Hey everypersons. If you've been watching the news you probably have too much time and should get a hobby. You also probably know that several Marines died out in the western part of Iraq, near Haditha. That is out by where I am but I wasn't involved in the incidents. A couple of my friends were though. We've been doing raids to catch those responsible. We may have gotten a couple of them. We'll have to see.
I'm safe, and Haditha's getting pretty hammered by our guys so that's cool too. Other than that we're almost out of here. Should be a matter of a couple missions left. The flydate still looks like late August. I guess that's it.
El Pocket Lint
Sunday, August 7, 2005
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Letters From Iraq: Good Times & Bad
Hello, I'm still good. We're almost done out here. I'm getting pretty sick of Iraq. Happily we're running out of targets because we've captured most of them. We're happy about it. Unfortunately it gives our higher ups more down time to screw with us so that makes us unhappy.
Gotta go.
El Pocket Lint
Gotta go.
El Pocket Lint
Monday, July 18, 2005
Letters From Iraq: Hotness
Hello. I'm still in Iraq. It's still getting hotter. I think I saw someone melting yesterday. We did a mission during the day a week or two ago. It was well above 100 degrees, how much I don't really know. This week the high is 117-118 degrees every day.
All I want to say about that is I'm pretty thankful that we have regular infantry to work all day so we can do operations at night.
The place were we did our mission was a pretty friendly town. People kept offering me drinks and food. Also Iraqi kids are pretty adorable, it's just unfortunate that they have to grow up.
I guess that's the extent of what's going on out here. I should be back in a couple of months. I've been seeing a lot of Army on this base, I think they might be taking it over. Maybe they'll fall back into their role as an occupying force like they're supposed to and let the Marines go home. We'll see.
El Pocket Lint
All I want to say about that is I'm pretty thankful that we have regular infantry to work all day so we can do operations at night.
The place were we did our mission was a pretty friendly town. People kept offering me drinks and food. Also Iraqi kids are pretty adorable, it's just unfortunate that they have to grow up.
I guess that's the extent of what's going on out here. I should be back in a couple of months. I've been seeing a lot of Army on this base, I think they might be taking it over. Maybe they'll fall back into their role as an occupying force like they're supposed to and let the Marines go home. We'll see.
El Pocket Lint
Friday, July 1, 2005
Letters From Iraq: ECHO! Echo! echo.
Hi everyone! How's stuff going? I'm super in case any of you were wondering. I just got off a long work day where we spent over 2 hours having a "hold the live artillery shell in the air the longest contest." It was pretty exciting.
We also have a pool here. This is actually true, despite all the lies I've told you all before. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis don't have showers but I get to go swimming every day. I blame society. And the media. And Nader.
Looks like 2 supreme court justices are out. I bet a certain uncle and aunt in the family are doing their "happy dance" right about now. Politics kills me. People argue with each other like they are going to change each other's minds.
"Can't you see Bush is about as intelligent as a Chia pet and Donald Rumsfield actually has admitted to eating helpless kittens?"
"Oh I see your point Jim, I think I'll vote Kerry this time around."
Then when someone's party loses everyone says how ignorant Americans are that they
voted for this guy and how he shouldn't really have won. You're right (and pay close attention to this because it's "sarcasm") those thousands upon thousands of people that voted differently from you are all complete morons, and you're a genius. Did you all know that 60 percent of Americans think they are "above average" intelligence? That means 10 percent are wrong. Wrong wrong wrong.
I think my point is that politics is just a funny movie and shouldn't be viewed as anything more seriously than a penguin wearing a sombrero. Then again, this is coming from the same brain that decided joining the Marines sounded like fun.
Obviously I had a lot of time today.
El Pocket Lint
We also have a pool here. This is actually true, despite all the lies I've told you all before. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis don't have showers but I get to go swimming every day. I blame society. And the media. And Nader.
Looks like 2 supreme court justices are out. I bet a certain uncle and aunt in the family are doing their "happy dance" right about now. Politics kills me. People argue with each other like they are going to change each other's minds.
"Can't you see Bush is about as intelligent as a Chia pet and Donald Rumsfield actually has admitted to eating helpless kittens?"
"Oh I see your point Jim, I think I'll vote Kerry this time around."
Then when someone's party loses everyone says how ignorant Americans are that they
voted for this guy and how he shouldn't really have won. You're right (and pay close attention to this because it's "sarcasm") those thousands upon thousands of people that voted differently from you are all complete morons, and you're a genius. Did you all know that 60 percent of Americans think they are "above average" intelligence? That means 10 percent are wrong. Wrong wrong wrong.
I think my point is that politics is just a funny movie and shouldn't be viewed as anything more seriously than a penguin wearing a sombrero. Then again, this is coming from the same brain that decided joining the Marines sounded like fun.
