Got promoted right before they moved us here. Been at Huachuca for about a week now. Thought I was done with this hellhole when I finishrd AIT a year ago. They stuck me with the 344th MI BN this time, which is actually only about a mile down the street from where I used to be. We did CIF today and are drawing rifles tomarrow. None of the sergeants will say it, and the CO's sure as hell's keeping quite, but we all know whats going on. Everyone knows the 344th is cycling back thru in January after 12 months at home. All this can mean only one thing. Iraq.

Thats what happens when you join the Army for the college money. They make you work yourself to death for it.

At least I got promoted

Does anyone remember the days when valentine's day used to be about love, romance and intimacy? It seems that sometime in the early nintys the holiday sold it's very soul to corporations like Zales Jewelers, Halmark greeting cards, rose florists and those god awful heart shaped chocolate companies in an attemp to cash in on the universal american need to spend money on CRAP!

Perhaps I'm just venting my frustration, anger and grief over what last night. A few days ago I saw one of those "Vermont Teddy Bear" valentines commercials advertising customized teddys bears that could be delivered to a loved one on time for the holiday. So I thought "what the hell, I'll buy one of those for my girlfriend in Fort Polk, Louisiana" so I went to their website, found a bear wearing army fatigues and ordered it, aswell as a half dozen roses, to be sent to her company adress on post in Fort Polk. I then called her, after I was sure she was off duty, to tell her I loved her and to ask if she had gotten the package yet. Oh, she had gotten it alright. She opened it while standing next to her NEW BOYFRIEND in mail call formation. She hadn't told him about me, she hadn't told me about him, he gets pissed at her for not telling him about me, I get pissed at her for vice versa and then she gets mad at me for "ruining" her two boyfriend scadal. We argued, bickerd and yelled at each other for about ten minutes, she called me an idiot for even thinking such a long distance relationship like ours could ever work out and I called her a few things most people would never consider calling a woman. Eventually she said she had nothing left to say to me and hung up. I called back several times, but she never answered again.

Long stort put simply, My girlfriend broke up with me ON VALENTINE'S DAY!!1!
How was your holiday?

I went to a friends birthday party last night and, I'm not ashamed to say it, got plastered off my ass. Now I'm starting to regret it. A hangover hit me around eleven this morning like a sledgehammer to the face. My head feels like it's gonna burst. Add to that my company is having a PT test tomorrow for everyone that went on leave over the holidays. I don't think I could walk a straight line much less run in one.

Moral of the story kids: Don't drink underage, especially when your on duty the day after next. It's not as fun as it sounds.

Not that anyone really cares but on 05 DEC 07 I racked up my 20000th save. WOOT! Is it a bad thing that I still haven't hit 10000 blams yet?

P.S. If SGT Barker is reading this, it's Prescotts fault the west gate's system went down on Monday, not mine.