if you see military personnel...

its ok to thank them. wish them a safe trip. buy them a coffee. carry their bags. but please leave them alone!!!

being in the airport in uniform is a double edged sword. people are nice. bumps to 1st class. smiles and handshakes. but then there are those who think because you are in uniform, you must be sociable.

one time, it was 530 in the am. i had my headphones on, reading my nook. i couldnt have looked more preoccupied or unapproachable. a man actually made me take my headphones out to ask me what "APO" stood for in overseas addresses, because he owns a business that sends to "APO" addresses. then he proceeds to tell me about his business and how it will benefit me and my soldier friends. then he goes on to tell me he was a volunteer firefighter before, asked me personal questions, wants to know my reasons for joining the military and so on. DUDE, IT IS 530 AM!!! IM TRYING TO CHILL BEFORE MY ASS KICKING TRAINING IN WISCONSIN! he didnt care.

on my way back from that trip, same thing. headphones and nook. "my cousin was in the navy. have you ever been to japan? he liked being in the navy. blah blah. blah". another gentleman..."when i was in the army we didnt have MRE's (meals ready to eat), we ate out of tin cans".

today, on my way to Indiana, most of the people just say "thank you" and keep it moving. some will ask you where you're going, how long you'll be there, what will you do there, who watches your dog, and just wont let you have any peace.

just because we wear a uniform and you see us as the "good guys" doesn't mean we are friends or we want to chit chat at stupid o clock in the morning. please leave us alone. does it ever dawn on you that maybe were about to get our asses kicked in a training for the next few days or months? or were on our way to fight a war? that we had to run around like nuts to get our lives squared away just to get here and this could possibly be the only down time we will have in god knows how long? ITS NOT ABOUT YOU!!!!

i know these people dont mean to be pain in the asses, but if you see someone with headphones, reading a book, talking on the phone, or going into a bathroom... that is not the time to make conversation with them!!! say hi. drive on.

i know i sound like a bitch, but its so fucking frustrating. im not your dancing monkey. im not here to entertain you or be your sounding board. i signed my name on the dotted line. that ends my obligation to you.

idiot

i read his most recent crap. his judgemental bullsit. hes the expert on all things "cool". it is so comical. i wonder if he believes hes fooling anyone?

he pretends to be back east helping out his family. that is a big lie. he doesn't do anything to help them. unless by "helping" he means living with them while they support him, clean up after him, give him a car, do his laundry, feed him, blah, blah, blah. why is he still here? bouncing around philly? places i could possibly be. trust me, he does not want a chance run in. this hatred in me, directed at him, has not dwindled a bit. i don't think i will be able to walk away like the last time his stalker ass just happened to pop into the yoga class i was taking. coincidence? total impossibility. i was so freaked out, i bolted. i didn't want him to see what car i drive or what direction i was going. i just wanted away from him. fast.

ill always remember that stupid face he had on. acting shocked and hurt that i would react like a caged animal breaking free. putting on a show. nothing about him is the least bit genuine. he is fake to the core. a walking lie with a lot of expensive education.

the only reason he is still in the area is he cant get back to LA. i would bet the farm he still doesnt have a job, but tells anyone who will listen about all the upcoming projects he has in the works. any day now he'll be a huge success. he's working with so and so on a big budget so and so. yeah, they let him be a part of the process, but in the end, nothing.

but if it means anything at all, his internet friends, who've never met him, think hes something special. but anyone who knows him? really knows him? knows hes a clown.

i can't stop reading his shit. every time there is something new, its like xmas morning. its so laughable. the image he portrays, the guy he so desperately wants people to think he is, is the exact opposite of the person he is.

keep poppin into all the trendy spots just months ago you pretended to hate. i thought west philly is where its at? your gangsta days at the U of P? remember those? ivy league hood rat with the wealthy parents? hahaha. you look real hard when youre lounging out in your parents jacuzzi next to the pool. if i remember correctly, i think you poked fun at those of us who chose to spend our money in cc/no libs? are we changing our image? does this one suit you a little better today?

please raise the money to go back to LA. stand on a corner with a bucket and beg for change if you have to. i would gladly contribute to that fund. the main reason for that? i cant get in trouble. i could lose everything Ive built for myself with just one punch to your face. in reality, i prefer a bat. but what are the chances of me having a bat with me? slim to none.