Had a scrimmage against ArmyROTC! they were practicing plays and defenses before the game, and we lost our wrist bands so we had no plays or any organization to begin with. i thought we were gonna get crushed. however...
42-0 at least. in our favor of course!
06 October 2011
IM FOOTBALL
signed up NROTC for this crap. BUT I CANT FIND MY GLOVES!!! whered they go? did weston steal them. i think so....
02 October 2011
01 October 2011
SOME BODY LOVES ME
WESTONS family sent me a care package full of candy and MAC and cheese and protein bars and jerky.
tho i must admit holding a billet for ROTC and taking LS2 Math 33A physics 17 and 4BL really makes working out not a priority, especially since its a goal to actually stay awake during lecture.
tho i must admit holding a billet for ROTC and taking LS2 Math 33A physics 17 and 4BL really makes working out not a priority, especially since its a goal to actually stay awake during lecture.
15 September 2011
Orientation Week
1st day
A lot of fricking admin, uniform issue and pointless drill. No guidance in the drill so we did mostly non-applicable shit.
2nd day
PT run briefs by XO CO and other random people that took foreverrrrrrrrr. in fact im still in the brief. headed to Pendelton and Trained them through yelling repetitive actions and holding uncomfortable positions for long periods of time. and giving them 1 min to change out of one uniform to the next. sick this day cuz freshmen and 4/C mids are fricking nasty and gross. probably got some weird fungus on me.
3rd day
Pistol shooting, i cant believe we give these unstable crazy ass irresponsible kids guns on their 3rd day. i shot too it was fun. headed to SD and made them scream knowledge the whole time. very boring. Conte was able to practice his intensity cuz he is too nice so i sat back and made suggestions and shouted occasionally. SD we had them do a SUB tour and Wet trainer, Squad Leaders knocked out for those 4 hours and then we went back to Pendelton and did more training. Squad Leaders got to Train them on our owns with shouting and more holding sea bags at shoulder height and making them do the same thing repeatedly but better and faster each time. 2 mids opened their MREs on the way back and used the Heaters (which produce CO gas) in the Van which had no windows open and the air was on circulate.... not good Lt Orozco (recently commissioned) was pissed. Each drive shot the shit with him and learned alot, funny stories difference between hazing and training and talking about other things equally awesome.
4th day
O-course-was good, midn were tired and it wasnt their first time so they didnt do that great. Squad leaders instructed to do it after they got their gear back on, Matulionis and I flew threw, other 4 still at first obstacle by the time we ran back to the start. great leadership by example...
Leadership Reaction Course-a lot of Training. Made them pick up ammo cans repeatedly and run about 50-75 yards through sand a lot. twas a good time, voice gone even more by this point.
Infiltration course-no tactics at all, grouped shoulder to shoulder loud noises good intensity but if they assaulted a bunker like that they would all be dead with one burst from the machine gun.
Overall- I was sick, tired the whole time, stood up and didnt eat or drink around the Midn so was dehydrated and hungry the whole week. I thought going thru O-week was "tough" but incredibly fun. this was fun but incredibly tough because taking care of 5 people (2 dropped within the first 2 days) was tiring, you screamed more at them than they had to respond to you, you had to be awake longer, think more instead of just do what you were told and we were running around as much as the mids and did the O-course with them and PTed with them. I smoked my squad which was funny made them do high knees until the last one caught up.
quotes:"Life isnt so bad here, you dont have fricking IEDs blowing up in the fucking bushes on your way to class"
"dont fucking do something stupid like try and hook up with some chick you found online, drive to some place in the fucking middle of no where by yourself and then have some dude in a spiderman costume rape you."
"Dont do any thing stupid like punch one them in the face if youre angry, and no funny shit like getting them all naked and putting them in the showers together."
"Dont lock them in the footlockers or steal their shit. And dont fuck with their uniforms and cut off the buttons or some shit like that"
-"Deep throat the banana, Deep throat the banana, Deep throat the banana!" (quote by DI at OCS this year according to recent OCS graduate)
Ms. Sepulveda some how got to Ms. Sepulvader.
my squad was cool, very locked on and all knew their knowledge and it was no fun fucking with them. conte was angry at his squad cuz they didnt know crap. didnt know my knowledge, used my squad to study by asking them questions and remembering what they said. ha. slacking off ftw.
tired. inspection tomorrow. cant think straight. cant remember anything more.
A lot of fricking admin, uniform issue and pointless drill. No guidance in the drill so we did mostly non-applicable shit.
2nd day
PT run briefs by XO CO and other random people that took foreverrrrrrrrr. in fact im still in the brief. headed to Pendelton and Trained them through yelling repetitive actions and holding uncomfortable positions for long periods of time. and giving them 1 min to change out of one uniform to the next. sick this day cuz freshmen and 4/C mids are fricking nasty and gross. probably got some weird fungus on me.
3rd day
Pistol shooting, i cant believe we give these unstable crazy ass irresponsible kids guns on their 3rd day. i shot too it was fun. headed to SD and made them scream knowledge the whole time. very boring. Conte was able to practice his intensity cuz he is too nice so i sat back and made suggestions and shouted occasionally. SD we had them do a SUB tour and Wet trainer, Squad Leaders knocked out for those 4 hours and then we went back to Pendelton and did more training. Squad Leaders got to Train them on our owns with shouting and more holding sea bags at shoulder height and making them do the same thing repeatedly but better and faster each time. 2 mids opened their MREs on the way back and used the Heaters (which produce CO gas) in the Van which had no windows open and the air was on circulate.... not good Lt Orozco (recently commissioned) was pissed. Each drive shot the shit with him and learned alot, funny stories difference between hazing and training and talking about other things equally awesome.
4th day
O-course-was good, midn were tired and it wasnt their first time so they didnt do that great. Squad leaders instructed to do it after they got their gear back on, Matulionis and I flew threw, other 4 still at first obstacle by the time we ran back to the start. great leadership by example...
Leadership Reaction Course-a lot of Training. Made them pick up ammo cans repeatedly and run about 50-75 yards through sand a lot. twas a good time, voice gone even more by this point.
Infiltration course-no tactics at all, grouped shoulder to shoulder loud noises good intensity but if they assaulted a bunker like that they would all be dead with one burst from the machine gun.
Overall- I was sick, tired the whole time, stood up and didnt eat or drink around the Midn so was dehydrated and hungry the whole week. I thought going thru O-week was "tough" but incredibly fun. this was fun but incredibly tough because taking care of 5 people (2 dropped within the first 2 days) was tiring, you screamed more at them than they had to respond to you, you had to be awake longer, think more instead of just do what you were told and we were running around as much as the mids and did the O-course with them and PTed with them. I smoked my squad which was funny made them do high knees until the last one caught up.
quotes:"Life isnt so bad here, you dont have fricking IEDs blowing up in the fucking bushes on your way to class"
"dont fucking do something stupid like try and hook up with some chick you found online, drive to some place in the fucking middle of no where by yourself and then have some dude in a spiderman costume rape you."
"Dont do any thing stupid like punch one them in the face if youre angry, and no funny shit like getting them all naked and putting them in the showers together."
"Dont lock them in the footlockers or steal their shit. And dont fuck with their uniforms and cut off the buttons or some shit like that"
-"Deep throat the banana, Deep throat the banana, Deep throat the banana!" (quote by DI at OCS this year according to recent OCS graduate)
Ms. Sepulveda some how got to Ms. Sepulvader.
my squad was cool, very locked on and all knew their knowledge and it was no fun fucking with them. conte was angry at his squad cuz they didnt know crap. didnt know my knowledge, used my squad to study by asking them questions and remembering what they said. ha. slacking off ftw.
tired. inspection tomorrow. cant think straight. cant remember anything more.
30 August 2011
First Day of Classes
But I don't have classes on Tuesday so I slept, watched movies, and listened to Dave Matthews Band instead.
22 August 2011
10 June 2011
tonight
was long.
went to gushi korean bbq and got korean style ramen, i got beef in it mindy got it with egg. it was good, but i make ramen better ^^
then drove east towards downtown LA for some famous place called scoops. severely overrated, got the peanut butter ice cream, but i think the gelato and the ice cream at the campus restaurants are just as good if not better. then mindy and I drove to some hill where we could see dodger stadium on one side and the LA skyline (as small as it is) on the other. good view and found a kickass radio station where, for tonight at least they basically had a marathon of songs like "take my breath away" "dont wanna miss a thing" and "Coming in the air tonight." Really cheese 90s love songs. loveeeeed it.
went to gushi korean bbq and got korean style ramen, i got beef in it mindy got it with egg. it was good, but i make ramen better ^^
then drove east towards downtown LA for some famous place called scoops. severely overrated, got the peanut butter ice cream, but i think the gelato and the ice cream at the campus restaurants are just as good if not better. then mindy and I drove to some hill where we could see dodger stadium on one side and the LA skyline (as small as it is) on the other. good view and found a kickass radio station where, for tonight at least they basically had a marathon of songs like "take my breath away" "dont wanna miss a thing" and "Coming in the air tonight." Really cheese 90s love songs. loveeeeed it.
07 June 2011
05 June 2011
Finals!
fuck'em.
trying to study for physics but my god is there a lot of material, really not worth it. and then i have to try and memorize a shit ton of stuff for my history class...
trying to study for physics but my god is there a lot of material, really not worth it. and then i have to try and memorize a shit ton of stuff for my history class...
