Sunday, April 5, 2009
APPLE!
So, dropped some major cash today, and bought an iMAC. O yea... and Final Cut 4. I gotta say though, the Mac does take some getting used to. But the colors, O THE COLORS!. The resolution on this damn thing is amazing. Its fast, its really fast, its like... the fastest computer I have ever used. Did I mention how fast this fucker is ? I have already been typing and making the Mac talk to me like Stephen Hawking... first thing I made it say, " This might seem strange to you, but..... I'm Gay".... Fuckin thing cracks me up. I tooled around with it for like 5 hours now. its almost 0200.... Whooo hoo. Im just sittin here sippin on tea, lettin my eyes become even more blood shot. Our office isnt even painted or really furnished... in fact, its half stained, and half taped up. BUT THERE IS A Mac IN IT NOW, which officially makes it our OFFICE. I think ill put a picture of dwight in her. That would be awesome if the Mac had a "Dwight" voice. Shit... im gonna go make my computer say "Dwight-like" things to me now! PEACE!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Public Affairs stuff
So I have looked into trying to get Apple products for out PAD... and its very possible and 95% gonna happen. I decided that since our 1Beyond laptops = SHIT, and 1Beyond customer service = SHIT, that we needed something else. I approached LTD telling him frankly "Our computers suck, 1Beyond Sucks, Apple doesn't suck, we need apple, What do ya think sir?". LTD started looking through GSA to get us some new Mac book Pros, and its actually cheaper to buy them through Apple.com, than it is to go through GSA.
Another thing, LTD had started looking around at the Mac book idea when he came across a military forum on AKO called "Got Apples?". I went onto the forum and spoke my mind about how I had contacted 1Beyond many times about their shitty equipment. Every time i called or e-mailed them, I got a run-around that went nowhere. I was later contacted by a SFC from Ft. Meade who called me at work to talk about our problems. He asked what type of climate the systems had been in, where they had been in the world, if we had beaten them up in the field and such. He also requested the Serial Numbers and such. As the conversation was ending, he notified me that the reason he asked all these question was because the Army is ending its contract with 1Beyond, and within the next year trying to outfit all its PA units with Apple products. He wanted all that information to use at the Public Affairs meeting next month in DC. At the conference they will be discussing the options... its going to be TOUGH BOOK vs. MAC BOOK PRO. As I continue my research, it seems the Army is moving more towards the MAC BOOK PRO. Thank GOD! FINAL CUT 4 HERE COMES THE ARMY!
Another thing, LTD had started looking around at the Mac book idea when he came across a military forum on AKO called "Got Apples?". I went onto the forum and spoke my mind about how I had contacted 1Beyond many times about their shitty equipment. Every time i called or e-mailed them, I got a run-around that went nowhere. I was later contacted by a SFC from Ft. Meade who called me at work to talk about our problems. He asked what type of climate the systems had been in, where they had been in the world, if we had beaten them up in the field and such. He also requested the Serial Numbers and such. As the conversation was ending, he notified me that the reason he asked all these question was because the Army is ending its contract with 1Beyond, and within the next year trying to outfit all its PA units with Apple products. He wanted all that information to use at the Public Affairs meeting next month in DC. At the conference they will be discussing the options... its going to be TOUGH BOOK vs. MAC BOOK PRO. As I continue my research, it seems the Army is moving more towards the MAC BOOK PRO. Thank GOD! FINAL CUT 4 HERE COMES THE ARMY!
Graveyard Shift
So for the past two nights I have been punished (I think) by a full bird by having to work 2100 to 0600. OK I know its not alot of hours... but this shift makes me want to rip my brains out. There is nothing for me to do at night besides watch TV, or try and find a blog online that hasn't been blocked on the government network (pretty much any blog that uses the word blog on the site). The one blog that I follow almost religiously is AfghanistanShrugged.com, and the good Major hasn't posted in over a week, and it is KILLING ME! Either he is dead (hope not) or he knows that the only thing I do at work is read his blog, and is being a good officer by denying me that right.
