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Aut Caesar aut nihil

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About Me

I'm from Knox, IN. Its way up North and no, you've never heard of it. I'm 5'9" and 185lbs. I have brown eyes and hair, although when I was a little kid I was blonde for some reason. I have one sister and brother. I got married on June 16th to my wife, Karen. I love her more than I would have figured possible (even more than my cat Jezzabell, and I cried when she died. And I was 20 years old when it happened.)
I'm what you'd call a nerd, or geek, whatever you want to call me. My job has me shoot human beings, so it makes up for any geekiness I may possess.
I'm in the Indiana National Guard. I just started working ADSW (Active Duty Support Work) down in New Albany until our deployment this December. Get to go to Iraq and I just found out that I get to be a gunner, I thought I was going to be screwed and be a driver. I qualified as an Expert on the M2, .50 caliber machine gun and I am ready to roll. It was only the second time I ever fired the thing, guess I was destined to be a gunner.
I love to write and occasionally draw. As I am working full time and no longer in college (for the time being) I don't write much anymore. I figure that will change once I am deployed. I have a website for my older short stories, http://www.geocities.com/gaivsivventivsstrabo/index.html. The stories are written mainly for various characters I have played in assorted roleplaying games, some online and some not. I intent to put some of my poetry up as well, although I'm not sure where it all went.
I have very strong beliefs and I am very stubborn. If you talk to me with civility, you may be able to persuade me. Most likely not because I have spent the majority of my life creating the values that I hold dear. My values were not brainwashed into my head by my family or school or even church. I have developed them through personal taste and extensive thought. I am fairly spiritual and being around Karen has made me more so. I worship the ancient Roman religion of Cultus Deorum. My patron god is Mars, for obvious reasons. I just hope he grants me the strength and power I may need in Iraq. I am very conservative in my views of myself (because I know there are alot of things that I would never do), and yet I am very liberal towards everyone else (if they aren't hurting someone there is no reason for them not to do what they want.)
I have few people that I actually care about. If I do care about you, you know who you are. I do not feel obligated to love anyone (including my family) and if I love you, be amazed. I feel that to love someone else you must love yourself first. I love myself greatly and I am narcassitic. I may seem harsh towards some people but that is because I do not like stupidity. I like intelligent people and I like conversations with substance.
I am a fan of classical history, mainly the Roman Empire and secondly Greece and Egypt. But all ancient cultures facinate me including the Sumerians, Babylonians, Hittites, Carthaginians, Phoenicians, et cetera. Basically any European ancient civilization. I own my own spatha (a cavalry version of a gladius but later replaced the gladius among the rank-and-file soldiers), brass-plated chainmail, and various articles of Roman clothing. I fenced in high school and have significant experience (by modern standards) with sword fighting techniques.
I just got my new sword, once suitable for campaigning in Iraq, It is a kopis-type machete. I cannot wait until I go off to finish what the Roman Empire failed at, conquering the Parthians.

My Interests

I like to watch movies and TV. I love movies, I probably watch to many. I'm very particular about what movies I like, but I usually like Sci-Fi. Basically I am a big Sci-Fi/Fantasy nerd. I play Dungeons and Dragons, Vampire, Star Wars, and any other RPG I can get my hands on. I know way to much Star Wars information for my own good.I like history, probably why I'm a history major, especially classical history. I'm a self proclaimed expert on the Roman military.

I am 70% Asshole/Bitch.
.. I am abrasive, some people really hate me, but there may be a group of other tight knit assholes and bitches that I can hang out with and get me. Everybody else? Fuck ‘em. Take the
Asshole/Bitch Test
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I'd like to meet:

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (because he was a great man who devoted his life to bettering the lives of the Roman people)
Gaius Julius Caesar (because he is a brilliant tactician that conquered France in 10 years)
Leonidas (because he sacrificed his life for his country, the hero's death)
Ramses II (because he didn't give in after a defeat, and went back to wrestle control of Syria from the Hitties)

And because I am really nerdy: Gilad Pellaeon, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Admiral Daala because the Empire is what Star Wars is about, not Jedi. Jedi suck.

