This will only make sense to three people

As i have mentioned before, I have an account on youtube where i make videos and generally make people laugh, youtube has spawned multiple tabloid-esque websites including thevery popular  www.utubedrama.com some how I have caught the main editors attention..... the following are the two excerpts from said site..... I will be posting an actual blog soon....  3. VlogRamen guest co-host AslanEnlistedsandboxfiles.blogspot.com from the 7AwesomeNerdFightersChannel says in his YouTube video titled AslanEnlisted's SUPER HAPPY CHILDHOOD FUN TIME that he is a 28 year old Army Veteran and was probably kicked out because it looks like he gained about 50 pounds then when he first went in and he must have got brain damage from an  IED roadside bomb in Iraq because since he has been out he is really proud of his achievements like he is a Nerdfighter via VlogBrothers and a Walllnut via WalllOfWeird and a Stalker Monkey via Toddly00and an AMBASSODOR OF AWESOME and a NOODLENFInternational. 4. 7AwesomeNerdFighters has hit their 100th video and their Channel LineUp is Sunday 15 year old Twihard1901 Alyssa Monday 28 year oldAslanEnlisted James who is almost hitting 30 years old and is way TOO OLD to be on a collab channel with these teenage girls Tuesday 20 year old AllTheLoStones Katie Wednesday 16 year oldMaryFlt Mary twitter.com/maryhappyface Thursday 16 year old ShutUpAndSmile18 Renata FridayJaseysaurus Jasey JaseySaurus.blogspot.com Saturday 21 yea old Jingram87x Jonathan jonathaningram.com Random fact of the blog: I'm a Pharmacy Manager, How did that happen????

Very Afraid... and Betrayed....

So I almost wrote this at 5am this morning... seeing as i was still awake... Apparently being unemployed has the interesting side effect of insomnia where i am concerned, but I wanted a clear head and did not want to go off half cocked when I wasn't completely sure of what I wanted to write... 

    I am scared to death right now... Tuesday I will officially be without income for two weeks. I have had one job or another consecutively for the last 14 years, I am one of those people that is very aware that he can not survive with out money.

    I have been applying like mad to every company that I can think of that might hire me. I have even applied to work at some places that I would rather be caught dead in. The truth of the matter is, all dignity aside a job is a job and at this point I am not in a position to even begin to be picky. 

   I sort of mentioned below that a lot of things kind of piled up on me at once and I was not in a good place two weeks ago, part of that was losing my job, and another huge part of that is the former coworker that I purchased my vehicle from (I was making substantial payments) decided that they needed the car back in order to trade it in for a more economical vehicle for the wife to drive... obviously I feel a little betrayed as I have been making 300.00 dollar payments for the last six months... there will be a picture of the vehicle that used to be mine accompanying this blog... if for no other reason then the fact that I enjoy adding pictures...

   The point of that rant is that finding a job is even more difficult now that i am with out a major mode of transportation. The Water Purifier has been very kind to me over the last couple of weeks driving me back and forth to different places and just generally being an amazing friend. My Little Brother has truly found an amazing young woman that I am very happy to call a friend as well as Family. 

   I am not really sure where to go from here... I need to find a job, any job... because the bills don't mind that you haven't been working they expect to be payed either way... Bills are so pushy... so yeah in part that is some of the things that I am currently dealing with... 

Random Fact of the Blog:

 I have found in my recent unemployment status that a small family of 4 deer enjoy the apple tree in my front yard and visit on a daily basis... I think I might start naming them... I don't have any pictures of the deer at the moment but as you can see I have started gathering the fallen apples for the Deer. 

The Productive Drunkard

As i sit here in front of my computer again, wondering how it is that things change so quickly and so often for the worse. I realize that i am not as upset as i had thought i was. I have a lot of choice things to say to certain former co-workers, but now is not the time for such nonsense. I have actually learned a lot about myself in the past week... for example contrary to my previous belief, I am very capable of holding my liquor... And as it turns out while holding said liquor I become one of those obnoxious productive drunks that are impossible to keep in one area... the photos that I took during this process, which in retrospect may or may not be included with this post, were mostly taken because I was so proud that I was finally doing something that I had wanted to do for over six months... I alphabetized my  DVD collection (which trust me is no small feat.) and then a couple of nights later in a similar drunken induced moment of productivity I rearranged my small living area into a more suitable living space... The preceding week has been both a blessing and a curse... It had been far too long since my last vacation and I think i was starting to show cracks in my sanity. As I was completing yet another application questionnaire today I had to laugh a bit at the audacity of some of the questions...

such as :

(circle one) 

You enjoy when people go on and on about

nonsense that has nothing to do with you...

