Thoughts/prayers needed...

[tstone]

This is it, been studying for a couple months, now the time has come. Tuesday, April 9th, I reenlist. And because I've been sharing this journey with my listeners, they're conducting the ceremony on the air.

But that's not the biggie. April 9th, I go before the Non Commissioned Officer board. On that day, I will be promotable. Shortly after that, I will become a Sergeant.

But the board, even though I am ready, still is a big nerve wracking.

Prayers, vibes, etc greatly appreciated.

[Bark]

No problem. I'll send the good wishes. My advice, don't try to be "funny" and crack jokes in front of the board. :D

[neglet]

Good luck. You can prepare, and feel confident in your preparations, but proving it in front of others is still a challenge. I know you'll do well, though, and I'll keep good thoughts in mind for you.

[omicron]

Can we start calling you Sarge?

[tstone]

After I pin it on, sure.

:)

Thanks, all. Negs, you probably encounter something similar, going up for your belts, I'll wager...

[omicron]

I know better than to call you Sir, cause you'll work for a living :)

[tstone]

Damn right I do.

:D

[RedKarma]

Good thoughts & vibes for you, and best wishes too.

[Jakester]

I'll rub one out in your honor, Trey!

[kah]

Gross.

Good luck, T!

[Jakester]

Oh, you know that you thought that was kinda hot.

[kah]

Yeah. You know me so well. :Dunno:

[Jakester]

I thought you liked it when I got the job done to the way too few pictures I have of you... Plus, they're only leg or head-shots. For the head shots, I blew one of them up to life sized so that I have a nice target to aim for.

...Sorry for completely derailing your thread, Trey. Oh wait. No I'm not.

[Kaeos]

Good luck bro! I know nothing about the military so I'll leave it at that. Go gettem soldier!

[sickness]

This is it, been studying for a couple months, now the time has come. Tuesday, April 9th, I reenlist. And because I've been sharing this journey with my listeners, they're conducting the ceremony on the air.

But that's not the biggie. April 9th, I go before the Non Commissioned Officer board. On that day, I will be promotable. Shortly after that, I will become a Sergeant.

But the board, even though I am ready, still is a big nerve wracking.

Prayers, vibes, etc greatly appreciated.
Best of luck, T. I'm sending all the good energy your way that I can.

[sickness]

This is it, been studying for a couple months, now the time has come. Tuesday, April 9th, I reenlist. And because I've been sharing this journey with my listeners, they're conducting the ceremony on the air.

But that's not the biggie. April 9th, I go before the Non Commissioned Officer board. On that day, I will be promotable. Shortly after that, I will become a Sergeant.

But the board, even though I am ready, still is a big nerve wracking.

Prayers, vibes, etc greatly appreciated.
And, you know, he is pretty awesome. So maybe we can call him.... I don't know... Seargent Awesome or something like that. Hey, that's pretty good!

[UNCLEagent]

Best wishes, chum and you're gonna make for one helluva Sarge! Prost!!

[Bill_the_Pony]

O Heavenly Father, please promote tstone to the position of Sargeant, and also please let him whip that board's ass, collectively speaking. Then, I would like an all-expense paid trip to Europe so I can stay with my friend Christian in Zurich, and go see tstone in Germany, Angeline and SCRR in Ireland, and...ahh, yes, Metuzalem in Scotland. :eyebrow:

Oh Dear Lord, three things I pray.


:headscratch: I think that was three.

[Woodwraith]

Sargent Tstone has a nice ring to it. Good luck.

[Jakester]

Bill, you forgot the "In Jeeeezzzzzus' naime!"

[omicron]

Bill also forgot the fact that Metz is currently in Dubai or somewheres sandy and hot, not Scotland.

[Bill_the_Pony]

I have relatives in Texas. Maybe I'll pay YOU a visit. :Mwahaha:

[Bark]

Quit calling him Sarge, or you'll jinx him.

[tstone]

I rocked the board. Promotion imminent.

Thanks for the vibes sent my way.

:D

[Nostromo]

You're the one t! :) N

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/kingbdc11569/Sgt_Rock_revised10-19-2005.jpg

[Jakester]

Gratz, Sgt. Stone!

[Bill_the_Pony]

Can I stop praying now? My knees hurt. :mad:

[colmatrix]

Congrats on the review man! Hope and pray that you make Sergeant big guy...

[tstone]

Oh yeah, the board is the last hurdle. I WILL be Sergeant, very soon.

Bill, there are so many jokes you just handed to me. But naw...get up, buddy.

:D

[Kaeos]

I tried to pray for your sir.....dude. Sorry. Anyway I tried to pray for you but I got a cease and desist letter saying you'd be fine, and to knock it off already. :smirk:

[Bark]

Congrats buck sergeant! That's an E-5 now right?

[tstone]

E5, you are correct, sir.

[neglet]

Congrats, Trey.

Now I need the thoughts and prayers so that I don't walk into any more doors with my head before my 2nd Dan testing tomorrow night.:poke:

[Jakester]

Just say you were sparring with a 4th Dan...They'll understand. They may point and laugh, but they'll understand. :D

[tstone]

You got 'em, Negs.

