BBoy Bbux

The first group of Marines I worked with are gone. They were some really good people to work with and gave me a much better image of the Marine Corp. They will be missed. Somehow word got out that I had experience in the area of Break Dancing (properly known as bboying). As a result it was demanded of me that I put on a performance for the marines that were leaving. I obliged and below is the video. I pulled a muscle in my leg and one in my back during the making of the video. I will leave up to you to figure out what the look on my face at the end of the video means.

I have a new group of people to work with and to get to know. In general it is a challenge for me to be sociable. Being in Iraq doesn't help. I have my own room that I can just go hang out in all day without interacting with anyone. I really need to stretch myself in this area. I hope the new group of Marines will provide opportunities for me to do so.

The above pile of wood is my future half pipe. I have been slowly scrounging wood for a few months now. Last week I hit the jack pot and got just about all the wood I will need. All I need now is a few sheets of ply wood and I will be good to go. That and a new skateboard, being that I kinda sorta broke the first one. (Helium is not as strong as I thought it was).

People send out some random things in care packages. The item pictured above is no exception. It is a collapsible Pirates of the Caribbean container. It was sent to someone else, but they didn't want it, so I snatched it up. I knew I wanted it, I just didn't know why or what for. I finally got the idea to turn it into a laundry basket. It is both practical and highly decorative. I don't think I will turn my whole room in a Pirates theme, but it would be cool.

Four months to go. I like the sound of that.