June 18, 2003

  • i'm tired of my dad, and his selfishness. he emailed me, asking me if the reason why i emailed him only once was because i was mad at him. then he says that he's jealous that i was able to call mom, but not him. uhhh... maybe cause the time difference from where i am to california are really screwy. you never know what time i'll be calling. i've been a little busy to sit on the computer during working hours, and then during my time off to go on the computer and email all my family and friends.


    anyway.  i've been doing pretty good here. some days i'm keeped busy, other days i don't know what the hell i'm going to do with my time. we watch movies like it's going out of style. right now i'm watching elizabeth.
    i can't wait to get to sydny. i've finally got me a "liberty buddy" so now i don't have to trip out on that any more. the sucky part is is that us E4 and below people (i'm an E2) have a midnight curfew.


    btw, i'm not addicted to the computer. actually it's the only thing that i have that's connecting me to the civilian world right now. kinda sad i know. but i don't give a shit.

June 15, 2003

  • i made a website for the whole gang here on the ship... the site is
    boxerpeople


    anyway, so that's there to keep me, and whoever else that finds that interesting, from going psycho.
    we're near by ausi, where at ausi i do not know and wouldn't say any. all i know is that it looks quite beautiful from the distance.

June 13, 2003

  • yes, i have hairy-stubby legs


    hello everyone. i'm doing pretty good here on the ship. been quite busy getting my quals for shooting all the guns onboard the ship... like the 12 gauge shotgun, m14 rifle, 9mm handgun, 25mm, 50 cal, mk44 and the m-60 (machine gun - the one that was used in full metal jacket)... lucky me i'm on the gun mount team. yesterday i shot the 12 gauge shotgun, the first gun of any kind that i've shot since i shot the 9mm in boot camp.



    also lucky me i had to get the smallpox shot (which itches like hell!) and the anthrax shot just like everyone else on this ship. i'm going to have to get the anthrax shot again probably next week. and this smallpox bubbly thing on my shoulder is small now, but hm2 darst and everyone else says it's supposed to get a whole lot bigger, and bubblier.


    i've meet lots of people here on this ship, like this one guy matt dow who is looking over my shoulder right now and reading this entry. he thinks he's all that but i really don't think so. but he's a big computer geek, so that gives him specialties in working with the 1st lieutenant. not that many people like her because she's quite a mean person.



    my jobs here on the ship besides getting one of my coveralls really quite dirty is also doing some light cleaning work around the ship. as well as getting my qualifications for the gun mount crew, damage controll, and 3-m (maintenance management). plus there's playing with the computer, going to the gym, or just relaxing for the night.


    tomorrow i shot the mk44. i'll probably go see gmc carr (gunner's mate cheif) tonight about training me on how to just handle the mk44 (not firing). that would probably help me out for tomorrow's gun shot.


    so that's what i've been up to lately. write again soon.

June 6, 2003

  • i'm here on the ship still. and still able to abuse these here computers. at the equator right now, and we're heading to sydny and townsville, then to hawaii. joyness. but the waters a nice pretty blue.
    i'll right more soon.
    Cheers
    ~sailor michelle

  • Thursday, June 05, 2003


    thrursday. it's been 6 days since i've been on this ship. i'm just about checked into the ship, which means that i've met all the people in charge of each section of this ship. and on top of that i just got my anthranx and smallpox shot today. it sucks really bad. i'm going to have a permanent scar from this smallpox shot. it's going to blister up and supposidly look really nasty, then it's going to scab up and itch like heck. can't wait. not.


    the shellback ceremony will be when we leave australia. and other than checking in, and meeting a lot of people (mostly marines), i've also been fixing my email account. for some reason it wasn't working when i got it yesterday, but now it works fine. so here's my email address for my dear family and friends...


    maslme@boxer.navy.mil


    untill i get to ausi and hawaii i'll be sitting around watching movies, trying to go to the gym, and chit chatting with my new friends. talk ta ya later.


    Currently Watching: Born on the Fourth of July

May 30, 2003


  • i'm here on a gator right now. all's well. met a shit load of people including this weird guy fisch here who has 18 and counting tattoos of dolls, and he also gave me his hat too - for a bear in ausi that is.
    i'm stuck on this gator with these sailors and shit load of marines for a while. don't know when i'm going to my ship anymore.
    peace out.


May 24, 2003


  • BON VOYAGE everyone... flying to new york, london and buarain just to meet my ship.
    36 or so hour flight. uggghhhh... well, it just means that i'll need to get really shit faced before i leave. LOL.
    cheers

  • N.ever A.gain V.olunteer Y.ourself
    M.y A.ss R.ides I.n N.avy E.quipment
    M.uscles A.re R.equired, I.ntelegence N.ot E.ssential.


      


    i leave on sunday morning to go to new york for almost 3 hours, then on monday my plane gets to london for a 4 hour stay. then it's off to baurain (sp?). this is going to be really odd going to these places, even if it will be just for the airports.


    one of my shipmates is freaking out cause everyone seems to be telling her that our ship sucks ass big time. but they say that about all the marine transport ships, cause those jar heads break everything that's on our ship.



    granma, sis, uncle, cousin, and the best mum a sailor can ask for.



    my cousin matthew and i.


    these pictures were taken the weekend i got back from great mistakes (great lakes, il.). i still feel like i'm on my leave right now too.

May 21, 2003

  • you have to love simplicity! i will miss you some much while you're gone...by the way this is max here, well that is still undecided or in michelle talk i am undesignated...and yes i did the painting below too...i am hogging all her space because she can't really work on it right now and i have 2/3 of a gig used up on my HD with nothing but her so i figured i didn't have the opportunity to share while she was away the first time, so i will do it now...talk to you all later..and i hope you don't mind mouse...

May 18, 2003


  • too much partying. too much. and too much going to bed at 5 in the morning. and i only have to work for about an hour and a half each day this week. shesh i'm going to miss this when i leave next week.


    well i've developed a few pictures, but i won't get them back just yet. and hopefully next friday i can come back home, even if it will be for one night instead of the whole weekend. i'd still like to come home before i go to my ship.


    till then, and till i post again at the base, cheers everyone.


shalaigne

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