JOURNAL: Verm01 (david )

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  • Laptops hate me 2004-10-09 20:53:10 Laptop one, fired motherboard, laptop two, HD problems. Now the new HD I got is dead and the tech guy at Best Buy says it could be the battery, Great, If I am thinking right the thing is still under warrenty, so I sen the whole dame thing in and get it fixed, Maybe.

    The thing that really gets me is I can never figure out why it's just the notebooks that I have problems with, Or maybe its the Microsoft thing. I'm more of a Mac person, They have never given me such problems. Oh, well, As long as it gets fixed right and doesn't cost me an arm and a leg. Writing by hand will have to do. I just think I stopped caring. I mean its not like I can't surf the net or, if I have time, type up what I've written. Luckly I'm going into the medical field with my enginerring degree. Otherwise the computers I work on would die before I get them fixed.

    Life is but a nightmare, too bad we can never wake from this one. Good thing is my nightmares aren't all bad. 
  • School 2004-10-06 19:24:38 Finally got enrolled in a class. Yes just one class, all the other classes that are in the speeded program weren't for my degree. The class I got is English comp 1. First college course I've taken since being pulled from college in 02 because of the war. It's army funded so it's free. Yay^-^
    We get a four day weekend because of that one guy's day. You know teh one that found america and killed many indians. Oh, sorry, Native Americans.
    Saw Envy, with Jack Black. It was pretty funny, Christopher Walken is in it to, he was fun to watch.
    Small victories. Return of the King extended version is up for preorder through New Line. Finished records accountability today, new guy went on leave. Had a stupid ethics class.The basic idea behind the class is that as military personnel we can't accept a gift unless it fits into a very small block of criteria. And we can't act in a way that shows that we don't know what we are doing. Sorry, but there are many over seas that are doing that. We also can't do certain things with are job(civilian) if it crosses over with our military job. Like working at Best Buy could affect me. If I get gratuity because of me being in the military.
    Up to this point I have shown myself as a sarcastic person, Okay. If I wasn't, then...well maybe not.
    I think that's the worst thing, all my random thoughts. They just won't stop.
    Newest one, all kids 13 aand under are potential victims. Don't has a reason, just the thought.

    The purple flaningos my sister sent after me got lost, help me find them.
    o_O Onegai 
  • The faceless girl of my dreams 2004-10-04 19:10:59 Have you ever had a reaccuring dream? Or maybe just a character that shows up who you know and acknowledge the fact he/she was in another of your dreams, while you are dreaming?
    It started 4 some odd years ago, maybe less. I had a dream that started out where I was infiltrating a base. This base and the enemies within looked a lot like the ones from the Bungie game for Macs, Marathon. At the time I had downloaded a patch for it, so that was the cause of the scenery. Now at a certain point in the dream, can't remember the full details(understandable though), I find out where my target is. So I'm fighting through sludge and wookie like sludge monsters, I take an elevator up to a cliff. I look at my map, line myself up (like I'm the player, not the actual soldier), and make a jump to a platform just outside the room with the target. I jump, now back to being the soldier, and land with a grunt. I say something along the lines of, "I did it. Here I come." I go through the door in front of me. There she is, kneeling, her head bowed, her long black hair covering her parts of her face. I get distrot and run over to the girl, only for her not to be the real one I'm looking for. I run back through her and look at her face again, she didn't have one. At this point I am starting to cry, "Damn it, damn it, why did this have to happen." Or something like that.
    Flash, I'm sitting in my family room staring at the TV, something was playing, it was about getting revenge for a girl. My sister comes out and asks what I am doing, I say I am just remembering a bad memory. Flash, I'm in a cave with two other people, I ask where I am and I don't remember them telling me. Then one of them said everything will be alright, she is fine. Then I wake up. During the night I had really cried, and for the rest of that day I couldn't think about the dream and the girl with out feeling sad and angry.

    I thought this was a bit strange, I have4 always felt pain, but I never felt any real emotion while dreaming.

    Go ahead in time a year an a half or so. I'm the same guy as in the first dream, but different place and time. I am with a group and we are working together to free someone. Something small happens and my character remembers pieces from the other dream. My anger builds. We believe we have finally found the real place where she is kept. This dream is a bit more vague and unfinished since I was woken up by an alarm clock. But most of the dream delt with the infiltration of the base and her rescue. I had some conversations with the other members of the team and condolinces were exchanged and other things along that line. So as I could figure, we were very close, maybe married.

    Jump ahead to last night. Same character. I was sad, very sad. It was raining and it was barily midday. As far as I could tell, some of the people from the team were around me. We stood in the street, none of us had an unbrella. Words like "Sorry" and "Never thought this would happen" were said. A lapse into memory. There was fighting, people died. I got shot in the side, that really hurt too. I remember hearing the bullet just missed the lungs. Back to the street. A car drove up, and not just any, a hurse. The death mobile. And I bet you can guess who was riding first class, the girl. I don't really remember the funeral, but the casket was open, and there she was, looking just like she did in the first dream.

