jarhead (part deux); I need your twenty dollars; talk to each other

hey all:

i am sitting in a very loud dunkin' donuts tonight and i can't take the really bad dance music playing (why not some monk or wilco; why "dangerous" thirty times in an hour) so i will keep this brief (oh wait, I am now at the part where he uses synthesizers and then brings in the quick speaking rapper--wow, that is so original. seriously. how cutting edge. oh wait, the singer now said "dangerous" for the 119th time. i get it. the girl is dangerous. wow, that's really wild.).

anyway, i was wondering how you are getting into this memoir. Some of you might be turned off by the graphic language and rampant machismo that literally drips off the page. And some of you might actually get pumped by it. Whether you are in either point, I want you to examine your feelings and don't go for the easy answer: War is hell. Swofford walks the thin line between a person who follows others and one who tries to lead his own way: in other words, he is forever running through his own actions in his head and thinking about it. Sometimes he is disgusted by his actions, sometimes he is disgusted by us (the civilians safe from war and are armchair warriors).

Good luck reading. Post your ideas on your blog. Struggle with this. Don't give up and keep pushing.

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For all of you who are planning on attending the play BLACK WATCH I will need a twenty dollar refundable deposit on Wednesday (if you show up for the play, you get your twenty dollars back). Once again, thanks to Dean Houlihan for having St. Francis College to buy the tickets). If you do not have the twenty dollars (preferably by check but I will take bills). After Wednesday, I will not be able to hold a seat for you anymore.

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If you have a friend in class and you do not see her/his blog on my page--get in touch with her/him immediately and tell her/him to get the blog address to me quickly.....

NOW I AM LISTENING TO A FEMALE SINGER SING DAMAGE 145 times in a three minute song. Are you kidding me? Is this the best that z100 plays these days. I have to get out of here....