Hot, dirty, and extremely worn out are the words that explain this past month. My unit (B/2STB 2BCT 4ID) was deployed to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA. Its purpose is to simulate life in Iraq and that whole deal, and I think it did a good job. We were worked to near exhaustion (not this strong lad of course) and then worked some ( Read more... )

Sometimes you got it, sometimes you don't. In this case, I can't form words together like Robert Frost, Edgar Allen Poe, Andy Hall, or Liz Skepnek. Oh well! I was actually kinda bummed to realize it, a little jealous of my friends...but I guess I'm ok with it. I mean, heck, I can still write good stories! :-D Wow, I'm such a nerd.

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Today is the birth of America. Over 200 years ago, men who felt ill treated and abused decided to lift their voices and raise their hand against their English king. Tired of the chains they felt bound to, it was a resolve that did not fade away. Instead, it led the people of this land to war. By the blood of patriots and tyrants, as Jefferson said ( Read more... )

Such a long weekend. Four days and we had nothing to do. I guess it would be better if we weren't going to a scorching hot desert in two days, then maybe it would be more enjoyable.

took the test again, with more thought put into it ( Read more... )

I've been 19 years old now for nearly a week and a half. I must say, it is kinda neat. There is something of a...quirk to say "I'm 19." Its like on the verge of adult but not yet, those rebels still holding onto the "golden age" of the teen years. I've realized, though, that in the past year I have grown up...yet not over the past year. That ( Read more... )

For the past three days, my afternoon has been hours on the court. I swear, this game should replace war. We could end it with one round of a blue balls..hehe blue balls. sorry ( Read more... )

Tiny Vessels by Deathcab for Cutie ( Read more... )

Why is it there is always a time when folks give you "what they really think"? Is life always some sort of myriad of climatic moments? Are we always hitting the high point of the novel when the main character can now see himself? Why does everyone think that things are black and white? That the person with parents who love their kids is ( Read more... )