About me:
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. -Samuel Adams
PICTURES
Updated: 21 November '05
More Iraq and Afghanistan pictures coming soon, among others.
Well, as of May 1st I am officially out of the Army. After my 3300 mile drive to Cali from NC, I am finally home. It was a great 4 years that I will NEVER forget, but it is good to be home and back onto a normal life.
Ill do almost anything for fun. I love dirtbiking, offroading, guns, just hanging out with the guys, the beach, music, reading, relaxing, hangin out on the computer... the list goes on. Music, hangin with the guys, and the beach are my big ones.
At anyrate, I love talking to new people, so if you want to talk you can catch me here or shoot me an im. If Im on Im always on aim, but I do use the other messengers sometimes.
Backround
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I was born in Hollywood, CA, but only lived there until I was about 5 or 6, when we moved down to Orange County. Ive lived all over the southern OC, thanks to divorced parents and constant custody tradeoffs.
I enlisted in the Army October of my senior year in HS, and left for basic training in July of '02 after I graduated. I finished Airborne school (no not flying planes, jumping out of them) in December, took leave for Christmas, and reported to my unit here at Bragg January 9th of '03. 10 days later, on my 19th bday, I left for Afghanistan. I got back from Afghan end of August, and was on my way to Iraq in January, just in time for my 20th bday. I got back from Iraq end of April '04, then got sent to New Orleans for humitarian missions after hurricane Katrina. I got out of the Army May 1st, and now I am working on my degree in Political Science at Saddleback until I can transfer to a University and do International Policy in regards to the Middle East. While I do all this I am signed up with the National Guard as an Interrogator, and will be learning Arabic.
My next step is joining the Orange County Sheriff department; Im going through the application process now and should be able to start the academy in August or September. They will be there to help me finish my degree.
Have I talked Ryan into wedding plans yet???? LOL! More like him talking me into it. If he had it his way we'd have done it already! Things are great though! Cristian is growing like a weed and this year very much into Christmas...I just love it!!! Take care Hammer we miss ya!
Hend Co is barely surviving with out u. lol. yeah it sucks now with out ryan but HUGE party when he gets home combo party andrea and i graduate and ryan gets back. so you will definately have to make the trip.
Hey wild man!!! I'm so glad to hear from ya! Ryan left Friday and is Kuwait. I'm extremely down but surviving...mainly just worried everyday. Hope things are good for you and your fiance. Keep in touch darling!!!!!
Any one that spends a fraction of a minute with me would know that My Chemical Romane is My FAVORITE BAND right now, right?
Well, they are giving away tickets to meet them at one of their upcoming shows. To win you have to post why you deserve the tix, so i did, but they also recommend your firends posting to say that you should win.
So that is what i need. If you arent friends with them, please befriend them and then PLEASE post on their blog that i deserve to win the tickets...PLEASE!!!
I will love you forever!! You could even consider it a late birthday gift...it's the cheapest you'll find!! trust me! :)
here is what my sister rita wrote, you could do copy this same thing if you want:
I'm pleading the case of my sister Leina who's attending your concert that night! she practically worships you to the point that it makes me vommit... at your san diego concert you played with AFI, she fought her way to the front just so she can have the chance to have your sweat drip on her face - gross -- however, being the fantastic self-less humanitarian person she is, i believe she should win - her fascination for your band, the great music you write and perform makes her the perfect candidate- and she derserves to go! the end!
hey hammer whats up? hows cali life going, drop me a line one of these days man. I wish I had like thousands of dallars and I would go out there and hang with ya for a few weeks or something. lol anyway take it easy. tj
