The thing about life is it starts getting harder once you think it couldn’t get any easier
By admin | November 15, 2008
What a week it has been everyone. Lets start off 3 days ago I was elected as detail chief because I am the oldest and had the highest rank. Lets just say being in charge of nothing is much more stressful than doing nothing. Eight hours of telling people “please look busy” and yelling at kids to “stop talking and friggin’ work or look like your working” gets old as hell.
So then yesterday I started school. Lets just say that my luck didn’t change I am now Class Room Leader I swear the military loves to put old people with no will or want to lead in charge. I of course have been getting yelled at about everyone’s crap and frankly its pissing me off.
Let’s see what else can I mention. Apparently a general saw a video on youtube of people slacking during their mandatory PT so PT is changing and now us crew chiefs and scheduling have to run around the flight line for our PT and we have to complete a set number of laps (way to go amature director assholes)
Although some good has come of this. Monday I phase up so no more details and I get to wear civillian clothes during. Off-duty times, Yay! I also have decided that since by the time I graduate Tech I should be hovering around 80 some odd credit hours I am going to try and do below the zone and finish SAmn before I try and go into CCAF and get my BA and then its off to OTS.
Yeah I decided that being as old as I am enlisted isn’t really the way to go and should just try and become an Officer.
Its going to be tough but as soon as I get out of here its going to be my primary focus.
My job seems interesting enough as long as I get the hang of it well enough before I get out of here.
Time to sleep some more and then start my homework.
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Oh hell yes
By admin | November 9, 2008
Wow, okay I know I just made a post about the BossToneS but I have to proclaim excitement in text about some more news I just got.
First and foremost:
Yes after 5 years and one b sides record later. I am beyond stoked for this much new material at once!
The next thing is there will a limited edition 7inch released 500 on white and 500 on black of two unreleased b-sides to celebrate Obama’s presidential victory. That’s pretty nuts
And lastly even though I am not going this year I had to share this message I got
“There will be a secret Ducat King internet Presale for MMB forum members tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:00pm EST. The top 100 posters will receive this PM. If you want to let additional forum members know about the pre-sale that’s up to you… Between the Middle East and Lupos there are just over 400 tickets being made available at this reduced rate. The same ticket limits and will-call restrictions announced for the general on-sale will apply.
***Here’s the link (you will need to open a Ducat King/Bosstones account if you don’t have one already) http://urlwashere
***You will also need a special password. The password will be posted in the “AHEM” Throwdown thread by “Bosstonestats” at or around 10:00pm EST tomorrow (Thursday). No additional information will be given at this time… Just the password itself with no explanation for the general public. Good luck, happy Throwdown, and thanks for the seemingly bottomless pit of support over all these years…
MMB”
Yeah, the best band ever.
“You made some of my favourite records The sweet sweet sounds that you cut will last Reflect back, I drop a needle on a track And I was able to Tough it through a very checkered past” -MMB
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Really?
By admin | November 8, 2008
It’s that time of year again!
HOMETOWN THROWDOWN!
Number 11 holy shit do you know what that means? Dicky’s OCD won’t let him have an uneven ammount of Throwdowns which means there will be one next year! So like last year when I made the pilgrimage to Boston this one sold out for all 5 shows in a matter of minutes. Really though there is few things I could really justify but mark my words I am going next year.
Let’s see, oh man so I am listening to this band Austrian Death Machine here is a little about them
“Austrian Death Machine was formed as a side project by the singer Tim Lambesis of the Christian metal band As I Lay Dying. It spoofs both the metal genre and the acting career of Austria’s most recognizable export Arnold Schwarzenegger, in songs whose titles recall some of the Governator’s most memorable onscreen moments, such as “I Am a Cybernetic Organism.,” “Who Is Your Daddy, and What Does He Do?” and “It’s Not a Tumor.” While perhaps not as much of a laugh riot as watching the real thing in action, TOTAL BRUTAL’s over-the-top performances often provide a genre not known for light-heartedness with a refreshing air of hilarity”
How did I miss this?
So today for Weekend Warrior Challenge I am going to play some dodgeball or watch a football game at the Solid Rock Cafe (blah to football but its easy points) I have to do at least one thing for this weekend.
Oh yeah I watched the new Hulk movie last night its about 150X’s better than the other Hulk movie. I was suprised
Anyways I’m getting sleepy time to nod off for a bit
“He said “Son, have you seen the world
Well, what would you say if I said that you could?Just carry this gun and you’ll even get paid.” I said “That sounds pretty good.” Black Leather boots Spit-shined so bright They cut off my hair but it looked alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fight–Let us cry Let us be Let us open up our hearts Without fear of anything Faith alone Is all we need To traverse this burning bridge Now before it gets too late You said “it’s fine” But the heart reveals What smiles betray Your sad sad eyes gave you away”
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No No No NO NO! NOOO!!!