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

You often find yourself making others 

uncomfortable with your topics of conversation...

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

In retrospect watching videos on youtube is a lot like listening to a lot of people go on and on about nonsense that has nothing to do with me.  I do seem to enjoy the holy hell out of that don't I???? And before all of you get your panties in a bunch if I watch your videos obviously I enjoy it. 

               Anyway I swear the two above questions were in at least 3 questionnaires that i have filled out recently, I always feel that I should answer them with a sense of humor but the i worry that what i find funny is not universally amusing... go figure.. 

In other news my roommate situation is about to get very uncomfortable for me as my landlord's brother (whom I can not even begin to tolerate, let alone live with) has decided to move in... Oh the Joy... First things first... 

Random Fact of the Day... 

Drinking is only a bad thing if you are drinking alone or planning on driving afterward... And as of today i am not guilty of either. So Smile or something... 

Why So Serious

So I'm having a rough week. I am going to be vague because apparently I was expected to freak out after the events of yesterday took place. I am currently looking for another job, While I enjoyed working at the bank, the past few months going into that bank everyday have filled me with stress and dread.  I think a lot of it has to do with personality conflicts and maturity levels. I'm the first to acknowledge that you will not always be able to befriend every person you work with, but it has always been one of those things that I attempt. I refuse to rant but I will say this, If you are fake you will be found out... and it will not always be taken with a grain of salt. There are other things this week that have me stressing more than the norm but I wont go into that now, they say everything happens in threes... let's see what is next up for our hero.... On a less solemn note The Dark Night is Amazing stop what ever it is that you think you have to do and go see this movie. It is far and away the best movie i have seen in a very long time. Heath Ledgers performance as The Joker redefines why a villain should frighten you... 

Random Quote of the blog

"Why so serious?"

This is what happens when I'm bored at work1

stay tuned for the further adventures of the Carrot of Doom!!!!

Happy Fathers Day, Or Whatev

Hey everyone I just wanted to leave a quick note saying happy fathers day to all of you fathers out their, even to those who have the name only in title if not in action. to Answer Mr Brooks' question directly there are a few who still read this blog, even three years after it's original conception. They tend to send me emails instead of commenting directly on the blog. There are even a couple of new readers that have been introduced to this blog via my YouTube channel. 

  In other news my baby brother and his Wife  are spending the week with me while he looks for an apartment in or around Seattle. They arrived here last night around 8:15 and i made them dinner, and after a quick jaunt to the store we stayed up till three in the morning playing card games and telling stories.  I was a little nervous before they arrived, but i think we are actually going to have a really nice time. 

Random Quote

"It isn't how much you drink that makes you a drunk, it's how often you vomit."

Happy Memorial Day & My Many Adventures

Fear is an amazing motivator, you find yourself seeking new avenues of ways to do things that you didn't previously think were possible.  With this recent talk of mobilization (MOBE) i have been putting a lot of thought into where I am financially. Which is somewhere near the bottom of where i would prefer to be. And by somewhere I mean I am surrounded by Bedrock... Hmm Geology jokes anyone? Anyone? yeah didn't think so... I had this entire weekend off ( I was supposed to work saturday but found out at the last minute that I didn't have to.)  which was amazing although I did very little.  I went out to lunch with a coworker of mine yesterday that was in Florida all last week. She bought me some new Spidey Schwag which always makes me happy. We had a very nice lunch and talked about boys. Well she talked about boys, mostly I just listen... She is a great person and will one day mature into an amazing woman. This past month has been full of crazy emotional ups and downs for me. I don't know if a particular Georgia resident still reads this blog, but if you do, I owe you an apology. I've noticed that a lot of people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans Day... Memorial Day is in remembrance of those that have fallen fighting for our country. Veterans Day is in remembrance of those that have fallen and those that came back and those that continue to fight.  We are cool like that. Well I am off to try and play Grand Theft Auto 4 even though that game is so very difficult for me. I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend....

