Might have to cover some of my short positions. I guess sometimes your theories might be right but the timing is wrong. We'll see Monday gap up or gap down.


Anyways, bout to go on grass week this upcoming 2weeks. Gotta learn how to shoot a rifle again. didn't get to shoot a m16 for almost 2 yrs. shessh pretty crazy huh. Pt is getting pretty crazy, a lot of running and a lot of fast running. I noe Marines are supposed to be tough and all that, but wasn't really enjoying dat freezing rain shower last thurs and Friday morning at 0530, but warmed up quick enough on that run. It was raining like this.

well...

Memorial day




Finished with 2 of my classes. Got a B in speech and a C in math. Taking 3 classes was crazy this semester. Too much work. Memorial weekend, got a 96. Already went to schwab fest yesterday. Dunno wat i'm gonna do the other days. A bit out of shape. Prob try to lose some weight get back at 150.

Dunno where's the market going. Gonna have to wait.

Hooah

So at work today, some army guys came over to observe. They were from Fort Buckner.(somewhere south of Hansen). They were actually the guys usually on the other side of the satellite wen we set up the dish, i think they're called controllers.

Anyways talked to them for a while, confirmed that the army does a lot of the same bs the Marines do. But there still some differences. Like they're E-4 has 2 different positions. Specialist and CPL. Specialist is not an NCO. CPL is an NCO. The cpl is put in a leadership position too. They said that grunts e-4s are usually cpls. Thats weird huh. In the Marine Corps all cpl are ncos. Makes sense a little bit.



Markets been going up for the last 2 months. Come on pullback. come on. Started some small short position last week. might restart some this week.

Finals

AHHh it's finals week for me. Working on a group presentation for spch 101. Need to write an essay for writ 101 and study for my math test on tues. I'm so tired of school. I'll be glad that it'll be over in a week. Just in time to enjoy the Okinawan summer. Time to get back in shape and hit the beach. Do a little snorking, or scuba and some volleyball.

oh yeah , happy mother's day back in the states

100th post

Started this blog a little over a year ago. (04/14/08). A lot has change since then. This past year, sometimes things seems dull and routine in the rear. Other times usually during operations, things seem hectic and ever changing. It was the last year I saw my grandma. I miss her a lot already. It was hard being back home during leave, watching someone so sick. Being in a different country for so long gives you new perspectives, and its really been eye opening. Happy to move back to the states in a few months. 08 hasn't been the greatest year, but I think it's been a year where I learned a lot.

Learned a lot about dealing with people. I guess if in the Marine Corps if you can somehow get thru all the bs and hassles, you can pretty much get thru all the bs life throws at you. I mean look at all the paper and bs just to get a gold card here, or Humvee license, Tuition Assistance, etc. Some Marines actually get denied some of these benefits , and you really gotta fight for just basic privileges. I guess if you learn to navigate thru all this, civilian life would be easy to get what you want.



That and May 4th...is everyone waiting to short that day? (stress test results).