Well snakehunt was long for me. I did put in plenty of hours and it didn't seem like we were in enough places there. We had a new bar open up in town and they had a very good crowd. We were kept pretty busy with the 'duners' coming in and out of town there so that kept us hopping. We did have quite a few arrests for public intoxication and had a few fights. There were also a few people that decided to play with the rides after the carnival closed so we got to deal with that too. But our biggest problem was underage drinking, and it seemed like most of them were from a nearby city.
Like I said we were pretty busy and I'm glad it's over now, well chat with everyone later here.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Beginning of Snakehunt Weekend
Well tonight I go back to work after having a few days off. This weekend is the 64th annual Snakehunt Weekend here in my area. We are expecting a pretty good crowd this weekend so it will be fun to say the least. We will have some help from a few outside agencies but I know it will be extremely busy. As the weekend goes along if I run across anything cool or just outright funny I'll make sure I blog about it. I guess that's all for now so chat with ya later.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Long Drill Weekend
Well I had another long drill weekend here. We went to Camp Gruber so we could qualify on our weapons. The thing that sucked was that this 3 day drill could have been done in 2 day tops there. We have new leadership and I think they need to work out a few wrinkles there lol.
The weather was ok, but rain and wind came in making it sucky lol. I was able to qualify first round but not with my normal score which kinda ticked me off there. Other than that finally made it back in one piece and got home.
Now I just need to motivate myself and get my homework taken care of, clothes washed etc but having a hard time finding the energy for it. I also didn't enjoy the limited communication I had with people, and it does make you realize how much we are dependent on technology these days. I can tell if I get deployed its REALLY gonna suck...ugh
The weather was ok, but rain and wind came in making it sucky lol. I was able to qualify first round but not with my normal score which kinda ticked me off there. Other than that finally made it back in one piece and got home.
Now I just need to motivate myself and get my homework taken care of, clothes washed etc but having a hard time finding the energy for it. I also didn't enjoy the limited communication I had with people, and it does make you realize how much we are dependent on technology these days. I can tell if I get deployed its REALLY gonna suck...ugh
Monday, March 22, 2010
A few of my Poetry assignments
I thought I would amuse all of you with some of the poetry I have written for my Intro to Poetry class.
MY SWEET LOVE
My sweet love is passionate like fire.
My sweet love is slender like a fairy.
My sweet love has eyes deep as a well.
My sweet love is compassionate as a saint.
Haiku Poetry
Cat Fur
It feels like silk
The purr is loud
Hair everywhere
Handgun
Being short square
Blocky and black
Kills with out remorse
Cloudy Sky
Windy and grey
Moisture in the air
Cool to the skin
MY SWEET LOVE
My sweet love is passionate like fire.
My sweet love is slender like a fairy.
My sweet love has eyes deep as a well.
My sweet love is compassionate as a saint.
Haiku Poetry
Cat Fur
It feels like silk
The purr is loud
Hair everywhere
Handgun
Being short square
Blocky and black
Kills with out remorse
Cloudy Sky
Windy and grey
Moisture in the air
Cool to the skin
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Management Woes
Hello everyone, yes I will be using this blog to rant a little so bare with me. This last weekend I had my 'normal' drill weekend for the National Guard. Now what made this one a little more unusual was the fact that myself and 3 other soldiers got to go to Ft Chaffee in Arkansas so that we could haul ammo for one of our aviation units at the gunnery range.
The 'full-time' leadership that I have for my platoon where I drill is what I am not happy about. Here lately he seems to be giving us less information than normal which is scary. First off last I knew we were not scheduled to be back til Monday, so I made sure work gave me off the appropriate amount of days I needed. A few days before we are to leave I receive a phone call, informing me that we will have to leave at 2:30AM that morning, but they are not going to get us accomodations like they are suppose to. WTF? We voiced our opinion about that, and after I went and paid for a hotel room (so I wouldn't have to wake up and drive for an hour to get to the armory) I receive another call the night before that we now didn't have to leave til 7AM. Gee thanks guys, I could have saved some money there. We get ready to leave and ask about our orders. Come to find out, they don't have them back yet (which is slightly illegal, you have to be on orders to anything of this nature) and we are told to go ahead and get going.
