Saturday, September 13, 2003 8:03 PM 
Yea, that's the thing Mom... I have only received 2 e-mails from
you... the first one then the one from well duh saying there was
an e-mail last time... I figured that you probably sent some more
but I don't know... some people have been having troubles receiving
e-mail and time to time the sent e-mail doesn't get through. Anyway,
sending pictures is OK but you can't send too many in one e-mail
I have to save pictures then delete them when I get them because
it takes up to much space on the computer or something. Anyway,
today is Saturday not Friday here :P and for tomorrow, yes, we have
some entertainment planned... skeet shooting :) no kidding we are
going to fire shotguns off the flight deck tomorrow which will be
Sunday. Fun fun fun. Hopefully I will hit a few of the targets...
I hope for my ego sake lol. Let's see, nothing much going on...
still sleeping a lot.
Hummm that is all I can think of right now. I have 10 more minutes
so lets see. ummmm..... doing pretty well, eating well, sleeping
well, watching a lot of movies, saw American Wedding today (American
Pie 2) Yea, it was bootleg but still pretty cool, the actual sharpness
of the image (can't think of the word)... is OK it's kinda fuzzy
but can't complain to much. I saw Fight Club today also, and we
have cable in our berthing now which is cool, satellite TV with
2 channels :) that's the Navy for ya, anyway it's cool because everyone
brought a lot of dvds so all together I think we can pass the time,
I am going to lend my "Basic" movie out so everyone can
watch (we have a 27 inch TV up in our berthing were everyone can
watch movie in a little lobby, I'll send you a package with a camcorder
tape in it so you can see were we live and stuff, and all the Hawaiian
touristy things I got that I forgot to send :P, just little things
nothing big. key chains and sorts,.... next time you send a package....
do you think I can get a battery operated hand held... fan :) that
would be cool. That's about it. I have 2 more minutes, so I'll write
later.. it's probably morning right now in Tacoma but it's the evening
here so I'll send you another e-mail in my morning Later
Steve
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:32 AM
Well shoot. I just spent 5 minutes trying to figure out how to change
the text color so I can reply like you did but oh well... lol. Man
one of those talks... well hmmmm... well I think that James has
more responsibility than the girls, maybe not combined but 1 on
1...
Well, those days I'm still living; I have to do a bunch of crap
that I still don't want to do which are like chores but someone
else's mess. I don't know. I think I just figured it's just life;
I still disagree, but like you said it's life. I don't know. They
have to live it. I think that is what taught me, personally I don't
think you can explain why you have to do stupid things, just learn---it's
part of work, even in an easy job as the military :P. I got rained
on which was weird... ya ya I said weird... because the rain was
different. It wasn't cold, it felt more like sweat dripping on me
from the sky, but anyway, once we got out of that rain cloud it
dried up in like 20-30 minutes, I was like "Wow, that was some
heavy rain", it wasn't like coming down hard; it was just big
fluffy rain, hard to explain, I felt sticky afterwards probably
because it felt like sweat, my head is still hurting. I can't wait
till it peels, hmmm... I Get to SHOOT tomorrow :) shoot a machine
gun (the .50 cal) that will be fun. Let's see....We have some good
training coming up here soon. hmmm... what do you want me to send
like ship-logo wise to you... we have like sweatshirts and zippos
and stuff. Want anything else besides the stuff from Hawaii (they
haven't given us a mail-off day yet so haven't sent it yet) hmmmm.
Got only a few more minutes, let's see. Well I guess I'll talk to
you later.
Ps. thanks for the long letter and unraveling the flag those 6 times
lol :)
Steve
Thursday, September 18, 2003 7:26 PM
Well hopefully this works OK. I found a picture of me on the .50
cal. Here it is. (Go to
PHOTO ALBUM)
Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:29 PM
Yeah, the 28th is our next mail drop---or so we have been told anyway.
