A death

Geri died...

I loved that dog, I really did. We shared a lot of memories together. Her, Alyssa, and I. It may have been brief, but that dog really was the bees knees. You'll be missed!

Terminal

I really like it when people shorten my name. David really isn't a long name by any means, but when you shorten it, it adds a certain sense of... I don't know, closeness? More along the lines of familiarity. Dave, Davey, Davy, even Davido, D-money or D-Unit. I'm not one of those close-minded fellows that doesn't like his name to be toyed with. Toy away! I'd really enjoy a spontaneously created name. Kind of like, Christina being The Fuzzylumpkins, or Walter being the Baron or the Pirate. Davy Jones! Just call me Davy Jones...

I know what brought this on.

Can't get enough!

I can't stop watching. Jurassic Park is still one of my favorite movie series. I went out and bought the box set trilogy the other day, and I think it was a good purchase. I remember when I was little, I always dreamt that I would be an archaeologist. Have things changed that much? I still want to be a Marine Biologist, a researcher, a computer technician, and a botanist, but will I ever be able to pursue these things? I hope so. I'm compiling a resume soon.

Disruptr

I'm tired of waiting

I'm tired of fading

I'm sick of being depressed

Through all the failing,

I'm syncopating...

At least it's off my chest

Disruptr.

Yeah,You're kinda fading...

Don't be a baby

I'm sick of being obsessed.

Through all the mating,

Master debating

God knows I'd settle for less

But...

I come from the...

Center of the universe

And I have no time for these...

Distractions.

Disruptr.

Somebody get me alone,

I need to feel at home

I need a brain massage

Somebody get me a doctor,

I ain't feelin' ill...

But I ain't feelin' this at all...no...

I need a brain massage.

Coast

Well, here's to an okay week that is nearing it's end. I feel a little stretched thin though, and I wish things would be okay again.

I can't find the words to adequately describe my state of mind right now, other than just plain stressed. The message terminal at work stopped working, so now I have a lieutenant breathing down my neck, trying to see all the traffic that should be coming in, but definitely isn't. Thanks to a few people that decided not to tell me what was happening. One "friend" in particular is definitely testing my patience, and my ability to forgive. He knows what he's doing, and he's lying straight to my face. I can't stand that. When you are cornered, when you are obviously wrong, why not come clean with the truth? It takes a special kind of coward to continue lying. Anyways, that's my negative rant for the week. :)

Yesterday was freakin' awesome. After work, I ran home and washed my car, and detailed my wheels. It had been about six months since the last claying and 2 months since the last wax, so it was about time for a cleaning. While I was rinsing off the Si, my buddy Elias pulled up, and we started talking about our cars. He's the guy with the Nighthawk Black RSX-s in the neighborhood. It was a pleasant surprise to have him compliment my car, and tell me that I kept it quite nice looking. It's not really for the compliments though. I just become... stressed(not to keep using that word or anything) whenever my vehicle gets dirty. I just can't abide having a dirty car after spending that much money every payday. Transformers was absolutely awesome. I'm seeing it again on sunday in the IMAX theater, and hopefully it will be just as awesome this time around!

Well, that's about it for now. I think I may post another blog later tonight. I want to go back to Frisco!!!! For a whole weekend! :)

Let it roll Lassie, roll.

I have this amazing little Application on my iPod Touch that is pretty much a dictionary of drinks, both alcoholic and non. I mean, this thing is so diverse, it's got over 3000 mixes, and explanations on how to mix them. I think that's pretty rad, anyways. I'll definitely be bringing my iPod to the next party I go to... Aside from the obvious benefit of knowing how to make just about any drink, you also have plenty of weird names to discuss... I mean, what the hell is a "Tie me to the Bedpost"?

Now that I have that out of the way, let me just say I'm totally STOKED about North Carolina tomorrow. You haven't the slightest idea how much I've been looking forward to it. Just talking with that Civilian Contractor today down in the Processing room got me excited about going down there. This guy had a badass boat, a sailboat, that was one of those dual-hull jobs. You know, despite being in the Navy, I think I'd still enjoy owning a boat, and going out on weekends down to the tropical side of things. I'm not entirely sure if my excitement is well warranted, but I'm just excited to do something new.

Well, this week has been pretty interesting. I've worked out kinks, gotten a few more, gotten some good news, some GREAT news, and gotten some less than exciting news. At work, I've worked my ass off and sucked up some pretty awful hours, compared to weeks before. Starting off the week with a bang, was Busch Gardens. That was some of the best fun I've had in a while, and I was able to share it with the people I love best. The Cousins, Chase and Kim, Emz, Emmers, and my newfound cousin-in-law, Michael. Maybe next time, my sister can come, and Mana too! Monday was a day off, tuesday was a karaoke night, wednesday was a hangout night with my sis and Josh, and thursday was Texas Roadhouse with some friends. So yeah, I suppose I made up for the lame Friday I'm spending here in Radio.

