Misconceptions

It has come to my attention that the family has a few misconceptions about my current situation.

First and foremost. Motomail. It was kinda neat at first but don't feel obligated to do it. Your blogs get to me a lot faster and it is easier to reply and keep in touch. With that being said if you want to have a more personal chat with me then go ahead and send motomail. In the end I will probably just E-mail you back.

By the way you guys have been great so far. It is awesome to see your constant updates. I really feel like I am still in the loop and not that weird relative in a far away place.

Secondly and more importantly is packages. While talking to Kate she mentioned that she thought some stuff would get taken away. Not the case. There are only 2 n0 no's and trust me, none of you are going to send them, even by accident. So things like, I don't know, homemade Chocolate chip cookies, are definitely okay to send. The other thing that I would really appreciate is pictures. I know I tried to get everybody to do it back in July and somehow we all avoided it but most of my family pictures are way way way outdated. Kara takes the cake on the most current as she sent me a picture of the mighty Maximus last month. So please send pictures...those are my favorite gifts!

In other news I have a cold due to the sudden drop in temperature, down to about 90 degrees, and a sunburn but anybody who has talked to me recently knows that I am still as happy as ever. It will take a lot more than the sniffles to get me down!!!

UM YEAH...

So I have decided to try and write.

A short story that is.

I have been pondering writing novels since Shawn gave me a begining draft of something he started back a few years ago. Problem is I just can't seem to get a grasp on something. While reading different authors it has come to my attention that most great authors, if not all, started and continue writing short storie. Most authors I have read agree that the best way to start is just that...start but start with something small.

Nothing has begun yet but a few ideas. All I ask from you is a constant nagging.;)
Don't let me quit because I am to lazy, which I generally am.

This may just be a passing phase but I am going to try with all my might not to let it.

Meloncholy has passed... Others are having much more difficult times than me and others are making the best of their situations. Purpose has been found again. Let's hope it sticks.

Picasso

Pretty please send me invites to your Picasso web albums. I haven't been able to get into my old email so please send it to my gmail account.

johnsnakfullmer@gmail.com

and in more good news if I can figure out how to work the darn thing I will start my own Picasso albums...but no breathe holding...it makes me kinda nervous

Sandstorms Pics!

This is my room. Pretty Comfy!

So you have all heard about the awesome sandstorm I'm sure. I got some before pictures while it is rolling in .This is what it looks like when it is on top of you. It gets really orange and hard to see.

BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

Hey kids and welcome back to another Post by everyones favorite bigmouth.

They good news is after 10 and a half straight hours of poker I have $130 instead of $10. The bad news is I missed a work-out, due to a ridiculous sandstorm that refuses to leave, got whipped on week two of fantasy football (0-2), and got into it with a friend.

You are stupid this, I know everything that...big dumb argument due to a short fuse and even shorter chip stack.

I know I did the good news already but there is more. After three hours of constant arguing and yelling at a man I really respect, we did what men do. We got it out of our system, we shook hands and no hard feelings.

Enough about my short fuse.

I have started a new show. Californication on showtime. Another one of those shows I really enjoy but can't reccommend to anybody. David Dechovny is great. It shows the turmoil of a writer taken out of his element and thrown into a new world he pretty much hates. Reminds me of Bag of Bones by Stephen King.

For you George R R Martin fans...HBO has bought the rights to Game of Thrones. Now this all atarted back in 2007 but thanks to those darn writers and their strike... nothing ever came of it. However they have resently started working things out again. Apparently it is a toss up for HBO between GRRM's series and a King Arthur story. Really... King Arthur is about the most over told fantasy story. How is that even a choice.

Of course any of you that have read the books and/or watched any show by HBO know that it will turn out to be anything but a G-rated series. They did, I think, a fantastic job on their two season Rome adatation, which gives me inspiring hope.

Meloncholy strikes. My Nephews and Neices are growing up, which stinks, my favorite movie line buddy is moving to a far away land, my little brother is growin all up and being responsible(against all my teachings I might add) and my car is rotting in the soon to be frozen wasteland that is Colorado.

Oh well...life keeps a moving like it or not.

I think Mama finished her kitchen so everyone should call and congrats her.

Just so everyone knows, I am fine and the reason I hung up on Kellie, sorry sis, is because of the sandstorm that we have been having...not any kind of war distaster or anything crazy.

Love you all thanks for listening and if you made it through this post you all get 10 gold stars!

Cursed Tom Brady!!!

Warning... Football ahead.

Tom Brady is the perhaps the top QB in the league so who wouldn't pick him?
He is nursing a hurt ankle but he has started the last 138 games while nursing many a wound so he should be fine, right?

WRONG!!!

First game of the season and my star Qaurter Back gets REALLY hurt. Torn something or other in his knee.

I got the first pick of the draft and what did I get. A Star QB who is out for the rest of the season.

Oh well...adapt and overcome...that's what we do.

So hopefully New England's backup will show some amazing talent with such an amazing cast to throw to.

Just a rantin and a ravin...


In other news, PFT on saturday...probably not a 295 but with the first 200 points free maybe a 285, which is still perfect on paper, will be possible.

Pray for me...if that's not blasphemy

Good day and the sneak attack of the CO

So remember how I said that I got passed over for promotion....

This folks is call a cliff hanger so keep reading.

First of all I got a great PFT(295) back in CO. and have since recieved an award for it. Pretty sweet. That on top of my SSGT back in the rear trash talking and telling me he got a 300 has shown me that I can always be better and has cemented my goal. I will do everything humanly possible to run a 300 by the end of this deployment.

Secondly all of the quotas for meritorous Corpral on the active side were taken. So that was a no go. This made my chain of command, who secretly love me to death:), very angry. This type of quota hasn't been available to my unit for the last two years so some hell was raised.

Now some brief boring military details. MACS 23 falls under MACG-48, howeverwe while in theater we are currently under the command of MACG-38.

All the quotas from MACG-48 were filled or rather non-existant. So my great chain of command went to MACG-38 to see what they could get from them. This is unheard of. To ask another command to promote someone else's Marine over their own is completely unorthodox.

There was the fact, however, that I completely blew the competition out of the water.

This morning at approximently 1100 hours attention on deck was called and the CO entered. Everyone was really confused. SGTMAJ then said "Lcpl Fullmer, Report to the Commanding Officer." Everyone is still confused but now I am UTTERLY and COMPLETELY lost. The same scenario had played out two days previous so I could recieve my award for a good PFT. Then the words started. "To all who shall see the presents greetings. Know ye that reposing special trust and confidence in the fidelity and abilities of John S Fullmer, I do appoint this Marine a Corporal(Meritorious) in the United States Marine Corps.

I know Drama, Drama, Drama...but it felt great. To be pinned on by my Sgt and SSgt felt great.

This whole post has seemed like a big brag fest but believe me it is not. I am very humbled by the Trust and Confidence of my command. I only hope that I can continue to earn and preserve it.

Okay there was a little bragging;) Thats two meritorous promotions in a row. Woot woot!

so no more LCPL Fullmer on the letters, just CPL.

Oh yeah...my e-mail has been changed as well because of some password issues. johnsnakfullmer@gmail is the new address so anything you have sent to the previous in the last few days...please resend.

I believe, Kara, that your quote is from Face/Off. WOO! I'M CASTOR TROY! WOO!

Love you all and thaks for your continued support.