Still One Olive Short

Just stopping by to say hi. Hi.

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I thought about deleting my lj, and I did for a few days. But then I thought that was retardiculous, where am I going to vent? So instead I opted for a name change. It's not all that exciting, just my name in reverse. Ta-da! So why would I go through all that trouble? Mostly because I needed something different. That, and I am no longer the "happyduster" person I was when I first started six (!) years ago. There are a few other reasons but I don't really feel comfortable sharing right now. So on with the tessil!

So we're in Israel. It's a very interesting country. I went on a tour of Jerusalem yesterday. We walked around the Mount of Olives, the Old City with the Wailing Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. When I get the chance, I'll upload some pictures when I can. I'm going on a tour of the Dead Sea tomorrow. I'm definitely seeing more of Israel than the bars!

Well. What can I say? It's day 73 and I am so ready for this deployment to be over. I haven't really posted because I'm tired of bitching all of the time (that's what I have been doing lately) and I can't really talk about where we are, what we're doing, etc. One of these days I might be able to. So just know that I'm okay, the halfway point is almost here and we get to return home earlier than previously expected.

I really need sleep, a bath, (vice shower) a cocktail and my own fluffy bed. And maybe some sex. Maybe. I'm pretty sure that I would probably fall asleep during, but I could try. :)

Yeah, so I know, I know. But I do have a valid excuse. I had to take care of a bunch of stuff and then I left for a six-month deployment. So, it's been busy. Really really busy. I can't say where I am in this exact moment, but I can say that in the past week I have enjoyed seafood paella, tapas and sangria. Yum.

Haven't even loaded the main LJ page in a while. Things are busy. I've been on leave and getting ready to go on deployment the second week of September. Not really ready for it. Things were so hectic and I feel like I have to do everything RIGHT NOW. Sad. I haven't really talked to a lot of my friends in so long. I miss them. I feel like I'm just drifting all the time. I can't wait until I retire and stay in one place and have people be constant in my life, even the assholes. Why do I sound like I'm so depressed when I write on here? Maybe because I sort of am, and I know this is my sounding board, whether anyone is listening or not.

So I've been underway for a while, and our internets were sucky, so that's why I haven't been around. It really sucks that we are gone so much this close to deployment. I'm tired all of the time and I haven't gotten laid in over 6 months. Aren't I the ray of sunshine. I'm hoping that I get better and post more often. I have even set up a reminder through Outlook. We'll see how it works out.

Ah, you gotta love staying overnight on the ship when you don't even have duty. I shall disappear to my rack sometime soon. Then I'll wake up bright and early - TA DA! I shall say. Because I have time-travelled.

(you have to be here to understand any of this)

Seriously. I guess I haven't been around much. Not a whole lot going on. Well, at least not anything worth posting about. The yards sucked, but life at sea has been sucking more. We go on deployment in about three months, and I haven't been home for more than a month since March. Life has been hectic and my work days while inport Norfolk have been so long that I might as well be underway. I have no life to speak of and all I do is catch up on TiVo and sleep. I haven't cooked myself a meal in almost a month. I'm bitchy, I'm tired, and I now have a scar on my head from running into a pipe on the ship.

So how are ya'll doin'?

Tomorrow is supposed to be a day off, but I have to go back to fire fighting school. Yay fun. Saw Chad at the chief's test this morning, but nary a word from him. My friend Tanya told him last night he was a dick. Of course when confronted, he's all apologetic (except to the one person he should apologize to) and that he feels bad, but I seriously doubt it. Tanya and I agreed that he's a habitual liar because he never likes being the bad guy, so nothing is ever his fault. He also told her that it "just happened" to which I replied that is doesn't "just happen" when you ask to be hooked up with her. God, he must think I'm stupid. I don't live in a cave for fuck's sake - we have the same group of friends. Idiot.

I am so not happy about waking up early on my day off. Supposedly, I'm getting comped another day next week. We'll see. I'm going to go eat some Thai food and try not to think about how my weekend's been fucked.