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Derek

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me


I'm German and Irish. I just graduated from the fire academy and am looking for a job as a fire fighter (although it's kind of on hold). I am in the army again. I got called up off of inactive reserve. Looks like I'll be here until 2008. I consider myself shy most of the time and occasionally I can talk to anyone I want (stranger or not). I like shirts with funny sayings on them (like "no experience necessary" or "third base coach") and am very materialistic. I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I usually know exactly what I want. I love motorcycles and trucks, but don't have my truck to work on anymore. So now it's just motorcycles. If that's not enough e-mail me and I'll tell you more.

My Interests

I love customized trucks and motorcycles!!! Also have to have music. It keeps me sane.

I'd like to meet:

I have absolutely no idea who my dream girl is (I’ve come to realize I can’t have Jessica Simpson).

Music:

Love alternative rock. It uhh..... rocks!!!

Godsmack, Greenday, Nirvana, Puddle of Mudd, etc. etc. etc. It's all good music.

Movies:

Super Troopers and The Boondock Saints are the best movies ever!!!

Television:

Prison Break, 24, and The Shield

Books:

The FairTax Book Fair Tax: The Truth

Heroes:

All those that serve in the military.

My Blog

surgery

i went and got lasik surgery done last thursday.  it was something that i wanted to do last time i got back from iraq, but i ended up buying a motorcycle instead.  so this time since i had t...
Posted by Derek on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:38:00 PST

i hate saying goodbye

it's one of the worst things that you have to do.  and here i am having to say my goodbyes again.  i like when i can just tell someone "see you later" and mean it.  a lot of the friends...
Posted by Derek on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:27:00 PST

long but interesting

i read this article online at http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/Advice/IsHuckabee sFairTaxReallyFair.aspx that i wanted to comment on.  a little while back i posted a blog about a book th...
Posted by Derek on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:03:00 PST

great news!!!

i found out yesterday that our replacements are in kuwait!!!  that means not much longer and i'll be headed home.  we should be out of iraq no later than feb. 29th!!!  hopefully we won'...
Posted by Derek on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:37:00 PST

it’s getting close to that time

hey everyone.  it's getting close to the time where i'm going to leave here.  i just wanted to let everyone know that if you were planning on sending me something you should probably do it n...
Posted by Derek on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:45:00 PST

have i ever said that i hate iraq???

i wanted to write a blog about this a little while back, but i never got to because of what i'm going to write about in the second part of this blog (i know....another long one). first thing, i was so...
Posted by Derek on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:59:00 PST

qatar trip

hey!!!  i told everyone that i'd post some pics along with what i did while i was down there so here it is!!!  the pictures are in the ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-c...
Posted by Derek on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:56:00 PST

things i hate about iraq

- i'm not home with friends and family - outgoing artillery at 3 in the morning that shakes your bed - incoming mortars (fortunately this base doesn't get them as much as the one last time i was here)...
Posted by Derek on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:57:00 PST

very humorous....a must read

this is the e-mail i got: ..> Subject: No Subject Body: nice white tiger back ground you fucking faggot! why not ride a rainbow colored bike since you ride like a queer anyways! ..>   i don...
Posted by Derek on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:25:00 PST

worst trip....EVER

my trip home had to be one of the worst i have ever taken.  i'm glad i'm home, but i could have done without all the crap in the middle.  here goes: day 1i was supposed to leave camp taji fo...
Posted by Derek on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:21:00 PST