http://tempest.pugsplace.net Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:19:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Title says it all.  I am currently drinking a Green Apple Jones Soda from the C Co. commemorative champagne flute.  It looks like a piece of abstract art, or maybe an exotic bar drink you'd see in Star Trek, the kind that kills some species that drink it in fiendishly ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2009/04/01/end-of-ocs/ Well, things look to be going reasonably well. I've got a nice desk setup that locks my computer in fully assembled, so I minimize work putting it together and taking it apart. There's a nice plug inside the locking desk connected to the desk fluorescent light in it, ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2009/01/23/end-of-week-2-of-ocs/ Winter Exodus break was really good. I got two weeks off, caught up on alot of sleep, and got away from the rigidity of TRADOC for a little while. Now I've gotten back and am in the last weekend before classing up again, this time to Charlie Company. ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2009/01/10/aaaaand-were-back/ So, news:  Within classing up in the first week at Echo Company, I fell off the Weaver, one of the obstacles on the confidence course, and turned my ankle sideways.  How exciting!  It turned colors.  I have been put back in HHC to heal up and try again, because you ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2008/11/26/hhc-x-p/ The entire week and most of the preceding week have been spent on details around and about Battalion here and there, with study time during idle hours.  At least we get most of the afternoon off, typically getting out around 1600, 1630 at the latest.  This week I had the ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2008/10/23/details-details-details/ We graduated on the 10th, 4 days ago. The ceremony was pretty laid back and by most accounts a bit lame, as we'd practiced to do it outside and pass in review with the whole battalion and it ended up being inside in a gymnasium with all of us just ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2008/10/14/released-from-bct-finally-it-took-long-enough/ I've done just about everything that needs to be done till the 23rd. There's nothing left to do here, except PT, which I do everyday to boost my score on the APFT, which has really slipped from where it was in college. I've got to boost things to ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2008/07/18/bored-bored-bored/ But if you're reading this, you've probably heard this before recently. Updates on that theme: 1. I passed the board on Tuesday with no complications; I am now approved to go on to OCS and become an officer. Thank you all for your letters of reference; let ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2008/07/11/am-joining-the-army/ But don't take my word for it. This article really knocked me for a loop. You would figure that a safe deposit box would be one of the safest possible places from thieves, you know? But it's not safe from the biggest thieves ever, those lovable G-men. Forget Social Security, ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2008/06/06/apparently-the-4th-amendment-doesnt-mean-as-much-these-days/ For those who are interested in such things: tie bar clip.It's two and a half inches long by one quarter inch wide, and as you can see it's got that nice, shiny silvery mirror finish. It also cost just barely over $20 off Amazon with shipping, which is ... http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2008/03/13/tie-bar-clip/