It's around 10:30 AM right now, so you're getting quite a time difference,
I don't know how many time zones... lost count. Anyway, still doing
good; still doing great... btw instead of cigs (mainly navy smoke),
Marines usually dip, so Copenhagen snuff in the tin can (not plastic)
---little detective work. I guess stateside and what they call "japenhagen"
is totally different, and they can't smoke in the field but they
can dip, I think that is why most Marines dip. Nasty habit I wouldn't
want to get into. Like I said: Did it once... won't do it again,
and haven't. LOL Well, I am seeing someone being Saran wrapped to
his chair... very funny, it's all right--- this type of thing happens
all the time. I had a bunch of NCOs get me when I went in the middle
of them when they were picking on one of my friends.....I ended
up hanging upside-down on a pipe. They tied my legs up and hung
me up with a rope...lol... Things happen on ship. Well, can't think
of anything to write. Will write later.
Steve
Monday, September 29, 2003 10:50 AM
Well, ok. went back another hour so now it's 13 hours, let's see...
had a gear inspection today, pain in the butt, but I found out I
somehow acquired a new full sleeping system (sleeping bags) which
was unclaimed, so hey, that's around $500 worth of sleeping gear
for me :) bg. Well, let's see, candy, nah, won't feel like candy
for a while when I go out to were I'm
going because of the weather, so pass on the candy. The candy you
sent was really good, thanks for that, since I'm on ship I can enjoy
it....I can send free mail now (no, not packages) so I can send
letters without a stamp!!!! but you... you still have to put one
on :P, ummmm.... let's see what else, we've got a shoot tomorrow.
Gonna be cool. Live ammo of course. For the gear inspection they
wanted to see our BFA's...the thing that let's us shoot blanks and
covers the muzzle so nobody gets hit with anything... Kinda pointless
because I don't think we are going to take it with us, but oh well,
got the fans!!! They're great, one I haven't tried yet because it
takes 4 D batteries, and I only bought 2 so I was like.... Nah,
I'll enjoy the hand held one first, plus the big one might be a
great trading aid, I am trading my Smith & Wesson knife for
some money so I can buy a spring loaded folding knife and another
Gerber (good quality company) side knife for a
spare tool, I found a K-bar so I've got one of those big "motivated"
knives and the best part is that unlike my other short sword, this
is Geneva Convention legal!!!! Which is great, but I think it has
a larger blade, I'm gonna sharpen it to razor's edge, and let's
see, I'm going to get issued NVG's (night vision goggles) which
not a lot of people from my SOI class
have, yeah, I have used them here but they were never mine, can't
wait. Anyway I think that is about it for now, hopefully you will
reply fast before I hit the rack, I have to get up early tomorrow
for the shoot. See ya
Steve
Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:58 AM
lol Well that was an experience---talking on that phone. Ha! Well
hmmm, let's see. Today I ate some Girl Scout cookies... because
I have a full case up on my rack :) They were giving out free
cookies... then, when they couldn't get rid of them fast enough,
they started giving away cases :) Pretty good, but the reason
that's all I had is because I missed breakfast because I was too
lazy to get up in the morning... lunch because we had to get ready
for inspections tomorrow, and dinner because some other things
came down at the last minute :P So oh well, I ate some peanut
butter sandwich cookies creamy style, and some cookies that are
like the powdered sugar cookies, they're pretty good.... 12 boxes
of cookies for FREE!!! lol can't beat that... Anyway, I talked
to my dad when we hung up and yeah, timed it pretty good; half
and half. I had 9.30 left on the 20 dollar card. I started to
say hi and all that good stuff, then he said, "Hey Sam died
last night..." Well, that was a conversation killer and a
half. I guess he woke up and saw Sam dead.. took him to the Humane
Society and hmmm.. It's 11:00... help me out with that word....
cremated him, but anyway, at least he has that kitten huh? But
that's a bummer, hmmm, nothing really changed since I called you
like 30 minutes ago, but hey, I'm writing right? and those HINT
HINT letters to the kids... yeah, I'll get some letter writing
gear and write those boogers a letter OK? lol :) Tomorrow morning
I'm gonna buy that spring loaded knife that I was eyeing :) the
SOG flash series if you want to look it up. Pretty cool I think,
as close you can get to a switch blade that is still legal. hmmm,.
can't think of anything else at the moment. I'll try to write
back tomorrow.
