tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34157482011-04-21T17:57:09.043-07:00The Wolf's DenStuff from me.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comBlogger1241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1131200717615874942005-11-05T06:22:00.000-08:002005-11-05T06:25:18.523-08:00I've moved to here.It's another free site. If you register an account you can then subscribe and know when I update. Which probably still won't be very often, but hey, who knows?--timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1109808088839117682005-03-02T15:53:00.000-08:002005-03-02T16:01:28.840-08:00Okay ... fine, Rob, I'll update.I've moved on from Korea. I miss some of the folks there and some of the folks I knew from there that have also since moved on. But I like it here.Of course, "here" is Hawaii, so how could I not like it?The only thing I don't like is work so far. I'm stuck on facilities maintenance until a replacement for me arrives, which could be sometime in April for all I know.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1103879711350016912004-12-24T01:08:00.000-08:002004-12-24T01:15:11.350-08:00Another show come and gone ... "Honk" was fun by all measures, but I was ready for it to be done. The show is designed for 4 men, 4 women and 4 children, but the director wanted to have a large company so he cast a lot of people. I can't even begin to guess the actual number -- never actually counted, but the majority of the cast were 8th-9th grade girls. What a nightmare. I had a headache almostDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1098112944994644252004-10-18T08:17:00.000-07:002004-10-18T08:22:24.996-07:00Current Music: "Metal" by NIN (cover of a Gary Numan track) Current Mood: Euphoria brought on by chemical alteration of normal state (I'm drunk). Went out to play darts tonight and had a very enjoyable time. We were trying to reschedule a match, but had to reschedule again. Kinda sucks, but I understand what happened. We were to start at 8 and by 730 only had two dudes there. Jay and I both got Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1097851330323698022004-10-15T07:40:00.000-07:002004-10-15T07:42:10.323-07:00Yeah so the play tonight blew ass. None of the actors wanted to be there. Bless Dave and Elda White for their kind words and their laughter during the show, but it was the nightmare I expected. Neither of the other two actors were particularly thrilled to be there due to the small crowd (less audience than actors and crew combined). I got nothing more to say about that. --timberwolf Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1097672622857558812004-10-13T05:51:00.000-07:002004-10-13T06:03:42.880-07:00Look out ... it's a voice from the past. Where was I? Oh yeah ... The trip to Guam was awesome with one little tiny bad part. It rained the whole time. Like *every day* for the whole two weeks. I arrived as a Typhoon was leaving and I was leaving as one passed by. I got delayed a couple of days but still had a blast. John and Mutsuko were gracious hosts as always and the kids were awesome. Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1086109207126274632004-06-01T09:57:00.000-07:002004-06-01T10:00:07.126-07:00It's been a while since I've updated, but I'm not feeling up to catching up tonight. I'm doing well and having fun playing darts, magic, D&D and Settlers of Cataan. I'm looking forward to my vacation -- I'm going to Guam the 15th - 28th of June. I bought my tickets yesterday and pick 'em up today. I also need to get off my ass and get a phone card -- that's top on my priority list right now. I'veDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1082980099139514562004-04-26T04:48:00.000-07:002004-04-26T04:51:21.856-07:00I did in fact have more thoughts on the Mental Masochist's latest post, but I've since forgotten them. I thought I'd post a few books I've read recently that I really enjoyed with a brief blurb about each. Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe This book was a little hard to get into. The writing is thick and if nothing else will greatly improve your vocabulary. I consider myself reasonably intelligent, Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1082268860702828552004-04-17T23:14:00.000-07:002004-04-17T23:17:15.436-07:00Just a quick link for all y'all out there: I really like this site. She's got some good things to say and she says them well. She's also cool as hell. More thoughts on her latest post about music later ... I really need to get on the road.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1081444891878452672004-04-08T10:21:00.000-07:002004-04-08T10:24:16.936-07:00Blah blah ... bowling Wednesday night ... blah blah ... 181 with one open frame (the 4-6-7-9-10 split) blah blah ... four-bagger ... blah blah ... spare ... blah blah ... turkey ... blah blah ... clean game 246 ... blah blah ... one more open in the last game (two bad throws in one frame) ... couldn't string any strikes, 183 game for 615 series. I think I *finally* removed my cranium from my Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1081191221627589392004-04-05T11:53:00.000-07:002004-04-05T11:56:23.296-07:00Finally bowled worth a damn Saturday night. Shot 181 the first game, but it felt pretty comfortable. I didn't string a lot of strikes together but my only open frames were two splits. Second game started with an open frame (another split) which kind of peeved me a bit, but I recovered and strung six in a row. I wound up with a 228 that game. Third game I threw five in a row and a turkey and shot Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-108100206564305022004-04-03T06:21:00.000-08:002004-04-03T06:23:45.546-08:00Performances for the show are done. The