04 June 2011
24 May 2011
Next Year
Definitely going to be Drill Team XO. for CO they picked Ms. Monroe who has more experience with drill and color guard and is a year older than I.
and word has it i will also be squad leader, this is sweet cuz i get to constantly haze the freshmen next year during O-Week.
and word has it i will also be squad leader, this is sweet cuz i get to constantly haze the freshmen next year during O-Week.
14 May 2011
13 May 2011
06 May 2011
Pomona Quotes
I though we were supposed to be super liberal and tolerant.
Sean: Hey Mike, why are your fingernails painted?
Mike: It's for a psych project, we're supposed to paint our nails and then see if people react tolerantly or intolerantly and write a report about it.
Sean: Well you look like a gay.
Mike: Thanks man, you just gave me a great quote for my paper.
Sean: Hey Mike, why are your fingernails painted?
Mike: It's for a psych project, we're supposed to paint our nails and then see if people react tolerantly or intolerantly and write a report about it.
Sean: Well you look like a gay.
Mike: Thanks man, you just gave me a great quote for my paper.
05 May 2011
04 May 2011
03 May 2011
Things going on with people involved with ROTC
One of the Sgts just got promoted to SSGT! and on top of that his girlfriend (an OC in the unit) is 15 weeks along and they recently announced it to the unit!
and our AMOI loves to walk into the ward room complaining about us and the battalion staff and how we students arent dedicated enough and how he hopes we all die. and he actually screams this and we all laugh and have a good time trying to figure out why hes so upset about how we arent run like an infantry battalion. he says he hates his job and the incompetence of the midshipmen battalion staff (which i am not a part of as of now)
and our AMOI loves to walk into the ward room complaining about us and the battalion staff and how we students arent dedicated enough and how he hopes we all die. and he actually screams this and we all laugh and have a good time trying to figure out why hes so upset about how we arent run like an infantry battalion. he says he hates his job and the incompetence of the midshipmen battalion staff (which i am not a part of as of now)
28 April 2011
27 April 2011
25 April 2011
Living life on the edge...
again.
and in a completely unrelated event sunday morning mindy's family stopped by her room in the morning. and then dropped off Vietnamese BBQ and creme brulee and flan. yum!
and in a completely unrelated event sunday morning mindy's family stopped by her room in the morning. and then dropped off Vietnamese BBQ and creme brulee and flan. yum!
21 April 2011
The ER
is very slow. I took a friend of mine there last night and we sat around and did nothing from 9:30 PM to 2:00 AM. And after all that it turned out she just had a serious shin contusion, not even a broken leg. Anyway, the worst part was that the hospital only let one person go with the injured person so being a nice guy I volunteered (and to preempt any of you speculating about anything [especially you, mom] she's a good friend who has a boyfriend who's a friend of mine so I wasn't back there for any reason other than friendship). Meanwhile, my friend Alex and Charlotte's (the injured girl) friends Emma and Nikki (who are single) sat in the waiting room and did homework, chatted, Sporcled, and basically just hung out and had a good time while I stood in cold rooms or sat in tiny plastic chairs for hours on end keeping Charlotte company. What was my reward you might ask? While I was back there wheeling Charlotte around in her wheel chair, carrying her crutches, and generally being ignored, another of Charlottes friends came by and dropped of some In-N-Out. Alex, Emma and Nikki of course, being the great friends they are, promptly ate all of it leaving me and Charlotte some delicious paper bags. Eventually, I got home and had to do a bunch of homework and ended up going to sleep at 5:00 and waking up at 8:00 to help a friend in need with his Spanish essay and register for classes. I then skipped breakfast so I could make it to my Econ class on time and then accidentally slept through lunch and well into my chemistry lab, meaning I didn't eat anything from Wednesday dinner to Thursday dinner. And Alex's excuse for not saving me a single french fry: "You were gone for so long ... we kinda forgot about you."
In summary:
What I sacrificed:
- My Wednesday night
- Sleep
- Food
- Chatting up the ladies
- My lab grade
- Sporcle (don't underestimate the value of this one)
What I got:
- A stronger friendship with a girl I will probably rarely see after this year
- ...
Moral of the story: being a good Samaritan sucks.
In summary:
What I sacrificed:
- My Wednesday night
- Sleep
- Food
- Chatting up the ladies
- My lab grade
- Sporcle (don't underestimate the value of this one)
What I got:
- A stronger friendship with a girl I will probably rarely see after this year
- ...
Moral of the story: being a good Samaritan sucks.
20 April 2011
Me and myself
and I
are having issues. Today my ROTC buddy brenda claimed to have been talking with her sorority sisters about "hot" ROTC guys. Apparently I am on that list and when brenda started describing me her sisters apparently recognized the description and unanimously agreed that I was in fact "hot".
this is an issue. because now i feel obligated to look good, otherwise i will be an even BIGGER disappointment. so wearing nice clothes, not sweating in the LA heat and wearing my brief case properly were all on my mind today as i wandered from class to class. this is really stressing me out, i know many of you will not understand (not to name names but weston), but it is an issue i needed to discuss.
in other news aside from my well deserved large ego include me going to a veterans bingo night to help old veterans play bingo. and apparently i just dont like lab write ups because i had this issue with AP chem and im having the same issue in my Physics lab. shit just aint fly, especially calculating all the error, which i did one calculation on my last report, out of 6.
and yes i turned that bad boy in
are having issues. Today my ROTC buddy brenda claimed to have been talking with her sorority sisters about "hot" ROTC guys. Apparently I am on that list and when brenda started describing me her sisters apparently recognized the description and unanimously agreed that I was in fact "hot".
this is an issue. because now i feel obligated to look good, otherwise i will be an even BIGGER disappointment. so wearing nice clothes, not sweating in the LA heat and wearing my brief case properly were all on my mind today as i wandered from class to class. this is really stressing me out, i know many of you will not understand (not to name names but weston), but it is an issue i needed to discuss.
in other news aside from my well deserved large ego include me going to a veterans bingo night to help old veterans play bingo. and apparently i just dont like lab write ups because i had this issue with AP chem and im having the same issue in my Physics lab. shit just aint fly, especially calculating all the error, which i did one calculation on my last report, out of 6.
and yes i turned that bad boy in
19 April 2011
Games to look out for: [in order of my excitement :D]
1) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqsYzBrP-M
2) Mass Effect 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnEej1RfqTs
3) Battlefield 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA378g_gD1I&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b77Z_50xpHE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsHIHxYXeLs&feature=related
but really, Mass Effect and Skyrim are equal-one my character is saved and ready to save the universe, the other is a completely new adventure and character that will slay dragons and possibly cover the world in darkness.
and some cool music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk9XYQMRiLY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so7mYHZRVag&feature=feedlik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqsYzBrP-M
2) Mass Effect 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnEej1RfqTs
3) Battlefield 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA378g_gD1I&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b77Z_50xpHE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsHIHxYXeLs&feature=related
but really, Mass Effect and Skyrim are equal-one my character is saved and ready to save the universe, the other is a completely new adventure and character that will slay dragons and possibly cover the world in darkness.
and some cool music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk9XYQMRiLY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so7mYHZRVag&feature=feedlik
13 April 2011
Fuck Budget Cuts
I can't even take classes at Mesa college over the summer anymore http://schedule.sdccd.edu/docs/sws_summer_2011_planning_message.pdf
12 April 2011
What marines are doing in Afganistan
UCLA NROTC held a fund raiser for school supplies that were donated to the school in THIS video. This was a while ago i just remembered about this video today and wanted to post it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1CEabu7dmQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1CEabu7dmQ
11 April 2011
Caio!
This is what i did during Italian!
https://www.converse.com/#/products/shoes/converseone/builder/chuTayOxCan1010,,,244209430
¡Que Benissimo!
https://www.converse.com/#/products/shoes/converseone/builder/chuTayOxCan1010,,,244209430
¡Que Benissimo!
06 April 2011
Spring ball has begun!
Basically we're starting over on defense with three new coaches and a whole new scheme so basically starting at square one again. But the new coaches seem a little more competant so it should be good in the long run. Still, practices three times a week for two hours on top of the five days a week of workouts... not the best in the middle of spring.
05 April 2011
People and elevators...
I hate it when people crowd the elevators trying to get in while people are trying to get out. annoying. and stupid.
and to compound their stupidity: when on a floor above 1. idiots going down dont look at the lights indicating the direction the elevator is going on and get on the elevator going up as im trying to get out and i laugh as they travel the wrong way.
we had our DADT brief today. that put me to sleep. also fell asleep during physics. again, although my physics buddy was in the process of falling asleep as well when the teacher made a fun little joke about me.
and to compound their stupidity: when on a floor above 1. idiots going down dont look at the lights indicating the direction the elevator is going on and get on the elevator going up as im trying to get out and i laugh as they travel the wrong way.
we had our DADT brief today. that put me to sleep. also fell asleep during physics. again, although my physics buddy was in the process of falling asleep as well when the teacher made a fun little joke about me.
29 March 2011
28 March 2011
Doing online HW
B. Mario, ti piace? Your new friend Mario likes some aspects of American culture, but not others. Read the list of the things he likes and doesn’t like, then decide what he would say based on his list.
