See who you're talking to... KHYBER!

[apacheizm23]

Oh man I have quite a few pictures from back then, I noticed my eyes seemed Pined and red in most of those pictues..Hmm I wonder what would of caused that. It would be a riot Strake to start a post on, before and now pictures...Oh gosh..the 80's yes they were a long ten yrs.

[ateknogod]

Aussie Pride

he really *IS* a roo farmer!!!!!!

[Valiena]

HA! While out for a few beers shortly before getting married (in South Carolina), a guy turns to me and says, "Didn't they tell you what it means when you accept a chicken from her father? It's not to late, as long as you still have the chicken!"

Ink

Good one!

The full story:
I get Activiated from the Army Reserves to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom in Feb 2003. At that time the war was coming but not yet here, and it was a *truth* Saddam Had WMDs in my mind. Was a little scary, but had a dead end job, and had dropped out of college. Spend 3 months in Virginia waiting to go overseas, destination unknown. War starts, and shock and awe happened all while I was in states. Think I will be home anytime, facts are scarce rumors are everywhere. Go home, to KC, for a 4 day pass then get called off to get on the plane and go Memorial day 2003.

Get to Kuwait. Step off the plane and the heat blasts you. Its like reaching in the oven for a pizza - all day long. When you went to sleep at night you sweated, and when you woke up in the morning a salt outline was on your cot - it looked like a chalk outline. My job was to refuel helicopters. But, they had KBR (haliburton) civilians there that did it instead. And got paid 70k for 6 months to do it.The contract they had stipulated only they would refuel on the flight line. I was out of a job. So for a while I just sat around and played DnD and got paid about $3,000 a month (in 2003 dollars!) to do it. Was not bad, had no bills, free food and free laundry. And let me tell you, I got fat. I went over at about 185 and came back at 215.

Dec 2003 come home from overseas service, fat, in a deadend job with no one to love. Depression came, I put off going back to work for 3 months while I played blackjack for money. I did well actually, it paid the bills. I would wake up at 5pm eat, goto the casinos get drunk and either win $500-$1000 or lose $200-$300. I would come home around 3am, sober up and go to sleep at 7am. It was both the funnest and saddest 3 months of my life. For some reason up to about 23 life was great, then after I came back home it was different. The time in the desert changed me, and changed how I saw things - days of introspection fueled by 125 degree heat and holding a machine gun will do that to you.

2004 and 2005 was pretty much the same, take 3 hours of school here, same dead end job here, live in an apartment, move back with mom, just a sad sack o poo, and still stayed fat. My best friend's girlfriend gave my pictures of her cousins to see if I wanted to marry one. I had always joked about just getting a mail order bride. Soon the chuckling would end. I got a decent factory job, and tossed the idea around. Then I started emailing her via her brother - he spoke english she did not.

I liked my job at this point, spring of 05. I did not dread going to work, plenty of cougars saw to that. I went to the gym, ate right. Some for motivation of going to Laos to see about getting married, some for me, some for them cougars. Emails kept coming and going. The plan was to goto Laos in Novemeber, when one of my friends and his girlfriend (The daughter of a serviceman and Thai women -she was fluent in both english and thai which is close to lao) were going to Bangkok, and my wife's uncle's wife! was also going to Laos to visit.


Man, I was motivated. I got in shape, my depression went away, I squirreled away money, the factory job was going well, I made straight A's at college. Got down to 175. The reasoning for getting a wife in this manner was starting to dissappear - I could get a good one here. But, the plan was in motion. I goto Thailand, and let me tell you, the stories are true. Spend 4 days there, then goto Laos. Its a 45 minute flight, that was pretty nerve wracking. I get off the plane, and at 5'10" I was a giant among men. I hit my head on everything they had there. My wife, friend's girl's mom is there, and wife's brother is there. The aunt, whom I knew from here says to me "She pretty huh? What you think? Want to get married?" After a few seconds though I said "Ok."

4 days later the picture above. I get home 10 days after and think about what I had done. I missed her, and put all my effort into being a "good man". Worked overtime, kept plugging away at school and played DDO instead of going out drinking. After alot of paper work and few hundred bucks she got here in June of 2006. 9 months later we had a kid. Fortunately, he looks like me.

