ok so its been a solid good two...no sorry five weeks since ive last posted. and before i started this post, i read up on the last one i did (june 20 or something) alot has happened since then. so again i apologize, and ill fill on all that has happened.
so i guess ill start by telling you guys i got a counseling chit (it just took me three minutes to spell counseling chit right, and its still spelled wrong) but yea, i got a counseling chit um about two weeks ago. but its not a bad counseling chit, but a good one. basically i guess my LPO notices that i work well, and have a "drive to get things and tasks done" (he actually said that too). so i got a chit for that, which looks good on evals and is a good morale booster.
um, i also got nominated, but didnt get chosen for junior sailor of the quarter. which is kind of a big thing i guess. if you get that, you receive a NAM as well (Navy Achievement Medal). and a NAM will in turn get you promoted quicker, but i wasnt chosen, but i guess the nomination was rad. again a good morale booster. and then on my evals i got #1 must promote, which isnt the creme-de-la-cream EP (early promote) but its the one right below it. the only reason i didnt get EP was b/c i had not been in the navy and in Bahrain for that matter long enough. instead the EP went to the joke-of-a-sailor salzman. i mean props to him for getting it, but he's a joke. constantly lying to people to make them think about him and think he's cool. always pulling one-ups on people, thinking he's the shit and his shit doesnt stink. just has way too much pride in himself rather others. and he's atheist, so every time religion comes up, and im in the conversation, he always pokes fun at Catholicism. and he knows it annoys me, and yet he still does it. man i just wanna punch him.
oh well whatever. um lets see, yea like two weeks ago, i had been talking to a dear friends of mine. his name is Jonathan rogers, we met back in 'a' school and have been in touch since. and we were talking about religion, alot of our conversations, and he was like, dude, you have got to get off the base and go find a catholic church out in town so you can find a nice religious girl. -laughs-
i think he had asked me about how the girls were there, and i told him that most women out in town were prostitutes, and that the girls on base were navahoes (whores). so back to the original story, i was thinking about what jon said, and i decided the hop on my bike and head out to town and find the local catholic church (bahrain has one too). so before i could ride out, i needed to replace my tubes on my bike, they were getting really old and not holding air for long. so i had purchased some tubes online, and they came in about two weeks ago, so i spent that saturday morning replacing them. well im on the street riding away from the gate and i take this turn to the -thinks for a sec- right, and im just cruising, relaxing, having a good time. i pass this american couple and say hi, just minding my own business, and i get up next to this wall, still cruising, and all the sudden, literally the loudest bang i think ive ever heard from a mountain bike tube goes off. well im right next to a wall, so the sound is even more louder b/c of the bounce off. it was so loud and it scared me so bad that i almost fell off the bike, this car coming toward me stopped from the noise, and the nice couple i passed, now probably about 150 behind me, were shocked and holding their ears b/c it was so loud. -laughs- it was very scary and funny all at the same time. the couple kinda look at me for a sec to make sure i was ok, and kept walking, so here i am about 500 yards from the gate i just left, pumped up to go find this catholic church, and im out a rear tire and tube. yea i almost forgot, the blast was so strong it ripped the tire off the wire bead and blew out the tube. man. so i turned around and started walking back to the gate all bummed and stuff. i get to that right turn, this time its a left, ha. and the lady from the couple, was walking back to check on me again, and she offered me a ride to where i needed to go. i declined saying i was only a few blocks away, and she asked what had happened, and i showed her where the tube had too much pressure and the tire had been ripped off, so, we parted ways, and i just started walking back. i was sad, but since then i have ordered and received a new tire and tube, put the new ones on and i have ridden out to the church, but i couldnt find any times that they had mass, so i guess ill try again some other time.
-sigh- well um, i guess the main thing that happened after that was this mandatory fun day they scheduled for this past thursday. it was pretty tight actually, it only cost 40 bucks which included a boat cruise, catering, and minimal alcohol, but all the other drinks. so i paid and there was about 32 of the seabees from our detachment that went. it was alot of fun. the food was pretty good to. we all rode out to this one certain spot that had this wicked strong current, and we anchored there and stayed out for quite a while actually. id say we boarded the boat at like 1330. and didnt gat back to shore till almost 1800. yea. it was a fun time, jumping for the second deck into the water. drinking a few cold ones with my superiors -laughs- and eating some good food.
oh yea i almost for got, last weekend i saw batmans the dark knight. AMAZING. it was so good. but i think i need to go see it again b/c i was so caught up in the action, that i kinda missed the plot of the meaning of this film, so, yea, if you get a chance, watch the first batman, and then go see this one. itll make you weep.
and then this weekend, this friday.... yesterday, we were deciding on wether to go see the new x files, or go see wanted, so we decided on wanted, and again, AMAZING. a very very cool action packed movie, lots of very cool slo-mos. go check it out. and both the dark knight and wanted had morgan freeman, so that dudes definitely been busy.
well i guess thats about it as far as exciting things that went down. i mean the work weeks have been pretty decent. just same old stuff everyday.
oh yea, ive started this introductory work-out program that basically get you into enough shape to be able to pass the navy diver fitness test. so im about two weeks into it, and i feel great.
um.... for a few thank yous. emily, i did get the birthday card and the natalie announcement, and thank you ever so much and i love you tons and tons (kiss natalie for me). i love getting things from the family and friends, again its a great morale booster. um mom and dad and liz and bryan and andrew thank you so so much for the gifts, they were so great. ive since then watch all the dvds, thank you so much. i love you guys forever and ever. um, melissa, your e-card was hilarious, i listen to it like three times. and i have yet to try out that list you wrote down, but im working on it.
i guess thats it guys. ill definitely be posting every week, its just sometimes i get in a hurry or forget to, so im sorry about that (em... -laughs-).
i love you guys and i miss you all the time. i cant wait to come back home.
i love you again.
and again.
and once more.
LOVES
1 comment:
What the hell's a 'chit'? I can't even figure out how to pronounce it except for a ch- with shit.
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