Mi piace il fast food. Mi piace la musica rock, ma (but) non mi piace la musica country. Mi piace Lebron James. Non mi piace il cinema dell’orrore (horror).
My good friend Mario has lots to say about AMERICA! QUE FANTASTICO!
on the list of things he likes or doenst like, DAVE MATTHEWS was included. what a star.
also Shania Twain, im just going to assume he (or she) is a country singer...
Mi piace il fast food. Mi piace la musica rock, ma (but) non mi piace la musica country. Mi piace Lebron James. Non mi piace il cinema dell’orrore (horror).
My good friend Mario has lots to say about AMERICA! QUE FANTASTICO!
on the list of things he likes or doenst like, DAVE MATTHEWS was included. what a star.
also Shania Twain, im just going to assume he (or she) is a country singer...
My first Italian class
It's in a little shit classroom in the basement of HAINES. smells like piss and mold. also the class is full of weirdos.
the best part?
its a little old asian lady teaching the class.
i swear to god i was speaking spanish this first class...everything sounds the same to my tired old ear...
plan on asking my teacher: "Como se dice "(english word)" en italiano?"
the best part?
its a little old asian lady teaching the class.
i swear to god i was speaking spanish this first class...everything sounds the same to my tired old ear...
plan on asking my teacher: "Como se dice "(english word)" en italiano?"
27 March 2011
Thanks!
I just used the oder neutralizing spray you guys got me for Christmas! Its great! Thanks a bunch!
14 March 2011
Racist White Girl at UCLA
all my asians friends are pissed at this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg3tIERI-D4
13 March 2011
Goin to Baja!!!
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
10 March 2011
World College Rankings
Why do UC's Kick SO much ass?!?!
8-Cal
11-UCLA
29-UCSB
32-UCSD
49-UCI
54-UCD
68-UCSC
117-UCR
I guess Merced didnt cut it. and 73rd? those faggity ass trojans.
now that we are on the subject of using politically incorrect terms one certain SSGT claims that with the appeal of DADT now it is okay to say "stop being a gay, you faggot!" what an optimistic conservative.
in other news my girlfriend was given the key to my dorm as i went to class so she could enter it to get her study materials and then enter the lounge to study. apparently she decided to bail on me so i have no way into my room....chicks.
8-Cal
11-UCLA
29-UCSB
32-UCSD
49-UCI
54-UCD
68-UCSC
117-UCR
I guess Merced didnt cut it. and 73rd? those faggity ass trojans.
now that we are on the subject of using politically incorrect terms one certain SSGT claims that with the appeal of DADT now it is okay to say "stop being a gay, you faggot!" what an optimistic conservative.
in other news my girlfriend was given the key to my dorm as i went to class so she could enter it to get her study materials and then enter the lounge to study. apparently she decided to bail on me so i have no way into my room....chicks.
08 March 2011
Spring Break!
perfectly timed so that it doesn't overlap with anybody else's break. yay semester system.
07 March 2011
03 March 2011
Funny Joke!
The FBI, the CIA, and the LAPD are all arguing about who is the best at apprehending criminals, so they devise a test: they release a rabbit into a forest, and whoever can catch it the quickest wins.
The CIA goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations they conclude that rabbits do not exist.
The FBI goes in. After two weeks with no leads they burn down the forest, killing everything in it, including the rabbit. They make no apologies. The rabbit had it coming.
A new rabbit and forest are procured, and the LAPD goes in. They come out two hours later with a badly beaten bear, who is yelling: "Okay! Okay! I'm a rabbit! I'm a rabbit!
27 February 2011
hey
i also posted a picture of a cute hamster http://i.imgur.com/UIcPw.jpg
and i did not any love at all! boooo
emerging from the cave
yeaaaa im here. murderously busy tho. I got a research job with a professor on PMCs!
26 February 2011
Pauley Pavilion
Went to the very last game in Pauley Pavilion as we know it (it is being renovated)
Got free access to the game by volunteering with ROTC to pass goody bags out to fans as they entered. Got free seats near the student section and also got to chill on the floor level for a bit near one of the corners of the court and watch big tall people put a ball in a hoop repeatedly.
Left with 3.5 min to go in the game cuz mindy and i were hungry and we were ahead anywhere from 10-15 pts. woo hoo i havent actually found out if we beat U of A tho... so some one update me!
Got free access to the game by volunteering with ROTC to pass goody bags out to fans as they entered. Got free seats near the student section and also got to chill on the floor level for a bit near one of the corners of the court and watch big tall people put a ball in a hoop repeatedly.
Left with 3.5 min to go in the game cuz mindy and i were hungry and we were ahead anywhere from 10-15 pts. woo hoo i havent actually found out if we beat U of A tho... so some one update me!
21 February 2011
20 February 2011
FEX
in other words, field exercise.
rain and mud and really slippery metal bars made the whole day tiring. woke up at 0400 and got to sleep around 2200.
basically we ran around the whole day with M16's and our 45 lbs packs. the mud was a lot more tiring than i thought weight down my boots by a good 5 lbs each. but luckily we hit pavement and gravel for the majority of the 8 mile hike. i actually wish we hit the mud more because i know i wouldnt have fallen out and would have enjoyed to see more USC kids fall out (this fex was for the UCLA and USC battalion). in my squad i was the very point man so on our fire team and squad patrolling drill i got to pretend i was searching for bad people. also i was road guard so every time we hit a road i had to run ahead and stand there and pray a car wouldnt hit me, or the platoon. that was really lame but it let me do something interesting cuz our pace was really slow, 3-4 mi/hr compared to our thursday hikes of 5 mi/hr.
i ate about 4500 calories, not including dinner, it was insane and the warm domino's pizza we had after the hike and MRE's and while it was raining was the best pizza ive tasted cuz i was so cold.
at night i had a weird dream, and basically it ended up with my trying to strangle some one in my dream, but that kind of turned into me "attacking" mindy in the middle of the night but luckily i was fully awake before my hands could fully get on her and do any damage so we were both scared shitless...hmmm i have lots of dreams when im dead tired, if you ever end up sleeping next to me when im exhausted be warned, you might be strangled, or worse...
rain and mud and really slippery metal bars made the whole day tiring. woke up at 0400 and got to sleep around 2200.
basically we ran around the whole day with M16's and our 45 lbs packs. the mud was a lot more tiring than i thought weight down my boots by a good 5 lbs each. but luckily we hit pavement and gravel for the majority of the 8 mile hike. i actually wish we hit the mud more because i know i wouldnt have fallen out and would have enjoyed to see more USC kids fall out (this fex was for the UCLA and USC battalion). in my squad i was the very point man so on our fire team and squad patrolling drill i got to pretend i was searching for bad people. also i was road guard so every time we hit a road i had to run ahead and stand there and pray a car wouldnt hit me, or the platoon. that was really lame but it let me do something interesting cuz our pace was really slow, 3-4 mi/hr compared to our thursday hikes of 5 mi/hr.
i ate about 4500 calories, not including dinner, it was insane and the warm domino's pizza we had after the hike and MRE's and while it was raining was the best pizza ive tasted cuz i was so cold.
at night i had a weird dream, and basically it ended up with my trying to strangle some one in my dream, but that kind of turned into me "attacking" mindy in the middle of the night but luckily i was fully awake before my hands could fully get on her and do any damage so we were both scared shitless...hmmm i have lots of dreams when im dead tired, if you ever end up sleeping next to me when im exhausted be warned, you might be strangled, or worse...
17 February 2011
imagine the cutest most innocent little girls voice ever:
"Sir, are you in the army?"
imagine me with most bewildered and disgusted look on my face.
imagine me with most bewildered and disgusted look on my face.
15 February 2011
enough of these ROTC quotes
how bout some pomona ones?
Just before yeast culture lab ...
Bio professor: "Yeast, being simple Eukaryotes, are extemely useful in the lab. What do we use yeast for?"
Most of class: quiet mumbling about isolating mutations and other genetics stuff.
Pause.
Creepy but awesome guy in the back: "Beer!"
Just before yeast culture lab ...
Bio professor: "Yeast, being simple Eukaryotes, are extemely useful in the lab. What do we use yeast for?"
Most of class: quiet mumbling about isolating mutations and other genetics stuff.
Pause.
Creepy but awesome guy in the back: "Beer!"
to kornawski from SSGT
youre just that guy arent you...
you know what, im surprised you survived fucking childhood.
you know what, im surprised you survived fucking childhood.
14 February 2011
10 February 2011
06 February 2011
05 February 2011
03 February 2011
why am i at a liberal arts college?
hardest class of the semester by far: Environmental History of North Africa and the Middle East
over the course of the past 2 weeks i have spent over 20 hours reading over 500 pages of "environmental" history, which is really just history except they emphasize water management and throw in words like "Islamic Green-Revolution" and "imperialistic deforestation." stupid breadth requirements
over the course of the past 2 weeks i have spent over 20 hours reading over 500 pages of "environmental" history, which is really just history except they emphasize water management and throw in words like "Islamic Green-Revolution" and "imperialistic deforestation." stupid breadth requirements
02 February 2011
humping it
that means going on a hike
butts to nuts
that means get really close and cuddly in a column while we are stopped. i dont know why tho...
and after our hike last thursday we were given conflicting instructions to
1) cut all the dead skin off the blister and apply mole-skin
2) leave it alone as long as possible because the more it hurts the more it will help later on
butts to nuts
that means get really close and cuddly in a column while we are stopped. i dont know why tho...
and after our hike last thursday we were given conflicting instructions to
1) cut all the dead skin off the blister and apply mole-skin
2) leave it alone as long as possible because the more it hurts the more it will help later on
01 February 2011
What i learned today:
My "Origins of Christianity, Judaism and Islam" teacher knows me as the "Well Dressed Man." I would like to thank my dashing looks and naturally dapper style. however i shouldnt forget to give credit for the small contribution that ROTC makes for requiring us to wear our uniforms every tuesday.