Just to put it in writing, the 29th will be when my ship is leaving again, and it will be going out for a three day stint. I don't expect it to be difficult or anything, and you can bet we will be back for the Fourth of July. The day following the Fourth will be another underway, and we will be gone for about 5 days this time. It's sad, I know, but we will be back, and I guess that's a bit more money I will be saving.

Last week, I said I was gonna get my tattoo idea looked at. I still haven't talked to that guy again, and I guess I really haven't had the chance to. I suppose, once I am released for the day, I spend the minimum amount of time necessary on the ship.
On the horizon, is Xaviers next Epic party. I usually enjoy his parties, but I've never had the chance to attend one of the big ones. There should be 40+ people there, and Xavier is trying hard to make it an equal half and half men/women.

I think, soon, I will start handing out my blog address to a few people. This will pretty much ensure that people can have a running report (If they really care) on what I'm up to while I'm out on deployment. This doesn't discount the privacy I've had in the past with my blogs or anything, in fact, I may just create a separate blog altogether, and keep this one for close friends. I don't know, just throwing ideas out there.

Give me time, I'm working on it. I hope you understand. So, here I am, sitting in Radio. This is more of a running status update, as I'm sure you all have realized already. It's 84 degrees in here now, and all we have are two box fans. For you Pet Paradise former-employees, these fans are about the equivalent of the big fans that we would use to dry the carpet after a big spill. :-p I'm also sure you know that these things didn't do a very good job. So yeah, I'm probably going to have to start shutting down servers in a few minutes. Some of these server racks are beasts! The amount of heat they put out is enough to raise the temperature in the room 10 degrees above the normal ambient temps.
I'm listening to Dream Theater right now... to one of their better songs, "I Walk Beside You".

Oh, where everything is wrong

Oh, where hopelessness surrounds you

Oh, the sun will rise again

The tide you swim against

Will carry you back home

So don't give up

Don't give in

I walk beside you

Wherever you are

Whatever it takes

No matter how far

Through all that may come

And all that may go

I walk beside you

I walk beside you

Well, that's all I've got for now. I start watch in about 5 hours, so I will probably be catching a bit o' sleep before that starts. See y'all soon!

SLAMMM!

I want to slam somebody in my blog, so someone will take notice, and then it will become a popular topic on twitter.

After the brief twitter of popularity, I will create a merchandise line quoting said "twitter phenomenon". I will then become famous for creating the shirt that says, "I slammed somebody important on a blog and everyone loves me on twitter because of it".

From there, my plans start to get a bit fuzzy, but I do believe I will fulfill my legal obligations, buy a charger, and give that POS away. Shortly after, I will buy a house out in suffolk, buy multiple beach houses in Florida, Papa New Guinea, New Zealand and Spain.

I will share with you, all my beloved friends, the proceeds.

Who should I slam first? I need a vulnerable target. Remorse is not an option.

Another blog?

Another blog!

The internet was sooo slow tonight. In fact, it was almost a hinderance to have it. Thus, I have decided to turn in early. I haven't really talked to anyone today. I had a McChicken sandwich for lunch. I love those little buggers. I brought up some radio circuits, fended off an annoying compatriot, and read a little bit from a book that I have here. Uneventful.

Be aware, I will be posting much more frequently when I am out during this next Deployment. I don't think it will be for feedback purposes, but I hate being out of touch with people. Last deployment was a failure on my part, because I barely called anyone, and barely kept in touch.

Well, that's it. Love you all, and good-bye.

Topic Blog: Fear

Fears. We all have them. My fears are irrational, and are both rooted in a physical and mental sense.

I'm deathly afraid of Needles. Like waaay over the top afraid. Now, it's a bit odd, but I do believe I'm only afraid of needles when they are used in a medical setting. I want tattoos. I actually want quite a few. But when I think about getting them, I don't think about the needle. I hate shots. When I think about getting a shot, I literally start getting light-headed right away. This blog is actually a tough one to write. :-p

Blood, well, doesn't really get me anymore. If I get a cut, and it bleeds, oh well. When I'm getting blood taken, well, that's a different story entirely. I do believe that giving/having blood taken is one of the worst experiences possible. Period. I've had a few situations with that, which I'd rather not speak of.

I used to be afraid of bees. It would bother me so much, I wouldn't even go outside on a sunny, spring day. I guess that kind of went away as I got older, so now it's nothing more than a memory. The other day when I got stung, I hardly even noticed. I just looked down, said "Ow, you stupid blighter", and walked away.

