i am so proud of my brother neil. he is about to graduate and he got a full-ride scholarship to specs-howard, which will save our parents a good amount of loot. it seems like he is in a really good time in his life right now and i think things are really clicking for him, so i am real happy for him.

from childhood's hour i have not been

as others were- i have not seen

as others saw- i could not bring

my passions from a common spring.

from the same source i have not taken

my sorrow; i could not awaken

my heart to joy at the same tone;

and all i lov'd, i lov'd alone.

i guess so.

i guess i guessed wrong.

1. name ( Read more... )

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want, either good or bad.

When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.

i still believe that love conquers all

am i the only one?

so hey if you haven't heard...i'm back from iraq. you don't even know what a good ass feeling that is. getting out of iraq was like getting out of jail. not that i have ever been in jail. but it was like a burden has been lifted off my shoulders. i really can't complain about my tour, though, cuz i was really blessed because it was so short and ( Read more... )

so this could quite possibly be the worst christmas ever ( Read more... )

so to waste time in iraq and help remember how long we have been here, my battle buds and i were watching super troopers and it hit us....yeah!! let's try and grow mustaches. woo hoo hell yeah so i jumped on the mustache bandwagon. it's awesome, when i wear my aviators with the stache and my naturally pouty lips, i can feel the power. oh yeah, ( Read more... )

sorry i haven't been updating, i've just been real real busy. this place is getting scary.i hear so many mortars and rockets shot into our camp that im on the floor if someone closes a door too loud. i'm sicking of carrying my rifle and 60 lbs of body armor everywhere i go. i'm sick of waking up 4 times a night. i'm sick of getting the shits from ( Read more... )