CATHARSIS

Finally, I hate that sense of waiting, of anticipation. One of the big two finally happened. One of our trucks finally got blown up. No one was hurt, and the vehicle was even able to drive out of the kill zone. But gods it feels good. Now that we've finally been hit, things feel a little more back to normal. Unfortunately for me, the second big one might not be so personal, but It's coming too. Coming real soon. Unfortunately it's going to be the kind of story I'm going to have to wait to tell you in person.

-Ibin Shai'tain

Arabic for the Satanic

Repeat after me.

Marhaba, aanni ismee Ibin Shai'tain, aanni roha ealy.

Hello, I am the Son of Satan, I'm here for your soul.




Sometimes... just sometimes, this job is worth it.

Happy Holidays my ass.

Yay it's thanksgiving... not really. Not too much I can really feel very thankful for right now. I'm already sick of the goddamn chow hall food, and I'm not looking forward to their rendition of holiday cheer either. I guess that can bring me to the things I am thankful for, I won't have to eat the chow hall food because I'll be out looking for a holiday firefight on the roads. Seems like we always get hit on holidays. Oh and I'm thankful that I have an excuse to not go to my families annoyingly forced cheer holiday celebration. Though I won't be making any holiday tea either. And I do always look forward to holiday tea... and the gods know I miss eggnog season. Anyways... if you guys don't hear from me over the holiday weekend it's not because I hate you, it's because I'm out working.

Happy fucking Thanksgiving
-Clint

Bullet holes and pancakes.

My truck got it's first two kills the other night. Two desert rats, they were big ones too. They didn't stand a chance against my mine roller. That thing has a solid line of tires, it'd be hard for a mouse to squeeze through, much less a rat. My truck even got to mutilate a couple of enemy bodies... ok yeah... we just ran over couple of dead dogs... but the truck really steam rolled them. Anyways... good times. Ok not really. But that's the most exciting thing that's happened lately.

FML

I thought you guys might like this. Here's me and my truck agian... now take a closer look at my trucks markings. We added a little personal touch to it. My driver is just now entering his first month of stop loss.

Observations.

Haji Cigarettes go down with a faint aftertaste and distinct burn that I could only associate with a whole new class of carcigens.

I'm still finding sand in some of my gear that's been in a bag since we got here that I know is from last deployment. Fuck sand.

When you give the best advice on women, having to learn all over again not to trust any of them sucks.

I think I found my sense of adventure again. It was hiding in a condemned bunker of all places. (story here, ask me later (and yes this means I will most likely be going on a bad adventure stint when I get home again, I hope it carries me all the way to Antartica.).

Three cups of coffee can't even do for me what one can of Wild Tiger can.

More later. If I don't get lucky and get blown up that is.

Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day me. Basically, what I'm saying is... if you don't email me, to say Happy Veterans Day today, you're a commie, or just a bitch.

That is all.