So what did I do at work last night... called SPC Intel on the phone and talked about JOCITCH. According to www.ri.gov , JOCITCH has an Assault Charge, and a Vandalism charge against him. He plans on pleading guilty today in court, this would result in him losing his SECRET security clearance, and losing his MOS, and losing his job. Let me make this clear.... I HOPE ALL OF THAT HAPPENS. I HOPE HE GOES TO JAIL! (though he wont). Why do I feel this way? Let me back fill you on the story.
Myself and SPC Intel and JOCITCH were 3 of over 200ish soldiers who applied for a full time job at the JOC. Of all the applicants, we were the only 3 to make it as far as the final interview. By the time it came for the interviews, I decided I didn't want the job anymore, and that SPC Intel would be the man for the job. Not that I don't want it cause of the job itself, but because I cant work for JOCITCH anymore. So the interviews came and went, I pretty much spoke my mind at the interview, telling the officer that interviewed me that I thought the JOC was run totally wrong, and needs all new SOP's and yadda yadda. Another week goes by, and guess who gets the job ..... JOCITCH!!!!! WTF.
So now it has come down to SPC Intel and myself not wanting the job, and not wanting to be on ADSW there anymore. But then JOCITCH caught his wife cheating, beat the crap out of the guy he was cheating on him with, smashed up his Lexus, and threw away the keys. Thanks for fucking us over by letting your wife cheat on you....Asshole.
My orders ended 31 March, and I got new orders to work for an old family friend at Range Control. The old friend (lets call him..RCM..for Range Control Man) called me on the 31st in what sounded like he was in tears (I'm sure he wasn't). He told me that a certain full bird had been chewing his ass out all day. Supposedly RCM was supposed to ask permission from Full Bird for me to go to Range Control. Umm... my orders ended, Full Bird didn't extend me... so I went elsewhere. Well according to Full Bird, I am his, and nobody else can have me. So as punishment I am now on this brand new "night shift" that started April 1st, and also RCM has to pay for me from his Range Control funding, to work at the JOC. I feel bad, like its my fault. Now RCM cant hire someone else to work for him for the summer, because he has to pay for me to work elsewhere.... what type of shit is that.
So what did I do at work last night... called SPC Intel on the phone and talked about JOCITCH. According to www.ri.gov , JOCITCH has an Assault Charge, and a Vandalism charge against him. He plans on pleading guilty today in court, this would result in him losing his SECRET security clearance, and losing his MOS, and losing his job. Let me make this clear.... I HOPE ALL OF THAT HAPPENS. I HOPE HE GOES TO JAIL! (though he wont). Why do I feel this way? Let me back fill you on the story.
Myself and SPC Intel and JOCITCH were 3 of over 200ish soldiers who applied for a full time job at the JOC. Of all the applicants, we were the only 3 to make it as far as the final interview. By the time it came for the interviews, I decided I didn't want the job anymore, and that SPC Intel would be the man for the job. Not that I don't want it cause of the job itself, but because I cant work for JOCITCH anymore. So the interviews came and went, I pretty much spoke my mind at the interview, telling the officer that interviewed me that I thought the JOC was run totally wrong, and needs all new SOP's and yadda yadda. Another week goes by, and guess who gets the job ..... JOCITCH!!!!! WTF.
So now it has come down to SPC Intel and myself not wanting the job, and not wanting to be on ADSW there anymore. But then JOCITCH caught his wife cheating, beat the crap out of the guy he was cheating on him with, smashed up his Lexus, and threw away the keys. Thanks for fucking us over by letting your wife cheat on you....Asshole.
My orders ended 31 March, and I got new orders to work for an old family friend at Range Control. The old friend (lets call him..RCM..for Range Control Man) called me on the 31st in what sounded like he was in tears (I'm sure he wasn't). He told me that a certain full bird had been chewing his ass out all day. Supposedly RCM was supposed to ask permission from Full Bird for me to go to Range Control. Umm... my orders ended, Full Bird didn't extend me... so I went elsewhere. Well according to Full Bird, I am his, and nobody else can have me. So as punishment I am now on this brand new "night shift" that started April 1st, and also RCM has to pay for me from his Range Control funding, to work at the JOC. I feel bad, like its my fault. Now RCM cant hire someone else to work for him for the summer, because he has to pay for me to work elsewhere.... what type of shit is that.
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