I could go on and on but the whole gist of the thing is that management this round was so ill prepared that I am seriously wondering if we are going to get re-reimbursed for everything we should get. I definetely don't make enough extra money to be able to throw a few hundred dollars away, (especially for the governments sake!) so I can only hope and pray it all turns out all right in the end. So far complaining about the management has fallen on deaf ears and what they don't realize, is that if they don't take care of their soldiers, they will leave for a unit that will, its that simple.
I hate ranting about stupid things like this but it was still bugging me even after being back for a few days, so there ya go. I'll try to come up with a nicer blog here in a few days lol.
The 'full-time' leadership that I have for my platoon where I drill is what I am not happy about. Here lately he seems to be giving us less information than normal which is scary. First off last I knew we were not scheduled to be back til Monday, so I made sure work gave me off the appropriate amount of days I needed. A few days before we are to leave I receive a phone call, informing me that we will have to leave at 2:30AM that morning, but they are not going to get us accomodations like they are suppose to. WTF? We voiced our opinion about that, and after I went and paid for a hotel room (so I wouldn't have to wake up and drive for an hour to get to the armory) I receive another call the night before that we now didn't have to leave til 7AM. Gee thanks guys, I could have saved some money there. We get ready to leave and ask about our orders. Come to find out, they don't have them back yet (which is slightly illegal, you have to be on orders to anything of this nature) and we are told to go ahead and get going.
I could go on and on but the whole gist of the thing is that management this round was so ill prepared that I am seriously wondering if we are going to get re-reimbursed for everything we should get. I definetely don't make enough extra money to be able to throw a few hundred dollars away, (especially for the governments sake!) so I can only hope and pray it all turns out all right in the end. So far complaining about the management has fallen on deaf ears and what they don't realize, is that if they don't take care of their soldiers, they will leave for a unit that will, its that simple.
I hate ranting about stupid things like this but it was still bugging me even after being back for a few days, so there ya go. I'll try to come up with a nicer blog here in a few days lol.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Oklahoma Winter Storm part two
Hello everyone, the reason this is part two is that we had a major storm last month, right before Christmas. That one dumped quite a bit of snow on the state but not much else. Now this storm is a little different. It has been dumping a lot of sleet and ice on parts of the state. I'm in the NW and we have been lucky at this point, the only thing we are getting is snow. Now my only other major problem is that it won't be over until I get to go into work tomorrow evening. I am hoping everyone stays home so I don't have to work any accidents or anything lol.
Other than that, I have been trying to get ahead on my classes and I'm actually surprised as to how I'm doing in them. I know as long as I stay focused I will do good and keep that in mind.
Here recently I have been doing more 'Twittering' and I'm finding out how much fun it is. Another thing is that I am getting to know some really cool people from across the country here and that's a huge bonus there.
Well I better get back to some schoolwork so I'll chat with everyone later!
Other than that, I have been trying to get ahead on my classes and I'm actually surprised as to how I'm doing in them. I know as long as I stay focused I will do good and keep that in mind.
Here recently I have been doing more 'Twittering' and I'm finding out how much fun it is. Another thing is that I am getting to know some really cool people from across the country here and that's a huge bonus there.
Well I better get back to some schoolwork so I'll chat with everyone later!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
First Assignments
Well college has started full bore for me. I have been taking classes online due to my school location, (its a 2 hour drive from me to El Reno) and work hours. Now I know the first question you ask is 'Why didn't you just go to a college closer to you?' Well I do have an answer for you. A long time ago (like 10 years lol) I had transferred my credits from SWOSU to Redlands where I had started classes again. Well due to jobs I had to stop. While I was going to the police academy I decided to see if I could use that training along with the hours I had to complete my degree. Since I had hours at Redlands and they had online classes I decided to finish up my associates there and then move to a 4 year university. So I am in my 3rd, and should be final semester here before I can move on.
Well I am finding out my classes seem a lot more intense than my last two semesters. I can tell my art appreciation class is going to take up quite a bit of time, second being my intro to poetry class followed by my criminology class. As long as I stay focused and committed I think I should do pretty good here. I do see a light at the end of the tunnel, just hope its not that freight train bearing down on me lol.
Well I am finding out my classes seem a lot more intense than my last two semesters. I can tell my art appreciation class is going to take up quite a bit of time, second being my intro to poetry class followed by my criminology class. As long as I stay focused and committed I think I should do pretty good here. I do see a light at the end of the tunnel, just hope its not that freight train bearing down on me lol.
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