g_i_jared

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:37:38 GMT

I had a birthday monday. It was the most uneventful birthday in recent memory. No vomiting, no drunken shenanigans. I just had a nice expensive dinner with Kristyn and my parents. She gave me a few nice presents, my parents gave me some clothing and liquor. No money from relatives I see 3 times a year, no big party, just people I know well and care about. Maybe disappointing in relation to previous years, but I think I really prefer the modesty of it all. No pressure, no fuss, no preparation.

The family business has been slow, I've been slacking, what's new. I think I'll crack open my captain m. and rock out with some team fortress 2.

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:30:30 GMT

Umm... yeah. Halo 3. Give me your gamertags. "G I J4R3D" wants halo buddies.

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:16:28 GMT

St. Patrick's day ruled despite a few snafus. I pissed off two good friends in one fell swoop. One is ok now, and the other refuses to talk to me. I tried to do everything I could to make it better today, but he's not having it. I'm sorry I pissed him off, but the ball's in his court now, I'll fucking do whatever it takes to make ammends, but he has to be willing to accept it first. Dude, if you read this, I love you like blood, the sooner we're cool, the sooner we'll all feel better.

My social life exploded in about 24 hours, I went from lonely to overwhelmed in record time. This makes me so much happier. I'm having fun going out, drinking, talking to friends, old and new and having adventures.

Life is an adventure and mine's finally living up to the hype.

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:12:28 GMT

I feel like I've lost my anchor lately. I have no singular drive, passion or inspiration anymore. The only thing seriously satisfying in a while has been mentoring privates during drill weekend. They have so many questions to ask me since I've been deployed. They're so eager to be good soldiers and to get deployed, to do their job. It's been so long since I felt that way. I've been so anti-army lately. The minute that I noticed that a couple of them think I'm cool, or respect me in one shape or another... I got those damned warm and fuzzies inside. That felt so fucking good. These are good kids and they're probably getting deployed sooner rather, and I almost don't want them to go without me. I want to keep then safer, healthier, and happier then they might be otherwise. Even if it means volunteering... I feel like I'm finally ready for my promotion, like I can be a good Sergeant. I feel this crazy parental instinct when I think about the situation. It feels good, better than anything seems to have in a while. I don't want to go back but I don't know why I should stay if I feel so empty and lost.

We'll see what happens when it happens I suppose.

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:42:36 GMT

Phase 2 was most definitely a success. Bar-hopping through Mainstrausse is as simple as walking acrossed the street. Thank you Duncan for feeding me entirely too much rum and coke, John for our favorite, jaeger, Cope for plowing the way through the packed crowds, and last but not least Nick for driving our drunken asses around. No thanks to Carly for bailing out with a weak excuse, or Chris for no showing. Flakes lose.

Now I get to look forward to celebrating someone elses 21st tonight.

St. Patty's day is the 17th and there's pub crawls to be had. I shall fill myself on Guinness and Irish liquors. Maybe I'll fast a little in the afternoon so I can drink cheap. Dinner is for suckers.

How long will it take for 21 to get old? Who knows, but I'm willing to wear it out sooner rather than later.

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:39:04 GMT

Phase one of the birthday adventure weekend is complete. Bar-hopped, vomited on a close friend, ate pancakes and woke up with the worst hang over I've yet had.
alcohol-10, Jared-0

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:38:25 GMT

Asian Caitlin's party was much better than Will's birthday. 1 large dose of dancing, 1 small pinch of beer and a sizable dose of sake. I'd go more into details, but you'll have to settle for my charming story telling in person because I'm entirely too drunk and tired to type any mor...

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:13:42 GMT

Was Cope actually right? It's too soon to tell, but if that's the case I got one big I TOLD YA SO on its way.

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:47:04 GMT

I haven't slept in aprox. 36 hours. I rule. Sleepy sleep time.

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:20:14 GMT

The last three days I've delivered pizza, I've made 145, 101, and 96 dollars. Since when did our customers start tipping so well?

I think I'm being ignored. That's pretty lame. I also get the feeling that I have to be kept a secret from here on out. I guess that's just how things go.

I have today off and have no idea what to do with it. Somebody, anybody call me.

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:21:13 GMT

Being nocturnal sucks. No ones awake. I'm in a "fuck World of Warcraft" kind of mood. I really have no interest in being productive. I just want some company. Amongst other things I just want to see more daylight. I wanna see my friends. And I really don't want to go to drill this weekend. I think I'm going to come down with a really convenient stomach flu this weekend. I'd rather pay for a doctors visit than waste my weekend on the army. I have this really shitty feeling in my stomach that tells me I'm going to get deployed a lot sooner than I'd like... I could just be paranoid... but I can't shake it. I just want to move out of this basement and go to school.

