A/N: The final four years in the life of an NCIS agent, as told through a selection of some of her "tweets" posted on Twitter©.
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2003
GITMO, here I come. Hawaii would have been so much nicer, but of course the
gov't wouldn't hold suspected terrorists *there*. :-P
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Had a look at the Navy website for GITMO. They make it sound like a resort. Not
sure how much horsebackriding I'll get around to. Navy PR!
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Going to have to convince Luddite senior members of the family to get email. I
heard snail mail out of GITMO really is at a snail's pace.
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So... any last words of advice any of you former Camp Delta NCIS nterrogators
can offer me before I hop on the plane for Cuba?
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New tenant has the keys. Stuff is in storage. Everything I need for the length of
my assignment is packed. Is it too late to say NO?
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Reached Cuba safely. Met some personnel on base. Got a quick tour and was
shown utilitarian living quarters complete with lumpy mattress.
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Club on base called 'El Floridita'. If they can mix a half-decent Cosmo, I may have to
check it out some time
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Woke up this morning to find some of the local wildlife sitting quietly in my room.
Apparently iguanas like to wander inside down here.
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Paula Cassidy's latest rule: When in GITMO, keep your door shut!
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Gotta love the majorly relaxed dress-code here. Just saw one of the FBI interpreters
walk by in shorts and sandals.
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Will be briefed on my first interrogation Monday. Sandals & Shorts FBI Guy will sit in
with me. #NCIS & FBI cooperation! Amazing!
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Spending my first Sunday here writing letters to Luddite senior family members.
They'll get 'em in about 4 weeks. GITMO = slowmail. #ncis
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1st day on the job. I'll be dealing with a lot of the new, younger detainees. They
apparently respond better to female interrogators. #ncis
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#littleknownfactaboutme I was born in Toronto. But my parents are American, so no,
I'm not actually a Canadian citizen. #ncis
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Lumpy mattress has made for some sleepless nights. Reminds me of my years at
Georgetown during the Kyle Boone rampage. *shudder* #ncis
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Paula Cassidy's latest rule: Never assume anything based solely on appearances.
(I know; sounds like a no-brainer, doesn't it?) #ncis
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Latest rule explained: Asked Shorts&Sandals FBI interpreter why he wasn't praying
during 5x Islam prescribes. Answer: I'm Presbyterian. :-P
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Shorts&Sandals FBI did laugh it off, though. Says he gets that a lot. He learned his
Arabic at the DLIFLC. #ncis
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So, that's another #lessonlearned down here at GITMO. Just 'cause they speak Arabic
doesn't mean they carry a Koran. #ncis
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It's Friday night. What's a girl to do at GITMO? Dancing at El Floridita or review
interrogation notes. Choices, choices! #ncis
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At El Floridita, Jimmie the Bartender's classic movie knowledge is unsurpassed. Another
point in his favor: he makes a great Cosmo! #ncis
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#alliwant is a day without iguanas creeping around, men who don't insist on dancing
while drunk, and detainees who cooperate for once. #ncis
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I think I'll shoot the next guy who says he was picked up and brought here
"by mistake" #ncis
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On second thought, if I do that, I'll face an investigation back at #NCIS HQ, and mar
a nearly spotless 6-year career. But it is tempting.
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Poor pick-up line? Someone told me I resemble the female astronaut in the movie
'Armageddon'. I don't see the resemblance. #ncis.
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They gave our latest detainee a laxative. He's probably still full of %!&, anyway. #NCIS
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Lost my apt. key & got a new one cut. Not really worried; nothing of value here to
steal, though toilet paper is a hot commodity :-P #ncis
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#NoYouCant move to minimum security. At least not until you tell us all you know about
your leaders' plots to harm innocent people. #NCIS
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The next Navy brat who thinks it's funny to *over-emphasize* the "a-s-s" in my
surname is going to get his arm broken! #ncis
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Ever get that creepy feeling like someone's invaded your space while you were gone?
