tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85538536214850766652024-03-12T19:24:55.690-07:00MotionA work in progressJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-60968135285741114372012-04-26T23:37:00.000-07:002012-04-26T23:37:05.346-07:00Next Stop: Adventure
About three years ago, my former Chief told me a few things about his experience in Afghanistan. He prepared for a rigorous trip packed w/ warfare and terror. What he hadn't counted on was a life-changing experience. He just hitched rides w/ various units, traveling across the land with his camera and documenting the beginning of the war in Afghanistan v2.0. The experience opened his eyes and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-19215838962041920082012-04-24T00:42:00.000-07:002012-04-24T00:52:44.532-07:00The Ensign and the Holiday Ensign
Yesterday was my first Sunday morning here on Oahu. I'll never forget it. The skies were a little cloudy w/ the occasional rain shower (which I'm quickly learning makes rainbows all over the place). But, as I crossed the bridge to Ford Island around 7:30, the sun lit up both the USS Arizona Memorial and USS Missouri. As awe inspiring as they are, they churn the pit of your stomach.
This Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0Waipio Point Access Rd, Waipahu, HI 96797, USA21.351260790104988 -157.9712104797363321.336472790104988 -157.99095147973634 21.366048790104987 -157.95146947973632tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-91215245800477504662012-04-21T12:34:00.001-07:002012-04-21T12:34:32.014-07:00The Vapors
At some point, probably in a daydream, I thought about a morning like this.
Started off with a short call home, followed by a workout, two-mile run and breakfast. Not just any breakfast, but one I cooked right here in my suite - egg sandwich w/ pepper jack cheese, avocado and pico de gallo. Then I topped it off w/ local Kona coffee and a dab of Vermont maple syrup, fresh local fruit and Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-61270897437512641422012-02-24T23:56:00.000-08:002012-02-24T23:56:52.443-08:00A Welcome ChangeAll things considered, and over the past insane year right through this past weekend and finally today - sans the Fat Burger of course...
Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-34034799978982164442011-02-02T06:07:00.000-08:002011-02-02T06:17:42.124-08:00You Can't Always Get What You Want...And you know the rest of the chorus to the song.
This is hardly the first time I've referenced these guys and possibly not the first time I've referenced this song. I guess the point is - I get it. I know what Jagger was thinking about when he wrote this little piece of genius. That's how life goes. We know what we want and we're heading toward it - that is until we realize we aren't getting itJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-4151381166974072422011-01-31T18:18:00.000-08:002011-01-31T18:18:54.362-08:00Racin' Jason: Life at Terminal VelocityI got that name as a kid. Racin' Jason my uncles and aunts would call me. And if you know anything about me, you know I still uphold that title. While it used to cripple me as a kid, I've learned to harness it as an adult and focus most of it toward my goals.
My boss told me a few months ago he needed me moving at 90 mph and I was only doing 65. Imagine that - Jason Tross not going fast enough.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-86735270180230390962011-01-13T12:29:00.001-08:002011-01-13T12:29:53.870-08:00Motivating Motivational StatementI was cruising around the interwebs looking for examples of successful motivational statements. Here's the best one I've found yet!
"I'm willing to play hurt and I like to blow things up. I like faster horses, older whiskey and younger women. I have a clean record when it comes to driving high performance cars in crappy conditions with little sleep. I know how to stick to my story when I Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-51236966067521313072011-01-01T18:35:00.000-08:002011-01-01T18:35:14.539-08:002010 - The SummaryTwenty-ten goes down as the best year of my life so far, slightly ahead of 2009 - which was the best year of my life exactly 365 days ago.
Of course that's really good news until you start thinking about the future. Scratch that. It gets a little scary when I think of today as the start of 2011. How am I going to make 2011 better than 2010?
It's not going to be easy - not that making 2010 a Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-2829365577245247162010-12-29T23:28:00.000-08:002010-12-29T23:28:44.292-08:00Pretty Much Sums Up My Ski SeasonAs you know by now (or should know), I'm deploying to Cuba in about two weeks - therefore effectively forfeiting my ski season as it begins. I'll probably get in a total of ten days for the 2010-11 season.
That being said, I couldn't have asked for better conditions than what I got during my five-day trip last week with Lance Rottger, Eric Yates, Rory Clements and Blake Henderson. There are a Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-62956797724979098042010-12-28T22:12:00.000-08:002010-12-28T22:12:04.714-08:00Seven Weeks and CountingIf you hadn't already heard or guessed, Lindsay is pregnant. Seven weeks to be exact and this is what our little "bean" looks like - a mix between an alien and a tadpole but much cuter in that fetal sort of way.
Much like our first time at this, I'll be away for the better portion of Lindsay's pregnancy. Luckily we've both experienced some form of this process while being apart. It's Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-12584810106424993292010-12-25T21:41:00.000-08:002010-12-25T21:41:08.889-08:00T-Minus 20 Days Till DeploymentIf you don't know already, I'm preparing for a six-month deployment to Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I report for duty January 15, 2011.
I've known about this for about six months now and have been making preparations accordingly. There are a lot of reasons to volunteer for this particular deployment and I could cover them for hours. If you really wanna know why I'm doing it - just give me aJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-72674200326900338212010-12-04T18:26:00.000-08:002010-12-04T18:26:19.169-08:00Series SweepI forgot to follow up about what happened after I blew the first game of what was my first round of playoffs.
I decided to practice - twice as hard.
The end result was a complete series sweep, having batted a thousand and put up numbers that far exceeded the requirements to win. I essentially did two entire semesters worth of college credit in a week. That's why you couldn't reach me.
Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-61319469801405807182010-11-15T17:31:00.000-08:002010-11-15T17:32:29.177-08:00"Talkin' Bout' Practice""Not the game..."