Also i learned marines lie to their CO's when deployed saying stuff like "OH yeah we got it, its all taken care of" and "Roger that, sir, wont happen again."
Alright time for some "Gay-ass story time"
apparently the Geneva convention says no mines/ordnance that is detonated without some one actually being there to press a trigger, ie. pressure/trip wire mines are out the window. lame.
well whats a fire team of 4 scout snipers gonna do when they raid a house and set up shop for a few days?
rig their detonators to allow for pressure release or pressure detonation of claymores so they can cover their asses as they watch from the stories above.
well suppose that this is all fine and dandy cuz one of the guys is running around telling his chain of command of all the cool stuff he did. just fyi they zip tie all the doors and windows, and keep the family upstairs locked in a bathroom. long story short, anyone snooping around is not supposed to be there, so the mines are perfectly safe (ha.).
until one night they take over a building under construction without any doors to seal off...
well one thing leads to another and the claymores are set up without any type of warning off system (for example a similar rigging but with a flare pointed upwards outside the door).
and soon after a loud, like really loud boom happens...apparently wild dogs made their way in and set off the 2 claymores set up guarding the stairs.
the scout snipers' base starts radioing them thinking they are getting hit by everything bad in the area and is about to scramble the every asset they have, but luckily things were clarified. except that once a higher authority heard what happened the big "WHAT?" question was asked about the claymores.
all of the sudden the COs of the company and battalion had no idea about the claymores... so orders were given to cut that action out.
this is where the "Roger that, sir" (its not your ass on the line) ;) come in.
Also i learned marines lie to their CO's when deployed saying stuff like "OH yeah we got it, its all taken care of" and "Roger that, sir, wont happen again."
Alright time for some "Gay-ass story time"
apparently the Geneva convention says no mines/ordnance that is detonated without some one actually being there to press a trigger, ie. pressure/trip wire mines are out the window. lame.
well whats a fire team of 4 scout snipers gonna do when they raid a house and set up shop for a few days?
rig their detonators to allow for pressure release or pressure detonation of claymores so they can cover their asses as they watch from the stories above.
well suppose that this is all fine and dandy cuz one of the guys is running around telling his chain of command of all the cool stuff he did. just fyi they zip tie all the doors and windows, and keep the family upstairs locked in a bathroom. long story short, anyone snooping around is not supposed to be there, so the mines are perfectly safe (ha.).
until one night they take over a building under construction without any doors to seal off...
well one thing leads to another and the claymores are set up without any type of warning off system (for example a similar rigging but with a flare pointed upwards outside the door).
and soon after a loud, like really loud boom happens...apparently wild dogs made their way in and set off the 2 claymores set up guarding the stairs.
the scout snipers' base starts radioing them thinking they are getting hit by everything bad in the area and is about to scramble the every asset they have, but luckily things were clarified. except that once a higher authority heard what happened the big "WHAT?" question was asked about the claymores.
all of the sudden the COs of the company and battalion had no idea about the claymores... so orders were given to cut that action out.
this is where the "Roger that, sir" (its not your ass on the line) ;) come in.
30 January 2011
My sunday.
woke up in the morning, had a delicious dorm food brunch and got to work reading about jesus...boooooring..
hit up the gym for 2 hours and as i get into the ward room guess who calls? noelle. saying she is out side my dorm building with katie in their car. i direct them down the hill almost onto campus and meet them. as i got in the car they warned me they needed gas, altho failed to mention that they needed gas in the next two min. or their car would die. so instead of pulling a U-turn and going down the hill past de neve (a dorm building) and ending up right at a chevron I take them down towards sorority row. but as soon as we hit hilegard (the farthest away from the chevron we could possibly get the car dies. so i run the 2 miles to the gas station and deal with a non english speaking cashier trying to get a gallon holder and finally after i get the holder i spend the next 15 min figuring how to work the damn thing. after running the 2 miles back it was a whole different deal trying to get the gas into the car...so i ended up with gasoline all over my hands and shorts but had the success of having enough gas to drive to the chevron.
after that fiasco i started the physics i was supposed to be doing for the past couple hours and then dinner!
Mindy's family happened to be in LA and they dropped off lucky money for....vietnamese new years? or chinese new years but seeing as they arent chinese that seems to not make sense. either way i got 66 bucks (the best part was the three 2 dollar bills i received!)
and along with the gift of cash they brought food. really really really good food. like amazing vietnamese bbq. that is served in the same fashion as hawaiian or korean bbq. i had some fantabulous pork and beef and something along the lines of an egg roll thats wrapped in like a clear rice wrap with pork in it. needless to say i stuffed myself and feel really sick as i embark on a journey to finish my physics, read about jesus and finish the hang over.
hit up the gym for 2 hours and as i get into the ward room guess who calls? noelle. saying she is out side my dorm building with katie in their car. i direct them down the hill almost onto campus and meet them. as i got in the car they warned me they needed gas, altho failed to mention that they needed gas in the next two min. or their car would die. so instead of pulling a U-turn and going down the hill past de neve (a dorm building) and ending up right at a chevron I take them down towards sorority row. but as soon as we hit hilegard (the farthest away from the chevron we could possibly get the car dies. so i run the 2 miles to the gas station and deal with a non english speaking cashier trying to get a gallon holder and finally after i get the holder i spend the next 15 min figuring how to work the damn thing. after running the 2 miles back it was a whole different deal trying to get the gas into the car...so i ended up with gasoline all over my hands and shorts but had the success of having enough gas to drive to the chevron.
after that fiasco i started the physics i was supposed to be doing for the past couple hours and then dinner!
Mindy's family happened to be in LA and they dropped off lucky money for....vietnamese new years? or chinese new years but seeing as they arent chinese that seems to not make sense. either way i got 66 bucks (the best part was the three 2 dollar bills i received!)
and along with the gift of cash they brought food. really really really good food. like amazing vietnamese bbq. that is served in the same fashion as hawaiian or korean bbq. i had some fantabulous pork and beef and something along the lines of an egg roll thats wrapped in like a clear rice wrap with pork in it. needless to say i stuffed myself and feel really sick as i embark on a journey to finish my physics, read about jesus and finish the hang over.
26 January 2011
Best claim of 2011
"...if anything smoking MJ is good for you"
my roommate (obviously not erk)
and on the note of MJ, my roommate decided to make a deal in our room and he also knows someone who actually had people search his room, meaning in order to hide certain things he ran into my dorm room looking for a good spot, luckily my roommate wasnt there to make sense of the situation!
my roommate (obviously not erk)
and on the note of MJ, my roommate decided to make a deal in our room and he also knows someone who actually had people search his room, meaning in order to hide certain things he ran into my dorm room looking for a good spot, luckily my roommate wasnt there to make sense of the situation!
23 January 2011
Packers Win!!!
Since I have no one else to root for I have adopted the cheese makers. Now someone needs to concuss Sanchez and I will be happy.
19 January 2011
Hey apple people!
As all of you know, my screen cracked. The itouch was still fully functional albeit with some cracks, but now I can't unlock the damn thing. The thing is teasing me; I can slide the unlock peg about half way and then, once it reaches half way, it resets--its like the digitizer is broken on the bottom right hand corner of the itouch. If I double click the home button, I can still slide the volume tab across the entire horizontal length of the screen. What a terrible 1/16th part of my screen to be broken.
So...
Do I bring it to the store? I hear repairs could cost like 200. I dropped the ipod in the first place so the 1 year given warranty I believe is void(please correct me if i'm wrong);however, since the device was working after I dropped and then it faulted ex-post facto is there a loophole?
Or
But a Kit and then Do it yourself?
So, I've killed 2 Macbooks and my now 3rd ipod(1 mini and 2 itouches). What do I do now?
17 January 2011
And I quote...
"Nothing to fear. Got a big marine dude to feel safe. U dont get scared so i will try to not. Its just talking to friends right? No bid deal"
"I like men in uniform. Its sexy. lol. so i will picture you naked then! Haha."
this is all after 6 essays all txted to me before i can write "frak off" in a nice way.
and this is the girl who was freaking out all weekend about our presentation and who has consistently been freaking out for the past 2 weeks.
-_-
"I like men in uniform. Its sexy. lol. so i will picture you naked then! Haha."
this is all after 6 essays all txted to me before i can write "frak off" in a nice way.
and this is the girl who was freaking out all weekend about our presentation and who has consistently been freaking out for the past 2 weeks.
-_-
Tito's for lunch
showed dube, amis and kornuts tito's tacos. ran into some bruin alum who have been going there since 1976! can you believe that?