Nothing's missing, but still... *shudder* #ncis
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Writing fast to finish letters to Luddite family members. A colleague's off to the 'States
*tommorrow* & will mail them for me there. #ncis
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That's weird. All my interrogations have been canceled & my transcripts have been
pulled. Scuttlebutt says #NCIS HQ is sending people down.
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PO'd! Majorly! Team comes down from HQ on a Navy Gulfstream and treats me like
some criminal. S. is dead, and I'm a suspect? WTH? #ncis
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Not to mention being ogled by horny Agent D. Blew any chance when his ba$tard
boss made him search my apartment. Indignation! #NCIS
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Agent Ba$tard's one redeeming quality? He caught Kyle Boone. Not gonna let on I
know that fact. Don't wanna seem like a suck-up. #ncis
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Did I mention my letters never got mailed? Got some pathetically cryptic reply when
I asked what happened to S. 'Hard objects' Huh? #ncis
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Can't even begin to describe the recent, crazy whirlwind of activity at GITMO over
the past 24 hours. #ncis
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Can't be too specific; mostly involves smuggled emeralds, firing my Sig, averting an
assassination plot and a ride on a Gulfstream. #ncis
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Result of short trip to #NCIS HQ in DC: Dir. Morrow was kind enough not to fire me;
a movie night w. D.; I'm back at GITMO by Monday.
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Been back at GITMO for just over 24 hours and I'm feeling jet-lagged. Luxury
Gulfstream vs. cargo plane canvas seats? No contest! #ncis
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Paula Cassidy's latest rule: Don't shoot suspects unless absolutely necessary.
The paperwork is ridiculous! Tackling might be better. #ncis
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Paula Cassidy's latest rule: Don't lose your key EVER AGAIN. If you *do* lose your
key, change the friggin' lock, too! #ncis
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Latest rule explained: my lost key was probably used to gain access to my apt. &
laptop, along with my personal dressing table items. #ncis
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Asked SA Todd's opinion of SA DiNozzo. Her reply via email: 'Truly pathetic'. Damn.
Not like long-distance relationships work, anyway. #ncis
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2004
And now I'm being solicited for free CSI DVDs. Got creeped out one time where
one of the victims could have been my twin - 'Toe Tags'. #ncis
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So the latest tropical storm has been named 'Paula'. I await the stupid namesake
jokes. Be safe, neighbor Honduras! #ncis
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Hurricane Paula's strength has diminished, as have bad jokes about my name. I
don't wanna hear the word 'blow' again for a long time. #ncis
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Buckeyes are trending... Wonder if SA DiNozzo is aware. #ncis
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Being solicited for CSI DVDs *yet again*. Have officially stopped counting the number
of times Twitterbots can be dyslexic. #ncis
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Video-conferenced w... #NCIS HQ today. Shared intel w. Ba$tard - I mean Gibbs - &
Dir. Morrow & SA Snyder. Every little bit helps, right?
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OK, why is a *hotel* in Australia following me? #unfollowmeif you're a spambot,
soliciting for a business, or a pervert. #ncis
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Word out of #NCIS HQ is something big went down in Autopsy. Something about an
intruder taking the M.E. and SA Todd hostage?
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I'm hearing now that the M.E.'s assistant & Agent Ba$tard were both shot in #NCIS
HQ's Autopsy and the interloper is still at large. Crazy!
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Sure, he's a trial to deal with, but I do hope SA Gibbs is OK after taking a bullet like
that. Ditto the M.E.'s assistant, G. Jackson. #ncis
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Sent SA Todd a quick email. Hope she's also okay after that nightmare of an
experience. Also hope they find the shooter quickly. #ncis
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Happy to hear serial killer Kyle Boone just exhausted his last appeal w/Supreme Court. Gave
me nightmares back in '95 when he was free #ncis
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Was supposed to video-conference w. Kate Todd today. She never showed, but
Gibbs did. Been on stand-by ever since. Kinda worried. #ncis
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caught a quick glimpse of Tony when he walked into MTAC today. SA Gibbs seemed
especially grumpy at the time. #ncis
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Now I know Gibbs was in a foul mood because Kate was abducted by some terrorists.
