5 posts from March 2008

What do you think is too serious to joke around about?

There are a lot of things that one in the military should not joke around about.  For example, drugs.  A lot of people joke around about drugs and then wonder why they are frequently selected for "random" urinalysis.  Also, joking around about this subject has landed a few people in hot water because leadership caught wind of it and took it seriously.  I know a few people in my unit who have been under investigation for drug use and/or distributing for months now.  It is kind of ridiculous, but that is how things work these days, it would seem.

Another thing people should not joke around about is what they might do if they were to go crazy.  I think this is an especially sensitive topic since the shooting we had on base a few weeks ago.  Some people think it is all fun and games.  But the base is paranoid now.  I cannot say I blame them.  I did not think anything like that would happen on this base, and I patrol it.  One cannot tell if it is an honest, though ill advised, joke, or if the troop is actually considering it and warning of things to come.

There are other things, but I cannot think of them at the moment.  I am pretty tired, so I will likely head to bed fairly soon.

I have a new cell phone.  I try to replace my phone every couple of years.  The main reason is the fact that I wear them down by then.  Honestly, I am surprised they last as long as they do.  For example, this last phone was dropped at least once a week at work.  I do not know how it still functioned properly.  The battery was the only thing that was really wrong with the old phone.  It was about shot.  I am going to try to be more careful with this phone.  I hope to not drop it nearly as often as I did the last one, and I am only going to recharge it when it needs to be recharged.

I am quite happy with this phone.  I have been able to do more with it than I was able to do with the other phone.  I think I will even be able to post to this blog from my phone.  That could be interesting.

Anywho, I am off to enjoy the beginning of my weekend.

TTFN

Why do you think it is some people don't get along with you?

There are a variety of reasons why some people do not get along with me.  I will say one thing first, though.  I believe I get along with most people, whether I like them or despise them, mainly because my job requires me to.  There are only a few people I can say I openly dislike.  I am fairly certain they know who they are, too.

One of the main reasons some people do not like me is because of their initial perception of me.  I do not care much for first judgments because I have been unfairly subjected to them time and time again.  People just do not take the time to get to know a person beyond a first judgment.  I think if the people that do not like me actually took took the time and sat down and genuinely tried to get to know me, I think they would change their minds about me.  I am not saying that they would be my best friend, but they would certainly understand why I do certain things.

Other people do not like me because I return whatever attitudes they give me.  I have had to explain myself because of that recently, but I do not care.  If a person is going to be rude to me, I will return the favor.  If that person does not like it, then they can change their behavior.  I am tired of tolerating it, so if I cannot openly tell them what I think, I can at least treat them the same way they are treating me.

What have you tried in life that you just weren't very good at?

Playing violin.  I will not say I was not good at it, it was just that I did not put forth as much effort as I should have.  I only put forth the effort if I really liked the music we were learning.  I could have made the time to practice and stuff, but it just was not as high on my priority list as other things in my life.  I regret that now, but perhaps someday I will be able to invest in some music classes and learn to play my violin better.

I am not getting into details.  I will just say it has been a very long last couple of months.  I am not deploying.  I was pulled from the deployment for what I view as a rather stupid reason.  However, I am not in a position to argue.  I have also encountered some serious issues at work over the past couple of days, and I am still a bit bewildered by it all, though I think I am getting in the position where I can start to pick up the pieces and rise up from the dust.  Again, I am not going to mention details.  I am not happy about either event or the aftermath of said events, but there is nothing I can do but press on and put it behind me.  Easier said than done, but I have no choice.

More to come.