Ok. Yes, I know it's been almost a month. I still dont have my new computer. Mail only arrives once a week at Garry Owen. And it'll be another full month before I even see my new MAC. Why? I'm currently on my long, long, long way to Venezuela for 2 weeks of leave. I left my base yesterday, and right now I'm in Tallil, which is where Rafa will be for his year in Iraq. The difference between the 2 bases is abysmal! There's even a pizza hut, a taco bell and a burger king here! Aside from cold water, real toilets, and the amenities I currently do not enjoy up in northeastern Iraq.
So yea, I'm taking leave 3 months into deployment. It's quite early. Originally I was scheduled for March, but I wont be a Platoon Leader then... I'm moving up to Company XO (executive officer) sometime in september. One of the main responsabilities I'll have is to prepare the company to be turned over to somebody else, including all the equipment we have. Come March, i'll be extremely busy, so I had to change my leave dates. And since August is a special month for my parents (it's their 40th aniversary), I figured might as well travel there when it's meaningful for them. So yup, 2 weeks in "not so hot" Venezuela, where I hear has been raining non-stop for a while! I can't wait for the rain!
On another note, I have been quite busy lately. I bought a pirated version of windows, which i'm currently running on my old computer. It works, but doesn't change the fact I'm sick of windows. I'll try to post some pictures while i'm at venezuela. I should be arriving there in about a week.
Antonio
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
viruses.
Upset. That word pretty much covers it for me right now (I'd use more ellocuent words... but I'm also tired).
My computer just crashed. I guess when you have 80+ laptops in a 100 foot radius, viruses become pretty common. Well... my computer found a couple, said it took care of them... but yea... NO. As of right now, I can't execute anything, my wallpaper is a bright blue screen that says WARNING and some other stuff on it. I tried reformating my computer and it won't even let me do THAT. I asked around, and two other people got the same symptoms, and so far, they haven't been able to fix it.
So... I made a decision that I've been considering for a very long time now. I have officially had it with PC. I'm sick and tired of it. I just bought a Macbook pro online. Since they don't ship directly to APO addresses, it's gotta get re-routed some weird way and it should be here within the next 6 to 12 months... (more like 6 to 8 weeks...).
Whatever. I'll try getting on other people's computers when I get a chance, but no promises. This really sucks.
And, oh by the way, Titi took the lead in the "care package" race (yes... it is a race, something about being a Pazos... I dont know). I received 2 from Titi & Co. yesterday and she is leading the pack with 5, followed closely by Vivi & Co. with 3.
Anyway, it's not like I need a computer or anything... or like I lost files that I need... nah.
On another note, we're doing alright. The big news about pulling out of cities didn't really affect us too much, since we (like most other units) were already working on it ahead of time, to make it go by smoother, i guess. We'll see how it goes.
That's all I got. Till next one (whenever that may be)
Antonio
My computer just crashed. I guess when you have 80+ laptops in a 100 foot radius, viruses become pretty common. Well... my computer found a couple, said it took care of them... but yea... NO. As of right now, I can't execute anything, my wallpaper is a bright blue screen that says WARNING and some other stuff on it. I tried reformating my computer and it won't even let me do THAT. I asked around, and two other people got the same symptoms, and so far, they haven't been able to fix it.
So... I made a decision that I've been considering for a very long time now. I have officially had it with PC. I'm sick and tired of it. I just bought a Macbook pro online. Since they don't ship directly to APO addresses, it's gotta get re-routed some weird way and it should be here within the next 6 to 12 months... (more like 6 to 8 weeks...).
Whatever. I'll try getting on other people's computers when I get a chance, but no promises. This really sucks.
And, oh by the way, Titi took the lead in the "care package" race (yes... it is a race, something about being a Pazos... I dont know). I received 2 from Titi & Co. yesterday and she is leading the pack with 5, followed closely by Vivi & Co. with 3.
Anyway, it's not like I need a computer or anything... or like I lost files that I need... nah.
On another note, we're doing alright. The big news about pulling out of cities didn't really affect us too much, since we (like most other units) were already working on it ahead of time, to make it go by smoother, i guess. We'll see how it goes.
That's all I got. Till next one (whenever that may be)
Antonio
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