Thursday, October 30, 2003 7:25 AM
Well, here is one picture someone took that I received in the
mail. Kinda
surprised they sent it to us. Well here ya go... (Go to PHOTO
ALBUM)
CURRENT STATUS AS FOUND AT:
http://www.13meu.usmc.mil/
Friday, November 22, 2003
Here are the latest images he has sent. Enjoy! (Go to PHOTO
ALBUM)
Thursday, November 27, 2003 8:17 AM
Subject: Happy T-day
Hey, Happy Thanksgiving, we had some good chow for a change. Had
some good turkey and ham, yams, string beans, mash potatoes
and gravy, big ol' rolls, and some really not-so-good pumpkin
pie, but the main good thing was all the apple cider you can drink
and it was in the glass bottles! lol That was some good chow,
no, not as good as some home-cooking but really good for ship
life. Me, I haven’t been doing much but not a whole lot of
extra time, stand by to stand by, doing in and out chores and
things, yeah, e-mails have been a pain in the ass because one;
e-mail are slow getting out because of that Rivercity thing and
then when we get out we have the e-mail junkies who like to read
e-mails and send novels back on the computer, it's like geez just
do what I do now, save the e-mails on disk, read and write e-mails
on your own time and computer because most of them have computers
but nooooo, they stay on an hour and get off to get back in line
for the other computer. Playing computer ping pong and
stuff but anyway yeah, sorry bout that, I just get frustrated.
I wait like an hour and stay on it for a whole 4 minutes tops---it
sucks big time. Well that’s about it for the e-mail situation,
I've been good, nothing really going on here worth writing about.
Can't wait to hit land again and get off this cave on the water
lol…. It's been a few days since I've seen the outside, but
that’s normal. I sometimes go a week or two without seeing
outside, if you haven’t been getting my e-mails, yes the
condition zero is the right one. Anyway I'm sending the pictures
numbered here so here goes... (Go to PHOTO
ALBUM)
Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:07 PM
Subject: 0004 i think
All right...here's the real letter. Hey I'm doing good, got done
with a lot of stuff, been pretty busy as you now know. Everything
else is pretty good. Oh, BTW, there is a 12 hours difference again
and I'll probably be calling both you guys some time around midnight
my time or later tomorrow.... just letting you guys now. I may
be early or late depending on the line for the phones, it shouldn't
be too bad because the phones been up for a few days now so most
of the people should have gotten it out of their system by now,
but just in case.... Anyway, did you hear that the mail truck
got stolen?...Yeah, that sucked, I sent just a few small things
that I'll replace when we hit port again so no biggie, but just
to let you know. And let's, see did James like the photos? And
what questions have I not answered yet? Can't think of them right
now, can't really think of anything else to write so I'll get
off the computer here. Can you also send this letter to my dad?
Thanks.
Steve
Friday, December 05, 2003 7:12 AM
Subject:
Well, doing good still--nothing changed :oP Let's see, yeah, that
thing is going soon. Still gonna call and stuff. Can't really
think of anything else to write! Missed breakfast because we didn't
have to get up.... missed lunch because I was watching a movie
and then missed dinner chow because I forgot about the time :op
so I'm gonna raid the vending machines again tonight!! lol Oh,
well. Anyway, that's about it for now I'm still gonna try to call
tonight.
Monday, December 22, 2003 9:29 AM
Subject: A little more of what we did
Back from UAE! We fired some rifles and mortars. I have some pictures
and movie clips that I will be sharing in the next day or 2 when
ever I get to it. Today has been pretty busy... doing something
every second of the day.... not much time to catch my breath really,
but oh well. The training was fun especially the rush course we
did with live grenades and rounds. We did pretty good. Our little
shoot was fun too, I saw some jets drop 500 LB bombs, and helicopters
shoot missiles and shoot the Vulcan gun (that gattling gun that
shoots like 6000 rounds per minute). Well just saying Hi and happy
holidays. I'll be calling soon so talk to you later.
