Ahhhhh it's very nice having internet access. Being in one of the shittiest countries in the world has definitely made me appreciate many of the things that we take advantage of such as:
1.) Freedom
2.) Showers that work
3.) Non-Contaminated Running Water
4.) Healthy Food
5.) Cooking Food
6.) Interaction with people other than the ones I work/live with
7.) Privacy
Just a partial list, but they are some of the important ones.
I've been able to download Kenny vs. Spenny, which is pretty damn funny. I also got the new iTunes and am trying out this whole genius playlist thing which could be quite interesting since I have a little over a months worth of music on here.
Only about two more weeks until the car is paid off and the PhD courses start....Good times. About two and a half more months and I'll be back in Germany and on my way to Paris for what should be a fucking sweet New Years. I'm hoping to get a quote from Sartre tattooed to my shins while there, which would also be awesome.
I've thought about the quote "L'enfer c'est les autres." quite a bit since I first read Huis Clos. Now after being in Iraq for 12 months it has come to take on a new meaning for me which is undoubtably indelible. After working with the people in my unit since last Feb. and being in close confines at work and in our barracks (our unit lived in one hallway in the building) and then being in closer confines when we did a month long field exercise I've come to have a new understanding of what Mr. Sartre meant. For the few people that might read this, and aren't in the military, let me just say that working with the same people for a prolonged period is difficult enough if the people are already not your favorites. When you amplify that by working 24-7 with those people for over a year, and you live in one small building with them, it really allows you the opportunity to discover just how much, or how little, you like people, or the specific people, in general.
Although I love my friends (of which I have very few here) and like nothing more than just sitting around talkin with friends, being around people that you can not tolerate for various reasons (both personal and professional) really is taxing mentally. In Germany I had a roommate who I could not stand personally but wasn't a bad guy professionally. Here I've had the luxury of being surrounded by people that I cannot tolerate either professionally or personally. So, if you have the chance to leave work/school or where ever it is that you are surrounded by people that you can't take any more just think about how when you get back to your place, you don't have to see them for at least a little while. Sit back have a beer and think how at least you're not stuck around them all the time.
Soon enough I will have beer and freedom again.
1.) Freedom
2.) Showers that work
3.) Non-Contaminated Running Water
4.) Healthy Food
5.) Cooking Food
6.) Interaction with people other than the ones I work/live with
7.) Privacy
Just a partial list, but they are some of the important ones.
I've been able to download Kenny vs. Spenny, which is pretty damn funny. I also got the new iTunes and am trying out this whole genius playlist thing which could be quite interesting since I have a little over a months worth of music on here.
Only about two more weeks until the car is paid off and the PhD courses start....Good times. About two and a half more months and I'll be back in Germany and on my way to Paris for what should be a fucking sweet New Years. I'm hoping to get a quote from Sartre tattooed to my shins while there, which would also be awesome.
I've thought about the quote "L'enfer c'est les autres." quite a bit since I first read Huis Clos. Now after being in Iraq for 12 months it has come to take on a new meaning for me which is undoubtably indelible. After working with the people in my unit since last Feb. and being in close confines at work and in our barracks (our unit lived in one hallway in the building) and then being in closer confines when we did a month long field exercise I've come to have a new understanding of what Mr. Sartre meant. For the few people that might read this, and aren't in the military, let me just say that working with the same people for a prolonged period is difficult enough if the people are already not your favorites. When you amplify that by working 24-7 with those people for over a year, and you live in one small building with them, it really allows you the opportunity to discover just how much, or how little, you like people, or the specific people, in general.
Although I love my friends (of which I have very few here) and like nothing more than just sitting around talkin with friends, being around people that you can not tolerate for various reasons (both personal and professional) really is taxing mentally. In Germany I had a roommate who I could not stand personally but wasn't a bad guy professionally. Here I've had the luxury of being surrounded by people that I cannot tolerate either professionally or personally. So, if you have the chance to leave work/school or where ever it is that you are surrounded by people that you can't take any more just think about how when you get back to your place, you don't have to see them for at least a little while. Sit back have a beer and think how at least you're not stuck around them all the time.
Soon enough I will have beer and freedom again.
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