I need to have a renegade and paragon of each gender. And I have to complete the game on the dreaded Insanity difficulty. Should be fun, I plan to play a Paragon Soldier on Insanity. I need a challenge, because most games don’t offer one anymore.

The family tree is full of veterans and soldiers of old, most of which have long since passed away, either in combat or through time. However, there are two that are still here. One of blood relation, the other through marriage, but both saw the thick of war. My grandfather (dad’s side) was a pilot during the Vietnam war and was also in the skies over Cuba during the missile crisis, waiting to drop a payload on the small country. He tells my dad all the time that no one really knows how close both sides were to total annihilation. He also has told us before that he knew the Vietnam conflict was over well before it ended, stating “I saw an enemy soldier fire an arrow at an Apache Helicopter. I knew these people had no fear of death, so how do you win against that?” He was a career soldier and saw a lot of things in his time that would make a normal person fall apart. He is a brave man, and I am proud to be related to him.

The other is my step-grandfather. He was also a part of the Vietnam conflict, but he was a front line ground forces Sargent. During his stay in the harsh world of Vietnam, he was a sole survivor to an attack on his platoon. I’m not 100% on the details, since him talking about it is the hardest thing for him I don’t ask, but from what my brother told me, he had left camp to request additional supplies. When he came back, the camp was a smoldering ruin of body parts and camp supplies. They were all killed except him, and his guilt has weighed on him his whole life. You can’t imagine losing the only friends you have in a world you know nothing about and you surviving to tell the tale. After the conflict ended, he was honorably discharged due to stress and guilt. No one could blame him. When he came home, he didn’t throw his medals away, he kept them, but stored away. He was to determined to live a normal life again and has done a fine job of it.

Now, my brother is in the service, has done a tour in Iraq, and has decided to stick with service, but through the guard. He is glad that active combat wasn’t a huge deal in Iraq at the time, but he knew it might come to it, and if it did, he was ready to do what he had to do, though i’m sure scared of what might happen.

This day isn’t about you getting a day off, it’s not about having a cookout with no reason knowing as to why you got the day off. It’s a way of honoring those who lost their lives in the conflicts this country has been a part of. You can dislike the country all you like, but if I ever hear a person badmouthing the troops, I will fucking throw pig shit at you.

He pretty much told me we would go clubbing and get so drunk, the ground would drink most our drinks.

It’s good to see you let your blackness out some, Jacob. Don’t let my cracker ass hold you back.

shaneandthecolossus:

The Science of Philosophy and Art: Well I got my first nickname in El Paso

blindfantasy:

I got “Kentucky” by everyone at this big ass party of Mexicans because I was handing out shots of Disaronno like it was water. It’s kind of nice having that kind of recognition. However, my stepbrother and his lady got into this huge argument after we started to leave. They were both being…

I mees you. We must party together soon and once again ravage the lands with our sarcasm and intolerance for idiocy :)

If you come to El Paso, we will find something to get into. There are a shit ton of bars around here, so there is always a place to get a drink. Idiocy, however, is pretty rampant here.

The manager of the RadioShack I am applying to compared me to Gideon Gordon Graves, because of the way I carry myself and talk. She said “You are pretty much the countrified GGG. I think you will fit right in here.”

All I could say was: “I think I love you for having made this comparison.” Because it was the best thing someone could say to me. I still don’t feel I am Gideon, more Lucas Lee, because even though I was far from pro skater or actor, I did make the same transition.

Still fucking awesome though.

Because no one fucking does it. Also, no one seems to appreciate her at all, she is a fucking G ass homie.

Plus, Quarians are adorable to me, what with their lack of immune systems of strength and their awkward assumptions of how things are or should be. Silly spacers, the Flotilla isn’t the only thing in the universe. 

(Source: tabit)

I got “Kentucky” by everyone at this big ass party of Mexicans because I was handing out shots of Disaronno like it was water. It’s kind of nice having that kind of recognition. However, my stepbrother and his lady got into this huge argument after we started to leave. They were both being irrational as shit and needed to just calm down. We left at the perfect time otherwise, because my anxiety was starting to set in and I felt like I was in too big of a crowd of people.

It was still nice having the recognition of Kentucky though, even if my breathing was short and my heart wasn’t all there.

You need to read more fucking comic books. Stop dick riding the film and acting like you know so much about these characters. The only people in the Avengers (film) that have powers are The Hulk and Thor. Ironman has brains and money, Cap has the courage and the serum, but The Super Soldier Serum isn’t a super power, it makes Cap the most that a human being can be without a mutation. Black Widow is a highly trained assassin with patience and cunning. And Hawkeye is a man with insane marksmanship skills. Being impressed that they someone kept up without super powers is like saying “I have no idea what the Avengers actually are.”

In the comic books, it’s a lot more impressive to watch Black Widow dismantle someone that should be able to make her into dust with powers. It’s more impressive to watch Captain America fight Spider-Man while Spidey is wearing the Stark suit and hold his own against a man that was able to defeat the entire X-Men team. It’s more impressive to watch Clint pin someone against a wall from 10 feet away without scratching them. In the comics, the Avengers are pretty extensive, with all kinds of people with super powers that rival that of Thor or The Hulk. I swear to god, I am so glad The Avengers is as good as it is and it is making people enjoy this genre, but please… Don’t try to preach to me about how it’s impressive someone with no powers could do so much, because I’ve seen much more impressive feats in the comics. And stop saying “Loki isn’t done yet! You can see it in his eyes!”

No shit, Loki is the Ra’s al Ghul of Marvel. He never duplicates a plan and he never gives up. He learns and adapts, so yeah, that’s like saying “Well air keeps you alive.” because it’s an obvious statement.

Alistar was like “Varus, stop feeding” when I was 7/2/2 and I was like “Lol, calm down you bitch. It’s a game that we are crushing in.”

I got to 10/4 and he was like “You’re a bad Varus” so I said “Oh, okay, let’s see how the next team fight works out, since I’m the main source of damage. I’ll be at Lizard drinking some more.”

When the game ended, I said “I am sorry for feeding so much. 5 deaths is too much. I guess being drunk makes me do dumb things. Least muh butthole isn’t clenched like Alistars” and left. Time for a celebration drink! (alocholism is a ogooooo)

EDIT: I like how I type when I am drunk. I am usually pretty accurate with the keystrokes, but then I get to my closing statement and it’s a fucked up mess. Oh well! Disaronno doesn’t judge me. It makes me a better LoLer