first night was the worst for me, I was pretty nervous, but once I got over that it was all smooth sailing from there. It's nice to have my evenings to myself again, but I find that I miss a few of the people from the show, mostly Anna, Sarah and Alyssa. Saw Alyssa today and congratulated her again on her promotion to E3 last Thursday. She's got a fashion Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1079968025886446772004-03-22T07:07:00.000-08:002004-03-22T07:09:34.060-08:00The enlightening of Sunday's rehearsal was the things, though strained on Friday night, have settled. We worked with the band for the first time. There were some issues with the song I have to sing and dance to. The music we used for rehearsing is not the same as the music in the movie. The music the band has is the music from the movie. We now have one rehearsal with the band to get that number Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1079781990037501762004-03-20T03:26:00.000-08:002004-03-20T03:28:55.763-08:00The play's the thing. Not sure how today went but things apparently got very interesting at rehearsals on Friday night. I'm not at liberty to say a lot at this time, but tomorrow should be enlightening. I can say I've never been involved in a show that had this much backstage drama. It's making for a very "Noises Off"-like production. We'll see what tomorrow brings. My thumb on my right hand Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1079283665786550942004-03-14T09:01:00.000-08:002004-03-14T09:03:26.090-08:00I was going to go to a geek tournament this weekend for Magic: The Gathering but since everyone opted out but DaveC I wimped out and didn't go either. Dave still went, though. It was the first time one of us foreigners went to a Korean tournament and did well. David went undefeated in the Swiss rounds (5-0-1) with the tie being an intentional draw to ensure making top 8. He made top 8 as the Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1079030857293953362004-03-11T10:47:00.000-08:002004-03-11T10:49:54.013-08:00So I got the young woman playing Liesl in the play to give me her website info. I was going to link it here because she has pictures from rehearsals on there, but I think I'll ask her first. She said a few nice things about me, so I really wish I had said more about her in the past. I gave her the address to this site ... I even spelled it right for her, I think. Sarah, if I had talked about youDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1079029782785519142004-03-11T10:29:00.000-08:002004-03-11T10:31:59.746-08:00Duck duck goose.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1078744982215640882004-03-08T03:23:00.000-08:002004-03-08T03:25:16.076-08:00Not waiting two months this time ;) I've got a new supervisor at work. My previous supervisor retired a week ago. I re-enlisted last Thursday for six more years. Was re-upped by a Marine Captain. I can't wait for the bonus to hit. I'm going to go on a vacation just for me. I'm thinking New Zealand or Australia. I'll be joining the KIBA (Korea International Bowling Association) board of Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1077428139342924282004-02-21T21:35:00.000-08:002004-02-21T21:37:37.700-08:00So ... it's been two more months and here I am again. Bowling has been a struglling proposition. I'm bowling on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday now. I'm averaging in the mid 170's to lower 180's and I'm not happy about it. I had a decent night last night ... 212 - 205 - really bad third game (136). I have been having problems concentrating and hitting a consistent mark. My release seems to change Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1070551779104580672003-12-04T07:29:00.000-08:002003-12-04T07:30:18.560-08:00WARNING: I get a bit analytical of myself below and parts of it ain't pretty ... skip to END WARNING to avoid that part. Bless me, Padre, for I have sinned. It's been two months since my last post. So what has happened in the last two months? Not much -- hence the lack of posting. I'm moving ... again. This time closer to Yongsan. They've gotten rid of the SHARE program here, so I don't have Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1065525176926779782003-10-07T04:12:00.000-07:002003-10-07T04:12:56.930-07:00Yeah yeah -- longer time no speak. Deal with it ;) I can't wait for December. There are several reasons. The main one is friendship. A very good buddy of mine that I haven't stayed in enough contact with over the years is moving to Seoul in December. He'll be here for a year and that means that my last year here will be with one of my first good friends from the Air Force. We gamed together, Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1064233583873936932003-09-22T05:26:00.000-07:002003-09-22T05:26:23.686-07:00Long time no speak: Wednesday -- work. Thursday -- work, then my supervisor's going away luncheon. Friday -- recover from Thursday, go to work late, take care of a meeting I'd missed the start of (and it was my meeting), then leave early for the annual Air Force picnic. Went to my Friday night gaming session at Tom's house to play in a Magic: The Gathering booster draft, but we didn't have Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063718716299508622003-09-16T06:25:00.000-07:002003-09-16T06:25:16.186-07:00Daa-da-dadadadaa-da-dadadadaa-da-dadadaa-daaaaaa ... I'm playing Dark Tower. Dark Tower rules. I like Dark Tower. Don't know what Dark Tower is? It was a Milton Bradley swords&sorcery board game with an electronic tower that sits in the middle of the game board and rotates around so nobody else can see what each player is doing. Somewhere back home this game still exists -- and it sells on Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063640972645257082003-09-15T08:49:00.000-07:002003-09-15T08:49:32.576-07:00Ho hum. I never realized how damn bored I am here all the time. Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored. I can't even get into my computer games. The only reason I still play Neverwinter Nights is to play with John and Mutsuko online. Other than that I don't play any of the games I have bought. I even have two that I've purchased in the last two months that I've played for less than an hour each. I Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063551633658151262003-09-14T08:00:00.000-07:002003-09-14T08:00:33.543-07:00Finally bought a new cell phone. Now I can give the office one back. It's color. It has nifty music. It can take pictures. I like it. Other than that my weekend went: Friday night -- magic at Tom's. Didn't do very well. Saturday -- assisted Stacey with a Fluxx demonstration and also played Chez Grunt. Went home at around 5 pm and stayed up all night watching college football. Sunday -- Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063441928086209472003-09-13T01:32:00.000-07:002003-09-13T01:32:08.066-07:00Typhoon Maemi was way south of here. We're all okay here ... how are you?Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063219821756971062003-09-10T11:50:00.001-07:002003-09-10T11:50:21.763-07:00oops .. this time I'm really gonna stop.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063219810984022822003-09-10T11:50:00.000-07:002003-09-10T11:50:10.996-07:00Heh ... I'm gonna stop putting --timberwolf on my posts. The blogger template puts a -timberwolf with a timestamp after what I post anyway. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063219712103673702003-09-10T11:48:00.000-07:002003-09-10T11:48:48.360-07:00Heh. I like this comic strip. --timberwolf Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063201588100287792003-09-10T06:46:00.000-07:002003-09-10T06:46:28.020-07:00Ankle is better, but not fully healed. Nice collection of reds and purples streaking through the foot. Got to play some NWN online tonight with John and Mutsuko. It was great fun. Think I'll do it again tomorrow. Tomorrow starts the Korean holiday of "Chuseok", or the Harvest Moon festival. I guess it's sort of like their version of Thanksgiving. Families all getting together and all that. For Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1063040453713855972003-09-08T10:00:00.000-07:002003-09-08T10:00:53.673-07:00Ouch. My ankle hurts. It's about the size of a grapefruit and has spots the color of an ripe plum. I severely sprained it playing soccer. I'm going to take some Tylenol-3 now and go to sleep. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1062737348227013322003-09-04T21:49:00.000-07:002003-09-04T21:49:08.240-07:00Off to a night out on the town with Felicia and some other friends. Skipping the normal Friday night geekfest at Rude's house to do some actual socialization. They say it's good for us kids to socialize. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1062692094690334642003-09-04T09:14:00.000-07:002003-09-04T09:14:54.800-07:00I was told to update my blog report thingy so here's an update. Two of the PX managers were arrested for smuggling alcohol off of Yongsan Garrison through a tunnel that led off-post. They are accused of stealing over $1.7 Million worth of beer and liquor and reselling it on the Korean markets. To give you an idea: A fifth of Jack Daniel's on base costs, what, $20 bucks? Off base it can exceed Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1062601751739550202003-09-03T08:09:00.000-07:002003-09-03T08:09:11.820-07:00Since I'm around and feeling post-y: Read a few new books the past couple of weeks and have some thoughts. Election (the movie was based on the book) was a nice rapid read. The pacing was good, the characters believable and all that. You know, I don't think I'd make a good book reviewer, so I'll cut to the chase. I liked Election, Skipped Parts, and The Dice Man. Mad crazy props to the Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1062601618610424492003-09-03T08:06:00.000-07:002003-09-03T08:06:58.986-07:00Oh yeah ... and another thing. Just found out one of my best buds from my first duty assignment may have an assignment to here in Korea. We are waiting to see if it was a mistake or not, though -- he doesn't have a RIP yet and I only know of two programmer slots here, mine and Erik Wochok's. Erik's replacement is Wayne Elliott (another former Gunter programmer) so that would make Rob Harwell mineDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1062601352635834422003-09-03T08:02:00.000-07:002003-09-03T08:02:32.696-07:00Well just when I thought I had the bowling thing figured out, the bowling alley floods and now it's closed for 7 to 8 months. Drat. Still no e-mail from Kadena. Still kinda bummed about that, but I really don't think she checks her e-mail as often as I do. Shit I live online, man. I should take that "or if she cares" out of the last post ... it's neither accurate nor appropriate, but I'm tryingDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1061696194019535722003-08-23T20:36:00.000-07:002003-08-23T20:36:33.940-07:00Bowled reasonably well last Friday night ... first 600 series in some time. Granted it was a 602, but that counts, right? I bowled 212-215-175. Couldn't pick up my spares in the last game. Still bummed about having to postpone my trip to Okinawa until October. I don't know how she feels about it or if she cares, because I haven't heard from her in a week and a half. It is times like this that I Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1061482978954838002003-08-21T09:22:00.000-07:002003-08-21T09:22:58.980-07:00Well poop. No