"Goooooooood morning, Vietnam! Hey, this is not a test! This is rock and roll!"
Adrian Cronauer: Mayday! Mayday! Dragon-Lady with incredible figure at 11 o'clock! Stop the car.
Edward Garlick: I can't do that, sir.
Adrian: Aw, Edward, you don't understand. I've been on a small Greek island with a lot of women who look like Zorba. I never thought I'd find women attractive ever again. And now that I do, you won't even turn the car around? Thanks a lot.
Edward: You have a very important meeting with the top brass...
Adrian: --Oh, there she is again! How did she get ahead of us?
Edward: That's another person, sir.
Adrian: She's beautiful and quick. Speed up, check her stamina. Oh my God, they're quick, they're fast, and small. Yes! Ha, ha, ha, ha! I feel like a fox in a chicken coop!
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So it's 5 A.M., and "Good Morning, Vietnam" just came on TV. Which is wild, because I was just talking to someone about that movie the other day, and it's not exactly a frequent television re-run. Robin Williams is my hero.
So, I don't really have anything of interest to say. I was scolded the other day about updating though. So, here I am. I guess it's been awhile. Apparently, there are certain fools that have been waiting for an update in order to relieve their own boredom. I am not generally inclined to expound upon my day-to-day occurrences to the masses. Those that want the finer details are usually updated on an individual basis.
Hmmmm... summer has included a little of this, and a little of that. How's that for vague? Nebulousness invariably proves the safest route. I was ready for a little time away. Things had gotten pretty intense prior to the conclusion of the semester. Conflict was thrust upon me, despite my aversion to it. It does not surprise me though. That seems to be the regnant course of my life. No wonder I have adopted a nomadic existence over the last few years. I have not had a "home" for quite some time now. I have not managed to settle in one place for longer than 11 months at a time within the past 4 or 5 years. It's difficult to remain in a specific locality when you begin to feel unwelcome and ill-favored. In fact, it's difficult to function in general. It's a natural human recourse to migrate away from conflict. And that is precisely what I have a habit of doing. But, there are many elements that have made this begin to feel like home. So, I'm going to stay for a change. I'm tired of running. I'm going to make a sincere attempt to find my way back, and stop allowing the foolishness of others to transform me into the breed of monster I despise. I fancy rambling as much as the next person, but it's nice to have a place in which to return home.
Wow. That was one cyclopean stream of consciousness. My apologies. Anyway... we'll see if I can't venture to update more frequently for the loon(s) that appreciate(s) my random ramblings. If nothing else, I've been exploring a lot of great literature this summer and will delight in sharing some exceptional quotations and entertaining instances from the selections hereafter. Well, I'll be entertained at least.
And with that, I leave saying: "If you havin' girl problems, I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain't one!"
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"I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying 'How do you do?'
They're really saying 'I love you'
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world"
--- Louis Armstrong ---
Edward Garlick: I can't do that, sir.
Adrian: Aw, Edward, you don't understand. I've been on a small Greek island with a lot of women who look like Zorba. I never thought I'd find women attractive ever again. And now that I do, you won't even turn the car around? Thanks a lot.
Edward: You have a very important meeting with the top brass...
Adrian: --Oh, there she is again! How did she get ahead of us?
Edward: That's another person, sir.
Adrian: She's beautiful and quick. Speed up, check her stamina. Oh my God, they're quick, they're fast, and small. Yes! Ha, ha, ha, ha! I feel like a fox in a chicken coop!
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So it's 5 A.M., and "Good Morning, Vietnam" just came on TV. Which is wild, because I was just talking to someone about that movie the other day, and it's not exactly a frequent television re-run. Robin Williams is my hero.
So, I don't really have anything of interest to say. I was scolded the other day about updating though. So, here I am. I guess it's been awhile. Apparently, there are certain fools that have been waiting for an update in order to relieve their own boredom. I am not generally inclined to expound upon my day-to-day occurrences to the masses. Those that want the finer details are usually updated on an individual basis.
Hmmmm... summer has included a little of this, and a little of that. How's that for vague? Nebulousness invariably proves the safest route. I was ready for a little time away. Things had gotten pretty intense prior to the conclusion of the semester. Conflict was thrust upon me, despite my aversion to it. It does not surprise me though. That seems to be the regnant course of my life. No wonder I have adopted a nomadic existence over the last few years. I have not had a "home" for quite some time now. I have not managed to settle in one place for longer than 11 months at a time within the past 4 or 5 years. It's difficult to remain in a specific locality when you begin to feel unwelcome and ill-favored. In fact, it's difficult to function in general. It's a natural human recourse to migrate away from conflict. And that is precisely what I have a habit of doing. But, there are many elements that have made this begin to feel like home. So, I'm going to stay for a change. I'm tired of running. I'm going to make a sincere attempt to find my way back, and stop allowing the foolishness of others to transform me into the breed of monster I despise. I fancy rambling as much as the next person, but it's nice to have a place in which to return home.
Wow. That was one cyclopean stream of consciousness. My apologies. Anyway... we'll see if I can't venture to update more frequently for the loon(s) that appreciate(s) my random ramblings. If nothing else, I've been exploring a lot of great literature this summer and will delight in sharing some exceptional quotations and entertaining instances from the selections hereafter. Well, I'll be entertained at least.
And with that, I leave saying: "If you havin' girl problems, I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain't one!"
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"I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying 'How do you do?'
They're really saying 'I love you'
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world"
--- Louis Armstrong ---