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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
8:59 pm	so...... so i'm sitting in san diego for the last time tonight. went to ipac this morning and checked out of camp pendleton on terminal leave. it's been an interesting four years. Current Mood: chipper Current Music: dispatch--questioned apocalypse (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 26th, 2008
8:58 pm	christmas. amy and i went down to tucson to have christmas dinner with her old roommate. the lasagna was delicious. enough mozzerella in it to supply olive garden for a year and i have leftovers!!!!!! amy's spiced fruit stuff was wonderful, the mashed potatoes were delicious if i do say so myself and i've been reliably informed that i make pretty good bread. hung out there for a bit, watched a christmas story--apparently it was on for 24 hours on some channel. left at about five after we helped lauren feed the horses and headed up to meet my buddy conway and his wife alli. alli's folks took amy in for thanksgiving and were incredibly nice to her, and we wanted to see them again. we got there and i was introduced to everyone. to my shame, i can only remember that alli's dad's name is john and the golden retriever's name is mattie. then we were given drinks and pie that i thought i wouldn't be able to eat, because i gorged myself on delicious mozzerella-laden lasagna earlier. however, i found a corner to cram it into. pumpkin caramel pie is ::drools:: delicious. hung out for a bit there, and then hit the road again, this time for home. i had to wrap my presents for amy really quick and then we opened presents. a wonderful christmas. the first of many i hope to spend with her. Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: rhiannon--fleetwood mac (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
7:04 pm	christmas is just about here.... and i kinda just noticed. i'm a lot less excited about that than i am about seeing amy again. i go on leave tomorrow at noon and by 2200 i should be in arizona driving to amy's house. words do not begin to describe how happy that makes me. i was more or less bouncing around all day today, like a kid waiting for santa. i even had a little six year-old song that i was texting to amy all day. "i get be there tomorrow, i get to be there tomorrow, etc." god, i can't wait to see her. we're going down to tucson for christmas lunch/dinner--i'm not really sure when we're eating--with amy's last roommate lauren. she didn't have anyone else coming down and amy wanted didn't want her to be by herself. so we're having lasagna, amy wants to make some sort of fruit dish that her mom used to make, and i'm thinking i'll bake bread and maybe mashed potatoes. not sure what else to cook. any ideas? in other news, i've been looking at bela fleck and the flecktones and victor wooten videos on youtube for the last week. incredible band. and victor wooten is possibly the best electric bassist of all time. look them up. look up "you can't hold no groove" by victor wooten. also "hoedown" by bela fleck and the flecktones. excellent music. looking forward to seeing them in concert sometime. Current Mood: excited Current Music: bela fleck and the flecktones--the sinister minister (Comment on this)
Monday, November 24th, 2008
7:24 pm	bah. Current Mood: blah Current Music: dream a little--mamas and the papas (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
4:42 pm	fishing well, aside from the bass that followed my lure all the way in to the shore, and turned around after it saw me, nothing happened. before that or after that. oh well. at least i got to fish. Current Mood: blah Current Music: seether--fake it (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
7:25 pm	ha ha!!!! i win, computer Current Mood: accomplished (3 Comments |Comment on this)
6:30 pm	hey, i'm trying to post a couple of pics from the ball. how do i get them off of myspace and my computer and onto lj without paying money? Current Mood: confused (Comment on this)
12:19 am	ahem... to all who shall see these presents, greetings: know ye that reposing special trust and confidence in the fidelities and abilities of David G Jester, i do appoint this marine a corporal in the united states marine corps, to rank as such from the first day of november, in the year of our lord two thousand and eight. effective with this appointment, you are charged to carefully and diligently the duties and responsibilities of a corporal of marines, and i do strictly direct and require all personnel of lesser grade to render obedience to appropriate orders. as a corporal of marines you must set the example for others to emulate. your conduct on and off duty will be above reproach. you are responsible for the accomplishment of your assigned mission and for the safety, professional development and wellbeing of the marines in your charge. you will be the embodiment of our institutional core values of honor, courage, and commitment. you will lead your marines with firmness, fairness and dignity, while observing and following the orders and directions of your senior leaders and enforcing all regulations and articles governing the discipline of the armed forces of the united states of america. given under my hand at first combat engineer battalion this first day of november, in the year of our lord two thousand and eight. c.r. lucas capt. usmc acting (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
