Archive for September, 2006

Tidbits: Journal 9/9/06

I just shipped all of the recording equipment I’ve been using in Iraq back home today. Even though I still have my acoustic and electric guitar, I don’t expect to post any news tracks for another month or so. I never did have a chance to finish a crap load of tunes I had started throughout [...]

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Super Mice!: Journal 9/7/06

Disclaimer: This is a blog I intended to write months ago (8 months to be precise) but never got around to it.
Way back when I first moved into my trailer, a little mousie decided to move in with me. Everything I write beyond this is the truth, the whole truth, so help me god. My [...]

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Ali As Saliyah, Qatar pt. 2: Journal 9/6/06

The best thing about spending a week at Camp As Sayliyah was the silence. People warned me before I left that I would find the silence almost uncomfortable. Back on Anaconda we’re constantly hearing choppers flying over our heads, explosions, generators pumping, and a handful of other assorted background noises. At Ali As Sayliyah, I [...]

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Doha, Qatar pt 1: Journal 9/5/06

Doha, Qatar pt 1: Journal 9/5/06
It’s been quite a while since I’ve felt so mentally exhausted. The week in Qatar was an invigorating fight to be aware. In hindsight, it was an interesting education on how to survive alone in a foreign place. Here in Iraq I’ve always had the people in my unit to [...]

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