I used to be afraid of Country music too! :-D haha. Not really, but it's okay now.

Other fears like being alone or being left behind, those are the tougher fears to deal with. Those are harder to walk away from. I think those two things are something most people can relate to.

Lunch

was spent chilling with my good friend Andre. It was filled with mostly russian techno, until I brought my iPod down, and we started listening to some random music. You know, it's really the mainstream music that pulls us together. I started thinking this when he chose all the songs that are on the "our CD". You can't really relate to a song until everyone is singing along to the lyrics, and you certainly can't sing along to Deathstars, or Rhapsody, or freakin' Amon Amarth. Yeah.
When Purple Haze came on, we literally had 4 people in the Galley, all singing along and making a ruckus. Then they put on "I Kissed a Girl". You know, you never really know a person until you break his/her comfort zone. It was 4 grown men, singing "no, this was not the way I planned, not my intention...". When the song was over, we each took a turn explaining why on earth we all knew the song. Fun stuff.

For lunch, I had Chicken and corn. The chicken wasn't half bad at all.

Duty Day

Today is another nondescript duty day. I've been sleeping the morning away, but I've found that I keep on having... less than desirable dreams. My first dream was of me in Doumars, but they took forever with my stuff! They took so long, that I literally left after an hour of waiting. My second bad dream, well, I don't want to talk about it. I've got watch at four, and then that's it. Maybe in the second round, I can find some peaceful sleep. Maybe it's these chairs. :-p

Transformers is coming up. One of my friends said that the ship was going to be out to sea during the premiere week. Fortunately, he is dead wrong. I'll be here up until the 1st, and then I'll be gone till the 4th (morning). So, in essence, I'll be here for Transformers, and here for the Fourth of July. Anybody wanna come up to the beach with me for the Fourth?

Yesterday was a lot of fun. I had a bunch of fun hanging out with Em and watching that movie, which by the way, was awesome. Around 3, I got home, and started cleaning the upstairs bathroom. Now it's squeaky clean! 7 rolls around, and Emily comes over to help me finish the sloppy joe mix. It was tasty. 8 rolls around, and I went to the airport to pick up a cousin once-removed. He was actually pretty cool. I think I have a "tourist" to show around town. Aren't I lucky!?!?! He doesn't speak much english, however, he understands more than most would give him credit for. I hung out at my aunts house for about 2 hours, just sitting with my cousins, talking about what to do in Va, and what kind of things there were to do in Munich, Germany.
My apologies to the ones that wanted to hang out last night. I was freakishly busy, and once again, that certain someone that always wants to hang out during the worst of times, called again.

Let me see... Jon called... wanted to drink. What was that about big booms?

Walter called, wanted to party at his apartment.

Wendy called, wanted me to come back to the apartment for a party for the second time in a row. Yeah, no.

Kimberly wanted me to go to Sandbridge with her group of friends. I went to the Village Inn around midnight, just because they were all dressed up for prom, and it would be nice to see her. Let me see... a table full of underage girls, and I happen to sit in the only free chair, next to a gay guy. This in itself is not bad, but after i leave, i get a text from my friend Kimberly saying the guy thought I was "handsome". That explains the stares I was getting from him.
I saw an old friend at the Village Inn. I can't place her name... and it sounds so bad, but I don't think it really mattered. She was an acquaintance from KLMS, and I think she recognized me too, but once again, it really didn't matter.
That, in a nutshell, was my day. Hopefully, next week won't be so busy. I need a vacation.

Workish

Back to work! I've never been so apprehensive about going back to something I've done for so long...
I was a full hour late for work today. It was no individual persons fault, believe me on that one. I simply went to sleep texting someone, and rolled over onto my phone, turning it off. Fun stuff. I guess it's okay though, because I wasn't really chastised or anything like that.

Meanwhile, I've slowly but surely discovered that these blogs are indeed a window into someone's life. I guess, you could draw the parallel to a glass bottomed boat. It's all turbid and frothy on the surface, but once you look through the bottom of the boat, you see all of the truth (or lies) beneath the surface. In addition, it also allows your enemies (reference!!!!!) to learn the truth, however meaningless/hurtful it can be. Just thoughts. I don't really have any enemies, I suppose, but I think it would be awesome to. Someone who cares enough about what I have to say, enough to backdoor one of my blogs and read it, has my respect.

Okay, so this morning should be pretty cool. It's nice to have all of your Administrator rights back, and to finally assume the control of a beloved server rack. MMMmmm. I've been spending all morning booting people off, and sending rather terse/unprofessional messages to unsuspecting users. What fun!!!

Signing out for now.