Glad they're all okay, though! #ncis
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We never have a dull moment, do we? My GITMO stint's almost up. Scuttlebutt confirmed:
I'm to be #NCIS AA on the USS Kennedy.
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I've been exchanging emails with SA Stan Burley re: tips on coping as Agent Afloat.
Thanks, Stan. We'll do drinks when I get into D.C. #ncis
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Tying up loose ends at GITMO; filing paperwork and other tedious, mind-numbing duties.
2 week vacation, then the USS Kennedy beckons. #ncis
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I'm wondering if I should look up Agent DiNozzo when I get back to DC from GITMO. I
could be at sea for a while on the USS Kennedy...
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I'm thankful to be back on continental United States
after a 'foreign' assignment at GITMO. #ncis
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Is also thankful part of my 2 week vacation is being spent seeing (Luddite) family
members. Dinner was great, mom! Back to DC in a few #ncis
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Why do hotels. always follow me? Um, I'm going to be on a carrier for the foreseeable
future. #unfollowmeif you're not a person #ncis
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Last night in DC before 'shipping off'. Life is never dull as an #NCIS agent. Life is also
too short, so I'm going dancing tonight!
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Think I've finally acquired my 'sea-legs'; that and bruised legs. Knee-knockers suck!
My shins are an interesting shade of black&blue. #ncis
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Why must carriers be so confusing? I must have gotten lost a dozen times already
even after getting pointers from SA Stan Burley. Grr. #ncis
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It's a very good thing I'm not claustrophobic. People who have major problems with
confined spaces would have jumped overboard by now! #ncis
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Thnx to Stan I knew to be wary of Safety Officers. Didn't quite prepare me for a certain
Cmndr. who makes an art out of making enemies #ncis
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So, I'm out at sea on the Kennedy with 5000 men, and no e-mails from SA Tony
DiNozzo... Oh, well. We'd drive each other crazy, anyway. #NCIS
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Some poor li'l Ensign issued a verbal threat to Cmdr. Pain-in-the-A$$, which is a no-no
in the Navy. Didn't report him for it, though. #NCIS
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...and why do I have that unhealthy sensation that *not* filing that report on poor
li'l Ensign will come back to bite me in the a$$? #NCIS
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Contraband, fights, & disciplinary issues. Such is the life of an Agent Afloat, among
other things. I almost miss Guantanamo. Almost. #NCIS
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Paula Cassidy's latest rule: Don't marry a Safety Officer. Commander Pain-in-the-A$$
is the exemplar in this category of non-options. #NCIS
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So we're heading back to Norfolk. Cmndr. Pain-in-the-a$$ is very ill & needs a heart
valve replaced. Didn't know he even had a heart. #NCIS
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Shocker of the day: Cmndr. Pain-in-the-A$$ died early this morning at Bethesda.
Scuttlebutt says he... blew up... in his hospital bed. #NCIS
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Cmndr. Pain-in-the-a$$'s death of course brought SA Ba$tard's team to the USS
Kennedy. Agent DiNozzo still knows how to play the game. #NCIS
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I had another unhappy run-in with SA Ba$tard back the Navy Yard. I *knew* not filing
that stupid report would come back to haunt me. #NCIS
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So, while I sit here tonight stewing in my righteous indignation & ignoring DiNozzo's
calls, poor Li'l Ensign lies dead in the #NCIS morgue.
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Just sent an email to Kate letting her know she's got my support. Suicide-by-cop
incident w. Li'l Ensign is bound to be difficult. #NCIS
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New Safety Officer has thus far not seriously ruffled any feathers, making him only a
Slight Pain-in-the-A$$. He's a Non-smoker, too. #NCIS
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It would kinda suck to have your birthday from like yesterday onwards, wouldn't it?