By admin | November 8, 2008
Well its the end of my first week in Tech School. I love it and hate it and love it a little bit more. Let’s start off with the love since that’s the stuff people care for (unless your a sado masichistic)
First off: No one wakes me up but me! -sure its kind of the same as having to be up early by a certain time. But no having Revelee blasting in your ear and someone screaming at you is not comparable to having an alarm clock with a snooze button.
I eat what the hell I want. Rather whatevers in the dining facility. I also have longer to eat than 5 minutes.
I do what I want (on base) with my time.
Sooo many freedoms even though my day-to-day existence probably seems pretty constricted to most civillians. The fact you are reading this is a testament to how much freedom I have.
Also I am going to be working on C-130’s the best aircraft in the Air-Force. I am pretty happy about that (really happy actually) the damn thing is used for everything.
Tons of stuff I want to write about but I need to end this. Goodnight Texas and the world!
“Well when you like something, it’s an opinion But when i like something, it’s a manifesto.”(pomposity is when you always think you’re right arrogance is when you know.). -BTMI!
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BMT or how I found myself in texas for six and a half weeks
By admin | November 3, 2008
Well I am finally done with Basic and I have to say I am a little more than excited. I have been pushed and challenged mentally, physically and emotionally. I can honestly say I have never done anything as difficult or as rewarding as BMT. I am looking forward greatly to my new career as a Aerospace Maintence Apprentice.
Without going into tons of descriptive details about what I just went through (you can read that elsewhere) I want to say what I will expect from the next 17 weeks. I am heading to Sheppard AFB to start my OTJ training and Tech school. I am hopping I get my picks for my first duty assignment.
I am going to need a laptop for the purpose of this mission (sitting) I am also going to be getting my drivers license while in tech since I have been putting it off long enough lol.
My wife is truly am inspiration for the decision I’ve made and I am overcome with respect for her and the things she has to give up in order for this plan to work.
Expect sporadic updates in the short while.
“We all know how I won’t behave We’ll take it easy till they put me in my grave Until they cave I’m gonna rant and rave I really love it when push- it comes to shove That’s another story and you say one my friend There is no point or moral, no beginning or an end If you’re lookin for a story you just won’t find one here That’s another story that I don’t care to share.” -MMB
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By admin | September 16, 2008
I’m cold stone chillin @ the Holiday Inn express my rommate is in the bathroom and I just picked up the phone for my morning wakeupcall. I am about to get breakfast and then off I go to get sworn in. I am super pumped. Mandy when you read this I want you to know I love you and am super excited about the life we will have together.
Also: if everyone can make an effort to record in your minds the great things that happen in music, tech and business in the next month and a half. Talk to everyone soon.
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Ron Paul and Ralph Nader! Right and Left This means war for the establishment!
By admin | September 10, 2008
We need to take the world back now
We need to take control right now
Promises of a better tomorrow
Promises bought on borrowed dollars
No disaster ever looked so great
So what I say
As old men deliver nothing but terror/war
We ask ourselves what are we dying for?
And so the kids are sick and tired of the news today
Sick and tired of all your lies
We want the truth - Anti-Flag
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9 Days!
By admin | September 7, 2008
I am so excited and super happy. I really am not looking forward to packing though. My vinyl and my computer are going to be packed boxes inside boxes I am not leaving anything up to chance after the last time I moved. I don’t really have much to say but felt it was important to update. I have decided that after my DEP commander call tomorrow I am going to go to the track by the high school there and do the mile and a half. Just to get some actual run time in not just treadmill stuff. Anyways more later
much later:
Okay so I don’t have any way to make this work in my head. Let me start from the beginning. Back when I was in High School I would routinely go and see the Rx Bandits I mean I saw them A LOT. There was one show I attended that I walked out on about half way into the 2nd song because some kid was smoking pot. I was a straight edge soldier how dare he ruin my good time. And there was another time me and my friend Bryan ran out after dancing around insanely after they played What If in a venue that had about 25 kids in it. We made a point about how that song was the only decent thing they had ever made. Fast Forward to a few years later I had grown up a lot and learned to appreciate their musical style as more than a Ska band. Progress had been in constant rotation on my cd player and I absolutely loved their frantic live shows that had almost a spiritual meaning for me. I loved the direction they were going and while I didn’t like the Resignation as much as the first two albums (or three if you count that piece of shit) I did love the new album and was there at the CD release show to have Steve Borth sign my copy. I had gone to great lengths to see them even sleeping in phoenix at people’s houses that I didn’t know just so I could see them. They meant A LOT TO ME I still have a smashed quarter that I smashed on a railroad track while throwing rocks at a train in tucson because of the wonderful feeling I had seeing them live earlier in the night.
