Reasoning behind title. Las Vegas = The Meadows. Interesting how much "Las Vegas" is different in connotation than its actual meaning. The Meadows sounds like a boring sleeper town in Nebraska.
After a mere day I am back again leaving from the same terminal in the same place I wrote from before heading to San Diego. I realized coming back was almost pointless... might have been better to just have flown from San Diego. I guess it was good to get my bearings back home... plus until yesterday I thought I'd be driving up with Aq on the 31st.
It should be much better to spend more time in the good company of J and Aunt P. Plus I have a ride back with Aq so no round trip was really necessary.
(as I scribe this post I also look back and realize those extra two days were ABSOLUTELY worth it)
Should be a fun surprise for J.
Still can't believe it was only in March that I was in Vegas last. Seems way longer.
I'll try to write in Vegas, but I'll probably be preoccupied. Maybe a few notes a day will suffice..
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/orrxx067/architecture/lasvegas.jpg
29 December 2010
27 December 2010
Back to Tuscon
Wasn't quite as diligent in writing since Christmas just from the short travel and a couple days of seeing the San Diego sights.
Aunt C and I bolted out in the mid-afternoon/evening to her place with the thought of checking out Sea World the next day.
Once we got to her house, we headed downtown to see the city life of San Diego.Gas Lamp is a very cool strip of city. You could barely tell it was Xmas by the let's-go-dancing attitude of many of the patrons of the two pubs we visited.
The first place had dance music and the second was an old-timey Irish bar complete with rock band.
The next day Aunt C and I went to Sea World. With the free admin for military--you can't beat Christmas with Shamu.
I'm now on my way back to Tuscon and home for a few days.
Aunt C and I bolted out in the mid-afternoon/evening to her place with the thought of checking out Sea World the next day.
Once we got to her house, we headed downtown to see the city life of San Diego.Gas Lamp is a very cool strip of city. You could barely tell it was Xmas by the let's-go-dancing attitude of many of the patrons of the two pubs we visited.
The first place had dance music and the second was an old-timey Irish bar complete with rock band.
The next day Aunt C and I went to Sea World. With the free admin for military--you can't beat Christmas with Shamu.
I'm now on my way back to Tuscon and home for a few days.
25 December 2010
Skype Christmas Wonder.
Was able to see Dad, Mom, the grandparents, and siblings on the webcam from San Diego with my aunt, uncle, and cousins. All at once. We underestimate how cool this kind of the thing is.
Yes, sometimes the beautifully sentimental (gag-me) parts about delayed communications are great, but being able to connect "in person" is soooo nice. We shall see how well it works out for my situations as compared to my dad's.
We spanned from San Diego to home to Afghanistan.
At least we're not sacrificing face-time.
Yes, sometimes the beautifully sentimental (gag-me) parts about delayed communications are great, but being able to connect "in person" is soooo nice. We shall see how well it works out for my situations as compared to my dad's.
We spanned from San Diego to home to Afghanistan.
At least we're not sacrificing face-time.
23 December 2010
San Diego Arrival
The man next to me asked me where I was stationed. That was all we need to spark an hour-long conversation from Tuscon to San Diego.
These types of conversations have happened a lot to me over the past 5 years or so but honestly it’s been a while since I’ve followed through with a conversation past the pleasantries.
The guy knew Joe Pa, liked traveling, and was invested in exploring. Okay guy in my book! Little kid who sat with his mom on the other side of me was the only type of kid I hope to have… happy and quiet!
After sitting down, Uncle F and I went over on a scenic roundabout that was improved greatly by some great fish tacos at a yacht club. Don’t know if the Yacht Club atmosphere is my scene, but it sure inspired me to try my hand at sailing eventually (last time, when I was ten I puked my guts out all day 25 miles off the coast of Florida).
I kept looking at the Skyline of San Diego as we drove around and couldn’t help but think about Ron Burgundy in Anchorman. San Diego… Which of course, in German, means a Whale’s Vagina.
…Anyway. The city was truly a sight to see. Gas Lamp, the navy base, the marina, the Pacific. All picture worthy.
These types of conversations have happened a lot to me over the past 5 years or so but honestly it’s been a while since I’ve followed through with a conversation past the pleasantries.
The guy knew Joe Pa, liked traveling, and was invested in exploring. Okay guy in my book! Little kid who sat with his mom on the other side of me was the only type of kid I hope to have… happy and quiet!
After sitting down, Uncle F and I went over on a scenic roundabout that was improved greatly by some great fish tacos at a yacht club. Don’t know if the Yacht Club atmosphere is my scene, but it sure inspired me to try my hand at sailing eventually (last time, when I was ten I puked my guts out all day 25 miles off the coast of Florida).
I kept looking at the Skyline of San Diego as we drove around and couldn’t help but think about Ron Burgundy in Anchorman. San Diego… Which of course, in German, means a Whale’s Vagina.
…Anyway. The city was truly a sight to see. Gas Lamp, the navy base, the marina, the Pacific. All picture worthy.
Measured/Managed. Musings from the Airport.
How to become a good writer
-Write a lot. Makes sense.
How to make changes.
-Track changes.