You'd probably get 1 present for that & Christmas. #ncis
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T'was the night before Christmas and all through the carrier, not an aircraft was stirring,
not even a Harrier. Merry Christmas, all! #NCIS
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Yes, I think being on an aircraft carrier has got to be one of the more unique places to
be for #Christmas. Wonder how Santa gets in? #ncis
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Second Boxing Day in a row that I'm not shopping. (You see, prospects are bleak at the
GITMO Exchange and on a US aircraft carrier...) #NCIS
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2005
1 pro about being on a cramped carrier in the middle of the ocean: no shoveling snow!
Ha-ha! I'll take bruised shins over cold anyday. #NCIS
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Wow. I just realized that Valentines' Day came and went without even me even noticing.
Guess being on a carrier is just that romantic. #NCIS
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#iwasthekid who played peacemaker on the playground in school and now gets to carry a
gun to make sure grownups behave themselves too. #NCIS
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#imsinglebecause even on a ship with 5000 men, I don't want to make the same mistake
I made the last time I was with someone... Tony...#NCIS
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Scuttlebutt's saying there was some kind of bio-attack at HQ. DiNozzo opened some letter
or something; details are scant at this time. #NCIS
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Finally getting the full story: DiNozzo was quarantined w. Todd over fears of Y. Pestis aka the
Plague; thankfully, they're on the mend #NCIS
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Good news is that DiNozzo's going to be just fine after his bout with the Plague; Todd never
had it, & no further bio threats present. #NCIS
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It's tough to be at sea for days like Mother's Day. Mom's not as much of a Luddite as other
family members; sent her an email greeting #NCIS
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#ifyoumarryme you need to be aware that I sleep with my *own* brand of protection: A
loaded gun. Yes, I've been known to shoot people. #NCIS
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Yes! Home port in 6 days, finishing up my Agent Afloat duties. Norfolk, here I come. Not sure
what follows yet, but I should know soon #NCIS
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Countdown: Home port in 5 days - barring an international incident, of course. And SA DiNozzo
wants to take me out when I get into DC. #NCIS
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Countdown: Norfolk in 4 days. It'll be so good to be on dry land! I've really had enough of
knee-knockers and these cramped quarters. #NCIS
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Countdown: Norfolk in one day. Can't wait to be back in my own apartment again. And solid
ground... I've had enough of the sea for now #NCIS
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LAST NIGHT aboard the Kennedy. TOMORROW: Dry land! Aside from *one* unpleasant incident
w. Ba$tard, it's been a fairly good ride. #NCIS
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We've been placed on high alert & confined to the ship due to some as-yet unspecified threat as
we neared port. Feeling kinda worried. #NCIS
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Getting reports about a possible attack & a shoot-out going down at the docks? So frustrating
not knowing what the H*ll is happening! #NCIS
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Getting news that several people are dead including an #NCIS agent. Now I'm really worried.
Can't reach DiNozzo, or anyone from Gibbs' team.
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I have no words... shock... total and absolute shock now. Finally allowed off the Kennedy only
to hear that Kate Todd has been killed. #NCIS
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The #NCIS Most Wanted list has just been updated overnight: Ari Haswari. We've lost a great
agent. RIP, Caitlin Todd; we'll get this bastard
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Rattled. I think that is how all of #NCIS has been feeling this past week. A brazen sniper attack
on Abby's lab by Ari Haswari; no injuries.
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Gibbs got Ari! Word is the scumbag murderer was waiting to shoot Gibbs in his basement, but
Gibbs got him first. Revenge is sweet! #NCIS
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They'll be burying SA Kate Todd with full honors in her homestate of Indiana. I won't be there,
but I will be at the #NCIS memorial for her.
