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About Me

http://www.ftssoldier.blogspot.comHmmmm, about me. Well I got out of the US Army May of '05, was based in Germany which rocked and got back from Iraq in Febuary '05. I was a Calvary Scout and absolutly hated it, oh well. It really sucks in Iraq, but that goes without saying. I'm from Colorado and am now going to Colorado State University majoring in sociology and political science. I bartend in Windsor.I love to travel, I've been all over the world. I've been to Ireland, England, Germany, Austria, Italy, Czech Rep., Switzerland, Bulgaria, Kosavo, Iraq, Kuwait, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain, France, and I still have a few more to go!!! It's funny, overall I've been to 23 countries and 23 states...Before I joined the Army I was a riverraft guide so needless to say I love the outdoors! Music & Reading is my escape from all the BS that goes on so I read and listen to music alot. I also write alot, mostly about what's going on in Iraq, politics and other sorts of stuff, check out my blogs for more on that. What else about me, well I guess you'll just have to ask... ..

My Interests

Travel, Sports, Photography, Music, Art, Rafting, outdoors, Partying, Movies uh I don't know what else but I like it all, well mybe not it all but most of it.... http://www.ftssoldier.blogspot.com ..

I'd like to meet:

Interesting people?!?! Most the people I would like to meet are already dead, like; Kurt Kobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Jesus, Budda, Martin Luther King Jr., ect... People who have made an inpact on the world as we see it today! DO NOT ADD ME IF YOUR FRIEND WHORING!!!!

Music:

JUST TO NAME A FEW.... .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. AND SOOOOO MUCH MORE!!!!!

Movies:

GodFathers 1&2, Braveheart, Fightclub, All the Starwars movies, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay&Silent Bob strike back, Tommy Boy, Pulp Fiction, Resivoir Dogs, Black Sheep, Stand by me, Butterfly Effect, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Citizen Cain, Matrix trilogy, Friday, Snatch, Locked stocked and 2 smoking Barrels, Boondock Saints, Termenator, T2, Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear&Present Danger, Trainspotting, Requim for a Dream, American History X, The Saint, Heat, Scarface, Scent of a women, Devil's Advocate, Rainman, Shindler's List, Fear&Loathing in Las Vegas, Blow, Oceans 11, Pure Country, American Pie trilogy, Farenhight 9-11, Bowling for Clombine, Cheech&Chong movies, I 'heart' Huckabee's, Eternal Sunshine of a spotless mind, DONNIE DARKO, 25th hour, CKY movies, pump up the volume, SFW, I could go on and on and on!!!

Television:

I don't watch too much TV unless sports are on. But these are some show's I like: Viva La Bam, Jackass, Simpsons, Family Guy, Pete&Pete, The Sheild, Alias, The Pretender..

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Books:

I like all kinds of writers, I read alot. Some author's include Dan Brown, Noam Chompsky, Mark Twain, Micheal Chrighton, Anne Rice, Tom Robbins, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Chauser, Shakespear, Kurt Vonnegut, the list goes on and on!! But I read all kinds of stuff classic literature, poetry, fiction, science fiction, religon, theology, memoirs, ect... I read everything damn it ..

Heroes:

Hero's are over rated and usually let you down... You gotta love, trust, and believe in yourself before you follow someone else... ..

My Blog

Love

I've been thinking about Love lately since Valentines day was a couple days ago (which by the way is a hallmark holiday, and I did get completley smashed that night) Anyways so I was thinking about Lo...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:31:00 PST

A Haiku

Lives intersecting A web of interactions beginings...endings
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:40:00 PST

Passage of time

Flying high above the cities, All the little lights. People sleeping, dreaming, making love. Fighting, living, dieing. It makes me question what to do, Do I live a good life? Am I a good perso...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:42:00 PST

Coloradoan Interview....

Iraq veteran: War not all bad or goodBy LAURA BAILEY [email protected] --> --> As American flags stream through city streets today, one local Iraq war veteran said he hopes residents wi...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:06:00 PST

Many Soldiers Turning To Drugs To Deal With Combat Stress

Many Soldiers Turning To Drugs To Deal With Combat StressBy ANNE USHERCox News ServiceSunday, November 19, 2006 WASHINGTON It was a particularly intense firefight, recalled Ben Schrader, a former c...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:47:00 PST

5,280 Miles in a month!!!

OK, so I got back from my vacation a couple weeks ago but here's the Break down.... I left Ft.Collins and went to Grand Junction CO. I got to see many friends and family, it was good. I then headed fo...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:28:00 PST

In Canada!

I've never been so content. I am having a wonderful time here in Canada, I haven't really done much but the time I've spent here has been great. I feel like I'm in a perfect zen and I am happy. But I ...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:20:00 PST

Trying to Survive the 4th of July!

Growing up I always had a fasination with fireworks. Growing up going to the big shows. Even as I got older I still enjoyed them. On New Years eve of 03 to 04 I had one of the most beautiful nig...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:47:00 PST

MY VACATION AGENDA

Wen June 14th-Leave for GJThur 15th-GJFri 16th-leave GJ in afternoon arrive in PhenoixSat 17th-PhenoixSun 18th-leave for San DiegoMon 19th-San DeigoTue 20th- S.D.Wen 21st- San ClementeThur 22nd- Lagun...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:32:00 PST

soMething i can neveR have

Half awake or half asleep, I can't tell? Modest Mouse carries me away. I'm walking up a mountain.Your by my side, I smile.I'm always happy when we hang out!we get to the top, there's a cliff.After som...
Posted by ~BEN~ ;-) on Thu, 25 May 2006 09:13:00 PST