10 January 2011
SSgt's are funny
one of the Staff sergeants today suggested to amis and me that we go to the sperm bank 3 times a week. the only reason he couldn't do it was because he was under 5'10"
apparently you get anywhere from 1300-1700 dollars a month depending on the raising and lowering of rates, for three visits a week. not a bad deal.
should i or should i not?? the bank is right in westwood north of wilshire, not far at all...
apparently you get anywhere from 1300-1700 dollars a month depending on the raising and lowering of rates, for three visits a week. not a bad deal.
should i or should i not?? the bank is right in westwood north of wilshire, not far at all...
09 January 2011
Never say never
never thought i would read, or own for that matter a bible. Or even a Qur'an!
but now i do for one of my classes and i made it through half the book for Genesis before saying "Foxtrot This Sierra!" and turned to spark notes.
and for the record i was actually interested and excited to read this, but then of course i started reading it and things fell apart from there....
but now i do for one of my classes and i made it through half the book for Genesis before saying "Foxtrot This Sierra!" and turned to spark notes.
and for the record i was actually interested and excited to read this, but then of course i started reading it and things fell apart from there....
14 December 2010
09 December 2010
going to lone pine
we get three days off for studying so im going to lone pine to screw around. yeah buddy
07 December 2010
05 December 2010
Mother should have warned me...
to not get into Season 1 of 24 right before finals!
With no commercial breaks and back to back episodes it's freaking addicting!
After 24 firefly is queued up and ready to go!
With no commercial breaks and back to back episodes it's freaking addicting!
After 24 firefly is queued up and ready to go!
04 December 2010
Winning the war on terror one ear at a time
Terror obviously being the lack of reggae in one's life.
Mindy today has accomplished some vital steps to becoming a full (well hopefully just part) time reggae listener.
She admitted to liking Bob Marley, although she apparently just likes three little birds, but we all know that will change in a matter of months (if not weeks).
She also is currently (currently being 1738, 4Dec10) listening to Ziggy Marley, son of we know who. True to Myself seems to have caught her fancy, this is just another step to finally admitting to the appreciating and enjoying of reggae, just like dispatch, state radio, sublime, and the dirty heads were.
Much love,
Keenan (and reggae too)
Mindy today has accomplished some vital steps to becoming a full (well hopefully just part) time reggae listener.
She admitted to liking Bob Marley, although she apparently just likes three little birds, but we all know that will change in a matter of months (if not weeks).
She also is currently (currently being 1738, 4Dec10) listening to Ziggy Marley, son of we know who. True to Myself seems to have caught her fancy, this is just another step to finally admitting to the appreciating and enjoying of reggae, just like dispatch, state radio, sublime, and the dirty heads were.
Much love,
Keenan (and reggae too)
03 December 2010
BLOOD BOWL, NROTC UCLA vs. USC flag football
We wrecked, 26-12
I played O-line up until the last min. of the game, left side (theres only 3 o line men in this version of flag fb) knocked 2 people on their asses, the o-line did not give up a single sack, we pissed off their d-line so much they made at least 4 personnel swaps.
I also got in at d line for a couple drives knocking around their o line. almost got the QB once but he managed to throw the ball as i was in the air trying to block the ball, which i happened to miss...
No one got injured this game, apparently one of the first times in a long while, i take that apparently good news as bad news, next year i will be sure we are not acting like little girls and i will knock some bastards lights out to get back into the tradition of concussions and broken bones, much more bad ass that way, and thats what its all about!
I played O-line up until the last min. of the game, left side (theres only 3 o line men in this version of flag fb) knocked 2 people on their asses, the o-line did not give up a single sack, we pissed off their d-line so much they made at least 4 personnel swaps.
I also got in at d line for a couple drives knocking around their o line. almost got the QB once but he managed to throw the ball as i was in the air trying to block the ball, which i happened to miss...
No one got injured this game, apparently one of the first times in a long while, i take that apparently good news as bad news, next year i will be sure we are not acting like little girls and i will knock some bastards lights out to get back into the tradition of concussions and broken bones, much more bad ass that way, and thats what its all about!
02 December 2010
01 December 2010
30 November 2010
16 November 2010
Game 9
Just realized I never posted a recap of game 9. Unfortunately is was a loss, making our final record 1-8. It was a very good game though. We played our rivals from the other claremont colleges and they were supposed to destroy us. But we held them to a mere 24 points in regular time. In overtime we gave up a touchdown but the offense did work and managed to score as well. We all felt it would be best to go for the win so we went for 2 but didn't get it. Thus, we lost 31-30 in our second overtime game in two weeks.
Day one of no football
So, today (tuesday) was basically the first day I really noticed that there was no football. Out of habit I started walking towards the locker room after spanish and got halfway there before I realized my dorm was behind me. Now I'm sitting in my room confused about what I should do because I usually don't start my homework until around 9 at night but I know I should start now. My only homework is an 8-10 page research paper, but it should be interesting because it's about ethanol. Procrastination is rapidly becoming the bane of my life.
13 November 2010
Birthday Ball
1500 arrive in ward room to await instructions to load vans with swords, a bell and the flags
1530 receive word vans were loaded at 1400
1600 Mindy arrives all dressed up
1610 1st convoy of vans leave for the Sheraton Universal Hotel in the Starlight lounge (big room with dance floor on the 21st floor with a panoramic view of LA)
1730 practice sword arch on the dance floor
1900 meet back up with Mindy downstairs and head back up for the birthday ceremony
The Ceremony: watched messages from some admirals and generals about the 235th birthday and honoring past service members, particularly members who served in the Korean war. Stood at parade rest forever as the CO of camp pendelton gave a long ass speech, it was much appreciated, however my feet and hands hurt like hell for holding my sword in the same position for a long ass while and having to wear shitty ass dress shoes. had a cake cutting ceremony, come retired Cpl and then a freshman MO from USC got the 1st bites of cake. after that long ass ceremony we had dinner, steak and potatoes was the main course for both mindy and me. I ended up finishing one other persons dinner too so that was nice cuz i was starving, i think i am officially labeled the trash can of the unit, if food needs to be eaten im the guy to do it. after that we had the traditional videos presented by USC and UCLA to bash on eachother, ours kicked ass and i will try to get a copy. we did an 8 clap at the end and USC tried to respond but we out shouted them and they failed. its funny cuz the CO of the ROTC unit (both the USC and UCLA branch) is an SC alum, so each year he is real impressed with UCLA out does SC in the videos.
most memorable quotes:
"Hurry up and get your ass over there next to cuddle nuts"
"If one of you fucking messes up im taking the flag and stabbing you with it, you see how fucking pointy this shit is?"
"Faix, is this your date? Well, get your fucking ass out there and dance!" (i know you wont believe me but everyone just got up from having dessert and was milling around talking about the videos and introducing their dates to the staff and other MIDN, THE DANCE FLOOR WAS EMPTY i wasnt being an ass and not dancing, and for the record i did dance and had some awesome moves with amis and conte, who had better moves than i....)
after the ball i had a great time hanging out with a bunch of MIDN and our dates at one MIDN's place...
1530 receive word vans were loaded at 1400
1600 Mindy arrives all dressed up
1610 1st convoy of vans leave for the Sheraton Universal Hotel in the Starlight lounge (big room with dance floor on the 21st floor with a panoramic view of LA)
1730 practice sword arch on the dance floor
1900 meet back up with Mindy downstairs and head back up for the birthday ceremony
The Ceremony: watched messages from some admirals and generals about the 235th birthday and honoring past service members, particularly members who served in the Korean war. Stood at parade rest forever as the CO of camp pendelton gave a long ass speech, it was much appreciated, however my feet and hands hurt like hell for holding my sword in the same position for a long ass while and having to wear shitty ass dress shoes. had a cake cutting ceremony, come retired Cpl and then a freshman MO from USC got the 1st bites of cake. after that long ass ceremony we had dinner, steak and potatoes was the main course for both mindy and me. I ended up finishing one other persons dinner too so that was nice cuz i was starving, i think i am officially labeled the trash can of the unit, if food needs to be eaten im the guy to do it. after that we had the traditional videos presented by USC and UCLA to bash on eachother, ours kicked ass and i will try to get a copy. we did an 8 clap at the end and USC tried to respond but we out shouted them and they failed. its funny cuz the CO of the ROTC unit (both the USC and UCLA branch) is an SC alum, so each year he is real impressed with UCLA out does SC in the videos.
most memorable quotes:
"Hurry up and get your ass over there next to cuddle nuts"
"If one of you fucking messes up im taking the flag and stabbing you with it, you see how fucking pointy this shit is?"
"Faix, is this your date? Well, get your fucking ass out there and dance!" (i know you wont believe me but everyone just got up from having dessert and was milling around talking about the videos and introducing their dates to the staff and other MIDN, THE DANCE FLOOR WAS EMPTY i wasnt being an ass and not dancing, and for the record i did dance and had some awesome moves with amis and conte, who had better moves than i....)
after the ball i had a great time hanging out with a bunch of MIDN and our dates at one MIDN's place...
10 November 2010
235th marine birthday
had some motivational PT this morning, formation run with some cadences and then some readings of the actions performed by Medal of Honor recipients.