trip to Okinawa in September for me. I will be the only person in my office for most of the month. One guy was taken out of the office to cover in another office and another has use-or-lose leave so he has priority on taking leave. The only other two are both retiring so they're never in the office because of appointments. So I have to wait until October to go to Okinawa. That Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-106140382980604452003-08-20T11:23:00.000-07:002003-08-20T11:23:49.856-07:00Went in to work after hours again today to hang out with the night shift folks. I'm getting desperate for people to hang out with if I go in to the office to hang out with the night shift folks. I need friends that live closer to me than Yongsan Garrison (11 km away, but 30-45 minutes driving). Finally got a copy of Shadows of Undrentide as well as the DVD of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. What a Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1061314883262346012003-08-19T10:41:00.000-07:002003-08-19T10:41:23.173-07:00Ugh ... long day. I still wasn't feeling well this morning, but I went in to work anyway. Late, but I went. Got to work 0900'ish -- but stayed until 1900 and did accomplish a bit. Went back at about 2100 to fetch dinner for some of the shift workers. Wound up hanging out at the office just so I wouldn't be at home, alone, like I usually am. Didn't get home until ... oh .. five minutes ago. So of Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1061224216052689232003-08-18T09:30:00.000-07:002003-08-18T09:30:16.070-07:00So today sucked -- wasn't feeling well so I skipped work and spent most of the day crashed on my couch. This is particularly bad considering I was doing well having shown up on time for four straight days. Now I can't sleep -- reference the time of this post (which is 0128 KST for those doing the math at home). I'll probably get about three hours of sleep tonight and I still have to iron my Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1061073292615996182003-08-16T15:34:00.000-07:002003-08-16T15:34:52.566-07:00So Friday I finally got together with some of the members of the ROK Wargamers group -- which is a group of mostly military gamers here in Seoul. Crashed at the host's house that night. Watched "Meet the Feebles", which is the first movie Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) directed (he also co-wrote and co-produced it). Think the Muppets on Acid on South Park. You've got cow-cockroach pornographyDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1060861452549874192003-08-14T04:44:00.000-07:002003-08-14T04:48:48.253-07:00*grins* --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1060847997815482152003-08-14T00:59:00.000-07:002003-08-14T01:04:35.503-07:00Day 3: Made it to work at 0655 -- a little later than I wanted to get there but still before work started. Not that anybody would notice -- nobody else got there until 0720. I noticed though, so that's good enough for now. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1060776262645165142003-08-13T05:04:00.000-07:002003-08-13T05:09:11.363-07:00Looook out ... another update comin' atcha. First time online since Tuesday -- had to take my car in for repairs. After the 600KM round trip to Daegu it was screaming for some mechanical attention. My front brakes were shot and the muffler is bad (thought it sounded a little rough). Brakes are fixed, muffler's waiting for payday Friday. I stayed on base to help a friend with her computer and Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-1060588896398632952003-08-11T01:01:00.000-07:002003-08-11T01:01:36.233-07:00So ... even longer time no update. Lots going on in this world I am in. Softball tournaments have been fun. One in Chinhae and one in Daegu. A third place finish at Chinhae's rain-shortened tourney and a quick three games and out of the 8th Army Championship in Daegu this past weekend. I had a visitor Tuesday and Wednesday of last week and that was an amazing two days. I think I'm falling in Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-947274172003-05-22T01:08:00.000-07:002003-05-22T01:08:18.430-07:00So ... long time no update. Sorry folks, been TDY for a few days. Fun little trip. Good people, good food. Even did some work. Still haven't unpacked from the move. Bowling has picked up a little (up to the 190s again). Bought a spare ball -- $50 plastic job with a thumbweight that will NOT hook ... at least not much more than oh ... three boards ... unless I bend my wrist so far I almost break Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-940334712003-05-08T21:39:00.000-07:002003-05-08T21:39:26.690-07:00Okay -- so a few days turned into a couple weeks. Sorry about all that. I've moved. The new place is bigger but I don't have internet hooked up yet. Should have that tomorrow morning. I'm at an internet cafe (again) .. sigh. Not much to report -- work is work and everything else is fine. The play is scheduled for performances next weekend but I haven't seen much advertising for it. Hope we get Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-935305072003-04-30T06:56:00.000-07:002003-04-30T06:56:07.060-07:00Last post for a few days -- moving tomorrow. The softball team won once again -- this time 17-11. It was a bit touch and go at first -- we got down 8-1 and were down 11-3 after 3 1/2 innings before a couple of key errors by the opposition allowed us to find some confidence. Then we blasted the hell outta them and scored 14 unanswered in the final two innings while holding them scoreless in their Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-934009222003-04-28T07:39:00.000-07:002003-04-28T07:39:52.350-07:00Yeah ... play's going well. Softball team is 2-0 