My transition from military to civilian life was difficult, and even after more than eight years, it still seems to be a work in progress. I was fortunate to have a job lined up and waiting for me when I separated from the Air Force; an old friend from my pre-enlistment college days was working as a teacher, and knowing that I was going to need a job while I went back to college, helped me to secure a position as an instructional assistant for special education. (more…)
Tag: GI Bill
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Aiming High in the Air Force: 2007: End of the Line
My final year in the Air Force–though I didn’t realize it would be at the time–started off slowly, but things would change soon enough.
Yet Another Exercise My supervisor retired at the end of 2006, so another sergeant in the office took over his position. She rarely ever went over to the warehouse, spending most of her time at her desk in our flight’s office. As a result, I was, effectively, on my own in continuing to run and organize the warehouse, while my supervisor focused on other duties.
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Slacker!
I’m falling behind on updates for this blog. I need to rededicate myself to this project, as well as to others. Mostly, though, it’s just because I’m so damned busy. Between working 30 hours per week at two jobs and taking a full-time courseload of 12 credits of upper-division history classes, I don’t have a whole lot of extra time left over for, well, anything, and most of what little free time I do have gets eaten up by playing video games. (Star Trek Online is, in fact, a key offender in that area.)
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-08
- Duct tape is like the Force: it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. #
- Letter of Eligibility from VA for new GI Bill (finally) arrived today! Need to take to school’s VA office to finish paperwork & get money #
- Got B’s in both of my classes. Expected, though I’d hoped for A’s. GPA dipped a bit from 3.33 to 3.31. Want to keep it high for xfer to CSUF #
- via @Tymethief A non-twittering friends take on NK: I know he took care of it but really, sending Clinton to pick up women in North Korea? #
- RT @GammaCounter Bookstore window t-shirt: “Don’t judge a book by its movie.” #
- Prices are going up all over… even the 99 cent store has raised their prices… everything’s 99.99 cents now #
- I made a spreadsheet listing every Star Trek story (films, tv, books, comics, games) in chrono order. Let me know if you want a copy. #
- Oh, that doesn’t bode well: RT @LATimes Paramount won’t screen ‘G.I. Joe’ for print or broadcast media critics http://bit.ly/So8B0 #
- Would get $11K/year with old GI Bill, will get $33.5K/year w/ Post-9/11 GI Bill. Vets check out GI Bill calculator: http://bit.ly/luYba #
- Drunk Pedro knocked on door, said I owed $135. Showed him cleared check. Math, alcohol don’t mix: friends don’t let friends derive drunk #
- Met w CSUF transfer counselor, planned out Fall schedule. Now off to deliver GI Bill paperwork to campus VA office… #
- WTF? Turned in paperwork to VA office, they tell me I prob won’t see any money till November. #
- Great news from IAVA for California veterans who want to use the GI Bill. http://bit.ly/S3Ivm #
- Explains the smoke during the game: Woman dead, daughter critical after house fire in Fullerton. http://tinyurl.com/ltrr5w (via @abc7) #
- It’s like the Hand of God: thought I was only getting 1 GI Bill check for summer; just got a 2nd (albeit smaller) one. I can pay my bills! #
- Bills paid, got some groceries, replaced the starter on my truck and it STILL won’t start. Neighbors think the new solenoid is defective… #
- Guy next door had his TV blasting so loud I thought there really was a riot building with sirens approaching before I looked outside #
- “Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.” Bertolt Brecht #
- Off to see GI Joe. I know everyone’s either loved or hated it… and knowing is half the battle; we’ll see where I fall in a few hours #
- I really liked GI Joe. Don’t be fooled by bad commercials – the suits are only on screen for 10 minutes and they’re not that bad #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-25
- Spent 5 hours working on an English paper with my group, but it’s done now. #
