I got a present
Posted by Gypsy on Sep 17, 2006
Andy had a present for me when he got home from work on Friday. He’s so sweet. He even got it engraved with my maiden name because he knows I’m going back to that when my divorce is final.
Exhaustion, orders and a speeding ticket
Posted by Gypsy on Sep 15, 2006
It’s been a long week.
The big news is today I started filling out the paperwork so I can get my orders for my move to Fort Hood. I report there on October 15, which gives me exactly a month to get my shit in order and get there. Not nearly enough time, unfortunately.
This has led to why I’ve so fucking tired. We all new this was coming and not only am I moving, but my whole detachment is also moving. Though my detachment actually only consists of me and one other person, who is not moving because he’s getting out of the Army in less than six months. So essentially, I have to move me and all the unit’s gear. This week has been spent on a constant search of everything because the current hand receipt holder (read=responsible party) hasn’t bothered to keep up on the monthly inventories and now there is shit missing. On top of that, whoever bought some of these things didn’t bother to list components on the hand reciept, so three days this week was devoted solely to finding lists of what should be included in some sets. A huge pain in the ass because these are things the Army doesn’t even use anymore. They are obselete.
And of course, this all has to be done RIGHT NOW!!!! Which has led to me not getting home until after 6 p.m. every day this week, one of those days I didn’t even get off work until after 8:30 p.m. Pretty late when you consider it takes 45 minutes to get home and I had to be back here at 6:30 the next morning. And after all that stress and late nights, we are now at a standstill and can’t do another damn thing until next Thursday. Awesome.
To top it all off, in my desire to get home quickly the night I was stuck here the latest, I ended up getting pulled over by a CHP. He ticketed me for going 82 in a 55. Not to nice. By then I was so stressed I needed a drink and some food. Since all my friends were at the bar, I went there and had a few drinks and ate some bar food and proceeded to discover the cop who gave me a ticket was actually at the bar the week before (one of my friends is a dispatcher with CHP) and had I been in that night I would’ve met him, which probably would’ve saved me from the ticket.
There’s a whole lot more going on because of this situation, but I think this post has gone on long enough. My Internet has been screwing up, but if it’s fixed this weekend, expect another post on this.
God, I need a vacation.
Minnesota State Fair on a Stick
Posted by Gypsy on Sep 12, 2006
I alternating between drooling (mmmmm deep fried Snickers and deep fried Twinkie) and wanting to throw up (nothing specific, just so much fried food). I figued I’d share this and by posting it I would be reminded to make fun of Andy for it later. Tee hee. Check it out: Minnesota State Fair on a Stick.
Emotions
Posted by Gypsy on Sep 9, 2006
Distraction is the mind’s ultimate tool for avoidance. It’s what we as humans use to avoid the emotions and thoughts that constantly whirl in our minds. It awes me how the brain does such an amazing job at this distraction that you don’t even realize it’s happening until that brief instance when it just stops. That hiccup in the brain where all those feelings and memories suddenly wash over you, causing your chest to get so tight you can’t breathe and suddenly all you want to do is cry or scream or do anything to release all those emotions because you’re afraid you’ll die if you have to feel them for a second more. Then suddenly, as if it never happened, you are distracted again and you can breathe. But you still sit there, overcome by how strong that feeling was just a moment ago and you don’t know what happened you only know it wasn’t a good experience and you never want to feel it again.
It makes you realize that no matter how in control of life you think you are, the reality is you are just maintaining and trying to get through each day as it comes and hoping the next day will be better.