in the preseason tournament. Won the first game 15-0 in three innings and the second 23-8 in four. Tomorrow night will be a big test apparently with the 18th MedCom team. Bowling last Friday night was a nightmare again. Since they've changed the lanes in the house, they've changed the oil patterns as well and a lot of people are struggling. My Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-927670462003-04-17T01:14:00.000-07:002003-04-17T01:14:34.390-07:00So I had my first rehearsal with the director and we are on the same page with the Conceited Man now. He doesn't want him completely unaware of his surroundings and to have more arc (what arc there can be in eight or so lines) to his volume and pitch. The lamplighter I need to work on the voice for ... he's a 'sweet old man' so I have to work on a sweet old man voice. Afterwards I played pool Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-927135882003-04-16T06:30:00.000-07:002003-04-16T06:30:27.170-07:00(attempt #2 of the following): Okay, so how did I do casting the show? Well first of all -- the trip to Chinhae was a blast. The team I was travelling with won the tournament. I didn't play, but I still had a blast. I kept the scorebook and enjoyed the heckling and the winning. We all got trophies and T-shirts ... wheeeee ... or as Ceddy would say "Woo woo, motherfucker, woo woo." Now I just Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-923619252003-04-10T07:40:00.000-07:002003-04-10T07:40:35.466-07:00Tomorrow I leave for a trip to Chinhae, Republic of Korea to play in a softball tournament. We shall see how that goes, but I will be gone for three days. Tonight was the second night of auditions for "The Little Prince". I was afraid I would get cast as the Aviator, the director kept having me read the part, but then someone walked in and blew us all away with his first read of the monologue Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-922113732003-04-08T02:37:00.000-07:002003-04-10T07:28:12.000-07:00So I've been called to task for not staying in touch more. I admit I'm shitty at it most of the time. I can't really say why. A certain someone from my past would say it's because I'm a selfish prick, but I choose to accept that as her problem, not mine. If Eduardo Paredes reads this message please contact me via yahoo messenger at twolf1369. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-920822552003-04-06T01:28:00.000-08:002003-04-06T01:28:43.093-08:00Template update. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-920822262003-04-06T01:27:00.000-08:002003-04-06T01:27:46.733-08:00Okay ... so it wasn't exactly soon that I talked to y'all again. So sue me ;) Life is ... interesting here in Seoul. I have been working quite a bit and not playing as much as I would like. My internet access has been spotty, but appears to have cleared up a bit .. for now. The D&D group has migrated to a new setting. The DM got out of the army, so a new DM has stepped in. Now I'm playing an Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-875359602003-01-16T07:22:00.000-08:002003-01-16T07:22:44.920-08:00I've officially joined the D&D group that the two guys from my office are involved in. Yah. I'm playing a Dwarven Priest, lvl 10. Fun so far. Tomorrow is the first day I will be going in to my office. I still don't know for sure what kind of stuff I will be doing. I took a polygraph test Tuesday and passed no problem (not that I doubted that I would) so I can actually go in to the office now. IDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-870963552003-01-07T20:38:00.000-08:002003-01-07T20:38:31.633-08:00Okay -- it's been almost a month with no information from me. Being home was great but I had no time to sit on a computer and stay in touch. Now, however, I am at my temporary residence in Seoul, South Korea and loving every second of it. I have found off-base accommodations that are about five minutes from work. I will have a roommate, but he seems like a very nice guy. He's 28 and an Army cop,Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-861639042002-12-17T05:17:00.000-08:002002-12-17T05:17:35.303-08:00Mama I'm comin' home ..... I now have an itinerary and flight information. Wheeeee ..... --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-857961392002-12-10T11:29:00.000-08:002002-12-10T11:29:43.206-08:00It is now Tuesday. It is 20:24 (8:24 PM). I have my orders. This means I can officially start the process of saying goodbye to Naples, Italy. My projected departure date is Dec 21, but I won't know for sure for another day or two. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-855990322002-12-06T09:08:00.000-08:002002-12-06T09:08:17.440-08:00I should have my orders on next Tuesday. Monday is a holiday so ain't shit getting done. They waived the M16 qualifications requirement, so I can report without it. I did find out I will most likely be living off-base, not on-base as I was led to believe. There are two housing rates for Seoul, depending on where you are assigned. I'm assigned in the high-rent district, and I will have a rent capDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-855528252002-12-05T12:00:00.000-08:002002-12-05T12:36:03.000-08:00Thought I'd pop in and drop off an update. Not that I think anybody reads this anymore. Or cares. Just kidding. I've been playing a lot of this game. It's in the Beta stage right now. If you want, give it a look see. It is FREE baby, just the way I like it. I've been doing a lot of online RP at the Song of Ice and Fire boards as well. For those who are familiar with the book series, I have a Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-840615512002-11-05T07:00:00.000-08:002002-11-05T07:00:27.063-08:00 What follows is a story of