Ok, let's start with coming back from Iraq. I got back, took command of my Cavalry company, and did that until last October, when I went to Special Forces Selection. That mind-fuck made me realize that I do not in fact wish to be a Green Beret because, though it's not terribly hard and the bragging rights are there, the people that I met were not ( Read more... )

Well everyone, after a very extended absence, it was brought to my attention that Livejournal is probably still he best way to express yourself on the web (aside from Myspace, which has both status and blogs, but at the risk of catching an STD from logging in). So here I am, back in the swing of Livejournal. To all my old friends, I'll be posting ( Read more... )

Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to invite you all to the 26th annual celebration of the birth of the Master of Mankind and Immortal Emperor of All Humanity (i.e. me), and doubling it as a Halloween party. I'm having it at my place on October 18th. Let me know if you're coming. All you need to provide is your costume and some booze, and we're gonna ( Read more... )

Something came to my attention today. I was talking to someone at the bike shop who was telling me that someone had told him that he should join the Army. His reply was "Hah, I'm not that desperate just yet." This was quite an epiphany to me. It summed up everything I had been feeling about the attitude that the general public has toward us in ( Read more... )

Well you can all start calling me Captain Gabriel Thorn now. That sounds cool. If you're looking for me to congratulate you can find me in either Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, or Tennessee.

Ladies and Gentlemen, in honor of the good people of the greater Mesopotamian area, I'm having a party at my place on 14 June, 2008. It'll probably kick off around 8:00 PM, but you can get there early. This is reserved for people I know for real. Bring booze, because my stash won't last for all of you. I have some badass party stuff though, so ( Read more... )

Well it's turning into a fucking circus trying to get out of here. I'm one of only a few guys still here from 3rd ID, but I don't know when exactly I'm going to be getting back. I do have a sneaky suspicion that I'm going to get left behind here and have to find my own way back, in which case I may have to steal a tank and drive through Baghdad, ( Read more... )

Ok ladies and gentlemen, I'd just like to inform you that you are all now my subjects. I have assumed authority of the human race and it is up to me now whether you live or die. I'd like to start by thanking all of those who supported me, because you won't be culled. All the rest of you, now's a good time to start supporting me. Your compliance ( Read more... )

I'm on my way home now (applause). I'm currently in Kuwait waiting on a flight back, and I'm pretty damn ready to go. Kuwait really is like one giant beach with no water, at least not until you get down to the port. Then there's some water. For now, I'm just soaking in the plentiful (I fucking mean it, very, very plentiful) sunshine, watching ( Read more... )

Well ladies and gentlemen, I haven't been on much lately. I'm trying to get everything ready to come home, and if I don't answer your emails for a few days then that's why. I've been working, on average, 16-18 hour days and most of it is in the motorpool, which is reaching the 100+ degree range right now, so unfortunatley I haven't been able to ( Read more... )