So I've been hitting the bars pretty regularly, trying to find something, though I'm not sure what. I'm 21 now, with disposable income and a car. The excuses for not having a relationship are dwindling fast. Numbers come easily, but nothing ever sticks. My options for meeting women are limited, as I work long hours, I'm out of the social scene for ( Read more... )

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You're taught that war is your job. You're taught hundreds of different methods of bringing death and destruction on others--small arms, mortars, artillery, air strikes, etc, etc, etc. You're taught that the heroes are the ones with largest kill count, who perform their job of war under the most extreme circumstances. Sometimes they pay the ( Read more... )

Turned 21 last Saturday. I celebrated with my best friends and family, having fun, and just engaging in good times.

Just kidding.

I woke up in the morning half-deaf, feeling like my ears were bleeding from a mortar round that came in a bit to close. That afternoon, I'm sitting in a slick (no seats) Blackhawk helicopter, watching as hundreds of ( Read more... )

It is 125 degrees in the shade right now. I thought I knew hot growing up in California but this is a whole new level for me. This is the kind of heat kills if you're not careful ( Read more... )

All right, so I'm in the process of planning a trip to Las Vegas for me, Jeff, and Enming for our collective 21 birthdays, Jeff's graduation from USC, and my (so far so good) safe return from Iraq ( Read more... )

This was taken at the end of a very long couple of days. I had been awake for a couple days and was coming down off a mixture of caffeine, nicotine, and adrenaline. As I was heading to my room to sleep like the dead, this caught my eye.


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Two posts in two days? I'm setting a dangerous precedent ( Read more... )

I have a hard time communicating with people ( Read more... )

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