Veteran's day ceremony, it was short and sweet and the coolest part was seeing a pair of F22's do a fly by
Cake cutting ceremony, was the youngest MIDN present so i got to stand there with the CO of the ROTC unit and the guest of honor as the cake was cut and was honored with the 2nd bite! spiffy. Before the cake ceremony began i was sitting there trying to eat my cookies cuz it was starving and didnt eat lunch, SSGT gets mad at people looks around and spots the only freshman in the room, he shouts "You, fucking grab someone and set this shit up now!" as he points the wall behind him. Having no fricking idea what the hell hes talking about: "Aye, Aye! Staff Sergeant!" and I get the hell out of dodge, on my way to finding some other freshman i see the MIDN 3/C who was supposed to be setting up the whole thing, i say "SSGT is yelling at me to find some one to help me set something up" she laughs and spares me from SSGT's wrath.
Then Adm Mullen came, that was motivational and he gave a good speech and was very intent on answering all our questions. Shook his hand and got a token with his name on it! YAYYY! it was cool though, being able to sit front row with the Chairman of the JCS 3 ft away from me. not every day a lowly MIDN gets to see the top ranking military officer...
oh, a side note, have 2.5 more study hours to complete this week by friday (which is a problem cuz thursday we all have off, so recording the hours will be an issue...), but i was invited with the other freshman MO's to sushi out in westwood with the older MO's and a couple MECPs. Marine Bday takes priority over studying (sorry mom!)so i had a baked lobster roll and a crunchy roll...mmmm...it was delicious
Veteran's day ceremony, it was short and sweet and the coolest part was seeing a pair of F22's do a fly by
Cake cutting ceremony, was the youngest MIDN present so i got to stand there with the CO of the ROTC unit and the guest of honor as the cake was cut and was honored with the 2nd bite! spiffy. Before the cake ceremony began i was sitting there trying to eat my cookies cuz it was starving and didnt eat lunch, SSGT gets mad at people looks around and spots the only freshman in the room, he shouts "You, fucking grab someone and set this shit up now!" as he points the wall behind him. Having no fricking idea what the hell hes talking about: "Aye, Aye! Staff Sergeant!" and I get the hell out of dodge, on my way to finding some other freshman i see the MIDN 3/C who was supposed to be setting up the whole thing, i say "SSGT is yelling at me to find some one to help me set something up" she laughs and spares me from SSGT's wrath.
Then Adm Mullen came, that was motivational and he gave a good speech and was very intent on answering all our questions. Shook his hand and got a token with his name on it! YAYYY! it was cool though, being able to sit front row with the Chairman of the JCS 3 ft away from me. not every day a lowly MIDN gets to see the top ranking military officer...
oh, a side note, have 2.5 more study hours to complete this week by friday (which is a problem cuz thursday we all have off, so recording the hours will be an issue...), but i was invited with the other freshman MO's to sushi out in westwood with the older MO's and a couple MECPs. Marine Bday takes priority over studying (sorry mom!)so i had a baked lobster roll and a crunchy roll...mmmm...it was delicious
07 November 2010
One good thing I learned at the CCS trainer
saying "Die motherfucker Die!" in your head will give you the proper 8-12 round burst while holding down the "trigger" for a 50 cal
Alright, for some of the gunners you need to work on the length of your bursts, some of you were fucking saying 'die motherfucker, die motherfucker, die motherfucker, die'
SSGT Fazica
Alright, for some of the gunners you need to work on the length of your bursts, some of you were fucking saying 'die motherfucker, die motherfucker, die motherfucker, die'
SSGT Fazica
06 November 2010
Game 8
A WIN!!!
I know, it's unbelievable. We finally got our first win against La Verne, thereby earning ourselves the title of not-worst. It was a very close game. We were winning 13-6 at halftime, then the offense marched down the field on the first drive of the second half and scored to make it 20-6. Then they marched down the field on their first drive of the second half and scored making it 20-13. Then the offense threw a pick-six making it 20-20. We held them out of the endzone for the rest of the game thanks in part to a stupid holding penalty with 20 seconds left in the game which made it easier for us to block it. Then we went into overtime: we don't score, they don't score. Then double overtime: they don't score, we get a fieldgoal blocked. Then triple overtime. Finally the offense scored a TD and converted the two point conversion and we had to hold them out of the endzone to win. But they scored and all they had to do was convert a two point conversion to tie it up. But they failed! We didn't really stop them, their quarterback just kind of threw it into the dirt. But it felt good anyway.
Anyway, we officially have a win and although I didn't play great I certainly played better than last week and I batted down a few important passes. Next week is the last game of the season, homecoming, rival match, and any other important thing you can think of. It's going to be a tough game and they don't pass much but I'm still excited. Keep you posted.
I know, it's unbelievable. We finally got our first win against La Verne, thereby earning ourselves the title of not-worst. It was a very close game. We were winning 13-6 at halftime, then the offense marched down the field on the first drive of the second half and scored to make it 20-6. Then they marched down the field on their first drive of the second half and scored making it 20-13. Then the offense threw a pick-six making it 20-20. We held them out of the endzone for the rest of the game thanks in part to a stupid holding penalty with 20 seconds left in the game which made it easier for us to block it. Then we went into overtime: we don't score, they don't score. Then double overtime: they don't score, we get a fieldgoal blocked. Then triple overtime. Finally the offense scored a TD and converted the two point conversion and we had to hold them out of the endzone to win. But they scored and all they had to do was convert a two point conversion to tie it up. But they failed! We didn't really stop them, their quarterback just kind of threw it into the dirt. But it felt good anyway.
Anyway, we officially have a win and although I didn't play great I certainly played better than last week and I batted down a few important passes. Next week is the last game of the season, homecoming, rival match, and any other important thing you can think of. It's going to be a tough game and they don't pass much but I'm still excited. Keep you posted.
Funny quotes at the ccs today
We leave the FOB and take a right on the main road
thats racist man
SHOOT THE GOATS FAIX!
good job not killing the fucking goats, normally marines woulda just shot the haji or run over the fucking goats.
I wanted to see if my M4 would shoot through the glass, soon as i pulled the trigger the guy running away dropped dead
Vic 3, this is Vic 2, youre shooting at us over
when youre changing formations and shit, fucking run, cuz when youre fucking walking around taking your sweet time, not only does it make me want to puke, it also kinda wanna makes me come over there and kick you in the balls
thats racist man
SHOOT THE GOATS FAIX!
good job not killing the fucking goats, normally marines woulda just shot the haji or run over the fucking goats.
I wanted to see if my M4 would shoot through the glass, soon as i pulled the trigger the guy running away dropped dead
Vic 3, this is Vic 2, youre shooting at us over
when youre changing formations and shit, fucking run, cuz when youre fucking walking around taking your sweet time, not only does it make me want to puke, it also kinda wanna makes me come over there and kick you in the balls
02 November 2010
01 November 2010
Great Quote of the Day
I gotta plan: whoever comes up with the best plan gets a day off!
-SSGT Fazica
after a series of questions about what plan we had to make:
Come up with an invasion plan of Somalia, that's where we're fucking going next - SSGT Fazica
Does the plan have to be politically or morally correct? - SGT Kurpasi
Hahha, yes, no genocide or any shit like that, BUT if it was my fucking plan I would put bombers fucking wing to wing and just carpet bomb the fuck out of Mogadishu - SSGT Fazica
I would just mine every inch of water they have and stop piracy at it's source, and place a couple of destroyers off the coast and launch missles - OC Tran
I can't fucking think about this right now I gotta paper due in 15 min - SGT Kurpasi
-SSGT Fazica
after a series of questions about what plan we had to make:
Come up with an invasion plan of Somalia, that's where we're fucking going next - SSGT Fazica
Does the plan have to be politically or morally correct? - SGT Kurpasi
Hahha, yes, no genocide or any shit like that, BUT if it was my fucking plan I would put bombers fucking wing to wing and just carpet bomb the fuck out of Mogadishu - SSGT Fazica
I would just mine every inch of water they have and stop piracy at it's source, and place a couple of destroyers off the coast and launch missles - OC Tran
I can't fucking think about this right now I gotta paper due in 15 min - SGT Kurpasi
31 October 2010
Game 7
Another loss. This time to a team we definitely could have beaten. I had another interception, this time a jump ball in the endzone, and my pass coverage was pretty good overall, but I missed a lot of tackles. So many in fact that I'm actually embarassed and really don't look forward to watching film tonight. I also injured my rotator cuff again, the same one that's been bothering me since sophomore year. 2 games left in the season and realistically only one is winnable. Cross your fingers.
30 October 2010
NJROTC DRILL MEET
sooo i wake up at 0440 with about 4 hours 40 min of sleep and i have a throbbing headache and was massively dehydrated for unknown reasons. THANK GOD FOR ANDREW (the pirate), packing advil in his college survival bin.
after chugging 3 bottles of water and pissing like a race horse i headed off to do the Unit Personnel Inspection. Me and 4 other guys walked around the High School units and made sure they looked all pretty. We were warned to be nice and reminded that they were only 13-15 in most cases and that some had learning disabilities and I even got to inspect a chick who only spoke spanish! that was fun, using hand signals to tell her to essentially spin around doing about faces since she couldn't understand the knowledge questions.
no one cried this meet at inspection (the PT events were a different story), however i made on chunky kid lose his voice with fear. Westview down from SD looked really really good and they took first place in a few events (one being my event, inspection) and took 1st place overall.
hopefully the meet pictures come out soon and i will post them on FB. reminding me, any bastards without facebook should have their roommates add me so you can see pic. updates whenever they happen....well only if you want to.
after chugging 3 bottles of water and pissing like a race horse i headed off to do the Unit Personnel Inspection. Me and 4 other guys walked around the High School units and made sure they looked all pretty. We were warned to be nice and reminded that they were only 13-15 in most cases and that some had learning disabilities and I even got to inspect a chick who only spoke spanish! that was fun, using hand signals to tell her to essentially spin around doing about faces since she couldn't understand the knowledge questions.
no one cried this meet at inspection (the PT events were a different story), however i made on chunky kid lose his voice with fear. Westview down from SD looked really really good and they took first place in a few events (one being my event, inspection) and took 1st place overall.
hopefully the meet pictures come out soon and i will post them on FB. reminding me, any bastards without facebook should have their roommates add me so you can see pic. updates whenever they happen....well only if you want to.
