if anyone's interested, my pal kooky uploaded a ton of gk sound clips that are AWESOME. take a listen, homes. make sure to click  the "expand" button cuz there are TONS of clips.

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this is a few years old now, but i just found an essay by nathaniel fick (one of the real marines written about in generation kill and author of one bullet away) about war poetry.

many of the poems are amazing.

i'm going to see if my library has any of these books.

sample:

The ghosts of American soldiers
wander the streets of Balad by night,

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i just watched the film taking chance.

what an amazing movie.

has anyone else seen this?

i don't even have words to describe how much this film touched me.

and, as a bonus, victor from dollhouse was in it.

pj picspam part 2: return of the sexitude


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gk is worth watching for many reasons. my fav reason is the guy in this video clip. IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEO MAYBE I'LL SHUT UP ABOUT PJ. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD INCENTIVE, RIGHT?

and now to bed i go.

so i'm listening to the book flags of our fathers. i bawled through chapter one, so its a good thing i don't have to see to drive home from work. god help me with the rest of the book. my gut, it is wrenched.  its amazing though. and john bradley is from wisconsin and lived in MY CITY when he was a kid. his wife comes from my city.  he lived his ( Read more... )

...does anybody watch "the unit?"

thoughts. comments. etc.