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Mine all mine. Here follows a catastrophic catharsis. Or as much as may be divulged from these minds.
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Sep. 17th, 2006 @ 05:20 pm Hot Hot Hot
Still sweating bullets here in San Diego. Odd- no one has air conditioning and everyone drinks hot coffee..... . hhmmmmm..... Nothing much amiss other than that.
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Aug. 19th, 2006 @ 10:45 am Another weekend
Another week down. Roughly 12 weeks to go- and boy do I have an absurd amount of work to do. If anyone has any suggestions on where to live in the D.C. area I would greatly appreciate it..... I'm looking for an apartment out there- Tonight, headed to a bodybuilding competition.... fun-fun. I may need a drink for this one. AHHHHH! Let's see.....
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Aug. 17th, 2006 @ 03:19 pm New day- every day
Current Location: anywhere, USA
Current Mood: content
Current Music: Ain't no mountain high enough
I must admit,insanity certainly loves to cling to my pantlegs. And however irritating it may be, every day is uniquely different from the last. I am learning volumes- and look forward to learning more. You wouldn't believe what the inside of the eye looks like. Weird.
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Aug. 8th, 2006 @ 04:40 pm irritated
Current Location: a basement
Current Mood: annoyed
Current Music: Born to be blue, Wynonna Judd
So I am stuck- currently stuck with my co-workers 24 hrs a day essentially. I can't escape them. We work at least 9 hours a day, plus exercise and study together. Yet they still show up at my door at all hours asking for information, educational assistance, supplies, and well- anything they may need. The lack of personal space drives me absolutely insane. I don't ask anyone for anything. I am proud to be independent- and ecstatic that I am self-sufficient. As it appears this is now a rare quality in our society. If only these people would get on the ball and take care of their own shit---- then maybe I wouldn't be so cranky!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for the intrusion. One rant and many raves. My apologies.
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Aug. 4th, 2006 @ 03:52 pm War & Killing
Current Mood: pensive
A new generation of "psychiatric casualties" are coming home from what appears to be an incessant and ruthless war. As more and more return to their lives and their families a new burden is about to drop in on our society.
In Lt. Col.Dave Grossman's Book "On Killing" he states that, "In WWII, only 15-20% of combat infantry were willing to fire their rifles. In Korea, about 50%. In Vietnam, the figure rose to over 90%."
Improved training and 'conditioning' drills (based on those of Skinner and Pavlov) is to thank for this striking rise in fire power.
As it stands now, psychiatric backlash (shellshock, PTSD, and other war associated disorders) may in deed be correlated to soldier's requirement to kill, not the fear of their own death or dismemberment.
Has anyone else had a chance to check out this book- or have any thoughts on the subject?
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