“What gets measured gets managed.” This quote seems particularly important to someone in my circumstance—a glorified military-manager. An officer...
What do I measure? Well I guess I should start with putting together a system for that measurement—first for myself, and secondly for others to use. After all, unless it has to do with something personal—something that only I can do, like exercise—I don’t need to do all the work in my exploits, be they professional or not.
With all the signal equipment I’ll soon be in charge of, I scarcely know how my soldiers go about measuring it. But I’m not really in charge of measuring the equipment. I’m in charge of measuring them—guiding them, and managing them through my NCO’s.
So my own personal goals I’d like to manage better…
1) Writing/Art/Guitar (spirit crap) – creative outlet I do well and want to improve
-Writing – how many pages I can write in a week. Match from there.
-Art – Measuring art? We’ll leave that one out.
-Guitar – Track hours per week. Match from there.
2) Exercise (health poop) – As learned by 4-Hour Body, just by being self-aware, I can better improve my health in the long run.
-“Start Pic”
-Food-tracking
-Measure weight, measurements
-Hobby Sport will be good
3) Financial (money sheisse) – All measured through one bank.
-AUTOMATION
-Cable – cancelled
-Auto – automated
-Savings – automated
-Rent – Pre-written checks
-Loan – Call for automated
-Electric – Shut down all, clear fridge, pay min 8 bucks…
4) Professional – MAKE NOTES! Not going to go crazy into it here.
5) Personal – Most important. Keep a bit of a tab on those you love.
-Write a lot. Makes sense.
How to make changes.
-Track changes.
“What gets measured gets managed.” This quote seems particularly important to someone in my circumstance—a glorified military-manager. An officer...
What do I measure? Well I guess I should start with putting together a system for that measurement—first for myself, and secondly for others to use. After all, unless it has to do with something personal—something that only I can do, like exercise—I don’t need to do all the work in my exploits, be they professional or not.
With all the signal equipment I’ll soon be in charge of, I scarcely know how my soldiers go about measuring it. But I’m not really in charge of measuring the equipment. I’m in charge of measuring them—guiding them, and managing them through my NCO’s.
So my own personal goals I’d like to manage better…
1) Writing/Art/Guitar (spirit crap) – creative outlet I do well and want to improve
-Writing – how many pages I can write in a week. Match from there.
-Art – Measuring art? We’ll leave that one out.
-Guitar – Track hours per week. Match from there.
2) Exercise (health poop) – As learned by 4-Hour Body, just by being self-aware, I can better improve my health in the long run.
-“Start Pic”
-Food-tracking
-Measure weight, measurements
-Hobby Sport will be good
3) Financial (money sheisse) – All measured through one bank.
-AUTOMATION
-Cable – cancelled
-Auto – automated
-Savings – automated
-Rent – Pre-written checks
-Loan – Call for automated
-Electric – Shut down all, clear fridge, pay min 8 bucks…
4) Professional – MAKE NOTES! Not going to go crazy into it here.
5) Personal – Most important. Keep a bit of a tab on those you love.
19 December 2010
Settled-in, Ready to Go. Now for the Holidays.
Well, it's been a crazy ride already. Today marks my first month as a resident of the wild west.
Outside of the crazy flip-flop decisions, getting my deployment preparation done, and making some much-needed additions to the house it's been relatively boring here.
Having family in town to help out was a morale-booster though and it should be cool to take advantage of being out west for Christmas and New Year's Eve... Xmas in San Diego and NYE in Vegas should be a lot of fun! Wish I could get back home, but getting the pass for that would be tough (the ticket prices don't help either).
With the holidays rolling in, it'll be even more lax as I get prepped for Kuwait and Iraq.
More to come soon.
Outside of the crazy flip-flop decisions, getting my deployment preparation done, and making some much-needed additions to the house it's been relatively boring here.
Having family in town to help out was a morale-booster though and it should be cool to take advantage of being out west for Christmas and New Year's Eve... Xmas in San Diego and NYE in Vegas should be a lot of fun! Wish I could get back home, but getting the pass for that would be tough (the ticket prices don't help either).
With the holidays rolling in, it'll be even more lax as I get prepped for Kuwait and Iraq.
More to come soon.
02 December 2010
Flip Flop Back Again.
19NOV10. That was the day everything changed. 02DEC. Today is the day everything has flipped back around again. Not going to even waste time writing it out details for now... but here's how the past two weeks have gone:
- 17NOV. Tuscon. Great college town. Stayed the night cheap at a nice hotel.
- 18NOV. Huachuca. Great scenery, drive. Checked into hotel.
- 19NOV. You're not deploying. Rear-D time as XO. Sheisse.
- 19NOV-29NOV.
- New Car
- New APT
- Electric
- Cable
- T-giving at Denny's
- Black Friday/Scavenging
- New Furniture
- New TV
- Household goods arrive
- Visit towns of Bisbee and Tombstone briefly each
- Inprocessing
- 30NOV10. V to airport. Think to self, "It's going to be boring here."
- 01DEC10. In-processing briefs. Yep, it's going to be boring.
- 02DEC10. Oh, wait no it's not....You're deploying. PL spot. You leave soon. Sheisse.
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