My friends had all hated them by this point with few exceptions but I loved the direction and the mix of what they used to do with the things they did really well. Well this is the sad part of the story I saw them again a few weeks ago with my wife after not seeing them for a couple years in Portland. I couldn’t follow they played everything they could off …And the Battle Begun with only one song off progress and NOTHING off of Halfway Between Here and There not one song! They did a lot of wailing and drum solos that used to blend in with recognizable songs. Not this time the drum solos themselves became the songs and there was nothing I could relate to other than a lot of IM TOO STONED TO SING STRAIGHT IM TOO AWESOME TO ACTUALLY PLAY REAL SONGS. After they left the stage the kids in the audience started a chant of PLAY SOME SKA, PLAY SOME SKA! of course when they came back out they did NOT and we left before the last song which I am sure was going to be Analog Boy as it was noticeably absent in their set. At that point I swore them off with a broken heart.
Here is the meaning of the story
I heard this today Love You Moon - Waxwane which is a Matt Embree solo effort and I loved it. It sounded a lot like the Resignation but with less instruments and less production. So I tell ya what I won’t completely dismiss Matt Embree as a complete Pot Head and a complete jerk for breaking my heart because he made an amazing album. I encourage everyone to listen to them and see them. I will give them one more chance.
i forgot how good it feels
to be part of a spinning wheel
supporting and supporting on and on
forget the judgement and the game
forget the shittalk and the shame
you will only be young for so long - SamIam
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Last Day of Work the first day of Life!
By admin | September 5, 2008
Remember when life was so crucial we swore oaths till death under busy roadways, we boycotted everything, stole and dumpstered. As life slowed down and I sat at home every night exhausted after working everyday. I lost touch with kids who were just like me. I believed in all I said I felt powerful against the forces of control. I swore off the power structures in society. MY STOMACHE IS KILLING ME THE ULTIMATE GROCERY JOB IRONY, BUT I GOTTA SAVE I GOTTA FUCKING SAVE! Someone who I thought was my friend wronged me and it pushed me out of that zone and forced me to make a choice. I was going to win. I was going to fucking WIN! YEAAAAAHH I was fucking going to win, do you hear me now? WHEN I RETIRE I WANT 4 CHECKS, I WANT 4 CHECKS I WANT TO DIVE INTO A MONEY BIN LIKE SCROOGE MCDUCK. I WANT YOU TO KNOW I DON’T EVEN CARE IF YOU STOLE FROM ME, YOU SAVED MY FUCKING LIFE!! NOW I TRUST NO ONE. I TRUSTED EVERYONE NOW EVERYONE IS A SUSPICION. I want a 40 hour work week every week I WANT OVERTIME I WANT IT I WANT IT FUCKING ALL I want to work until my hands bleed. Capitalism is shit but I might as well win with the brain I have. A man of extremes I figured I would settle down, I married a wonderful girl who has no idea what the hell it is I babble on about. I joined the military with my conscience straight. I DON’T WANT TO LIVE FOR THE MOMENT I WANT TO LIVE FOR TOMORROW. Your “Anarchism” your fucking guilt your FUCKING BULLSHIT these are not my causes my cause is the cause of wrong and right not moral purity. WOOOHOOO THIS IS FUN LOOK AT ME JAHARI WINDOW OPEN UP WIDE WITH THE SHADES ROLLED UP FUCK YOU YES YOU WOO I LOVE YOU YES YOU WOOOHOO This is a real idea not more of the same. I want my degree I WANT MY DEGREE I WILL GET IT FOR FREE JUST LIKE BEFORE ONLY NOW ILL GO TO CLASS AND JUST LIKE LAST TIME I AM STILL ME AT THE END OF THE DAY! Have you ever met anyone like me? Have you ever felt justified every time you say anything? I make a scene everywhere I go because unlike you I AM A FUCKING MAN I AM A FUCKING MAN I CAN STAND UP ON MY OWN. Without the passion there is nothing about you that is comparable to someone like me. I feel superiority with no wavering with short term comfort traded for long term life enjoyment. I drink now like I guess always knew I would. Straight Edge wasn’t for me but props to those who keep that shit real in their hearts. Everything in moderation someone told me once. I feel good about who I am I AM WORKING ON 3 RETIREMENTS ON MY WAY TO MY 4th. I feel good about who I used to be. I write stuff like this because it’s easier than hiding and it’s cheaper than therapy. I still tip my glass to my father when I drink alone and remember that life is easier when you don’t give a shit about the little fucks that get in our way. Who are you to think you have my life figured out, kids like me aren’t raised we are razed. I don’t bury myself with debt anymore anymore I make fun of everyone anymore I fucking still think I’m doing better than most. Self-reflection is nothing without a stern look at everyone else in comparison. WHO ARE YOU YOU AREN’T ME TOO BAD TOOOO BAD TOOOO FUCKING BAD BOZO THE FUCKING CLOWN FUCK YOU FUCK YOU AND FUCK COOKIE TOO! –LET’S ALL PRETEND YOUR LIFE IS AS BAD YOU IMAGINE IT PROBABLY IS AND BEND OVER AND FUCK YOURSELF WITH YOUR SMALLEST SHORT COMING.
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Rally for the Republic
By admin | September 4, 2008
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