Fri, 18 Nov 2005 {2:29 pm}
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Ok, some not so good news. I was supposed to be flying to Kuwait today, but that won't happen until the 21st. And I was supposed to be flying out of Kuwait towards Camp Atterbury on the 20th, but that won't happen until the 27th. So I'll be in the middle east an extra week. Other than that, I've decided to scrap the photo album as it was and start anew. I'll put up more from this deployment, but don't expect to see any Japan photos. I think I might make Allen an administrator since he uploads so many photos in the first place, he can add new main albums instead of just user albums.

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 {5:48 pm}
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Well, as is seems, my host, Ace-host.net, has had a server crash. Lucky for me, they don't make back-ups of anything. So, pretty much everything is lost. I have a back-up of the site from when I was still in the States. Meaning, one year ago. So, all the pictures, blog entries, and jabber comments for the entire time I've been in Iraq will not be recovered. Of course, the pictures are still on whosever computer they started out on, but the rest of the stuff is gone. (Well, I might have the blog stuff up till some-time this fall, but I'll have to check. I don't remember saving it to my mem-stick, but I might have)

:(

A tout alors!

UPDATE! 17 Nov 12:45pm

I have a backup of the blog entries until the one below. Also, as you can see, a backup of the main page. No record of the Jibber Jabber stuff, and you won't be able to post comments or have a photo gallery until I get home. Sorry! Bye.

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 {12:12 pm}
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My website is now completely compatable with FireFox, even the comments. I'm working on an update that will not really change how it looks, but mostly the underlying code using something that is generally more acceptable than using tables to format everything: CSS.

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 {11:41 am}
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Today is the best day in Iraq. I guess. I now have internet right in my room and I'm typing this message wearing only my boxers and a brown t-shirt. Much more confortable than full DCUs, boots, weapon, and the Kevlar for the to and from trip. Too bad I've only got about three months left, or, rather, too bad I didn't get it earlier in the year while so I could have been using here all the while. Some sites are blocked, but that's understandable.

A couple of days ago while I was in the DFAC a stray round came through the ceiling and knocked a hole in a plastic chair. Now, of course, the DFAC is really a gimongous tent, so going through the roof is not that difficult. And then this afternoon another stray round hit the window in the post office back by the computer and knocked a little chunk of glass all the way accross the room. We looked but didn't find the bullet that struck the window. My guess is that it stayed outside and the piece of glass absorbed all its energy before flying accross the room. I'll take a photo of the window and post it in a day or two.

From the inside

Th' that's all folks.

Wed, 17 Aug 2005 {1:30 pm}
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It's now roughly 3.5 months until my return home. It's starting to get busy at the Post Office with every body beginning to send their stuff home in preparation for redeployment. The majority of the people will leave mid to late September and we'll be open until the end of October. The PX closes on the 3rd of Oct, so I should probably start stocking up on Dr. Pepper before then otherwise I'll never get any. I also need to stock up on other things like ramen and mac & cheese, plastic-ware, bowls and the sort.

For those not in the know, I purchased a used PSP and four games off of eBay for $360 including shipping. The games I own so far: NBA (will resell upon return), NFS:U Rivals, Hot Shots Golf, Lumines, Tony Hawk Underground Remix, and Darkstalkers Chronicles. I need to get some cases for the games so I don't have to lug around the large ones they come in. I probably ought to do that before I go so I can lighten my load or at least shrink it a little.

End of Transmission.

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 {9:53 am}
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Well, Its been a little while. I got to Kuwait on the 9th of June, and didn't back it back up to FOB Danger until the 15th. Also, Danger will be closing somewhere around the first of november, though as far as I know, I still won't be back home until at lead mid-november, which leave approximately 4 months until I'm home. Four months sounds really good right now. I'm on the downhill slope of this thing. Time seems to be moving at a good pace.

It has been hot lately though. The highs for the past week have all been over 110 with some nearing 120. And I just learned yesterday that we'll have to open the Post Office for customer service on Sundays now. Though it'll only be for a couple hours, more poeple will have to work, giving everyone probably one whole day off every two weeks. Maybe we'll institute a whole or half a day off in the middle of the week or something. That would be good.

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 {5:26 pm}
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Over a month since I posted. Wow. Anyways, like Allen has imitated me in the Jabber, I have gone to Chi-town. I have had lunch on many occations. I went to a Lion's Club car show. I did several other things including a couple I had never done before. And on Wednesday morning, I'll be heading back to Iraq...for another 5 to 6 months. I hope this second half of the trip goes much quicker than the first.

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