Random Website of the blog

www.youtube.com/user/aslanenlisted

Heading Back In That Direction

I thought about how to write this all night as I am sure everyone is going to lose their heads after I post this, So I am going to make this short and sweet. I received a muster notice in the mail. Basically what this is means is that they are very likely to reactivate me and send me for another tour of the Sandbox. I spoke to a few of the Higher ups and while this particular Muster is not for deployment, it is more likely that I will be re-activated and according to some of the people I have spoken to, there is an 80-95% chance that I will be over seas once again at the start of the new year... More on this as it develops. 

Random Fact:

My first tour of Iraq was the majority of '03

My second tour a majority of '06

My third will be a majority of '09

someone remind me to hide before 2012... grin

Grumpy McGrumperson

I often find my self lost in moments of doubt. I don’t really know why I do the things I do. I constantly find myself in a position where I am pulling my hair out because I trusted someone against my better judgment. Once again I tried to help someone I thought was a friend, and once again the moment they saw an opening to flip the script and screw me over they took the opportunity with added gusto. I have mentioned before how it bothers me that a lot of my friends can so easily turn to their families for financial help. After giving it a lot of thought I think I have less of a problem with it. For the most part in the past when I did give in and admit that I needed help it didn’t seem to be as big a deal when a friend said that they weren’t able to provide it. I think if I had turned to my family and they had to turn me down it would have bothered me more than I would readily admit. My current stress inducing situation started out amicably enough, I needed something that this practical friend had more than they needed. We drew up a contract and made things as much on the up and up as possible. That contract was signed back in February and since then there have been many times where this friend has attempted to alter the agreed upon terms. Today she has pushed it to the extent that I am no longer willing to deal with her. The unfortunate fact of the matter is that even though I have decided to do this, it leaves me in a precarious situation. I can only hope that my decision is the correct one.

Random Fact of the Day:
Nice people finish last, if ever.

A New Venue, And A Walk For MS

There has been more than one occasion where I apologized for not posting a blog within a specific time period, I actually have a valid reason for my absence of late. I have recently become addicted to venting and Vlogging. For those of you who are not aware Vlogging is video Blogging. I think the video format is an outlet that gives me an opportunity to ramble and rant the way that I so obviously need to at times. As when I am writing I tend to edit out some of the rambling, you have been warned. I can be found on Youtube (If you click the link in the title it will take you directly to the site.) I will continue to post Blogs on this page but I think I am going to change the format in which I have been posting. Instead of one long blog every couple of weeks I am going to start posting what ever issue happens to be bothering me at that particular moment. I have been perusing a lot of blogs over the past couple of months and I realize I myself am a bigger fan of those who post more frequently even if it isn’t as long they tend to be highly amusing and for those of you who have been reading this blog since its inception, I think you might enjoy being let in on some of the things that I haven’t previously felt warranted an actual blog but was something that got me thinking. Such as that two faced kid that was born in India, (I can only imagine the nightmare that will be that child’s junior high and high school years…(although suddenly my extra chins are not looking as bad. I am so completely going to hell for that joke.) I hope that you all enjoy the content and let me know what you think of some of the videos. I can honestly say that while they amuse me some of them really are just kind of dumb. But I had fun making them.
On a completely different track this Sunday there is a Fundraiser in Seattle that I am participating in with my Bank, The Funds are going to help find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis, we have been raising money over the past month and we will be walking 4 miles on Sunday… It should be an awesome day and it is for a great cause… if you would like to donate you can head to this site and donate at will http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR It really is for a great cause, The Bank is participating because a large majority of us are either directly related to someone with MS or know someone who has it. And that is all I have for now, hopefully I will be talking at you again sooon..


Random Completely Inappropriate Joke of the Blog:
So like how long before one of the siblings of that Indian girl with the two faces calls her four-eyes?? I wonder if they have DVD’s in Hell…