27 October 2010
ROTC quotes of the week
How many fucking times do I need to tell you guys you don't need to fucking study(SSGT Fazica)
...And the mission is...well it's the fucking mission(SGT Kupasi)
gotta love the marine corps
24 October 2010
A Special Request... Writing 39B Blog Post #1
Man V.s Wild(North Africa 4 Clips) Forum Post:
3.) In the quest for profitability and popularity, all television programming broadcasted today is premised upon the value of entertainment. While the discovery channel is widely recognized for its high educational value (relative to other programming say MTV) there is always an appeal to the entertainment experienced by the viewer.
A confluence of logic and psychology tells us that humans will seek to integrate what is perceived as enjoyable into their lives. The inherent purpose behind entertainment is to bequeath its viewers an enjoyable experience. Although, education is often the secondary objective of much television programming, the educational value of a show does not increase viewership or profitability. This is empirically evidenced to the fact where the profitability of educational programming such as C-Span or televised are lilliputian in contrast to entertainment oriented shows such as “Dancing with the stars.” This very effect has become the obsession of the media industry, because their profitability and success is contingent upon their amount of viewers. The entertainment value of a show can be soundly quantified by the amount of viewers. This is true because a show gains prestige by providing content entertaining enough to keep viewers continually watching their program, as well as facilitation of the attraction of new viewers.
This aim for entertainment centered programming is evident throughout “Man vs Wild.” This aim is evidenced in the composition of the show itself. The objective end of all entertainment in current society is to provide an “escape” from what we know of as our boring and mundane lives. To this extent we are captivated by any change, be it the outrageous lives of celebrities, the thrill of saving America one terrorist at a time, or the experience of super natural powers; all a far cry from the 9-5 spent in the cubicle.
Discovery realizes that this foreign element is what creates entertainment, and integrates as many shocking, alien, and norm breaking elements as possible. Firstly, the show is located in a myriad of exotic locales ranging from lush rain forests to the inhospitable blistering deserts of North Africa. The locations themselves provide the audiences a huge break from what we know of in either the cities of the suburbs. The foreign lands feed into our inner desires of traveling the many exotic and distance parts of the globe. Also, without this unique environment, the show would have no basis as we all know how to survive with the amenities civilization provides us with, the comforting cage we yearn to break in out every day lives. While the entertainment value is immense, the educational value is quite trivial. We are not learning much, as we are already cognizant of these exotic locations, and can already predict what challenges the environments will provide Bear Grylls With.
The center of the show: the host himself provides a second insight into this heavily skewed education/entertainment balance within the show. The host’s name is Bear Grylls. Let me repeat “Bear Grylls.” His name screams of action and adventure a far cry from the average “John Smith” who works at your neighborhood accounting office. On top of that, Bear is a survival expert an ex veteran of the British Military. Bear plays the part perfectly, with his action hero worthy frame, cool demeanor, and an ever attractive British accent. Bear Grylls is the archetypical action hero which we idolize, are attracted , and are unable to resist. Distracted by the entertainment value we are unable to absorb more than a modicum of educational value. Bear Grylls educates us on his tasks on only a level of experiences, as he does not display a deep understanding to nuances and intricacies of survival, only what he has been trained to do in specific situations. Moreover, we are realistically never going to find ourselves in the situations Bear finds himself in, further mitigating the practical educational value of
Man vs Wild.”
A final analysis into the specific actions presented in the show completes argument that education is severely shortchanged in the name of entertainment value. “Man vs Wild” is designed to shock us. Bear’s outrageous acts such as recycling his urine and eating a live octopus are what we as viewers demand. Although actions such a building a campfire are presented, the focus is on the outrageous. From eating bugs to wearing a urine soaked shirt, Bear Grylls keeps us engaged as to the extreme actions he must take to “survive.” Us as viewers, use entertainment to escape from the daily grind of life. We don’t care about anything he has done or can do. We only care about what shocks us, and Bear Grylls is more than happy to supply. Although, we might believe that watching Bear perform these “acts of survival” will in some way educate us on how to survive, this is false. What Bear is teaching us has little practice value, because his survival skills cannot be gained by merely watching the T.V, they must be practiced and endured through extensive training, the likes of which Bear Grylls has completed.
Analysis allows us to conclude that the real focus of this show is on entertainment. The educational value of the show is at best, trivial. Not only does “Man vs Wild” throw viewer education in the backseat to entertainment, the show exploits education by claiming it an additional reason to be watching the show, when in reality it is quite the contrary.
23 October 2010
Game 6
Another loss to a bigger, faster team.
This time it was Cal Lutheran, one of the top 15 ranked D3 schools in the country. We played them tough, but with a D1 transfer quarterback (from Marshall), two D1 transfer wide receivers (from ???), and an O-line that averaged 290 pounds we never really stood a chance. To make things even more ridiculous, our starting quarterback was injured and didn't play a down the whole game. His backup is only a sophomore and not very experienced. Due to the offenses inability to move the football, the defense took far more plays this game than in previous games. When the game was finally over the score stood at 38-7 and I was RIDICULOUSLY sore. So sore in fact that after posting this I'm going to pop a couple of Ibuprofen and go to sleep. As always though, there was a bright side for me. Over four quarters of almost constantly being on the field I racked up 9 tackles and 3 broken up passes. 3 of my tackles were in the backfield which I think impressed the coach. I did give up a big pass to one of their D1 receivers and let up a touchdown at the very end of the game when we had already lost and I was just trying to make memorable plays (never bite on the hitch, it could be a stop-and-go). After the game though, one of the junior O-linemen told me I'm the best DB we have right now. Probably not true, but it felt good to hear anyway.
Next week is a home game against Whittier, one of the few teams not significantly bigger than us. Should be winnable!
This time it was Cal Lutheran, one of the top 15 ranked D3 schools in the country. We played them tough, but with a D1 transfer quarterback (from Marshall), two D1 transfer wide receivers (from ???), and an O-line that averaged 290 pounds we never really stood a chance. To make things even more ridiculous, our starting quarterback was injured and didn't play a down the whole game. His backup is only a sophomore and not very experienced. Due to the offenses inability to move the football, the defense took far more plays this game than in previous games. When the game was finally over the score stood at 38-7 and I was RIDICULOUSLY sore. So sore in fact that after posting this I'm going to pop a couple of Ibuprofen and go to sleep. As always though, there was a bright side for me. Over four quarters of almost constantly being on the field I racked up 9 tackles and 3 broken up passes. 3 of my tackles were in the backfield which I think impressed the coach. I did give up a big pass to one of their D1 receivers and let up a touchdown at the very end of the game when we had already lost and I was just trying to make memorable plays (never bite on the hitch, it could be a stop-and-go). After the game though, one of the junior O-linemen told me I'm the best DB we have right now. Probably not true, but it felt good to hear anyway.
Next week is a home game against Whittier, one of the few teams not significantly bigger than us. Should be winnable!
How'd you spend your Friday night?
I tried to make myself puke. Not with alcohol, not with drugs...with good old fashioned PT.
Amis, Wigle and I tried Body Busters...jesus that was tough, i quit out at 80 while amis went on to 100 (he's the master of calisthenics and running as far as ROTC goes).
Then wigle and amis went on for dinner and since I had eaten prior to PT I went to the Wooden center for 1 and a half doing all sorts of leg and back lifts to make myself ridiculously sore this morning as Amis and I did a pyramid of pull-ups, push-ups and sit-ups.
also: any suggestions on my current ab condition?
Situation: Abs are hella sore due to killing them each and every day for the past week and a half during PT.
Mission: Make them stop feeling sore and weak.
Amis, Wigle and I tried Body Busters...jesus that was tough, i quit out at 80 while amis went on to 100 (he's the master of calisthenics and running as far as ROTC goes).
Then wigle and amis went on for dinner and since I had eaten prior to PT I went to the Wooden center for 1 and a half doing all sorts of leg and back lifts to make myself ridiculously sore this morning as Amis and I did a pyramid of pull-ups, push-ups and sit-ups.
also: any suggestions on my current ab condition?
Situation: Abs are hella sore due to killing them each and every day for the past week and a half during PT.
Mission: Make them stop feeling sore and weak.
21 October 2010
1st flag football game with cleats...
WENT AMAZING!
where to begin...SGT Yu made a jerry rice catch, dragged the toes in the end zone to tie up the game
their QB slide into a SSGT trying to get the touchdown but he ended up getting a foul (no sliding into contact) and breaking a rib. ambulance came to the IM field to take him off on a stretcher.