12:33 am	a bad day fishing... is better than a good day of work. the which was brought to mind by the fishing trip boswell and i made yesterday. also, ain't nothing like fishing when you're catchin' em and there ain't nothin' like fishing when you ain't. philosophy brought to you courtesy of boswell and his late grandfather. we went to lake poway, rented a boat--$35 all day--motored around for a bit trying to find somewhere without ducks, fished for a bit, and finally gave up at about eleven. of course, walking in from the dock, i looked off to the side. sitting in about three feet of water were three nice sized bass. i think they were laughing at us. oh well. i have enough fun just sitting in a boat and working a senko or a crankbait around. better luck next weekend, hopefully Current Mood: chipper Current Music: dream theater--a fortune in lies (Comment on this)
12:31 am	voting seriously considering penciling in robert e lee on an absentee ballot and sending that in Current Mood: disgruntled Current Music: dream theater--ytse jam (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
7:57 pm	the ball. and my paycheck. well. having finally found a dress blue blouse in my size--in courthouse bay, camp lejeune-- and had it next day shipped to me, i got it to the tailor's. between the blouse, the medals, the cover--my boot camp one is all sorts of messed up--, other accessories, tailoring, and ball tickets, the ball is costing me most of a paycheck. and i still haven't gotten a hotel. but...amy said she wanted to come, and mom wanted pictures of me in blues. fiendishly she mentioned to amy that getting pictures of the two of us all dressed up would be really cool. in that sort of unignoreable "for my office..."-ey mom way. so i have blues now. and amy has a fancy dress. so hopefully i'll at least get pictures for the folks out of it. and i'll get to see amy, which is worth everything. can't wait for the third!!!!!!!!!!!! now i just have to remember to bring the camera. Current Mood: accomplished Current Music: just what i needed--the cars (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
7:55 pm	excellent book just finished james webb's a sense of honor today. most excellent. as were all of the rest of his books that i've read. definitely something you should read, if you happen to like military books. Current Mood: contemplative (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
12:37 pm	california again so. i got back from leave the day before yesterday. leave was most excellent, save for a few minor disasters and some news i didn't want to hear. landed in va on the 24th of may, had family there for the weekend--gram, older sister nikki, aunt carol and new husband gary, and their two labradoodles. it was great seeing everyone, but i was glad it was only a weekend's worth of sheer chaos. gram and nikki left on monday and carol and gary followed shortly after, leaving behind a dry well and contented people. the well was fixed about three days later and life proceeded as normal. new gun proved extremely fun, dad and i spent most of the afternoon of the thirtieth blasting away with it and zeroing the 270. amy and i left for asheville the day after and spent saturday, sunday and most of monday there. stayed at the hill house bed and breakfast, which was worth every penny i spent. the place was beautiful, the bed was one of the most comfortable i've ever slept on, the food was great, and there was a two person jacuzzi in the room. we went to the biltmore on sunday, and spent the whole day there. if you're ever passing through north carolina, and have a day or two to waste, go to the biltmore. it's ridiculously interesting. the house is best described, i think, as vastly ornate. we got about halfway through the tour and realized that we were in the servant's quarters, because the furniture looked like it belonged in our B&B rather than buckingham palace. the gardens were really interesting too. amy spent about three hours pulling me around the roses--smell this one!! ooooohh, come smell this one!! and this one!! i think i have about thirty pictures of her with her face in a different rose every time. monday, we spent wandering around downtown asheville. bunch of nifty stores there. the whole weekend kinda flew by. after that, i didn't really do anything important. jsut sat around and relaxed and hung out with amy. karen and michael came over to visit on saturday, and the next day i had to go. sorta. said goodbye to everyone, and got to the airport, said goodbye to amy, whereupon it raided in chicago and my flight was rebooked for the next day. so i got to spend another night at home, which was cool, except for having to say goodbye twice. but all of that's done now and i'm back in cal for the present. yay. Current Mood: blah Current Music: tomorrow's gonna be a brighter day--jim croce (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, May 16th, 2008