Fast Forward to the present. Kid is 20 months old, wife still does not speak English well - I speak Lao. And after a hiatus of an year I am in the basement being a good man playing DDO instead of beer and gambling, earning my BS in Biology at 30 years old, letting Uncle Sam pay for it with my veterans benefits. More than you wanted to know I am sure, and if you made it this far I salute you.

[ateknogod]

mr kitty's powelevelers inc. his fees are steep, but his service is guaranteed.




teegra kitty's lowbie stormreach tours. much more affordable, but still worth it.




at the hawaiin grand canyon in 2007




at renfest in texas 2008

[Dymond]

OK Valiena I gotta ask.. in your post above you reference cougars a few times.. I thought maybe you worked for the forest service but you mentioned having a factory job soooo... By cougars are you refering to older ladies that like younger men?

[apacheizm23]

Hey Dazz very nice pictures! is that the Medieval festival? looks like it,,I was at one in Sarasota FL. nice time. I spent the most time at the wine testing stand.. Nice Kitty..

[Yajerman01]

The full story:
I get Activiated..... More than you wanted to know I am sure, and if you made it this far I salute you.

Good short story bro - I salute you for getting off your arse and doing something with yourself, making woman into a wife and mother, keeping yourself on the straight and narrow.

You've done good my man, you've done good. More then we wanted to know, but it puts you up there as a person, not a pixel!

cheers!~

[DivineCalling]

OK Valiena I gotta ask.. in your post above you reference cougars a few times.. I thought maybe you worked for the forest service but you mentioned having a factory job soooo... By cougars are you refering to older ladies that like younger men?

Phew I am sooo glad you asked.... and that no one has called me that yet

[ateknogod]

Hey Dazz very nice pictures! is that the Medieval festival? looks like it,,I was at one in Sarasota FL. nice time. I spent the most time at the wine testing stand.. Nice Kitty..

its the renaissance festival in texas. supposedly it is the biggest one in the country. we were gonna go a second time, but decided to just chill at home once i finally made it over there. somehow i dont think it would be much fun in the rain.

[tarnlightaxer]

ya kno im sad i had been waiting almost a week to play shroud n now no shroud.i need a hankie.any 4 those that have met me this is the ugly mug behind the furry cheeks lol. xaviornes{fig13/bar1/rog1-briteeye trapspringer rog6

[gillilandjoshua]

http://a201.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...c8870415a8.jpg

[babygirl]

http://a201.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...c8870415a8.jpg

I see you decided to put it up lol!

[lord_of_rage]

i will finally figure out how to post pics directly and post a few of the tat.

[Inkblack]

... I get off the plane, and at 5'10" I was a giant among men. I hit my head on everything they had there. ...

I've been there. I was sent to Japan to qualify some equipment back in 2000. I am 6'5" with blond hair. The grownups would stare, but the kids were even better. One was running through a bunch of people, stopped directly in front of me, looked up and up and up, then fell over backwards.

Another guy traveling with me took a video of me crossing the street. He had zoomed in, so that all you could see was my head. Then the light changes, the crossing music starts playing, and I start walking towards the camera. He pans back, and all you can see is black hair everywhere at about shoulder height on me. They still show that every now and then for a laugh here at work.

Good story btw, glad things are going great for you and your family.

Ink

PS - I did see one Japanese guy that was taller than me. He got stared at too, but not quite as much.

[gillilandjoshua]

http://a810.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...24ed857029.jpg

[tarnlightaxer]

anyone 4 a sled ride . gotta call 4 a big party-and a i.m. at same time lol

[Trapdoor]

me at a party.

me at the yarra river.

Me at work...


Not much to say about me really, but yeah, just an average bloke...

Vorpalsword 16 Fighter
Yamantaka 16 Rogue
Trapdoor 15 Rogue
Lazybones 8 Cleric
Timewarp Bard

[Verlock]

me at a party.

me at the yarra river.

Me at work...


Not much to say about me really, but yeah, just an average bloke...

Vorpalsword 16 Fighter
Yamantaka 16 Rogue
Trapdoor 15 Rogue
Lazybones 8 Cleric
Timewarp Bard

WOW! not what i was expecting. i figured you would of kinda looked like vorpalsword.

[nbhs275]

WOW! not what i was expecting. i figured you would of kinda looked like vorpalsword.

Gimped? Thats a horrible thing to say...

[Verlock]

gimped? Thats A Horrible Thing To Say...

Rofl