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- December 5th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Hello guys
On the 17th, this blog will be offline for good. I have chosen not to renew this domain because of the security risk that it poses. If you require further explanation, you can always send me an email.…
- November 30th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
I can never leave
As many of you have already figured out, I came right back to my blog because… well… I just had so much emotionally invested in it. When I decided to give it up for good, it was like putti…
- November 28th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Lies my bf told me: “My Twin Brother”
Disclaimer: I can’t remember what possessed me to date him and I can’t even justify whatever it was that made me stay for so long, but the tall tales and the lies that he told because they were so…
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Boondock Saints II: All Saint’s Day review
Connor MacManus: Are you ready for this shit, my dear brother? Murphy MacManus: Let’s do some gratuitous violence! Of course I had to see it. Who doesn’t love Boondock Saints, the origina…
- November 27th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Lies my bf told me: “Do you like me?”
I can’t remember what possessed me to date him. I can’t even justify whatever it was that made me stay for so long, but in my quest for the silver lining I decided to chronicle the funnies…
- November 26th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Modern Warfare 2+
Ultra-Realistic Modern Warfare Game Features Awaiting Orders, Repairing Trucks Seriously, funniest Onion yet. I had to post it. Otherwise find me at loud noises!
- November 21st, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Adios
I’ve been feeling like Charlie Brown! Everything is too commercial! At least on this blog… It’s not to say that I don’t love this blog or the community that’s rallied aro…
- November 18th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Women in the Army
On Saturday night, I had one last huzzah! with the folks I’m training with – training ends on Thursday, and we ran out for one last bar hop. “Look around!” said Bill. “On…
- November 16th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Tattoo
I got a new tattoo as a happy birthday to myself. If you’re counting, this is tattoo number 3! It only took an hour and a half, which means that I’ve spent about eight hours getting inked.…
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Christmasing in Paris
I’ll be spending Christmas in Paris, Germany and Amsterdam with my sister. I’m excited, are you? Me in Switzerland - front left. I haven’t been back there since I visited my mother…
- November 14th, 2009
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Pardon the long absence
I’ve got some posts brewing, but I’m still in recovery (ie. Sleeping). Be back soon. If you like this, share it: Like this post? Leave something in the Tip Jar! ©…
- November 9th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Improved run
I think my knee is healing. I took two minutes off my run time, even though I haven’t worked on my run since I got here in early October. It must mean that things are healing down there in the o…
- November 8th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
It’s a party in the USA!
What possesses us to spend $4 for a small plastic cup of Long Island Ice tea? In the last few months, I’ve just wanted to dance. I’ve found a renewed love of clubbing – one that was…
- November 4th, 2009
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battledressu is celebrating her birthday today!
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Wordless Wed: Sex
“Sex should be friendly. Otherwise stick to mechanical toys; it’s more sanitary.” – Robert Heinlein If you like this, share it: Like this post? Leave so…
- November 2nd, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Words I hate to hear: “I love asians!”
Example: Asian Fetish Guy (AFG): I really love Asians. Me: Right. AFG: The foods great. Me: I don’t cook. AFG: Oh… so do you speak your language? Me: English? AFG: No, I mean the language…
- October 31st, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Sacrificing nothing at 23
On my last birthday, I was in a dreadful state of ennui. Why should this year be all that different? At 22 I had just gotten done with an Ex-husband who’s motivations for being with me included…
- October 30th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Standing and waiting
I get a lot of pain in my legs. My knees hurt, my ankles are completely destroyed by Army-issued boots (which will be replaced by better ones soon). Seriously, it’s the Army. I spend so much tim…
- October 28th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
I am not a master of disguise
“I knew you were Army,” he said agains the blaring music of the club. I looked at him puzzled. Tight jeans, form-fitting shirt, hair down and done. Nothing about me screamed “Army…
- October 27th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Not the infantry type
Let’s imagine, for one second, that I’m not precluded from being infantry by a lack of dangling genitalia. Even if I were a male, in good shape, I honestly don’t see me ever wanting…
- October 25th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Guile (AKG) … yup. Pretty sure he’s still alive.
Me and Guile, 4 weeks ago. Obviously still alive. I recieved a facebook message asking me if Guile was killed by a sniper in Iraq last week. Last I checked, I was talking to him on the phone and…
- October 22nd, 2009
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Just a peek into what I’m doing
This was one of the better days. That is all. If you like this, share it: Like this post? Leave something in the Tip Jar! © Katana for Tough Girl 101, 2009. | Permalink | No…
- October 21st, 2009
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What’s next Manhattan, KS? (Good news Brittney!)
