You would just think.....

Im am about to venture off and do my PRT (physical readiness test) for the Navy. It is composed of a weigh in, toe touch, mile and a half run, push ups and sit ups. You have to be within weight regulation (if you fail this enough times your fat butt gets kicked out), you must be able to touch your toes (should be easy, lots of Sailors can't), you have 2 minutes each to perform as many sit up and push-ups. The cherry on the top is the mile and a half run. You would think being in the MILITARY, a fighting force, that you would want to be physically fit. It amazes me the amount of overweight and underfit people serving our country. Its like when I was in boot camp, we had people join the Navy who did not know how to swim. Now this may be just me, but if theres the risk of me going out to sea on a ship, I think I would learn how to swim before I volunteer to do this. We had people in Boot Camp with me who couldnt read, not because they couldnt see the words, they just didnt know how to read em. Back to the PRT. Its always funny to me, that 2 weeks before the PRT you start to see people in the gym trying to shed the lbs for the weigh in and improve their run time. Personally I think we should be physically fit year round, but of course thats just me again. Its just a pet peeve of mine to see people in their younger 20's winded after running a lap. Im going to wrap this up and just blame it on their parents. Now a days you see the signs " Caution Children at Play", but you never see the children. They are all inside playing video games for hours on end, and their parents are letting them. The United States will not remain a world power if this continues, the Asians are going to take over, they are much smarter and they play outside. I just dont see why kids play Basketball video games when they could actually go outside and play basketball. Shoot em up games are ok though, we dont really want kids going outside and shooting people, that has got to stop!!!!!!

I just woke up hating everything

I just moved into a new room, a bigger and better room. One that I do not have to share with anyone but me! Its funny the thins you find when you move, i.e.

-Keys to someone elses car???? (not mine, but they were behind my dresser)
- balls and balls of wires and AC adaptors and more wire
-empty boxes, and lots of em
-old papers and fliers
-and just a whole bunch of junk you dont need, but yet you still keep it (its like you move junk from one location to another location)

Not only did I bring junk I never use over, but I also tracked in 3 inches of dust from my old place. I guess my mom's method of using dust as a proctective covering isn't the best thing, now I'm having horrible allergies. Today was just a day full of errands, grocery shopping, unpacking, bank, stopped by to pay my phone bill (never fun) and I even had time to get pulled over by military police for speeding (which I was not) :( . Luckily I didn't get a ticket, I refused to sign it, and I told them that they were shooting radar while they were moving, cause I knew how fast I was going (cmon like my station wagon can speed). Well thats about it, nothing too special going on here, just there damn allergies.... aaaaaaaachoooo

My patience is building

Just a little musing from my weekend, well my night last night to be exact. My friends and I decided to go out into town and have a nice dinner and hit up a few Italian pubs. Fun it was indeed! Turns out there was some Italian festival of some sort in Catania (Catania= large city near base) and there was an immense amount of people out in the streets. It would have put Disney World to shame (except no fate people in scooters were out last night). Well I drove us to the restuarant and parked the car. It was agreed upon that my friend Stef would be the D.D. and drive on the way back. Well it wasnt until we got back to the car that Stef informed she could not drive a stick (should of told us before that). So we gave her a crash course in driving a standard, and no parking lots were used. Turns out that a car with 4 varying slightly unsober people out at 4am is the ideal way to learn how to drive a stick. I know how hard it is to teach a person to drive a stick, my ex-girlfriend almost put my truck into the neighborhood pond when I was teaching here, and I was stressed out of my mind. For some reason last night, I was very relaxed and calm when teaching Stef. Even when she stalled going up a huge hill and started rolling back, my nerves were good, just a pull on the parking break and all was well again. This was Stefs first time to actually achieve driving a stick, and I felt very proud. She said that her boyfriend freaks out and screams at her when he tries to teach her. My patience has greatly improved lately, and the 40 minute car ride home was actually somewhat pleasant.

Accept it, We're better than you

Somebody from California apparently wrote the top part, but somebody from Texas came back and put them on thier asses at the bottom.

CALIFORNIA:

- I can wear sandals all year long

- I go to the Beach - not "down to the shore"

-Our chicks are WAYYYY hotter than yours. Well...Miami can hang.

- I say "like" and "for sure" and "right on" and "dude" and "totally" and "peace out" and "chill" and "tight" and "bro" and I say them often

- I know what real cheese & avocados taste like

-Everyone smokes weed and its no big deal

-We'll roll up 40 deep when something goes down.