sadness and betrayal. Of pain and anger. But it's pretty funny at times. Oh, and it's rated PG-13 for strong language (towards the end) in deference to the one lady in Gaeta. She should probably not let her kids read this. Last week on Tuesday my car broke down again. The fuel pump went out. It's at the mechanic and themechanic is trying to acquire a used fuel pump Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-838998132002-11-01T17:14:00.000-08:002002-11-01T17:14:24.963-08:00So I finally got around to reading the e-mail from the woman from Okinawa. She passed her teaching exam!! Go Tomoko!! It is very difficult to become a teacher in Japan, and it is what she has been wanting to do. I am absolutely thrilled for her. Go Her! --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-838969562002-11-01T15:48:00.000-08:002002-11-01T15:48:12.756-08:00Okay ... I just did a somewhat geeky thing. I posted a comment at Wil Wheaton's web site. The role I most remember him in is as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Okay ... so it was a really geeky thing. Why did I do this? I'm still not sure. I'm sure some of you remember me in my "Wesley sucks ass. I wish they'd ax him." days. When the Star Trek CCG came out, I always thought Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-838937422002-11-01T14:17:00.000-08:002002-11-01T14:17:26.073-08:00And today an aftershock almost as strong as the earthquake itself. This one, I felt. I was at home sitting at my computer and the light in the room started swinging back and forth on its chain. I could *feel* the house moving as well, though only slightly. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-838470352002-10-31T15:06:00.000-08:002002-10-31T15:06:31.283-08:00Heh .. and I was using ezcode tags instead of html tags so my bold stuff was wrong on that oct 13th post and it sat out there for two weeks. I'm a dork. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-838469912002-10-31T15:05:00.000-08:002002-10-31T15:05:17.140-08:00The Book Exchange -- With all that I forgot to mention that some friends of mine (that I came into contact with through message boards about the George R.R. Martin series "A Song of Ice and Fire") and I are going to be doing a Book Exchange project. Each of the ten of us is submitting a book to be read and discussed by all other members of the group. I will mail my book to person 1 who will mailDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-838467462002-10-31T14:58:00.000-08:002002-10-31T14:58:48.476-08:00Ack ... two weeks without an update ... and I was doing so well, too. Outprocessing has sped up a bit. My assignment to Korea is still a go and I've gotten my innoculations out of the way. Now I just need to get a filling and a cleaning at the dentist. I should have orders within a week and then I can get my household stuff packed up and shipped off, that will be good. I'll miss my desktop Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-829289682002-10-13T11:59:00.000-07:002002-10-31T15:08:02.000-08:00Blatantly stolen from TsuKata! 1. What's the first thing you remember wanting to be when you grew up? Astrophysicist at NASA. 2. Describe a dream you remember. The first one that comes to mind. I rarely remember my dreams -- the only one that comes to mind is the following (I think I've told *maybe* two people about this dream): It's nighttime and I'm driving in downtown Montgomery, AL, in a JagDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-829218352002-10-13T08:08:00.000-07:002002-10-13T08:08:23.003-07:00sigh I guess it was only a matter of time. I have now joined the ranks of the burgled. To wit, some bastardos broke into my car last night. I played D&D last night at Gricignano and didn't get home until 4 am. I was a bit tired, to say the least, so I forgot a couple of the precautions I usually take. Namely, I left my cell phone and some gas coupons in the car and in open view. Now that I Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-828565182002-10-11T13:17:00.000-07:002002-10-11T13:17:57.030-07:00I need to updated xnera's link on the left. She has temporarily ditched her blog for a livejournal. Shoulda updated that a while ago. New Friday Five: 1. If you could only choose 1 cd to ever listen to again, what would it be? One CD ever? Crapola. That's a v. tough choice. I would have to say it would be a high-capacity CD of MP3s of my favorite songs by my favorite artists. Is that cheating? Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-827663702002-10-09T17:41:00.000-07:002002-10-09T17:41:32.660-07:00Mood: Molto stanco Music: Niente Io desidere partenze la casa! .... Stronto --- I'm out of Italian words I know ;) Two years and I can barely carry on a conversation. And I only have ONE year in Korea -- I'll be lucky if I don't insult everyone I meet there ;) I know it's Wednesday, so it's a bit late for the Friday Five, but since the Friday Five was about shoes, I'll only be doing a "Recap Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-824814202002-10-03T13:11:00.000-07:002002-10-03T13:11:04.433-07:00Mood: Much less miffed Music: Still none ... no CDs here at work. Got involved in a new game tonight whereby I take on the 'rulership' of a 3rd world country. Wheee .... What can I say -- fun so far. I've arrested opposition leaders, boosted my economy using child labor, and boosted my popularity by issuing benevolent decrees as befits a dictator. Bow before me, for I am the Amir of Bahrain, as Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-824621982002-10-03T04:50:00.000-07:002002-10-03T04:50:21.973-07:00Mood: Slightly miffed Music: None right now Read something on x's livejournal that hit one of those little spots that just annoy you, you know? It's