- Marvel Movie Marathon: watching Marvel Comics movies in chrono order. Blade & X-Men down; watching Blade II. Spider-Man & Daredevil up next #
- @gadgetdoll Having some trouble? #
- OK, we’ve got Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern… My vote goes for Willem Defoe as Sinestro! #
- Watched the first 5 movies in my Marvel Marathon, spanning 1998-2002; after midnight, calling it a night. Probably watch some more tomorrow #
- Figures. The college dropped phone registration this year, going web-only… and the server crashed from everyone trying to register at once #
- Need to head to school soon… supposed to have an in-class essay today or tomorrow, & a final on Thursday. Speech class ends next week. #
- @BrentSpiner I’d verify my account if it gave me the option. I’m the Harlander… There Can Be Only ONE! #
- @BrentSpiner how can you be sure Harlander isn’t my real name? #
- Four more days of English class… starting in 30 minutes. #
- Talked to VA rep on campus; got hold put on my acct so I don’t get dropped from fall classes before new GI Bill takes effect. W00t! #
- @wilw Hopefully that’s an indication of how small a percentage of hoax believers are in the population at large… #
- Had a very strange dream. In it, I was reading a book. It wasn’t even a very good one. #
- @COEDMagazine Never understood how one can “discover” place w/ pop in millions. It’s like putting a flag in my yard & claiming it for Spain in reply to COEDMagazine #
- Finished the 1st of 2 in-class essays. Get it back at 4. It’s basically the rough draft for the big essay due tomorrow #
- WTF? DHS thinks a strategy guide for a game about giant monsters is a threat to national security?! http://tinyurl.com/kraybk #
- Got an A on my in-class essay today. Got another on Thursday for the final, plus a persuasive speech for my Speech final next week… #
- WTF? Hit with overdraft fees on an acct that wasn’t, which caused it to become so, thus more fees… $175 in fees, my balance is now -$150 #
- Used coupon for $1 lunch at kfc. Can hear girl getting job interview. BS detector going off scale #
- English final today. Final essay finished, ready to turn in. Need to pick up a blue book before class though. #
- @BrentSpiner One more reason I should be like Brent. He’s got so many assistants. Guten Morgen, Ernst. #
- Finished my English final. Gonna get some lunch and prepare for speech class in 3 hours… That one doesn’t end until Wednesday. #
- Think I did well on English final but bombed my speech. I can do some extra credit but my grade’s still going to suffer #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-11
- RT @USATODAY Lawyer: Roger Clemens didn’t test positive in 2003 http://tinyurl.com/nq3d6n (Yeah, he tested Not Negative…) #
- Leftover mac&cheese w ground beef FTW. Can’t afford gas to visit family, so I’m staying home. Wish my comp would stop overheating & dying #
- Started locking my room ’cause landlord’s toddler figured out doorknob. Heard a knock, opened door & she’s standing there grinning & waving #
- Helped break the record for the world’s largest Zombies!!! game. One guy provided us with enough “remember him?” stories for years to come #
- @tymethief Looks like @BrentSpiner is starting a new Twitter novel LOL #
- Page updated: Games I Play http://jeffreysworld.net/172 #
- Great. The Twitter Friendly Links plugin for WordPress doesn’t seem to be working anymore (at least not on my site) #
- OK, Twitter Friendly Links seems to be working just fine for POSTS, but not for PAGES. Weird. #
- Crap. Final draft of my paper is due at 10:30 and it’s not finished. It’s 3:30 and I need to sleep, though. At least my speech is ready… #
- Didn’t get the paper finished. At all. I can turn in one late assignment for full credit in the class, and I guess this one will be it. #
- Pedro’s wife is blasting “Funkytown,” which is coming in loud and clear through the wall. So much for having some quiet to work on my paper #
- Got an A on my speech. Still nothing on my GI Bill check; rent was due NLT today. Pedro’s not happy, but nothing I can do until it arrives. #
- If SciFi Channel wanted to change their name they should’ve just gone with SFC instead of SyFy, which apparently is Polish slang for an STD #
- Turns out my English class was canceled yesterday anyhow, so it didn’t matter that I wasn’t there. #
