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The more music i listen to, the more i realize that i need a 5 string bass. But that'll have to wait until i get home...theres no way i can carry 2 guitars home from iraq!

One thing that i really like about being in Iraq is that it gives me tons of time to work out. My gut is still stubborn as hell, ive...
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You know, thank God for the abundance of technology that is out there today.

In 2003, with the war in iraq, the only way to contact loved ones back home was via phones with super slow connections and a max 15 minute talk time. You could wait in line for the few computers that were available, but lines were long with another 15 minute limit...
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i'm not really feeling the motivation today. I think its because in the last week i've really realized how feeble my job is and how no matter what we say or do, no one will listen anyway. Couple that with the fact that overall the mission in Iraq has been lost, and all we do these days is stand static and listless in our FOBs...
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The gym was closed for 4 days this last week. We saw them hauling out old equpment. It was well worth the wait! they finally have machines that...are you ready for this? AREN'T BROKEN! i know right?! a gym that has functioning equipment! and a ton of it at that! Needless to say i ran in there like a little kid on christmas morning, darting...
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well im ready to be done with iraq. this place is a huge waste of soldiers time...and lives.

short of that i find myself resenting the iraqis more and more. i flew over all ove baghdad today and its just such a shithole. most people have no plumbing, so in addition to the fact the city looks like its built on a dump, it reaks...
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i really need to change my picture up here. its just a pain in the ass resizing photos.

So today i was walking along with a friend and we were remarking how cool it was today, when we got to the thermometer outside of Division it said it was 118.....now what the fuck? This place must be getting to me.

I've officially been in country...
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Iraq is still hot. its been hotter than hell lately, not figuratively, literally. Scientists have shown that the hottest i could ever be in hell is 117.4 degrees, its that by 10 am here. So really, im not scared.

Its not bad here yet. i finally get to start my job again tomorrow after being in class for the last week. i get to start...
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SCORE i can get on SG! in kuwait it was blocked out by the filters but not here! YES!!!!!!

For those of you who havent noticed, i'm kind of in baghdad. Its another place im going to add to the "dont care to return to" list. Its not bad, despite the dust, heat, smell, and general unattractiveness of the place. I'll try to upload some...
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Got a call today that started like this: "Hey lieutenant Borne, this is Maj._____. Hope you've been enjoying your leave but i got some news, we're deploying on Friday now." Talk about a buzzkill...no one wants to deploy the before 4th of july.

The wife is kind of a mess, the mom isnt too happy, and the dog is oblivious as hell.

But ya...ill do...
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well i am here in montana again. Took about 10 hours of driving from washington, then 6 hours the day after to get to miles city to visit the grand folks, 6 hours back the next day, and now im just visiting all my friends. I guess i never really knew how many friends i had until i had to cram visiting all of them...
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