I’ve been contemplating what the next step is. I had been waiting to go to this Army training after I graduated from College and it didn’t seem prudent to start a career in a span of 4 mon…
- October 20th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Personal Branding: Embarassingly Blatant
Tough Girl 101. When I tell real life friends that the name of my site is Tough Girl 101, it usually elicits a bit of a chortle, maybe a guffaw. It borders on too embarassing to say out loud… bu…
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TG on Fashion
It’s sweater season, and since I packed in such haste before I came to my Temporary Duty (TDY) I had forgotten almost everything in boxes. So in my civilian clothes, I’m definitely rocking…
- October 18th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
TG’s How To: Properly deal with break ups
If you’re not lucky enough to find the perfect guy on your first try and get married and live happily ever after… Good for you! Most of us aren’t so lucky. Most of us have good break…
- October 14th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Gone for awhile
I might be in and out for the rest of the week. Facebook me if you want to stay in touch, but getting a coherent blog post up just won’t be happening for a little while. Suffice to say that I…
- October 12th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Army girl seeks nice Civilian boy with trust fund…
Civilian girls will wet their knickers for a guy in uniform. Guys… well, they don’t go nuts for the Army girls. I mentioned that maybe I should try dating more civilian guys to shake up my…
- October 11th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Look at what I could have missed
If I didn’t live the life I lived – the one that sends me here and there, never letting me stay in one place for too long – I would have missed this view. What would the point of lif…
- October 10th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
No regrets.
[ ] Single [ ] Married [X] Divorced It’s been awhile since I was open about being divorced. I usually revert to just saying I’m “single”, it saves me th…
- October 5th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Brett
Even as isolated as Army Training is, the name Brett Favre still manages to leak into my consciousness. I’m no hard-core Football fan, but I’m so sick of drama in my personal life that my…
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Is it the holidays ALREADY?
I swear it was Christmas not so long ago. What happened? I thought a year felt longer than this. I swear I had to to save up… I can’t believe it snuck up on me again. There are always crea…
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The down side to singledom
As I have said, many times over, I am incredibly satisfied with being single. There’s nothing like freedom – If I choose to spend my money on me, and nothing else, I have no spouse or fian…
- October 4th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Agitation
A futile exercise can always be made worse by adding a dash of humidity and rain. If you like this, share it: Like this post? Leave something in the Tip Jar! © Katana for Toug…
- September 30th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Pearls before swine
I’m no fan of Carrie Bradshaw, but sometimes I wish I had the joy of fashion that she has. Weird ballerina skirts, knee-breaking high heals and back-wrenching corsettes were never my thing. I am…
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An Act of Diplomacy
As is often the case, near closing time of a bar, the desperate men trolling for a fun night start setting their sights on women who are not only uninterested, but clearly in a different league. A ver…
- September 29th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Lady friends are essential
Some of us have a hard time meeting other ladies. To be completely blunt about it, when a group of women get together, drama (Drah-mah!) always follows soon after. Jealousy, ugliness, hurt feelings, a…
- September 22nd, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
A California Girl
In California, the men are well-groomed with gorgeous tans and six-packs. The women are thin, fashionable, and there are at least three or four spas a stone’s throw from my house. I have many Hi…
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Moving on and growing up… kinda.
If it wasn’t for facebook, our little group would have probably fallen apart right now. We had a group of five friends, three Asians and two White boys, and the moment we graduated High School w…
- September 19th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Get in the red chair
The secret advertiser that’s been releasing the Red Chair Confessions has been revealed! It’s Talbots. Who knew? Here’s the newest reveal on the latest Confession. More proof that gr…
- September 17th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
I’m home
And by home, I mean California. Sure, I might post, but if you were cuddling with this dark, handsome quadruped… would you? I didn’t think so. I drove for 21 hours, slept 3 hours at a re…
- September 12th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
The Flag Overpass
On Friday, SEPT 11th I had to drive to through the boring state of Kansas. The two hour drive is in typical Kansas fashion – long, flat and boring. This is not a happenin’ state. Seriously…
- September 10th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
The more you know…
Disclosure: This post was sponsored via PayPerPost, though the opinions in it are my own. I usually tip toe around risquee topics here, but let’s all cut ot the chase. Almost everyone thinks th…
- September 9th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Meddle in politics
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule – and both commonly succeed, and are right. ~H.L. Mencken, 1956 I made the eg…
- September 6th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
An existential crisis: Not in a relationship
I had the mildest of meltdowns the other day. There’s been a lot of change in the last week. Uncle Sam handed me other obligations so no more Izeafest, no motorcycle, no big blogging road trip.…
- September 5th, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Confessions
Confession websites are all the rage. They’re incredibly cathartic, and when you air out your feelings on a totally open forum, with thousands of anonymous spectators you might feel some kind of…
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
Your time doesn’t belong to you
Through some strange twist of fate, the next six to seven months have been pulled out from under me. No road trip. No bike. No Izea fest for me. No more putting blogging as my main priority. It sucks.…
- September 3rd, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Tough Girl 101
The greatest lesson you will ever learn
Have you ever had a conversation with another woman who was so thoroughly unaware of their own sexuality that you just wanted to give them visual aids to save them from their own ignorance? Some peopl…
- September 2nd, 2009
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battledressu has posted a new entry on: Kat Argonza
Coffee-gasms
My morning beverage can make or break my entire day. Ever had that sweet, glass of orange juice that’s so ice cold that the condensation builds oh-so-alluringly. Or maybe there’s that swee…
