The Desert Song

A freakin' awesome song by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. This is one insanely trippy music video. It has an 1:43 intro before the music starts. Watching it from start to stop was just a nice escape from everyday reality. Guess I am starting to gear up for vacation mode. Trying to unwind, relax, and get ready for a shitty day of traveling, then....calm. Something I haven't known in over a year. Kind of at a loss as to what to do. What did I do when I was a civilian? I surfed, created art....watched a ton of movies, tanned, relaxed. Gonna be weird. Kind of like this video, ;).

Cashback?

A good video I found a few days ago. Epic stuff. I am digging the creativity of movies made with just simple equipment. Good stuff for sure. Been busy as hell the past 2 weeks, and I am getting ever closer to coming back home to Florida. Can't wait for that plane ride, it is gonna be nice. I wish I had more time, hard not to be bitter about it, but I will at least be able to take my 15 day break in the middle of my deployment. Movies I have seen in the past couple of weeks have been pretty good. Cashback is amazing. I loved it. Priest....that movie was a bit of a flop. Did not enjoy that at all. The Fall = incredible. That movie was art in motion. Amazing movie, and if you haven't seen it before, I would suggest you do. It reminded me of The Cell in many ways. Nothing can elicit emotions like a movie does, and when it is done correctly, it can be incredibly powerful. Anyways, off to the gym, and then trying to find something to do for the rest of the day.

What the hell?

So the past few days, well, have just been a bit weird. I don't remember Thursday night at all, nothing. On Friday, I just sort of floated through the day, with about no recollection of anything at all except for talking to a few people at night. This video pretty much sums up how I have been feeling. Amazing bit of work btw, I enjoy the creators views and creativity. I watched it a few times back to back simply because it was just creative. Definitely took some time and dedication to do this. Love it. Well, I just got back from running 2 miles, forced myself to do it. I think that was the hardest 2 mile run I have had in years. Guess there is a reason I don't do that at all.

Talking Animals

I can't stop watching this stuff, it is absolutely cracking me up. Reminds me of Sci-Fi Theater 3,000, or whatever that show was called. So awesome. Been a long week, haven't had time to update the blog at all. So it looks like I finally get my 2 weeks off starting on May 30th until the 12th of June. Thank god....home here we come.

bellum se ipsum alet‎ (Latin for "War feeds itself")

Osama bin Laden Death Prompts Celebrations and Security Alerts - ABC News

Well folks, there it is. I am sure everyone in the world has heard about it, but after seeing the pictures and reading many articles, it looks to be real. I am never truly 100% certain of these things, I mean, seriously, we are close to election time again, and suddenly, look what we found. Anyways, enough conspiracy theories for a while. Gotta focus and get through these next few days. Gonna be busy as hell, but once they are over, it will be good. I am a man on a mission, hear me roar!

Nil Sine Labore (Latin Phrase for "Nothing without Labor")

Cool little video made with my favorite piece of equipment in the world. I can't wait to get back home and get my hands on my GoPro, and just shoot everything. Gonna be a fun time for sure. Thinking about getting my motorcycle license, and then grabbing or renting a bike for a little while and having some fun. I just can't wait to get out of here. It is driving me crazier every freakin' day. The people, the weather, the location, everything about this place blows ass. Civilization here I come!!!!
Also, last night, I had a dream that I was out in the woods alone with my night vision goggles (NVG's) on, and there were these wolves following me around wherever I went. I could see their eyes glinting with the reflection of the moonlight, and I could just always feel them hunting me. I tried to get into a wide open area so that I could see them attacking me, but it never worked. Then, they changed into Hyenas, I couldn't see them, but I could here them laughing. And they just kept surrounding me and rushing in, one after another, and whenever I tried to wave a light or swing at them, they just disappeared. I have no idea what the dream means, but it definitely had me wake up in a sweat lol. Anyways, I'm out!

Excitate vos e somno liberi mei ac nvenite hortum veritatis, (Latin for ""Arouse yourselves from sleep, my children, and find the garden of truth.")

Another great song by Bring Me the Horizon. Absolutely in love with them. I think it is an affair that is going to go on for a long, long time. Been listening to a lot of Suicide Silence as well. A bit heavier, but still have some amazing rifts. It is all about the sound and lyrics to me. Those two dynamics just make a band. Gotta have that bad ass churning metal sound, and a good screamer. If the screamer sucks, I ain't listening to it.
Well, less than a month until I get to go back home, and get some sun in sunny Florida! I am super stoked to be able to get back there for about 2 weeks. I hope to be able to just stay busy and be able to hang around civilians for extended periods of time without freaking out how much people complain about things. "Oooh, I have to wait in line at Wal-Mart." "Ooooh, MY AIR CONDITIONING ISN'T WORKING!!!!" Granted, it is a generalization to be sure and taken to the extreme, but still. It is pretty spot on. I didn't know how much stupid shit I complained about until I got into service. I was like, wow. I used to complain about that? Now, I would die for some the very same things I complained about. I guess you could say this is my time of suffering....a sort of purgatory.