    Ever since the first dream I've been trying to figure out some meaning. But I really can't. The fact that it completed itself in a way over a few year period time is the really confusing part. I try not to think too hard but Since it just happened again, it's going to be tough.

    On a creepier note, After playing Fatal Frame 2 for a few nights I had a dream about it. This dream sucked big time though. One of those broken neck chicks cornered me and starte dto choke me. Now heres the fun part, I woke up feeling like I had hands cupped around my throut. I couldn't breath either. I clawed at my throut trying to remove the invisable hands, then I could breath. Not once out of att the other falls, missing arms, choking, or anyother sort of pain have I woken up and felt it so strongly.
    Funny one, I pulled a Kill Bill and hit the wall while I slept, That really hurt too. It took me a few minutes to realize I wasn't dreaming any more and that my hand really did hit the wall.

    Wow, My longest entry yet.

    As for real life, Not much has really happened. Saw Shark's Tale, it was okay, it really was for teens. A bit to hip hop for me. Still antisipating snow, but no luck yet. Not even in Denver. We got a new soldier into the office to replace Spc Friendly, She was one of the ones who came back from Iraq and returned to the same office. She was prety cool, we had the same birthday, she saws that is why we got along so well. She's going to Alaska, to freeze her ass off. Anyway, The new kid, PFC Traheo, or something like that, just reenlisted because his wife is having their first kid. I think he's been out for like two years. He seems fine. He's going on leave soon so it will be some time before I get to know him.

    And now for something completely different
     
  • A world of... 2004-10-03 14:13:16 As of late I've been able to wite pieces of a story I started a few years ago. It's gotten pretty long since I started and I started another story based on a character from the first story. It's nothing real special, but I like creating this world. The thought of the story came even longer ago. I had the character's furure somewhat worked out but not his past. So, being the person I am(one who hates to leave something unfinished), I started to write about his past and how he became the person he is in the future I had. The other story starts before the first and will cross over at some point. This one is about a girl who he had a hugh impact on and how she changed since meeting him.
    Since starting these stories, I've found some satisfaction in that I have a goal to reach, even if I may be the only one who knows. I've also found that my grammer has went up as well. Since I have to correct my own errors. Also my ability to write speeches has been better. Just yesterday I wrote a speech for a friend for her speech class. She liked it, I hope the test goes well.
    I think that music is one of my biggest muses when it comes to writing. Depending on the song, it can be easy or hard for me to write a scene. But as long as I can keep writing, I'm happy^-^.
    It also helps me to read alot too. I like alot of phycologial thrillers and fantasy/sci-fi. Two of my top writers right now are James Patterson, just finished the latest book in the Alex cross series, and Orson Scot Card, the Ender series and the Linear series about Bean.
    I know some people some where in the place read these things. If any of you are interested in reading some of what I have, don't hesatate to ask. My Email is in my profile. I would be very honored if any of you did. If you do read it, please oh please make any grammer and spelling corrections you see, caise after awhile it all looks the same.

    Well, I've got to go and get my hair cut, and maybe see a movie. The Army life is not my style. It's got me looking like Gomer Pile.

    Ja na-_-
     
  • Super Size Me 2004-10-01 16:26:50 I never really thought hard about the fast food I eat every day. Then I saw the documentary. I had already stopped eating McDonalds ever since I worked there for those 3 horrible weeks. It sucked, expecially the drivethrough. Everyone was never satisfied with their order, I wanted this, but they never told me, untill they got to the window.
    Hell, I really just don't eat fast food in general. But I guess some people just never learn, or they choose not too. They have money, but they don't have the time, all the time. The two seconds it takes to make a sandwadge or something is just too presice to some people. I mean yeah, it is partilyy the companies' fault but the people need to act as well. You are getting fat, work out, change your diet.

    Enough ranting. What has happened to me?
    My laptop's old harddrive had hardware problems, then we had a week long training exercise, then I sent the drive to be replaced. Get drive back two weeks ago. Formated drive, got every thing back onto the drive. M16 Qualification on paper targets that are only 25m away. They are somehow supposed to mimic the real distances we would of had if the popup range was open. Got out of it because of records accountibillity. Being a Chairbourn ranger is so hard ^.^

    Good movies: Noise is off, Resident Evil. Buffalo Soldier, That one movie about that one guy who has the force strong within him.

    And yes, the military is forcing people to stay longer, or go to Iraq. Nobody wants to join. And by the year 2008 the Army is supposed to be all infantry type units and all the personel and paper pushers jobs will be contracted ouut to civilians. Don't join, Stay where you are. You have been warned. 
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