I tried really hard to be nonchalant the first few days, but it gets harder and harder. I miss her and it's been less than a week. That's what I get for meddling in other peoples business though. Karma is paying me a visit.

When I came back it felt like I had just endured such a hardship for everyone that the world owed me something. I was going to take what I wanted regardless of other peoples feelings and I was going to make myself happy. I was wrong. I was such an asshole when I came back. I almost ruined a friendship and definitely complicated a few more. There's at least one person I feel I need to apologize to. Maybe doing that will make me feel better. Lets hope.

Hindsight is always 20/20... what a bitch.

Great News EVERYBODY!

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:10:47 GMT

Apparently since G.W.'s decision to increase military presence in the middle east, the Guard and Reserve have changed their former policies on the deployment limitations previously in place. Before, we were limited to 24 months in a 5 year period... I'd have a deployment limitation of no more than 10 months of active duty for the next 5 years. The policy has not only been changed, it's pretty much been annihilated. The new policy states that there IS no limitation to the period of time a guard or reservist can be deployed, just that they'll receive extra pay if redeployed within 2 years of their previous deployment, and also if they do indeed have to serve more than 24 months active duty. The other perk is that instead of 16 month deployments, they're trying to shave them down to 12 months, including training... wow, 2 months shorter than the last one, thanks guys. That really helps prevent the entire stagnation of my life that happens when I'm deployed, thanks for the consideration.

I've said it several times, and I'll say it again: Fuck Bush, fuck the army, I'd rather have 30k in student loans and drive a beater than put up with this bullshit anymore. School and a car just isn't worth 3+ years that I've given these fucks, not to mention the next 3 of my contract.

Democrats... please save me.

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:07:37 GMT

Got dumped again. 2 in a row. I'm on a hot-streak. I'm not overly bitter, I'm not overly hurt. I kind of feel like telling myself, "I told you so." It's like ironically half expected. Anyways, good luck Kristyn in your next endeavor.

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:59:31 GMT

I'm in a transition period between schools so it looks like I'll be taking the quarter off, let me tell you how heart broken I am... I hope you all grasp the purity of sarcasm in that last statement. I'm delivering pizza at Papa Johns and it sucks balls go figure... but I make better money than at most pizza places. I sold both computers which has temporarily lifted me from me previous poverty. Hurray, I no longer have to make weekly visits to pawn stuff off to radtastic

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:08:42 GMT

I'm so behind in schoolwork that it's vomitliscious. Yes I just created that word for exclamation sake. To all my personal friends: Please pretend I don't exist for the next 2 or 3 weeks. My house is no longer a hang out. My basement no longer enjoys an open door policy. I need to get my shit together because I refuse to waste my 3k in tuition this quarter on shitty grades. Once I start working I'm going to have even less time. My only hope for a social life is that the community college I go to next quarter is easy enough to allow me one. My only exception is K-sauce... I need my K-sauce... as I need sanity.

I won't see anyone for a little while. Know that I love you guys though.

I also need to sell 2 of my 4 computers. A mid-end laptop and mid-end desktop. I'm selling them each for 700-800 dollars. If anyone's interested please contact me via email, livejournal or cell phone (if you know me personally).

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:34:42 GMT

I'm really busy with school. I'm also poor. My $200 dollar cell phone was stolen. I bought an 80 dollar replacement. Art school tends to be expensive. I got an $80 parking ticket tonight. The army won't pay for any of my tuition this year. I don't feel like I have time to find a job let alone work one. However I have an awesome girlfriend, great friends and a sweet car. Atleast I have the essentials covered right?

I feel swamped or else I would have updated a lot sooner. Thanks for the LJ nudges, they didn't go un-noticed.

Hey you...

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:19:14 GMT

That was one of the best and worst experiences of my life. Most seriously.

Kudos.

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:42:29 GMT

Lots of parties lately. Too many? Probably. Too much fun? No such thing.

Absinthe/pool party:

Hands down, best party I've had, and possibly best party I've been to. It only got
better once girls started swimming in their underwear. More parties and
accompanying pics to come.

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:23:45 GMT

Is karma going to ruin my shit tomorrow or is it going to take it's time... just how vindictive is karma? All questions that life will answer shortly enough.