nothing to do with x -- but with a game that she's playing. Final Fantasy X. So, please don't take this as me being ticked at you, x, I'm not. Why do game designers insist on casting WOLVES as bad guys? I realize the mythology surrounding the wolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-824170302002-10-02T07:31:00.000-07:002002-10-02T07:31:34.470-07:00Mood: Blah Music: Avril Lavigne, Sk8er Boi Just a quick update 'cos I'm supposed to update this more often. I'm in rehearsals for another play, "The Real Inspector Hound" ... it's going well so far. Some cast members that are new to theatre entirely, so that's interesting. I finally got a response from the orderly room about my next assignment. I should have the paperwork in the next few days Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-821828392002-09-27T00:24:00.000-07:002002-09-27T00:24:17.573-07:00Friday Five 1. What are your favorite ways to relax and unwind? Read a play. Have a glass of wine. 2. What do you do the moment you get home from work/school/errands? Turn on my computer. 3. What are your favorite aromatherapeutic smells? Jasmine. 4. Do you feel more relaxed with a group of friends or hanging out by yourself? With a group. 5. What is something that you feel is relaxing but Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-819236272002-09-21T13:08:00.000-07:002002-09-21T13:08:02.066-07:00Friday Five 1. Would you say that you're good at keeping in touch with people? Nope. I'm not. I don't think anyone who reads this will argue -- how long do I go between posts? How long since my forum's seen any action? 'Nuff said? 2. Which communication method do you usually prefer/use: e-mail, telephone, snail mail, blog comments, or meeting in person? Why? Depends on whether or not I like theDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-819105722002-09-21T04:48:00.000-07:002002-09-21T04:48:02.756-07:00 Greetings to the world! Question: What is it that makes one drink turn into several drinks and several drinks turn into waking up severely hung over and stinking? Answer: Oktoberfest in Naples. Whoo ... I don't know how much I had to drink last night, it's pretty much a blur. I am fairly sure it was still daylight outside when I passed out, though I can't be positive. I did wake up at Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-807868422002-08-27T11:50:00.000-07:002002-08-27T11:50:11.766-07:00Hello again -- just updating the template. --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-807867712002-08-27T11:48:00.000-07:002002-08-27T11:48:18.186-07:00Hi. I'm in Boston visiting Kisanth and garchangel and parsnip (and northernminx, who I just met this trip). That's it for now ... more later, maybe. You know how often I update ;) --timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-806064912002-08-23T01:32:00.000-07:002002-08-23T01:32:16.830-07:00Heh. Didn't go scuba-ing at Nissida, so no pics there. Just found out our next group of Augmentees are coming from Gunter, where I used to be stationed. I know one of the four. Arizabif has moved. Go check her out folks, she's got a keen eye for social commentary. Her piece about "Secretary's Day" many moons ago had my entire office in stitches. We even celebrated "Give Your Boss a Plant in a Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-802246312002-08-14T02:15:00.000-07:002002-08-14T02:15:15.516-07:00Fixed the link to Storm's page. Thanks for pointing that out arizabif. Gonna change the name back to just Storm, too -- the link doesn't read very well, either. Coming soon ... picture pages to include photos from the Isle of Capri and possibly some scuba pictures in Nissida. -- timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-801789062002-08-13T03:07:00.000-07:002002-08-13T03:07:38.666-07:00Three words: Capri is beautiful. -- timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-796818162002-08-01T03:04:00.000-07:002002-08-01T03:04:19.676-07:00Well fuck. I did a big long blog entry and fucking lost it. So here is the long and short of the entry that wasn't: Gaeta - Good show and lots of fun. Great beaches. Neck-deep water and I could see the little fishies swimming around my feet. AFSOUTH shows - Understudy performance was fun -- really had to reach on the song I had to sing, but hey it was fun. Cast party was good too. Then I Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-785825842002-07-05T04:58:00.000-07:002002-07-05T04:58:34.746-07:00Headed to Gaeta for the weekend -- see ya all sooooon ... -- timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-783036322002-06-28T00:11:00.000-07:002002-06-28T00:11:31.976-07:00Friday Five: When was the last time you: 1. ...sent a handwritten letter? This morning, actually. To a friend of mine that is in jail in San Diego. 2. ...baked something from scratch or made something by hand? Yesterday. I made a mess. With my hands. 3. ...camped in a tent? Last October at "Lesbian Beach" at Lemolo Lake in Oregon. 