Obviously I had a lot of time today.
El Pocket Lint
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Letters From Iraq: Advice on Vacationing
Hi.
I'm super tired today because the air conditioning in my room went out and I couldn't sleep all day. On top of that my roommate who apparently "isn't much of a sleeper" decided walking around for hours and eating super crunchy cereal was a terrific idea.
Anyway, someone asked me, since I've been here for 5 months, are there any parts of Iraq to avoid while on vacation? That's easy. All of it. Even if everything calms down and one wanted to see the hundreds of cultural sites here, I would really discourage it. I mean, who really needs to see a country who's major exports and sand, dirt, and sandy dirt?
Later then,
El Pocket Lint
I'm super tired today because the air conditioning in my room went out and I couldn't sleep all day. On top of that my roommate who apparently "isn't much of a sleeper" decided walking around for hours and eating super crunchy cereal was a terrific idea.
Anyway, someone asked me, since I've been here for 5 months, are there any parts of Iraq to avoid while on vacation? That's easy. All of it. Even if everything calms down and one wanted to see the hundreds of cultural sites here, I would really discourage it. I mean, who really needs to see a country who's major exports and sand, dirt, and sandy dirt?
Later then,
El Pocket Lint
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Letters From Iraq: Hi Again
Hi.
I'm doing good still. A little hungry right now. Should have taken a sandwich for later. Definitely regreting it. I swear I spend half my life sitting in front of computer screen either waiting for something to load or trying to figure out what I'm going to make up to tell people back home about.
Iraq is getting nice this time of year. That bush I was talking about a long time ago, the only one here, I think it spontaneously erupted in flame today. If Iraq had as many butterflies and rainbows as it does acres of dirt and clouds of dust everything would be jolly. Clearly Allah is just
lazier than the other gods. I can just see him sitting on his cloud watching the Sopranos instead of producing some rain or a little grass. Bastard.
Anyway. Hi again.
El Pocket Lint
I'm doing good still. A little hungry right now. Should have taken a sandwich for later. Definitely regreting it. I swear I spend half my life sitting in front of computer screen either waiting for something to load or trying to figure out what I'm going to make up to tell people back home about.
Iraq is getting nice this time of year. That bush I was talking about a long time ago, the only one here, I think it spontaneously erupted in flame today. If Iraq had as many butterflies and rainbows as it does acres of dirt and clouds of dust everything would be jolly. Clearly Allah is just
lazier than the other gods. I can just see him sitting on his cloud watching the Sopranos instead of producing some rain or a little grass. Bastard.
Anyway. Hi again.
El Pocket Lint
Friday, June 10, 2005
Letters From Iraq: I Wish I Was a Fish
Wow, another exciting week in the middle east. Ummm.... I ate a sandwich a little while ago. It was delicious. Let's see. I saw an intersting bird a couple of days ago. Now, I don't want to say there's nothing going on here but man, that bird was craaaa-zy.
So. I've been following the Michael Jackson trial. I think I'm one of about, I don't know, five people that is. As long as he gets even a couple of days in prison he's done for. It'll be hilarious. Actually, I take that back, I'm sure the pasty white effeminate popstar (who's supposed to be
black isn't he?) will do fine in prison with rapists and murderers. Like I said, hilarious.
Apparently we're invading China, Korea, Iran, Syria and being pushed to interfere more directly (I prefer the word meddle) in Africa. That's ok though, we've got plenty of troops for all those campains, right? We don't? Well call up the reserves then, that's what they're there for. We have? Oh, well, then call up people who's contracts have already expired. They're probably not busy. We've done that too? Hey guys, who's thinking what I'm thinking? If it starts with a "D" and ends with "raft all military-aged citizens of either gender" you're probably right!
Anyway, just something to think about (namely those of you who are ages 18-35, and for the most part not the President's family).
Que Viva Iraq,
El Pocket Lint
So. I've been following the Michael Jackson trial. I think I'm one of about, I don't know, five people that is. As long as he gets even a couple of days in prison he's done for. It'll be hilarious. Actually, I take that back, I'm sure the pasty white effeminate popstar (who's supposed to be
black isn't he?) will do fine in prison with rapists and murderers. Like I said, hilarious.
Apparently we're invading China, Korea, Iran, Syria and being pushed to interfere more directly (I prefer the word meddle) in Africa. That's ok though, we've got plenty of troops for all those campains, right? We don't? Well call up the reserves then, that's what they're there for. We have? Oh, well, then call up people who's contracts have already expired. They're probably not busy. We've done that too? Hey guys, who's thinking what I'm thinking? If it starts with a "D" and ends with "raft all military-aged citizens of either gender" you're probably right!
Anyway, just something to think about (namely those of you who are ages 18-35, and for the most part not the President's family).
Que Viva Iraq,
El Pocket Lint
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