- Watched Warehouse 13 after playing NES games on my Wii. Didn’t realize it was 3 hrs long; now it’s 1am and I still have homework to do. Ugh. #
- Off to school once more in a few minutes. The cosmetology dept was giving free haircuts yesterday, just when lil broke me needed one. W00t! #
- @Tymethief And now I’ve got that song from the Electric Company going through my head… (“1 2 3 4 5! 6 7 8 9 10! 11 12!”) Gee, thanks. 😛 in reply to Tymethief #
- @dannymcguffin @Tymethief Personally, I want to see how nuts Germany gets at 11:11:11 on 11/11/11 in reply to dannymcguffin #
- Thank God for the post-9/11 GI Bill RT @LATimes Cal State university system may raise student fees up to 20% more: http://bit.ly/13VmTw #
- Throat’s been hurting since last night. Hope it’s just allergies. #
- Took a 45 min nap in my truck. Feel slightly more human #
- Speech class in an hour. Finally got today’s speech memorized this morning #
- @brentspiner tweeps complaining about what you have to say? That’s the best part about following you! #
- Crap. So much for transferring. (via @abc7) Cal State to stop accepting almost all applications for Spring 2010 http://tinyurl.com/lhutq6 #
- OMG! FailWhale! Noooooo!!! #
- GI BIll check finally hit! Paid rent through Aug. Need to get groceries, pay phone bill, reregister truck, pay insurance–crap. broke again #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-04
- Saw Transformers 2. Not great, but not horrible. It is exactly what Bay is best at: paper-thin plot, hot chicks, & lots of kewl ‘splosions #
- DO WANT! RT @thinkgeek “What happens in the holodeck stays in the holodeck” tshirt, mens: http://cli.gs/QSu58t womens: http://cli.gs/ge8aTq #
- @NathanFillion You didn’t steal anything. You appropriated assets in lieu of additional monetary compensation for your services. #
- All right! I’ve got 8 hours of class starting in 3-1/2 hours and I didn’t get ANY sleep last night! #
- Aw crap. Just found out about paperwork I had to file last mo for GI Bill that’s gonna delay my check up to a mo. I need it for rent on Fri! #
- Despite operating only on 2 hours of sleep that I grabbed between 7&9am, I did OK at school today. Even got 100% on my speech this pm #
- Best thing about my Yoda lunch box: picnicing on the quad between classes every day #
- Have to give 2-3 min memorized speech from history or film. Think I’ll do Sisko’s log entry at the end of the DS9 ep For the Uniform #
- Whoops. Meant I’m going to do part of Sisko’s log from DS9’s In the Pale Moonlight. “Most damning of all… I think I can live with it.” #
- Wow. Gorgeous redhead in shorts laying on a blanket & reading a book across the quad. #
- It’s definitely a holiday weekend. Getting loaded down w homework by my professors #
- What? Can it be true? Do I actually have a date this weekend? Survey says “yes.” #
- “A girl who can tie a knot in the fiber which encircles the kernel of a nut is sure to be married.” Yep, that’s a vital skill all right #
- My life’s a soap opera. Friends dying in Iraq & car crashes. Brain tumors. Cancer. Psycho exes. Name a cliche and I’ve probably lived it. #
- RT @BadAstronomer WOOHOO! LRO first light images of the Moon! AWESOME pictures! http://tr.im/qEKL #
- HA! RT @mashable Reading: “64 percent Say Too Much Jackson Coverage”…the ad above the article is amusingly ironic: http://bit.ly/amvGb #
- @gadgetdoll One of my friends suggested we should call it As JeffreysWorld.net Turns LOL in reply to gadgetdoll #
- RT @def_leppard Free Def Leppard concert tickets for military personnel and veterans! See http://bit.ly/uHEGX for details. #
- @gimliaxewielder Both B & C: we’re watching Star Trek and I’m making dinner. in reply to gimliaxewielder #
- Can’t seem to get the dropdown menu for kingdom-con.com to work, but everything else is looking ok, at least. #
- @Quarksbartender that is is obviously one of the beer tap handles from Quark’s. Used to get Blood Draft & Romulan Ale from you all the time in reply to Quarksbartender #
- @wilw Please, we want to be all “HOLY CRAP!” Spill! #
- Upgrading my computer to Ubuntu 9.04 (I know, it came out 3 months ago). Need to do some laundry, grocery shopping, maybe wash my truck too. #
- majorly updated http://www.kingdom-con.com and am currently working on the forum skin. Will work on the dropdown menu CSS issue later #
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