4. ...volunteered your time to church, school, or community? IDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-783034402002-06-28T00:03:00.000-07:002002-06-28T00:07:07.000-07:00I played The Google Game as suggested by my friend Arizabif. And here are MY results: Dustin is Moving! Page down time coming! Dustin is that little mischievous voice saying eat that last cupcake or go ahead and hit him in the face. Dustin is transferring to the Golden Eagles for his junior year from the MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks. Oh, no! Dustin is Missing! Dustin is an example of a simple Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-781900522002-06-25T12:40:00.000-07:002002-06-25T12:43:38.000-07:00That was too maud damn weird. I have some very good friends back in the States in Centreville, AL. Chiara* sent me an e-mail a while back -- May 29th to be exact, the last time I had heard from her, actually -- which I finally got around to responding to tonight. I sit down at my PC ... get almost all the way through the response and I hear a 'you've got mail' beep. I finish the e-mail I was Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-779041672002-06-18T13:43:00.000-07:002002-06-18T13:43:54.373-07:00Today I was finally able to complete a task that I have not been looking forward to. SrA Casey Joel Smith's belongings have been packed and catalogued. They should be shipped sometime in the next week or so. Maybe his wife can finally get closure. I can't decide which was more difficult to write on the inventory -- the beautiful inlaid wood music box that he bought for his wife or his wedding Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-776195492002-06-11T11:54:00.000-07:002002-06-11T11:54:39.583-07:00Oooh ... the Barbershop Quartet stuff is getting tougher. Spending a lot of time working on my parts -- difficult when I don't have access to a piano or keyboard. I may go buy a cheapie keyboard so I can plunk notes. The D&D scenario is going slowly, but with help from John and Dave I think I have all the questions answered and I am ready to go with it. Need to clear it with the DM (Matt) and Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-773020632002-06-03T14:06:00.000-07:002002-06-03T14:06:11.246-07:00Sittin' in the office after a thoroughly enjoyable rehearsal for "The Music Man" ... got some more of my specific parts assigned and ready to work on. I know which Salesman I am in Rock Island (#5). I know which "Voice" I am in "The Wells Fargo Wagon" (#8). We even got to do a bit more of the barbershop quartet stuff -- challenging when you consider I haven't sung regularly in eight years or so. Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-770650232002-05-28T08:13:00.000-07:002002-05-28T08:13:50.163-07:00Okay -- a longer update this time ;) My friend Sarah left Monday morning. She was here for about three weeks. Hadn't seen her in 12 years. She seemed to have had a good time, in spite of the weather not cooperating a few times (her trip to Capri was cancelled by one of the biggest rainstorms of the year -- she never did make it over to Capri). I plan to visit with her a bit when I'm in Boston inDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-768360422002-05-22T04:12:00.000-07:002002-05-22T04:12:26.226-07:00Another quick update -- we won the softball game -- something like 28-4 or so. In three and a half innings. Everybody (all 20+ players) got to hit at least twice. I was 2 for 2 with 2 rbi and 1 run scored. Woo-hoo. Go me. I even made a running catch in the outfield with the sun in my eyes -- granted it was luck, but still ... -timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-767746622002-05-20T16:02:00.000-07:002002-05-20T16:02:19.583-07:00Did I say tomorrow night? I meant to say "Next week" ... Hehe .... Perhaps in the morning, then ... I like to update from the office as there I can be fairly sure that I won't timeout while writing. Quick update, though -- Got cast in the Naples Community Theatre (NCT) concert production of "The Music Man" -- performances in Naples July 4th, Gaeta July 5th and 6th and Naples again the 12th Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-765435572002-05-14T11:31:00.000-07:002002-05-14T11:31:34.623-07:00Five days since my last update? My bad ... I'll take care of that tomorrow night ... right now I have to go find my houseguest. -timberwolfDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-763521082002-05-09T11:40:00.000-07:002002-05-09T11:40:12.436-07:00We weren't allowed into SrA Smith's room at the hotel. The Italian authorities have sealed the room -- we may be able to go tomorrow. Today, however, we inventoried SrA Smith's locker here at work and also the car he had rented. It was a sudden thing -- somebody happened to ask about the locker, which we (myself and my co-worker) didn't even know he had, so neither myself nor Greg had a lot of Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-762655662002-05-07T09:06:00.000-07:002002-05-07T09:06:12.553-07:00After todays short memorial service for SrA Smith, I have decided if I do go talk to someone, it won't be the chaplain that spoke there. His eulogy had nothing to do with SrA Smith other than using Casey's death as a chance to preach about how the only hope you can have in your life is hope in God. I sincerely 'hope' that his sermonizing helped someone, because all it did for me is piss me off Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-762574332002-05-07T03:59:00.000-07:002002-05-07T03:59:48.316-07:00Sometimes in your life, a lesson comes along that needs to be learned. God/Fate/Nature/The Force, whatever you believe runs this world we live in, seems to go out of it's way to ensure you learn said lesson. Tomorrow morning one of my fellow Non-Commissioned Officers and I will be going to the Pinetamare Hotel to catalog and pack the personal effects of SrA Casey Smith. This may help matters, Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415748.post-762142032002-05-06T02:42:00.000-07:002002-05-06T02:42:35.383-07:00I posted this on one of my favorite forums, but want to post it here as well: Not a rant/rage/rave, but a cathartic posting: Four times a year we get four augmentees to come work with us from various other US military organizations. They stay with us for three months. The current group consists of three US Air Force Senior Airmen from Eglin AFB in Florida and one US Air Force Senior Airman fromDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421816954130154276noreply@blogger.com