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I'M HOME!!!!!!!!
I believe that most of my journal friends are aware of what I do for a living, but if not. I am a fourteen year Army veteran. I've just returned from my second deployment in Iraq. I am so happy to be back home, you have no idea. This deployment was rough and easy if you can understand. Parts can excruciating, while for me at least, I had a lot of ( Read more... ) -
Vacation/Holiday
I've been extremly quiet these past few weeks, but I've been in the midst of the MOST EPIC VACATION EVER!!!!!!. That's holiday for all my European friends. I've decided that when I retire, I will be packing up and moving to Queenstown, New Zealand. I've spent a lovely few days in Christchurch, but Queenstown, the land of adrenaline junkies and ( Read more... ) -
Canadian Awesomeness
Geeks everywhere are Orion with envy.
VULCAN, Alberta (Reuters) - This Canadian small town has been obsessed about all things "Star Trek" for as long as anyone here can remember, but denizens always felt something -- or someone -- was missing. Until Friday.
Go to the link for the rest of the story.
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Wistful
I just finished watching ST IX for the fiftieth time. And once again the same thing happens every time at the end once the credits roll and the original theme chimes in, I start to cry. It only lasts for a minute but without fail the tears fall. I cry because whenever I watch this film, I wish with all my heart that Gene Roddenberry, a man I never ( Read more... ) -
WTF!!!!!
When I started getting into Star Trek fandom, I started off as a straight up Spock/Uhura shipper. I could care less for slashdom and other pairings. Then about two months I found the kink meme site for ST IX, I blame dante_s_hell beautiful story,Bring it On, for sucking me in and that naughty artist, lizardspots for sealing the deal. You must check out her work if you ( Read more... ) -
Nearest book meme
From reen212000
Rules of the game: grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence AND post these instructions in a comment.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book.
The result:
"By the beginning of the next epoch--the Holocene, which continues today ( Read more... ) -
And there you have it.
Your results:
You are Deanna TroiDeanna Troi80%Uhura75%Jean-Luc Picard55%Will Riker55%Spock52%Worf50%James T. Kirk (Captain)45%Chekov40%An Expendable Character (Redshirt)40%Leonard McCoy (Bones)30%Mr. Scott30%Beverly Crusher30%Geordi LaForge25%Data22%Mr. Sulu5%You are a caring and loving individual.
You understand people's emotions and
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Music Meme
Stolen from iantosgal and scripps
You can learn a lot about someone by the music they listen to. So here is the game! Hit shuffle on your iPod/iTunes or mp3 player and write down the first 25 songs. No cheating or skipping songs that are shameful. That is the fun! Then tag your friends (if you want).
Here's my contribution:
1. Superstar (feat.Matthew Santos) by ( Read more... ) -
Ennui
I am so tired. I hate to complain but God, being Iraq for a second go around just sucks. To be completely fair, it's a lot better then from my first deployment, and a hell of a lot better than the 2003-2005 time period. But, this place still sucks the life out of you. It's like the disdain a lot of the Iraqis have for us is a palpable thing, and ( Read more... )