Wandering Idiot
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 Surely something dumber has come up since my apparent forgetfulness for STDs and doctor visits.
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Reply 22 of 22 (Originally posted on: 11-24-04 09:39:03 AM)
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Quoted from Dante: Rent a camel. I hear walking in the sand can really wear you out.
I wish I could. On a related note, there was a bazaar here the other day where you could purchase camel rides for $5 apiece.
The past few days have been rather eventful. We're not leaving for Iraq for another two weeks now, because training was pushed back a bit again. We've been doing bunker drills all day for when a mortar attack randomly starts. Also, I found out today that I will definitely be living in a trailer for the next 11 to 17 months in Iraq. Where I'm going, my company has priority, due to the fact that I work with the batallion, so I get the good living quarters.
Another interesting side note, the military toilet paper here is the equivalent of wiping your ass with sand paper. This is some serious John Wayne toilet paper that I'm talking about; Rough, tough, and won't take shit off anything. It's not like the food helps much, seeing as how it runs right through the bowel system. I've never shit so much in one day in my entire life. The good news is, there's now a miniature replica of the Great Pyramid in portajohn 234.
I've been reading like crazy lately. I've managed to finally finish 1984 and Stranger Than Fiction in the past two days. I'm working on Catch 22 at the moment. Other than that, I'm damn glad I left my laptop and bought an mp3 player. The sand here gets into everything, and I mean everything. It's fucking ridiculous. On the plus side, it makes for more difficult running, so when I do PT I wind up sweating my ass off, burning off all the hamburgers I've been putting away lately.
Well, that's about it for now. Tomorrow is an off-day thanks to the holiday. Not like it really matters, I'm just going to read my books anyhow.
One last random bit of news, I've been put on the batallion NBC R&S team (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Recon and Security). Basically that means I get to go do random tests when there is the threat of an NBC attack. Nothing special, but worth mentioning.
Anyhow, got to run. Back to the tent for a change of clothes and a desperately needed shower.
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
-George Santayana
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