Steve
Monday, December 22, 2003 9:25 AM
Subject: back
Oh well... wasn't able to get on my computer today so I'll be
a turd and write a letter on the e-mail computer. Well, let's
see....training was OK We were in UAE. We did some rifle shooting
and mortar shooting....I have lots of pictures to send within
the next day or two. It was pretty fun to get off the ship but
that was about it. Well, got your package!!! Wow thanks for the
sesame seed snaps and the candy and the calendar, the Yahtzee
has been on ever since I got the package. Hasn't been long just
a few hours but hey it's pretty fun. Well trying not to take up
everyone else's time so I'm gonna write a letter to Dad if you
can forward it to him please. Thanks.
Steve
Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:44 AM
Subject: Hello
Hey, thanks for the letter... and the sound!! :op Considering
that the volume was all the way up. lol! You got me. I just got
a lunch break. Expect a phone call soon---today or tomorrow depending.
I'll try to send the pictures today. I should be able to do it
unless I get lazy and want to sleep. Man, the past 2 days have
been nonstop. We;re getting jerked around like I don't know what,
it's been a madhouse here. Well, I'll write a longer e-mail on
my computer here and get the pictures ready after around 1:00
PM (Our time of course :P) We got a 12 hour time difference now.
Well, thanks for the letter from Uncle Jim. I'll write him now
that I have his e-mail today. Write to you later!
Steve
Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:04 PM
Subject: Merry X-mas
Hey! Well, it's Christmas here... oh boy, oh boy! lol. Crummy
if you ask me. Really don't have anything planned but I'll probably
end up in the beer garden with a bunch of buddies telling stories
over a dollar beer or two. A few people have that force protection
where they guard the gates and roam around making sure that it's
safe..which sucks, but oh well . Anyway, expect a call within
an hour or 2 hopefully if they are open. I'll let you go so Merry
Xmas eve!
Steve
Just an Update: Jan 1, 2004
Steve called Christmas Day! They are going back to you-know-where
for more you-know-what ops sometime soon. One member of one of
my newsgroups got this message from her boyfriend...
DEC 30: We are conducting special operations and we can't
talk about it. So, the only thing you can do is wait. P.S. I did
receive an e-mail saying that everyone is o.k.
Wednesday, January 07, 2004 1:21 AM
Subject: e-mail
Lol! Yeah, yesterday---or the day before (days are running together)---when
Cole (Shane) found out, we were like.... damn lol. but it was
pretty funny how Cole told me how you guys found out about us
being in the same platoon... sending a picture saying that is
her son then you seeing me next to him. Lol! Oh well, anyway,
I'm doing good. Boring but livable (however you spell it). I'll
resend the pictures I said I would a while ago but yeah, e-mail
went down so I'll send them later today. I gotta get going---to
go clean the weapons! Anyway, will write and send pictures later
today.
Steve
Just an Update: Jan 8, 2004 12:20 AM
...did not.
Sunday, January 11, 2004 10:31 AM
Subject: Good news
Oh yeah, and I was passed some well, good news for you guys but
not so good news for me... they selected me to be an office worker
next year, a what we call a Pog. Which sucks, for me, but like
I said, good news for you guys. They selected me because of my
asvap and pt scores :( Oh well, and they think I am good with
computers, I get to carry the company guidon next year... Anyway,
all and all I am going to have a desk job in a few months, not
a year; but when we get back from deployment. Well, write to you
later.
