we got there only got to see Hatebreed and part of the band before Hatebreed. It was still amazing though. In that time, on of my buddies that came with me got punched in the nose, eye and has a cut down his arm because of the mosh pit being so brutal. I have a bruise on the side of my temple from getting hit. But other than that I don't have anything wrong with me, which is surprising because I'm only 5'6 165lbs. Then we got back to AP Hill, and thats when all the drama started

This Navy Corpsman tried to bitch me out when we got back because the dude that was all cut and bruised was standing guard. And the Corpsman was trying to say he was drunk and all this. I just bitched him out, saying he's not fucking drunk. You're fucking hammered and don't know what you're talking about. The corpsman was completely wasted. You could smell the alcohol as soon as he walked into the squad bay. But that was just the beginning. Saturday rolls around, and it's a bunch of people about 20 or so that are all attached to this command to do some work for them while they have some training going on. And they just completely treat us like shit, don't let us use the rental cars, anything so we're stuck on base. We can't go to the gas station buy some beer and come back, nothing. But every night they go out and get hammered. Every fucking night. And all they have to say to us is that we are shitty support who show no motivation at all.

Surprise surprise, lets stick 20 people in a squad bay(the rooms about 100ft x20ft.) And think they will just allow themselves to be shitted on. But they let us go out for friday night to go to walmart, I lied and said I was going to walmart, but went to the show, they never found out. But because we are "immature" "unmotivated" and "shitty workers" we are grounded again. only so they can all go out and have more vehicles to go out in.

I don't even go out that much while I'm here because I'm paying off my credit card because I spend about 0$ a day if I stay on base, so I don't mind it. But you can't stop everyone from going out thats a bunch of bullshit. Not to mention, because of the hurricane they let all the people with a wife and/or kids go back to North Carolina. So about 5 people got to go home because they have a wife and kid. Which is the standard for the Marine Corps, if you have a wife or kid you get all these extra privileges. Which is another thing that erks my chain but thats another story for another time.

Right now, I'm stuck on duty, when I should be getting ready to watch football.

Hope everyones weekend is going better than mine.

It's 12:31A.M. I just want to sleep. But my brain won't turn off. I'm hoping for a malfunction of some sort and I'll just black out or pass out or something. It's hot as hell in this Squad Bay. I haven't don't much at all today. I drove a couple Vans to the Gas Station to top them off. And supported an event for like 15 mins. And then I ate  a couple times. Not even good food today. I've spent most of the day on GG or on Myspace playing that game Mobsters. I have nothing to do on this base. We are grounded to the barracks for almost another week yet. And by grounded I mean we can't go out into the nearest town, Fredericksburg, VA. I can't wait to go back to North Carolina. I missed Sevendust playing back in NC tonight.  And I don't get to go to Richmond on friday to go see Hatebreed Play. But I might  am going to sneak out and just take off and go. Sounds like a good idea to me. I have to get out of this Squad Bay, the people around me are starting to annoy me and we've only been here since August 15th. I have until October 2nd.
On the bright side. I got to spend some time on GG today trying to get to know some of the people. Everyone seems really nice so far. I'll probably be pretty active over the next month, at least to I'm out of Virginia and back to North Carolina. So talk to me, comment me, talk to me on AIM. Okay time for me to do something to make myself passout.

So last night I finally decided to shell out the money to get GG. I signed up for the year subscription because it's a hell of a deal.

A little bit about myself, I just turned 23 on Aug 21st. I grew up in Grand Rapids, MI. My parents divorced when I was 14. I lived with my dad until I was 18. Dropped out of College like a dumbass, Spent two years partying and living life, then decided to join the Marine Corps.

I listen to mostly rock music. I do listen to other things when I'm in someone else's car.

I was deployed to Iraq from Feb 2007 to Sept 2007. I'm currently with Marine Corps Special Ops Command, Also known as MARSOC. I have two years left in the Military.

I'm Single, being in the Military it's quite hard to have a relationship because of the strenuous schedule and the distance. Especially on a Deployment. I was dating this one girl for the first year and half of my Marine Corps Career, and when I went to Iraq, she moved in with some Radio DJ back in Michigan. That was pretty rough on me, considering I was going to propose to her when I got back from Iraq. I'm glad she showed her true colors that last month I was in Iraq or I might have thrown more of my life out. It really bothered me for awhile, but all good now.

I'm currently trying to get back into taking online college courses. I have like 30 credits or so. I am trying to get my degree in Business, to eventually open up my own bar, but I also want to get some sort of Photography, or cinematography classes in. I've had a passion for Photography and making movies since I was in High School. I took many Video Production classes then. But have been stopped.

There's more but you'll just have to talk to me to find out.

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So pure, so rare, to witness such an earthly goddess
That I'd sell my soul, my self-esteem a dollar at a time
For one chance, one kiss, one taste of you, my black Madonna
I'd sell my soul, my self-esteem a dollar at a time
For one taste, one taste, one taste of you, my Magdalena"