-I live next door to Mexicans, but we call them American's!

-All the porn you watch is made here, cause we're better and thats how it is

- I don't get snowdays off because theres only snow in Mammoth, Tahoe, Shasta, and Big Bear

- I know 65 mph really means 100

- When someone cuts me off, they get the horn and the finger and high speed chase cuz we dont fuck around on the road

- The drinking age is 21 but everyone starts at 14 (legally 18 if you live close enough to the border)

- My governor can kick your governors ass

- I can go out at midnight

-You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you're from, you give your area code

- I might get looked at funny by locals when I'm on vacation in their state, but when they find out I'm from California I turn into a Greek GOD

- We don't stop at stop signs... we do a "california roll"No cop no stop baby!

- I can get fresh and REAL Mexican food 24 hours a day

- All the TV shows you "other" states watch get filmed here

- We're the Golden State. Not the Cheese State. Not the Garden State.....GOLDEN!!!

- We have In-N-Out (Arizona and Vegas are lucky we share that with them)

- I have the most representation in the House of Representatives, which means MY opinion means more than yours, which means I'm better than you [geez.... hahaha]

TEXAS:

Ahem... So.. Um.. yeah... I read this, and thought I would reply...Hey... California listen up... Texas is where its at!-

I too can wear sandals all year long... plus I can put on boots to stomp your toes and I won't even stick out.

- You may be able to go to the "beach" instead of the "shore"... but can you go to the drive thru "Beer Barn?" What now surfer boy?

- You're chicks aren't way hotter than ours... they are almost equal... and thats only due to silicone, saline, botox, lasers and hair dye... We have the real ones and they can beat yours up.

- We're taught to say "Yes Sir" and "Yes Ma'am" and respect our elders because of it. We also say "Howdy" and "fixin" and "Yall" are pretty much recognized right away anywhere in the world :) We're famous

- You may know what real cheese and avocados taste like... but I know what 100% Grade A Angus Beef tastes like. Who wants avocados and cheese when you can have steak and potatoes?

- Haha... who do you think grows the weed and sells it to you?

- Why roll 40 deep when something goes down if 5 corn fed country boys can get the job done...

- I live next door to americans, but we call them mexicans- About your Porn.... 3 words... "Debbie Does Dallas"... You can brag about it now, but we started it- Why would you brag about not getting snow days off?

- We're smart enought to know 65mph means 65, but our speed limit is 70.

- When someone cuts me off, they get run over by my big ass truck, then I give them the finger and tell them to go back to california.

- The drinking age is 21, but if you aren't chasin the beer by 1 yr old... you're behind.

- Yeah, Well my governor became the President of the United States... yours isn't even eligible.

- You can go out at midnight? Thats nice, I haven't even come home by then.

- Ok... you said,"You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you're from, you give your area code" and as hard as I try I have no idea what you're talking about... I think you're watching too much tv.

- Yeah, you'll definitely get looked funny when you come to visit but we have another name for you pretty boys, and its not greek, its french.

- Of course you don't stop at stop signs... none of you can drive.

- You can pick up Real mexican food 24 hours a day huh... well I can swing by home depot and pick up 24 Real mexicans anytime of day. Can you say catering?

- All the tv shows get filmed there... but where does your favorite poker game from? Texas Hold'em anyone?

- You can keep your golden state... We're the Lone Star State...the one and only!!

- Do I have to remind you about the drive thru Beer Barn again? Does In-N-Out serve alcohol? (Oh and did I mention Dr. Pepper was created in Texas?)

- You guys have the best athletes huh?... Eight words... Lance Armstrong and The University of Texas at AustinThough I could mention MICHAEL JOHNSON - Olympic Sprinter, World record holder in 200m and 400m, 5 Olympic Gold metals, 9 time World Champion (born Dallas, Tx)Oh and remind me agian who won the Rose Bowl between USC and Texas????? I believe it was the LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Football is a religion, not a sport

- In Texas, football means football, not soccer.

- 90% of football "movies" you guys are making are about Texas Football.

- Texas is the only state that can still separate to become its own country. The only way California's gonna accomplish that is if another earthquake comes along and you guys sink into the ocean. Can you say Atlantis.... And as the Great Sam Houston once said "Texas could survive without the United States, but the United States could not survive without Texas"