1:13 pm	HOME!!!!! got home yesterday afternoon. on the way home we stopped in amsterdam, which i thought would be fairly cool. i mean, even if there weren't any drugs we'd at least get some beer and maybe a souvenir of some sort from the duty free shop. real world:: guy gets on plane in amsterdam, says, "this is a no smoking airport, yadda yadda, no beer but there will be cookies and juice in the terminal. welcome to amsterdam and i hope your stay here is as short as possible." well, thanks. not only am i a kindergartner but an unwelcome one. so we got off into the terminal, only slightly larger than plane and barricaded off like a quarantine zone for ebola victims, to find that there are three guards inside with MP5's and sidearms. i mean, honestly. what the hell were we going to do to them besides buy booze??? that aside, the rest of the trip went most excellently. got to pendleton and was met by david byrd--friend of my dad's and stepfather of a buddy of mine in first--who was carrying a cooler containing a bud tallboy, a coke, and a fullthrottle. hands it to me, "saying here's your present." after seven dry months, slamming 24 oz of budweiser put me on the road to an extremely drunken night. i love being back in the states. and i go on leave on the 24th!!! yay!! Current Mood: content Current Music: for those about to rock--AC/DC (13 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 5th, 2008
2:00 am	bugs... ...of the vw sort, that is. my roommate's a beetle owner and lover. mention the new ones and he goes off on a three hour rant about abominations, abortions, and car designers who would be better off gutshot in a jungle and left on a pile of fire ants. but anyway, i was talking about getting a car and he immediately began the campaign to persuade me into a bug. i kinda like the thought of a car i can get inexpensive parts for and work on without computers. was hunting around craigslist and came up with these http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/car/654537488.html http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/car/612433150.html go ahead and make fun of me. but you know that deep down inside you think they're cooler than your suv (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
12:03 am	almost home!!! no later than the 15th of may. sounds a lot sooner than it feels though. we've got just about nothing to do, now, and the sitting around and cleaning of pointless crap--pick up all the class IV material and sweep under it--is driving me up the wall. can't wait to see amy and everybody else. oh, i did build something the other day. the battalion coming in forgot their flag holder, so i had to build them one. that's about it though. god, i can't wait to be home. Current Mood: discontent Current Music: rehab--drinking again (11 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
1:39 am	Your Slogan Should Be Jester. Love Every Bite. The Slogan Generator ::blinks:: apparently i should be eaten. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, April 18th, 2008
3:18 pm	leave is the price of air fare become absolutely ridiculous to anyone else??? i mean, according to any issue of popular mechanics from 1909 to say, 1978, we would all have our own planes or choppers or something by now. everybody knows that PM knows everything!!!! all that aside, i get to go home on the 23 of may and from there i have 16 blissful days free of the united states marines. can't wait. Current Mood: restless Current Music: maroon five, for some reason (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
4:38 pm	we watched wayne's world 1 and 2 yesterday. i have had bohemian rhapsody stuck in my head for the last 36 hours. that's right. i dreamt to the tune of bohemian rhapsody. i am now ready to kill queen. and his entire family. Current Mood: irritated Current Music: bohemian freaking rhapsody (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
4:26 pm	new toy i finally lost control of myself and ordered it. has a lot to do with the fact that the armory made the mistake of telling us they had estra mags that were up for grabs... i now have an assault pack full of magazines. which means that i need something to use them. and an eotech sight to go with it. voila. don't judge me. Current Mood: just spent way too much money Current Music: sex pistols--anarchy in the uk (19 Comments |Comment on this)