:)

[Trazalca]

Sgt. Stone... that just sounds too cool. I smell a franchise just from the name alone.
CONGRATZ! :D

[Kaeos]

Negs, I am thoroughly confused on exactly what a
Dan test is, but most certainly my friend, you have my thoughts and any prayers I may utter. :D

[Trazalca]

I keep wanting to figure out what a Dan test is myself, but the only answers
that come to mind wind up being delinquently juvenile and stupid.

That said, if you poke a guy, and he doesn't respond, well, that MUST be Dan.

:poke:

[neglet]

It's pronounced "Don" and it means "belt degree." So tonight I'm testing for my second degree black belt.

And although we call it a testing, it's really an "extravaganza" for the public. The "testing" part was review board a couple months ago. Tonight we demonstrate forms, perform takedowns on each other, break boards and concrete, perform skits, and I also get to demonstrate sparring. We've been rehearsing for two months and at the end tonight we get our new belt!

It'll be a couple weeks until I get the video, but I'll be sure to post our skit because it is AWESOME. And complete proof I am a nerd.

[omicron]

Like we need proof.....

[Kaeos]

Wait....Neglet missed a typo in her own post??!? *looks up for the 4 horsemen*


:ohwell:


:eyebrow:


:D

[Trazalca]

It's pronounced "Don" and it means "belt degree." So tonight I'm testing for my second degree black belt.

And although we call it a testing, it's really an "extravaganza" for the public. The "testing" part was review board a couple months ago. Tonight we demonstrate forms, perform takedowns on each other, break boards and concrete, perform skits, and I also get to demonstrate sparring. We've been rehearsing for two months and at the end tonight we get our new belt!

It'll be a couple weeks until I get the video, but I'll be sure to post our skit because it is AWESOME. And complete proof I am a nerd.

Okay Negs, now you have me concerned. Those two highlighted lines do not make sense. Are you so excited by this that you've suddenly lost grammatical focus?
For the first line, didn't you mean "was reviewed by the board a couple of months ago"? For the second, didn't you mean "and at the end, by tonight, we get our new belts (<plural)"? How is it that WE can achieve a singular BELT? Is this via shared sparring? You take turns chopping and kicking with a fight partner? That's a new level of martial arts for me. Not unheard of, but, whatever.

Here's to you kicking butt and achieving KARATE greatness! :D

[neglet]

OMG! I forgot an "s"!! Alert the authorities!

And the testing part is called "review board," and it happened a couple of months ago, so there's nothing wrong in that sentence.

I survived the show with only a giant bruise on my middle finger, sustained when one of the cement slabs I broke hit my poor piggy. But now my belt has two stripes, so you might want to think twice about giving me crap. :D

[tstone]

Ah, but I now have stripes of my own. Three of them.

:p

[neglet]

Well, we are both awesome and no one should mess with us. :D

[tstone]

Indeed so. Something tells me we'd be a formidable combined force. Though Jakester might get jealous...

:smirk:

[Jakester]

Nah, not jealous. Even if you both teamed up, I know you'd still both want me; although since Negs is married, and you're all military, I think the don't ask, don't tell policy applies, so it'll just be our little secret, and all of the public denials just mean that you're trying to mask your true feelings.

I know the score.

[omicron]

I wouldn't mess with T. I make a point never to mess with people who can carry weapons for a living and can call in artillery support. :)

[kah]

Well, I don't have any feelings, true or otherwise.

[Jakester]

And that is why we should bang.

[kah]

Very true.

If you don't mind sloppy-sock-seconds.

[rappites]

We are talking about Jakey Poo here. He does not mind.

[Trazalca]

OMG! I forgot an "s"!! Alert the authorities!

And the testing part is called "review board," and it happened a couple of months ago, so there's nothing wrong in that sentence.

I survived the show with only a giant bruise on my middle finger, sustained when one of the cement slabs I broke/hit my poor piggy. But now my belt has two stripes, so you might want to think twice about giving me crap. :D

:p

Not giving you crap. I just, well, sometimes get obsessive-compulsive in a grammatical MONK kind of way. The picture frame was slightly off-kilter, and I...JUST...HAD...TO...FIX IT!!! :Mwahaha:

[neglet]

Traz, you seem to have a problem interpreting subordinate clauses.

I hurt my finger.
When did I hurt my finger?
I hurt my finger during my cement break.
What hit my finger?
I hurt my finger when one of the cement slabs I broke hit my finger. See, I broke it with my palm, and then gravity dropped it on my finger. Ouch. I still can't make a proper fist.

[RedKarma]

Heal up soon, negs.

[Trazalca]

Traz, you seem to have a problem interpreting subordinate clauses.

I hurt my finger.
When did I hurt my finger?
I hurt my finger during my cement break.
What hit my finger?
I hurt my finger when one of the cement slabs I broke hit my finger. See, I broke it with my palm, and then gravity dropped it on my finger. Ouch. I still can't make a proper fist.

<Places picture frame back to previous position. Limps away....>

[tstone]

Dude, she warned you about that second stripe.

But still, it did give you a bit of a thrill, yeah?

:popcorn:

:eyebrow:

:D

[Trazalca]

Oh. Am I that transparent?

[Jakester]

ghostly.