One jackass on their team who kept tackling people on ours decided to dive after our QB the last play of the game, he ended up knocking the wind out of himself...so i talk shit across the field and one of the SSGTs, well everyone else around me too tells me to knock it off :P
Personal Highlights: Playing Safety: "tackled" (no wrapping up just knocking on the ground) 2 people, only got called for 1 of them i think...
pass blocked the hell out of their DE. Then got a pass and ran for a good amount, 2 guys tried to tackle my legs but i managed to dodge most of the contact and rolled over them.
Next time i plan on getting a pick 4 6
where to begin...SGT Yu made a jerry rice catch, dragged the toes in the end zone to tie up the game
their QB slide into a SSGT trying to get the touchdown but he ended up getting a foul (no sliding into contact) and breaking a rib. ambulance came to the IM field to take him off on a stretcher.
One jackass on their team who kept tackling people on ours decided to dive after our QB the last play of the game, he ended up knocking the wind out of himself...so i talk shit across the field and one of the SSGTs, well everyone else around me too tells me to knock it off :P
Personal Highlights: Playing Safety: "tackled" (no wrapping up just knocking on the ground) 2 people, only got called for 1 of them i think...
pass blocked the hell out of their DE. Then got a pass and ran for a good amount, 2 guys tried to tackle my legs but i managed to dodge most of the contact and rolled over them.
Next time i plan on getting a pick 4 6
20 October 2010
HOLY SHIT I'M POSTING
I have to blog regularly for my writing class, which kills my desire to blog some more.
Anyways funny story...
Suitemate goes to go hang out with his girlfriend, come back and then takes a shower. He forgets his key thus locking himself out (half-naked). The suite goes out to check-out what the commotion is and we see fresh bite marks on his chest. Hmm....
uhhh
1.) I'm interning at the re-election campaign for Lorreta Sanchez; I got to strike up a casual conversation with here...no biggie...i'm just that cool(I keep it real with powerful women-Hilary is next grr...) j/k
2.) I went to a debate tournament last week and lost in finals. (My partner is a really good debater, but hes an asshole-I will deal.)
I'm eating healthy! I eat salad everyday for lunch!
MID TERMS and more important updates.
Physics and Chem midterm both friday
gotta flag football game thurs. actually have cleats (and gloves!) now so im ready to kick ass!
fell asleep during a movie about Maya Lin :D
gotta flag football game thurs. actually have cleats (and gloves!) now so im ready to kick ass!
fell asleep during a movie about Maya Lin :D
14 October 2010
Who needs sleep?
Due to some mismanagement of my time early on in the week and then an excessive amount of new homework assignments I slept less than 5 hours a night Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Needless to say I can hardly keep my eyes open any more and will be taking advantage of having almost no homework tonight to log some serious Z's.
On the bright side, I just received an email that says I have a package to pick up. Wonder what it is.
On the bright side, I just received an email that says I have a package to pick up. Wonder what it is.
09 October 2010
Game Recap
I'll start with the worst and work towards the best:
1) Final score: Redlands 41, Pomona 33. To be fair, the school has much lower academic requirements and therefor had about 100 kids on the team, vs our 45. Even though we were smaller, slower, and generally less athletic, we played with enthusiasm and put up a good fight.
2) My groin is hurting worse now. As some of you may or may not know, I pulled my groin Thursday, but there was no one else to play so the coaches just said suck it up. Lots of ice and ibuprofen is preventing the worst right now but I'm not looking forward to tomorrow morning.
3) Two penalties on me while I was playing corner. 1: offsides (wierd, I know) 5 yds; 2: pass interference 15 yds.
4) But to have penalties called on me means I must have been playing, right? Correct! I played two series in the first half and every down in the second half. On top of that, I continue to participate on every special team except for field goal/PAT and I didn't make too many mistakes, except on kick off return.
5) Had a whole slew of tackles this game. At least 5 or 6. One of them was even a tackle for a loss (we were playing cover 2 and the running back got bounced outside right into my arms).
6) And the kicker ........... drum roll please ............ a picked 6! It's true. I picked off a well anticipated out route and ran it back sixty yards for 6 points. Between being winded from the sprint and almost being crushed to death by my teammates I thought for sure I was going to die. But I'm still here. For the record, that makes three games in a row that I've had a turnover. Not a bad run at all.
I'll keep you guys updated on the groin and Pomona football in the coming days.
Nick and Ryan: post more shit. I'm sure your lives aren't that boring.
1) Final score: Redlands 41, Pomona 33. To be fair, the school has much lower academic requirements and therefor had about 100 kids on the team, vs our 45. Even though we were smaller, slower, and generally less athletic, we played with enthusiasm and put up a good fight.
2) My groin is hurting worse now. As some of you may or may not know, I pulled my groin Thursday, but there was no one else to play so the coaches just said suck it up. Lots of ice and ibuprofen is preventing the worst right now but I'm not looking forward to tomorrow morning.
3) Two penalties on me while I was playing corner. 1: offsides (wierd, I know) 5 yds; 2: pass interference 15 yds.
4) But to have penalties called on me means I must have been playing, right? Correct! I played two series in the first half and every down in the second half. On top of that, I continue to participate on every special team except for field goal/PAT and I didn't make too many mistakes, except on kick off return.
5) Had a whole slew of tackles this game. At least 5 or 6. One of them was even a tackle for a loss (we were playing cover 2 and the running back got bounced outside right into my arms).
6) And the kicker ........... drum roll please ............ a picked 6! It's true. I picked off a well anticipated out route and ran it back sixty yards for 6 points. Between being winded from the sprint and almost being crushed to death by my teammates I thought for sure I was going to die. But I'm still here. For the record, that makes three games in a row that I've had a turnover. Not a bad run at all.
I'll keep you guys updated on the groin and Pomona football in the coming days.
Nick and Ryan: post more shit. I'm sure your lives aren't that boring.
05 October 2010
This morning
Had an inspection in the CNTs (khaki uniforms), i think i passed it...
A film crew has been hanging around the past couple days making a recruiting video, they feature the ROTC units of Ohio State and UCLA and they filmed us doing a PRT on monday, I hope they didnt catch me looking like im about to throw up after finishing 4th out of all the marines in the whole unit!!! im proud. A 4th year Midshipman 1st class is our battalion CO and I passed him up in the middle of the run and he gave me the mission to pass the guy in front of him, i failed, but he did get to shout at me the rest of the PRT so that was very motivational of him
After inspection today (tuesday) they picked 5 marine options (I was one cuz im so diverse looking, but 3 white guys and a half Asian (me) and a half black freshman (not amha)) and we got to do like 5 shots of us walking around campus talking to each other. Imma be famous! i will send out copies of the recruiting video when i get them from the makers.
A film crew has been hanging around the past couple days making a recruiting video, they feature the ROTC units of Ohio State and UCLA and they filmed us doing a PRT on monday, I hope they didnt catch me looking like im about to throw up after finishing 4th out of all the marines in the whole unit!!! im proud. A 4th year Midshipman 1st class is our battalion CO and I passed him up in the middle of the run and he gave me the mission to pass the guy in front of him, i failed, but he did get to shout at me the rest of the PRT so that was very motivational of him
After inspection today (tuesday) they picked 5 marine options (I was one cuz im so diverse looking, but 3 white guys and a half Asian (me) and a half black freshman (not amha)) and we got to do like 5 shots of us walking around campus talking to each other. Imma be famous! i will send out copies of the recruiting video when i get them from the makers.
02 October 2010
football
another loss for the team, but another good performance for me. seems to be becoming a pattern.
i got another fumble recovery and two more tackles today. better yet i managed to actually block the people i'm supposed to block on kick return. due to recent injuries i'm now on six special teams (kickoff, kickoff return, punt, punt return, onside kick, and hands team) and i even got to play two series at corner in the second quarter and two in the fourth.
unlike last week, we were actually winning at halftime. but yet another defensive collapse led to the game spiraling out of control. final score: 41-17.
interesting fact: i got to block blake vanderwiel (spelling?) a few times on kick return. in case you don't know he played QB for torrey pines three or four years ago. now he's playing linebacker for Chapman. pretty big dude.
i got another fumble recovery and two more tackles today. better yet i managed to actually block the people i'm supposed to block on kick return. due to recent injuries i'm now on six special teams (kickoff, kickoff return, punt, punt return, onside kick, and hands team) and i even got to play two series at corner in the second quarter and two in the fourth.
unlike last week, we were actually winning at halftime. but yet another defensive collapse led to the game spiraling out of control. final score: 41-17.
interesting fact: i got to block blake vanderwiel (spelling?) a few times on kick return. in case you don't know he played QB for torrey pines three or four years ago. now he's playing linebacker for Chapman. pretty big dude.
YO YO YO
YO YO YO, I've stopped being a lazy fatass, and worked out on thursday and today. Been playing some basketball and frisbee. Went to downtown Santa Cruz and bought a longboard last weekend!!! Gonna hopefully bomb some sweet hills and not die... or just ride it around lol. Santa Cruz is totally sweet, the campus is awesome, and downtown is a lot of fun. We still waiting on our minifridge but once we get it we gonna have some sweet chilled drinks and maybe some microwaveable food. Dining halls are actually pretty good, I got some really good Indian food the other night at one of them. MY FIRST LEGIT POST!
01 October 2010
college is easy. lol
aced chemistry test, destroyed spanish essay and test, even got an A on my essay in a writing class! i hate writing. something tells me things are going to get harder though ... damn
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