Steve
(To see pics he sent, go to PHOTO ALBUM)
Wednesday, January 14, 2004 1:15 AM
Subject: RE: favor...response #2
Thanks alot for your help, mom. I got in contact with them over
e-mail. All I have to do is write a letter then fax it which will
be the easiest way to do it. I am now a paper pusher. Its got
its perks but I didn't sign up for this job; I signed to be infantry....
not a paper pusher but life will go on. I'll live with it for
a bit then move to something else. My job is boring as hell; doing
databases and stuff, really boring if you ask me but everyone
keeps saying that it's a "hook up" (meaning that it
is a good thing) and that later it will be a lot cooler... I doubt
this. I am still a paper pusher, Oh well after next float I'll
hav
Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:46 PM
Subject: RE: favor...response #2
Oh, I had to get off the computer right there so sorry. Anyway,
I forgot what I was writing about...Oh well.. I now figured out
I do a lot more than database things, I am like the guy that makes
sure things run smoothly during live fire. Well, write to you
later. (With the homecoming, think sooner.)
Steve
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:09 PM
Subject: RE: favor...response #2
Okay, well, let's get it straight... Yes, I will be a full-blown
POG for a year, about which will be from now till after next float.
I guess this happens every cycle when someone from Weapons gets
to go to the office to help out. Then after the next float, I
will be able to probably go where I want to go. But yes, I am
a full-blown POG Which I didn't sign up for...I signed up to be
in the infantry but oh well, I was chosen because my GT score
and computer knowledge, but I also found out that out of 151 people
in the company, I am #9 for GT which is really good. I have a
124 and the highest is a 133, anyway I'll be getting a Humvee
license when we get back so it's OK I guess, I'll just have to
live with it.
I'll be coming home around early March from what we heard thus
so far, and yes, I can take my leave during May. I'll just hold
off on the post-deployment till then. I am now up in the office
so really I can do a lot more than I used to be able to do; if
I need something done I dont have to go through the chain of command
(IE squad leader talks to the section leader who talks to the
platoon sgt who talks to the platoon commander who talks to first
sgt) I just go up to first sgt and ask. Anyway, that's about it.
Oh, and I haven't gotten the package yet. I just got paid today
so tomorrow, if I have time, I'll send the stuff off, time willing
of course. Well, write to you later.
Steve
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:31 AM
Subject: RE: favor...response #2
BTW, Mom, San Diego won't be like after boot camp. I won't be
able to stay, and let's see, the birthday thing I will try to
setup now that I'm in the office. I have a bigger voice and they
may hook me up with it, if not then I don't know...what I was
thinking was taking the post-deployment, losing my paperwork then
taking the birthday one later on. Well, yeah, I have some power,
I'm the last one to see the papers and I log them in so if I don't
turn it in, it didn't happen :) Well, that's about it for now.
Write to you later.
Steve
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 5:47 PM
Subject: bad news
Well, I tried but it was strongly suggested that I take the leave
block which should be around the 12th of March. But I did fight
for it. BTW, I haven't received an e-mail for sometime now, I
think it's still down or just playing games with me. BTW, if you
do get this, can you also forward the information when I should
be coming in. I am taking 11 days. Well, will write later.
Steve
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 2:14 AM
Subject: RE: Tap, tap, tap...
Let's see, this is gonna take a while, I guess. Yeah, the people
who scored higher were people who took it 2 or more times (the
ASVAP test) and most of them are officers and senior enlisted,
so they didn't get the option to be the office worker. :p) They
are asking people if they want to take a reading comprehensive
test soon and they say it is for like EOD (explosive ordinance
disposal) which I am interested in, Counter-Intel (also interested
in) so hopefully when I am done with the next float, I can do
a lat move to one of those two. My first choice is EOD, though.