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:03:12 GMT

New car, new friends, good times, my party tonight. Forget that last entry life, is pretty friggen sweet. Pictures to come.

Deep heavy sigh...

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:20:05 GMT

I left a nerd and came back different. In some ways better, in some ways worse. My changes have strenghtened a friendship, created new ones, and strained others. I've been so busy the last few days... it feels great to stay busy, but at the same time I feel run down into the ground. I'm exhausted, exasperated and a little depressed tonight. I feel like a toddler who's tired but doesn't want to sleep. A cranky stubborn toddler. Yuck.

I'm going to go lay in bed and stare at the ceiling until I fall asleep.

I'll be in touch...

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:04:45 GMT

For anyone who hasn't found out yet, I am infact stateside, enjoying my bed and my basement dwelling. I have a new cell phone and a new car. I have some new friends. I've also been non-stop busy since I got back. I'm exhausted. Excuse me if it takes me a few weeks to catch up with you if I haven't already.

I <3 you all, nay, most of you.

Scariest beast in Iraq

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:33:23 GMT

The Battle Camel, AT4 and all.

Keeping Wright and Clark's room secure.

CSM Millinger's M1114 WRX's designed by Suburu or my sweet rice burning humvee's that I modded. Depends on who I'm lying to.

Somewhere in Baghdad... courtesy of C. Gibson.

Goodbye room, in all likelihood I won't ever see this room again, more importantly I'll never have to sleep there again. On the other hand I most definitely will be hanging out with John later this summer in Pittsbugh.

Our current dwellings until we get out of Iraq at the end of the week. I'm a little excited.

So very close...

A note to anonymous who commented on the June 8th entry.

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:09:00 GMT

Okay, so far as I can tell your argument is that... someone else will take his place, so we shouldn't have bothered. I'm not going to argue that we're not here under false pretenses because I believe that we are. There were no weapons of mass destruction. We got here with the intentions of finding them, there were none, we were mistaken, and in the process liberated a country from a murderous maniacal dictator. Oops. How dare we do the Iraqi people a favor. As Colon Powell said it best, "you break it you bought it..." so we had to help the government get back on it's feet. The established president Talabani asked America to please stay and help stabilize his country. We oblige him. That includes helping to capture, kill or deter harmful factions in Iraq. Zarqawi was a member of a very harmful organization that kills Iraqi's and our own based on his religious and political opinions. If a friend asked for your help would you help him? I hope so. Iraq is our new found ally in a world that doesn't like America. We can use all the friends we have, and what kind of friend are we if we don't help them get on their feet. Even if you don't give a shit about the Iraqi people, our support will pay dividends in the long term. Those dividends will benefit you one way or another. Directly, indirectly it doesn't matter. All of this shit we do, we do for you. We don't even know you. You don't give us much reason to like you. Please be considerate before you criticize our work, our lives, and the lives that some have lost.

Further more, next time someone posts with a debate or an argument. Have some balls enough to leave a name or a title for the rest of us to address. It's hardly satisfying for the rest of the people who post here to insult "anonymous"...

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:44:02 GMT

I just got done watch The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe on the projecter at the bosses house. I must say I'm incredibly impressed. I expected an entirely childish affair and got a meaningful and epic piece of cinematic work. It also brought back fond memories of my 5th grade reading of the book. I forgot how many adult themes C.S. Lewis embedded into his work and just how epic it really was. I'm glad I watched it on the projecter because I was continually impressed with the digital work in the movie. Still shots of the movie don't do it justice. Most of the animals and monsters have a slightly CG-ish quality but in motion the quality of animation truely brings them to life. Some of the work rivals the Lord of the Rings trilogy in quality and in some case surpasses it in my opinion. As well the movie was incredibly violent for disney, not gory, but most definitely violent. You might not see blood, but when a centaur tackles a minotaur harder than an NFL linebacker, the results look very painful.

All this completely re-affirms my decision to go into digital design. I want to help create that illusion, that fantasy for other people. I just spent the last 2 hours in a place that has not, will not and cannot exist. In an age where reading children and imagination are in short supply, I'd like to help create fantastic realities for others. I also want to pick up my C.S. Lewis anthology and start reading.

I wish I could post pictures of things that have entertained me lately, but this military internet connection isn't having it so until I get back I'll be sending mass emails to friends and family that would otherwise read this. Atleast that way I can share photos and what not in the last few weeks that I'm over here.

Best wishes to everyone,
G.I. Jared