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http://iraq.notspecial.org ( female / Duetschland! Huzzah! )

once upon a time i could write with my feet. then i went to africa, climbed a mountain, and got gangrene.

no. really. i have pictures and it smelled like almonds.

i am in the military. they hate me because i ask why things are dumb. it makes my life fun!

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  • JohnnyApocalypse wrote:

    yeah. i hear ya on compulsory (i think with an "o") service. everyone gets locked into thinking compusory means military when you got doctors without borders and peace corps and all sortsa shite. hell, if all the people screamin to level the playing field and have higher education for the masses could just accept the trade off, it would REALLY be a win/win for all sides, ya know?

    and as for complainin, i like complainin and hearin about it too. but perhaps you of all people need to be circumspect on what those complaints are :P

    the flip side of compulsory service is, of course, that i'm lazy and have never done it. i would, however, make an excellent ditch digger. cuz you know, you can never have enough ditches.

    my life is this: work (chaotic, but acceptable), home (playing video games instead of helping with chores as i am in ingrate), love for my wife who puts up w. my shit, and a mostly healthy boy who i think is starting to teethe which gave him a fever and has plagued him with discomfort. every parent thinks their kid is the most handsome/beautiful, but they're all wrong cuz ours is.

    stay tuff and don't let the bastards get you down!

    Apr 18, 2007 02:51 PM
  • JohnnyApocalypse wrote:

    do you hate me for my answer in your last question? (or for a completely different reason :P)

    my brother's in the navy, and i know he doesn't serve the same stretch that army and marines do. i thought marines had longer times, but mebbe i'm the wrong.

    also? i got nothin
    howz it goin?

    Apr 17, 2007 11:39 AM
  • Wemple wrote:

    Laner, lol, "i do it whenever they tell me." A belated Chappy Chanukah, er, Happy Hanukkah, to you.

    Dec 25, 2006 07:32 AM
  • mrpink wrote:

    Don't worry about coming off as bitchy. I think coming off that way can be a good thing. I enjoy your moral outrage. I can relate to the wordy thing. It's good that you have an oppion and are willing to state it.

    Sep 12, 2006 08:43 PM
  • mrpink wrote:

    Your comments make me angry a good deal of the time. That is good. I'm fairly deeply intrenched in my few points and it's good to have them chalenged. I might not change but I apreate the service.

    Sep 09, 2006 08:13 PM

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  • in Sock it 2 me, laner says:

    i like flipflops/sandals, so i prefer the nekkid feet. tragically, i live where it is too cold for that all the time. socks i prefer anklets should i be wearing shoes to cruise around in, mid-calf on the right foot when i am at the gym because i wear a brace and it gets itchy, and regular socks when wearing boots...

    so i suppose short answer is that it depends on the occasion!

    Oct 13, 2008 07:59 AM
  • in nicknames, laner says:

    not really nicknames, per se, but variations on my regular name are pretty common.

    also, i think my husband has used my real name like three times in the past 9.5 years.

    Oct 13, 2008 07:57 AM
  • in single parents, laner says:

    the questions then are if you are single, as well as if there are other modes for her such as a life insurance policy or will to get her through.

    i dont see my parents, widowed or otherwise, ever moving in with me. they would get an apartment or something else first. thats their style... it depends on the person doing the moving, the person taking them in, and what other alternatives are out there so the parent can retain their independence as well.

    you can, if you own your home and have the money to renovate, consider converting the space to an "in-law suite" with their own bedroom, living area, bathroom, kitchen. usually a basement or a second floor or something.

    Oct 12, 2008 09:52 AM
  • in Bond, James Bond, laner says:

    i cant help it. i think connery just says it the coolest...

    Oct 12, 2008 09:21 AM
  • in antisociability or normal?, laner says:

    i think i voted properly. its not quite a double-negative, but a negative question. those throw me off...

    anyhoo, im something of a morning person. unless im still REALLY sleepy. then i just glower a lot. but usually i am that yappering one... sukkas!

    Oct 11, 2008 07:09 AM
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