Mike

So about me. I guess I can start where I live. Orange, CA. THE OC. No I dont drive a BMW and I am not rich (well money wise) I am just a normal working guy. Its wierd to live in Orange. I mean I lived here as a kid, and then moved to Long Beach and then Garden Grove and now back. At least I am close to work. I mean I tried out being a time traveller for awhile but I was unlicenced and that didnt really work out so I work full time at my other job, which I work at Disneyland. I know laugh all you want, but deep down inside EVERYONE wants to work at D-land. So I work in Outdoor Vending. We sell you all the snackfoods and useless souvenirs. Its kind of difficult at times. I like it though (although I wish I got payed more to put up with all the shit that I do) But that is where I met my Girlfriend. She works in attractions (surprised?! - not everyone who works for Disney is gay) she is number 1 on my friends list. Check her out if you want. Enlisted in the Marines in 1999, so that means I was in BEFORE it was cool, I was with 3d ANGLICO. Spent time in Iraq with the Marines as a liason to the 1st U.K. Div - 7th Armoured Brigade in 2003. ............................................ ...I was part of the invasion force. The first guys in.Participated in the Battle of Basra. Coalition Forces vs. the Medina Republican Gaurd and 51st mech Div. of Saddams Iraqi Army and the Fedayeen Militia before they lost their organization and were called insurgents. I have since gotten out of the Marines. I miss it alot some times and miss my M-249 S.A.W. So I joined the Army National Guard in '07 for a year to keep in step a little while longer. It was a change. That put me in with A Light Cavalry unit - but as an Infantryman, supposed to be a Scout, but trained as a Marine Artillery F.O. and only used CAS as a Forward Air Controller.....makes no sense, but makes me well rounded. On Oct 22, 2007 we were activated by the state of California to help in the effort to stop the fires in San Diego County. We were utilised in some of the the major SD disaster locations - first was the fire area of Ramona and San Bernardo, then Rincon near the Harrahs Casino and later on further south around Campos and Barrett Junction. Was somewhat into airsofting because it is a way to use what I had learned in the Marines/Army as a hobby, but damn can it be expensive but not nearly as much as building computers. Listen to Drum 'n' Bass and a bit of rock. Mostly what is played on our local SoCal stations like KROQ.Compare your rig. Old rig////// Intel Core2 Quad 9450/ Asus Silent Square CPU cooler/ 4 Gb Corsair 800 Ram / Sapphire Radion 3850 512mb / Abit IP-35E Mobo/ 650w Apivia PSU/ 3 HD totaling - 1Tb HD / Coolermaster Cosmos / LG 22" monitor/ Logitech G11 Keyboard/ Logitech Mx518 gaming Mouse//////////New rig/////// Intel Core i7 920/ Thermaltake spinQ CPU cooler/ 6 Gb Mushkin 1600 Ram/ EVGA Nvidia GTX 295/ Gigabyte X58-UD5 Mobo/ 850w BFG PSU/ 3 HD totaling - 1.25 Tb HD/ Coolermaster Cosmos / LG 22" monitor/ Logitech G11 Keyboard/ Logitech Mx518 gaming Mouse/