:) Get a lot of pay for doing it and get to blow things up. :)
Fun, fun...paying me for blowing up really big fireworks, big
boomers and stuff. Second is Counter-Intel because that sounds
fun, too. Knowing things a lot of people don't know and passing
out false information and both have really good jobs in civilian
life for when or if I decide to get out. So far, that is my plan
of attack; 2 perfect jobs for me both here and if need be, in
civilian life as well where I will have fun and get paid the big
bucks. Anyway, with the homecoming thing, I have no clue. I'm
not saying don't come, but now that my leave will be within a
week or two of my getting back, you will be seeing me; on the
other hand, it would be kinda cool, except I won't be on the ship
when it pulls back in. I'm not in the Navy :). I get off on a
little landing craft and maybe next year Dad can go on the tiger
cruise. BTW, if you do come down, it would be cool to see my cousin,
Dan, too. Man, I gotta eat. I'm getting hunger pains. I guess
it's time to eat. It's been at least a good 4 hours. I have been
eating 4 meals a day plus snacks and stuff. I think my metabolism
is rising. :) Maybe because my lazy behind is actually doing things
now, but 4 meals and snacks between...lol! Oh well. I'm enjoying
my job more and more because I am finding out slowly its hidden
perks and I get to control everything, like PFT scores, duty roster,
leave days and so on. Anyway, GTG. Please write a list of questions!
Steve
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 12:08 PM
Subject: RE: #19
Well, the bad new is that no, I won't be getting any time off
for my birthday, but the good news is that I'll be getting time
off before next deployment. And I did get a package when e-mail
was down. The cookies and stuff was good, got eaten up by me and
some friends in a hurry. Well, it's 4 AM here (remember, I'm in
a different time zone now...it changes regularly) and it's almost
breakfast time...the most important meal of the day. Well, it's
the Super Bowl Monday so we get that day off (Monday for us...not
quite the same ring to it but hey, we get the day off). The Condition
Zero I'm not too worried about it. We are having fun with the
original Counterstrike every Saturday night. Remember the overnighters
at the Fuge? Well, I came up with the same idea for the ship and
we start around 6AM and end at breakfast. We have a hub and connect
5 players. A few are new to the game and boy, do I whoop the crap
out of them. lol! Guess it has to do with the time I put into
it, sadly, but oh well...most of that time I played free at the
Fuge so doesn't matter. Well, that's about it for now. Write to
you later...and call you in a few days, too.
Steve
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:21 AM
Subject: RE: #21
Oh, sure...saying that I wasn't busy. Well, I was pretty busy.
I had to make up new libo cards and check and double-check a bunch
of things. I'll poke Cole and tell him to call. He's one of my
libo buddies today so yeah. It's 3 in the morning right now
so you do the math...give him some time. Last night we spent about
4 hours in town before one of our buddies had too much to drink
so we had to cut short and leave. Damn Navajo. Anyway, that's
about it for now. Talk to you later.
Steve
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 5:06 PM
Subject: RE: #24
Well, lol, no, that wasn't me and we did get pissed when the damned
know-nothing media blamed it on a Marine. Well, we don't go by
first names but yes, there is a Jeremy in 81's. His last name
is Duenas....God, please not another. :) and I don't know what
32nd ST is. I don't remember what our street was...I would think
you would know better than me. lol! You have known everything
else practically before me, excluding a few things. Let's see,
yeah, and Duenas is from Texas. I think Cole's volume was off
so I don't think your e-mail "got" him the way you wanted,
but MMMEEEEEE, on the other hand, had to hear it so I turned it
down about a quarter of the way to barely hear it...yeah, the
whole berthing heard it so you got me but you didn't get him.
lol Let's see, nothing really going on here. Things are gonna
get really busy later during this week so just a heads-up. We're
going to be doing a lot of cleaning of our vehicles and everything
that got off the boat in those damned dirty countries like Iraq
so we don't spread cooties or "hoggie" germs around
back in the US...whatever. Anyway, we are gonna be pretty busy
in a few days...lol..well, that's about it for now. Darwin was
too small to enjoy, really. The SPs were all over the place...we
couldn't get away from them...bummer. Well, write to you later.
Steve
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 1:22 PM
Subject: Camera
Well, looks like I should have kept that receipt. lol! I guess
the E18 message is a common one and a camera killer. I will have
to send it in when I get back. That really sucks. Oh well, I'll
get it fixed and if it craps out again, I'll fix it and sell it.
