For reasons that should be obvious, I am discontinuing my livejournal now. Although no doubt some of us will still correspond by email, I am no longer interested in posting details about my life, and I'm not interested in hearing the details of yours; all your various trials and tribulations, all the things that make you so bitter about life and ( Read more... )

This is important to me. It's probably not important to you at all, and I encourage you to skip this if that's the case. But it's an explanation. Of a recent change of perspective I've had.

( Part 0 )

( Phonetic meaning )

You probably heard, but my computer met with an unfortunate end recently. And Apple has been unhelpful. So I still have no computer, but have stolen my roommate's. Thank God for roommates...

Anyway, I wanted to share an Army story I heard the other day. It may or may not be true, it's kind of one of those legend things, but here goes...

( Slightly off-color, as they say. )

( Rant. But a somewhat relevant rant. Please read? )

She is a two-door, screaming red Ford Escort ZX2, 2003. She makes nice roaring noises when I shift her into gear. I paid too much for her. Now I'm in debt. It's ok. She is beautiful, and low mileage, and of reputable background. She is cute and small. Initially, I thought her shape was ugly but her strange curves have grown on me until I ( Read more... )

Real excerpts from a real hour-long power-point briefing I just sat through ( Read more... )

"Man, this shit's gotta hurry up!!" he shouted at the washers as I dumped my clothes into the empty washer next to him. "I have to GO ( Read more... )

Got up, played some video games, took an online class, and then suddenly I remembered that today is my 2-year anniversary. I have been in the Army for two years.

Only three left to go. Hooray!

I don't even know why I like this quote so much. It's been said before, I know...I think the meaning I'm getting out of it has little to do with what he's talking about. But it's important, so I'm just posting it so I remember ( Read more... )