I guess that works for Allen Iverson. I wonder if he ditched practice time to catch up w/ friends and family. Probably not. He prolly just didn't feel like going.
"Hey Iverson, you've got one of the best jobs in the world and make an ass-ton of money. The least you can do is make practice dumb ass. Tell your mom you can't talk - and that goes for everyone else too. You have Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-31786234960913013852010-11-09T10:12:00.000-08:002010-11-09T10:12:08.888-08:00I Had No IdeaAbout two weeks into my most recent trip to Asia, flakes started flying around ski areas across the Northern Hemisphere. I, however, was too engulfed in shooting photos and doing Navy public affairs in Southeast Asia to notice.
I caught the occasional Facebook or Twitter update, but it never hit me really - until now.
Now that I'm home there's nothing here that even signifies the start of a Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-63313069132603658062010-11-01T01:50:00.000-07:002010-11-01T01:53:04.323-07:00UnwelcomeNo matter how much I love about Cambodia, most Cambodian people people will never feel the same about me or the majority of people from my culture. We are human and do very human things. The local Khmers here in Phnom Penh and the foreigner visitors who frequent this place are not exempt. Their (including me now) relationship of tourist vs. local is really just a Khmer and Western version of any Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-49560365052411791872010-10-31T18:03:00.000-07:002010-10-31T18:03:03.606-07:00Hillary and IWe're sharing a hotel and foreign country today. Pleasant surprise.
I'm very interested to learn about her experience at Angkor Wat yesterday vs. my visit last week. What did she think and what kind of affect has Cambodia truly had on her? How much does she know, or actually care, about Cambodia's history and culture. I'm definitely not making assumptions in any direction, but I'm just very Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-71934130968467175032010-10-30T08:02:00.000-07:002010-10-30T08:02:17.707-07:00Last NightThis is my last night in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. It's also likely my last assignment with the most incredible group of people I've ever worked with - in or out of the Navy. This is the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) group assigned to Commander Logistics Group Western Pacific in Singapore.
My first trip with this group was in Pattaya, Thailand last July. That essentially Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-25927547171666787822010-10-26T07:58:00.000-07:002010-10-26T07:58:29.632-07:00I Got Navy Photo of the Day!
Today was off to a borderline catastrophic start. Then I got photo of the day on www.navy.mil.
I've had this happen a few times - both photo of the day and having a shitty day. Until now, however, I never realized that as of right now and for the next 24 hours, my photo IS what's happening in the Navy right NOW. Everyone who hits that site (which is millions) are seeing my work.
Lastly, I Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-6958978723675001722010-10-26T07:57:00.000-07:002010-10-26T07:57:53.211-07:00I Got Navy Photo of the Day!Today was off to a borderline catastrophic start. Then I got photo of the day on www.navy.mil.I've had this happen a few times - both photo of the day and having a shitty day. Until now, however, I never realized that as of right now and for the next 24 hours, my photo IS what's happening in the Navy right NOW. Everyone who hits that site (which is millions) are seeing my work.Lastly, I almost Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-57120380798947051692010-10-26T06:03:00.000-07:002010-10-26T06:06:12.127-07:00Shoot Me DownStop right now!
Stop and think about how fortunate you are and how good your life is and all the things you're working toward. Then think about how fast all of it can and will change. You and I both are more than well-equipped to fuck all of it up. As a matter of fact, we are all but exclusively responsible for all the "getting screwed" that happens to us. I'll admit it.
All the analogies to Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-36193389362222025282010-10-24T02:19:00.000-07:002010-10-24T02:21:17.663-07:00In the Raw: Angkor Wat PhotosThese photos are as about as raw as they can be. I just didn't have time to edit - just wanted to get them out ASAP. The temple is currently undergoing a massive restoration after a couple Chinese and Korean companies attempted to restore it w/ sub-par materials. The result was almost immediate destruction as their cement alternatives turned acidic when it saw its first rain and there after. It'sJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-82628272620171979972010-10-23T19:07:00.000-07:002010-10-23T19:07:45.571-07:00Angkor WatI'm going through the 350 photos I shot in about four hours at the fabled Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia yesterday. The whole experience was intense - the travel was nearly as intense as the temple itself. Despite a healthy lack of sleep, a five-hour bus ride from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, short-fused recall and an all-night ride back - I did the entire trip on just over one day.
As I'm Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-32525663870776228512010-10-18T23:27:00.000-07:002010-10-18T23:33:45.727-07:00Good CompanyI spent last evening drinking it blue - even though I knew it was only gonna get worse by the morning. That didn't lessen my motivation. By the time I turned in last night (around 1 a.m.) the storm was barely breaking ashore. We also expected it to keep moving at about 15 kmh.
Apparently our gender-neutral storm likes it here and has come to all but a complete hault while having tracked about 50Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-9188617729737611252010-10-17T22:04:00.000-07:002010-10-17T22:04:45.541-07:00PukerMy boss while I'm out here on any of these trips, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Morley, is incredibly fit. He's far beyond the average 40-something, military member and/or exercise fanatic. He's a distance runner and overall fitness machine.
I'm definitely not - even though I not only want to be, but should be. I always think of how much better I felt when I was skiing 80+ days every year and hiking my Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553853621485076665.post-82836580393596780652010-10-17T21:48:00.000-07:002010-10-17T21:48:11.013-07:00Transexual Storm
Here she comes! Typhoon Megi, as she is to the rest of the world, is Typhoon Juan here in the Philippines. According to the international weather stations, the Philippine weather services rename every storm that comes into their Area of Responsibility (AOR). After two weeks here, I'm not surprised at all.
Have no fear here in Olongapo. Even though this beach resort is literally on the Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130186039558641685noreply@blogger.com0