He-he-he. So I don't think the sand is what killed it. I think
I just got a bummer camera...what is it with me and technical
electronics? Remember Brainwarp? Just one of the many instances
of bad luck with this kind of stuff. Well, I'm glad my computer
works so that's good. Yeah, well, that's it about the camera.
I can't believe how much of a life saver that computer is. Plays
movies, plays games and I can type letters out and stuff. If I
didn't have it, I would be one bored Dish. lol...do you remember
Jesse, you dropped him off once in front of Aaron's house. He's
pretty cool. Well, I've been e-mailing him because he is in the
Navy now. lol So we go back and forth friendly-like now for the
past 2 days...all in good fun, though. Well, that's about it for
now and have a good Valentine's Day also.
Steve
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:42 PM
Subject: Camera Problem
Well, it looks like someone is on right now. no, no, no. I just
searched for the error itself and found out that it has to do
with the lens or the lens casing being messed up, then I continued
to look and I guess it is a popular problem. Oh, and getting it
back to the store is NOT an option. :p You must be tired...I got
it in UAE, kinda hard to get back there. lol. I will take it to
a place and get it fixed. Looks like I gotta take it to a dealer
service center, though. Well, let's see. What else is there. Uhm...I
didn't use my ATM card. I don't have a debit card, the last time
I had one of those was back when I had Washington Mutual. What
else Man, I remember those long days when you went to the hair
dresser and I did dread those days. Yeah, our steak last night...well,
all our meals for the past week have sucked big time. It seems
like a 9 year old took charge of the kitchen. Everything is either
overcooked or frozen. It doesn't taste very good and they messed
up lobster and steak last night. we didn't have lobster and steak.
It as so bad we had sea mush and shoe leather with a mix of beef
jerky, we were joking about sending it to NASA so maybe they could
use it to replace those tiles. The steak can't get any more burnt
so it would work. Or they can reinforce concrete without all the
trouble of rebar...or making a harder bullet for piercing armor,
or making a gym out of the stuff..you can try to rip it apart
and get a good workout. lol Well that's about it for now.
Steve
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 6:03 PM
Subject: RE: Camera Problem
lol What is he saying? And yes, I tried to send Karen an e-mail
back one of the first times e-mail was messed up. That is what
I am thinking since I didn't get a reply. And I did get Aunt Lora's
package yesterday and e-mailed her earlier today (this morning).
Shane is doing good. The Big E?? What is that? Whatever it is
I hope I didn't see it. :p At Singapore you can get just about
anything about at any price...you just have to say I know you
want $10 but I only have $7 and all those little shops out of
a cart...they'll sell. At the mall it's a different story...you
only have $9.50...too bad. well, there is always next year. We
might go there if not, I'm sure we will go to some sort of Asian
country to or from. And libo time here is like nil for me, anyway.
I have to work all day from about 5:30AM to 8:00PM so I just go
to sleep. And days here..we have a few more days. I think what
I'm going to do is hit up the PX for some chevrons and little
things. Well, that's it for now. Write to you later.
Steve
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 12:37 PM
Subject: RE: #27
Yeah, it's a bummer..... a corpsman is a navy doc, but I heard
it was a Marine, Cpl. I guess there are a few names swirling around.
We were in River City for a bit. yeah, it's a bummer that it happened
so close to getting home, you know, less than 3 weeks away. Speaking
of which, can you please go ahead and book my flight? For late
evening on the 12th to evening the 23rd. Not too late---I want
to be able to catch a train then a bus so around (arrival time)
6:00 PM. That should be enough time. Thanks. I just got the go-ahead
from 1st Sgt while writing the e-mail. (I asked, man, I love not
having to go through a chain of command!)
Anyway, that is a real bummer. Just a couple days before we were
done with the final wash-downs, just a few more days before we
would be in Hawaii then a few more til we hit home. Well, it's
a shame and dying like that would be one of the worst ways to
die; drowning in a tank because it fell of the boat. Rumors yesterday
are that it wasn't strapped down good enough..it was all due to
someone messing up. Well, GTG back to work so I'll write you later.