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Kate's also being honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian honor
this country bestows. R.I.P., SA Todd. #NCIS
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Sending off condolences to the Todd family. Don't want to know what kinda grief they're
going through. I hope my family never has to. #NCIS
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After cooling my heels, I'm told to report to #NCIS HQ tomorrow for a weeks' T.A.D. with
Gibbs' team. Great. I can smell the fun already. :P
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First day w. Gibbs wasn't the best day I've ever had as an #NCIS agent. Two words:
Kyle Boone. I think that's all that needs to be said.
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Not so bad being around DiNozzo, though. I can tell he's still (well, they all are) pretty
cut up about Kate. Bad month for everyone. #NCIS
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Can't tell you how scary it was in DC when Boone was on the loose in the 90s. They
execute him in the chair in 48 hrs. Deserves worse. #NCIS
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Palpable sense of evil being on the Boone family farm where we were searching for
more evidence. Can't reveal details, but.. *shudder* #NCIS
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Gibbs isn't my favorite person in the world since he walks all over you rough-shod,
but he's the guy who got Boone in the first place. #NCIS
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I'll never actually *tell* Gibbs this, but I owe him for the 1st decent night of sleep I
got when I was at college (when he got Boone) #NCIS
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So Gibbs transferred The Monster a.k.a. Dead Man Walking a.k.a. Kyle Boone to #NCIS
HQ tonight, which I thought was a pretty pointless move.
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Trying not to let memories of what Boone did to his victims invade my sleep tonight, or
to think about how grouchy Gibbs is right now. #NCIS
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1st of all i wanna let everyone know i'm ok. i'm a bit banged-up & typing one-handed,
but fine. i'll try to update a little later, ok? #NCIS
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thanks for all the messages of concern for my welfare. yes, i was abducted yesterday
by a crazy killer, & yes i did kill him & escape. #NCIS
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wonderful to wake up to a world where Kyle Boone no longer exists. to echo SA Gibbs'
parting words to the psycho killer: "Enjoy H*ll." #NCIS
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In spite of recent events and all the risks and dangers involved, I can honestly say
that I am already working at #mydreamjob. Thanks, #NCIS
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Was summoned to #NCIS Dir Shepard's office today. After inquiring about my health
(I'm fine) she offered me MY OWN TEAM! Said yes, of course
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A little melancholic on Father's Day as mine is deceased, but on a lighter note, I meet
my new team tomorrow at our new Pentagon digs. #NCIS
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1st week at my new position. and w. team was great! Working #NCIS counter-terrorism
is challenging, but someone's got to do it
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2006
Good God, I haven't been here in ages. The new Pentagon digs & new team have been
keeping me on my toes. I'm loving it, but it is busy #NCIS
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Working The Hotline on weekends is such a drag, but I suppose someone's got to do it.
Okay, it does have its amusing moments at times. #NCIS
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Hall & Nelson & I killed ourselves laughing at the guy who called in to report his dog.
Apparently the terrier's a Taliban sympathizer #NCIS
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Anthony_DiNozzo ;-) How's life? I heard you guys did some nice work at Quantico with
the kid with the suicide vest.
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There's a reason Jim Nelson can't stop grinning like an idiot today. He 'popped the question'
last night, & his girlfriend said "yes". #NCIS
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Anthony_DiNozzo Honestly, Tony... who gets the *plague* ? I don't like funerals, and it
would not have been fun going to yours.
-In reply to Anthony DiNozzo
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Anthony_DiNozzo Gawd... an NCIS agent never thinks she'll end up as a picture in an
evidence file; she only ever hopes to look at evidence.
-In reply to Anthony DiNozzo
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Anthony_DiNozzo Tampering with evidence is a federal offense, Tony. ;-) Don't worry about it;
I killed the SOB. The photo is meaningless.
-In reply to Anthony DiNozzo
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Anthony_DiNozzo ;-) You just don't know when to quit do you Tony? What I'm making is
double-time to finish these reports. No time to Skype.
