Author Archives: TheJessicaness

From Chicago to Pensacola

Posted on January 17, 2005 by TheJessicaness

I got anxiously in my dress blues, ready to finish this sign-out process and leave. I was able to get a duty driver to the post office. It cost me $50 to mail home 2 boxes and a suitcase. I … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, 2005!

Posted on January 4, 2005 by TheJessicaness

What a great new year. I got to welcome it drunk on Tiffany’s roof and watch firecrackers from Reunion Ranch. When we saw each other for the first time in 6 months, she jumped on me and knocked the water … Continue reading →

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My Third Funeral

Posted on December 28, 2004 by TheJessicaness

[My first funeral, at 8 years old, was for my step-siblings’ mom in Kentucky. My second funeral, at 14 years old, was for a senior classmate and fellow clarinetist in Texas.] I woke up at 8:21 and had to wait … Continue reading →

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I Survived Bootcamp

Posted on December 21, 2004 by TheJessicaness

I got to boot camp on July 19, as planned. I look forward to reading all the letters home to remember how it was [as I wrote in my bunk each night]. It’s been 3 more months in Chicago, and … Continue reading →

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Off Restriction

Posted on December 14, 2004 by TheJessicaness

I just got off restriction [a military time-out with reduced pay and freedoms; for underage drinking] at 2030 [8:30 pm], and it feels good to be free, but I’m feeling nervous about Thursday [Jan. 6]. I’ve got to sit there … Continue reading →

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