Steve
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 4:24 PM
Subject: RE: #27
... bursting through the door. The front door or the garage door...
you never trusted me with a key :P not even in high school. Well,
let's see what info I can find out for you about homecoming. The
1st Sgt is busy with stuff, because now things are gonna get changed
around. Tell you why later. Well, let's see...hold off on your
ticket for now please. I would like to get some final info for
you. Well, that's about it for now. Talk to you later.
Steve
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 4:25 AM
Subject: RE: #27
I'm gonna make this short...I worked from 6:00AM to 8:30PM lol
and I didn't get overtime...lol. Well, yeah. I'm going to hit
it. Write to you later. Oh yeah, and yes, the ticket is good.
Thanks :)
Steve
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 11:25 AM
Subject: RE: Expedia.com Flight E-Ticket Confirmed -
Yeah, it's Sunday!! I get to sleep in after doing the morning
report, which I just did. I know I won't be able to write later
so I'll write now. Well, let's see, yeah, the waves are getting
bigger, but no; I haven't been seasick yet (No, I'm not acting
all tough and stuff) a few people have, which is ALWAYS funny,
we have hit some waves where you can feel the boat stop a little.
lol. We joke saying "Yup, we just hit another whale"
or iceberg right ahead and stupid stuff like that, while a few
people are paying tribute to the porcelain god. Well, that's it
for now. Talk to you later.
Steve
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 11:56 AM
Subject: RE: Expedia.com Flight E-Ticket Confirmed -
Tell Jac happy birthday for me. I'll try...like I try every time
(but fail) to go carting with them. Oh, BTW, I will be getting
issued a 9mm Beretta here in a few months. :) Goody! So I'll probably
buy one so I can practice with it so I don't look so dumb while
handling it around everyone. lol! Yeah, I guess it will look cool
with the high-speed, low-drag pistol holster that goes on my leg.
And, of course, I made my class. If I didn't, I would have to
pay $150, which, of course, I'm not willing to do. :) Yeah, I
got a B+. Yeah, yeah...not an A because I accidentally missed
a class and that was during one of our daily quizzes so that is
why...no biggy. I'll take some more during next deployment, though.
They issue the 9mm and then they train you up on it. I already
know how to handle it, solve any misfires or mishaps it has, how
to clear it, reload, speed reload, tactical reload, and how to
holster the thing, how to aim in, how to fix a steel pipe (when
the casing doesn't eject all the way and gets caught in the slide)
how not to point it at people, how to grip it, and a while ago
I shot 100 rounds through it for familiarization. (back at Pendleton)
and the class I did take for college credit was criminal justice.
"lol! Dad just said you were the most dangerous thing in
the Marines...a POG with a sidearm!! ha-ha-ha!! EVERYBODY RUN
FOR COVER!!" lol. Well, well. Someone has jokes...lol. I
still have a grunt MOS. I am just a grunt at a desk that is all.
I still have the same amount of training as my old platoon does...
and I will probably be firing my rifle soon without the 81s. Being
in the office has its rewards... CAAT platoon has an extra space
open for their shoot and their platoon sgt was up there and I
asked and he said yeah. So there :P and BTW, I need it because
if we are out there somewhere, my job is to protect the XO and
CO. So if officers trust me..... then I must not be half bad,
Mom, so there :P lol. Yesterday the rocking was so bad I was sitting
in my chair typing and it rocked and slid me back. I was getting
frustrated.... type type scoot.... type type scoot It's going
pretty good right now. It might be because I'm up in the company
office now and it is higher up than the berthing area. Well, GTG.
It's breakfast time!!! Write to you later.... oh, BTW, I couldn't
find my phone in time to reactivate it in Guam..... but I found
it...... can you call in and reactivate it please so I will have
it in Hawaii the first day? Thanks.
Steve
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