Your Political Profile:
Overall: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Fiscal Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
Ethics: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
Defense and Crime: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

Which soldier type are you?
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You scored as Officer

Officer, you're the brass. The leader of the bunch. You have leadership qualities, or you have a really big ego. Most likely both. You know how to get things done, and don't care who you have to kill to get them done. Your a person with a mission and to stand in your way means pain. You have gumption and intelligence to back it up.Hold the line!!! AND SOMEONE GET ME A STARBUCKS!!!


Officer


81%

Support Gunner


75%

Special Ops


69%

Combat Infantry/Armor


69%

Artillery/Aircraft


69%

Engineer


31%

Medic


25%

Civilian


0%

Music:

Dropkick Murphys, Mindless Self Indulgence, My Chemical Romance, Evanescence, Papa Roach, Green Day, Linkin Park, Nickleback, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Seether, The Darkness, Three Doors Down, Rob Zombie, Hinder, Staind.
I am 28% Punk Rock.
.. Well, I may know what punk is, but... Okay maybe some people think I am punk, but is that enough? Nope. Take the
Punk Rock Test
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Movies:

Star Wars Movies, 300, Ghostbusters I & II, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Sin City, Saw I & II, American Beauty, Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind, American History X, Star Trek Movies, Dogma, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks I & II, Alien Series, Alien vs. Predator, Predator I & II, Underworld, Underworld Evolution, They Live, Jurassic Park Trilogy

how jedi are you? :: by lawrie malen

Television:

Star Trek, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica (I'm a Sci-Fi geek), most things on the History Channel, and Food Network (Iron Chef America, Good Eats).

Books:

Lord of the Rings, Classical History Books, Star Wars Expanded Universe, Forgotten Realms Series of Dungeons & Dragons Books.

Heroes:

I'm my own hero. Conceited? Perhaps. Narcissistic? Definitely.

My Blog

Iraq, what a shit hole. And I thought I was going to war.

So, I've been in Iraq now for a few months, and well the place blows. I don't do a damn thing, I just try to stay awake in my vehicle when we are out driving around and the rest of the time I try to e...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:42:00 PST

Update

Nope, I am not Emperor yet. Just keeping you updated. I am working on my treatise on how to fix our country. I'll post it one day.
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:02:00 PST

Deployment, so far

Well I got sick of the HHT shit. I'm an infantryman and I was going stir crazy after 2 weeks. So after some begging I am going to B troop here in a few minutes. Hopefully I will get to gun since I am ...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:40:00 PST

How to change the U.S. into a working government, an Empire.

So, I've been thinking for a while now on what exactly needs to be changed about the political system in the U.S.A. So here goes:First off, the Emperor office will be created. They will be the command...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:52:00 PST

Pankration

Well, I've been looking into Pankration as a martial art for a while now. Pankration is the ancient Greek martial art. It is supposed to be an all encompassing street-type fighting style. And from wha...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:19:00 PST

23 more days until mobilization.

I cant wait, only 23 more days until I have to report to my MOB station. I'm ready to go. All I need is for my new order from Ranger Joe's to come in (some necessities as well as a verticle grip for m...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:46:00 PST

Running for office.

    I was at a Veteran's Day ceremony here in New Albany on Sunday. The district Representative for the State House was there, Baron Hill. I told him when I come back  that I am st...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:43:00 PST

Bush, Geneva Conventions, and Pardons.

You do not try to get a pardon unless you think you are guilty. This happened in mid-2006 ...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:34:00 PST

OK, Im sick of the CNN factor, lets go back to Total War.

Well, war is war. But Iraq isn't. We can't kill people we need too. Do you know why, because of the Media. No it isn't the Geneva Conventions (because we never signed it). We need to go back to the id...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:21:00 PST

Political Ambitions

So, after my deployment I plan on coming back and running for the Indiana State House of Representatives (I'd run federal but you have to be 25, and I will only be 24). So I have been working on alot ...
Posted by Aut Caesar aut nihil on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:08:00 PST