-In reply to Anthony DiNozzo
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Anthony_DiNozzo I didn't think you had to beg for anything, Tony... And hey, what's up with
this Mossad liaison Dir. Shepard's brought in?
-In reply to Anthony DiNozzo
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Anthony_DiNozzo Oh, so I guess I *don't* have to worry that this 'Ziva' is stuck with you and
Gibbs? Memo to myself: don't make Ziva mad...
-In reply to Anthony DiNozzo
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Anthony_DiNozzo I'm fine, Tony, thanks for asking. Just been pretty swamped lately. Also
taken on a bit of a home reno, so time's precious.
-In reply to Anthony DiNozzo
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My team's 1st case now wrapped! A postal worker's family can now be satisfied that his killer
will spend the rest of his life in jail. #NCIS
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Funny how TV shows seem to solve cases in days. Ha! Been on this one since June, piecing
together evidence to nail a Naval contractor #NCIS
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It wasn't easy. A murder weapon that was stolen from its original owner; not much of a motive.
But we had good co-op from Norfolk PD. #NCIS
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Anthony_DiNozzo Heard you ran afoul of the FBI in a 'murder' investigation. Only *you* could
piss someone off enough for them to frame you.
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It feels a little weird to do so, but we're returning that .38 revolver used in the poor postal
worker's murder to its rightful owner. #NCIS
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Looking forward to this weekend, because I and the guys aren't fielding calls from kooks on
the Hotline. I'm thinking I'll sleep in. #NCIS
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I think this was the first Saturday I've spent doing absolutely nothing of importance in a very
long time. Wish I had more like this. #NCIS
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Team member Jim Nelson set his wedding date for Feb. of next year. He is hoping we don't
land another long case like what we just had. #NCIS
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Sometimes I wonder if I don't heed my own advice often enough. After all, life is too short not
to do. the things we should, right? #NCIS
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My options for Halloween seem to always boil down to doctor, lawyer, cop or astronaut. How lame
is that? #NCIS
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I'm thankful for my family, my health, my job & my team. Wish I
could be back home, but D.C. will do. #NCIS
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2007
I had that *feeling* again last night - the one (to borrow a phrase) where it felt like someone was
walking over my grave. Unsettling. #NCIS
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Jim Nelson's counting down the weeks until he gets married. Ladies, you have exactly one month
to make him change his mind about her. #NCIS
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I feel like I should be looking both ways & over my shoulder constantly. Someone "walking on my
grave" feeling happened again tonight. #NCIS
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Jim's getting married in a few days. To his credit, his mind's still focused on work & not on his
upcoming wedding. Amy's a lucky gal. #NCIS
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Jim Nelson is back from his honeymoon, and he can't stop showing off pictures. If this is how he
is now, I fear for when he has kids! #NCIS
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Have I mentioned lately how much FUN it is working the Hotline during the weekends? I know it's
necessary but some 'tips' are SO lame! #NCIS
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Another weekend of Hotline duty done! Hall & Nelson are happy. At least this time there weren't
any nutjobs suspicious of family pets. #NCIS
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*gah!* Just when I thought the week couldn't get any longer, I'm by Dir. Shepard told we're on
Hotline Duty *again* this weekend! #NCIS
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I'm home after Hotline duty. Back at it again tomorrow, & that's all I can say about that, because
such details are kept confidential. #NCIS
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I woke up this morning wishing that yesterday was a nightmare... But it wasn't. I am not even sure
I can say anymore. #RIPHall&Nelson. #NCIS
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They say time heals all wounds. I don't know how long it will take to heal the wounds of losing my
team. One year? Two years? 5 years? #NCIS
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The only suspect in the murder of my team is now dead. I don't know what else to feel or think right
now besides utter rage and guilt. #NCIS
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They're still going through w. peace conference tomorrow. Don't know why. Not after everything that's
happened. Doesn't feel right. #NCIS
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