Rob! (emphasis on the !) - ProfilesArchive

About Me

From The Great Gatsby

"Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can!"

"That was untrue. I am not even faintly like a rose."

From President Herbert Hoover

"Democracy is a harsh employer."

"The only trouble with capitalism is capitalists - they are too damn greedy."

On the reign of Constantine

Crucifixion was abolished for reasons of Christian piety, but was replaced with hanging, to show there was Roman law and justice.

From Deadwood

You can not fuck the future, sir, the future fucks you.

And Pretty Much Summing Up My Life

The worst part is I don't even own an Xbox.

My Interests

Video Games, Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons, Computers, History, politics, religion, really a plethora of diverse interests. Ok, I admit, that was just an excuse to use the word 'plethora'. Why single that word out from the myriad of others to choose from? Who knows. Ok, I admit it, that last sentence was really just an excuse to use the word 'myriad'. But relax, I'll spare you my continuing this on and on. Curse you dictionary.com!

Music:

Well, TMBG are alright, but not a favorite. Looking over the playlist I'm going to go with Lene Marlin, 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, and that sort of thing.

Movies:

Napoleon Dynamite, The Princess Bride, SpiderMan, Ginger Snaps, Donnie Darko, VanWilder. Old School is off the list, Kill The Man is in. Havn't seen it yet? You'de better...

Television:

The Shield, HBO Series: Rome, Family Guy, Star Trek Deep Space 9, Star Trek Enterprise, Babylon 5, JAG, The Tudors...Scrubs...but in actuality I don't watch too much TV. Well, now that I've come back from Germany I'm getting addicted again, but that's only because I havn't had my own computer and internet to play with!

Books:

Les Miserables, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, The Politics of the Prussian Army, Confessions of an Ugly Step-Sister, The Count of Monte Cristo, and the plays of Moliere. The Time Traveller's Wife was really good too, and My Sister's Keeper was great until the ending came along. Way too deus ex machina.

Heroes:

Herbert Kitchener, Hans von Seeckt, George Washington, Werner von Fritsche.

My Blog

Baathist Gold ch 3

The heavy manhole cover slid away, revealing the narrow passage beneath the street surrounding the palace. Pulling his handgun from its holster, the man drew out a magazine and slapped it into t...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:24:00 PST

Baathist Gold Ch 2

The dull blade scrapes down against his skin, shearing the hair and layer of dead skin, wilted in the blistering dry air. It's been a week since the fresh blades and shaving cream ran out. ...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST

Baathist Gold Ch 1

Imagine if you will, a night in Baghdad. The scorching heat of the day has not yet perished, the air is dry and a suffocating tenseness hangs in the air. Picture a palace on an artificial ...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:11:00 PST

Deployment FAQ

You shouldn't be surprised by this Jen. When are you leaving? Well, I'll be going to Ft. Benning, GA on Saturday the 9th of Feb and leaving for Kuwait somewhere around a week after that. What will you...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:14:00 PST

Spiders Have Taken Over My Garage

Some of you may know that in my year and a half living at my apartment I've had an ongoing battle with spiders that feel they can just move in and live anywhere they want. Well, in the summer of '05 t...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:58:00 PST

Castle Night

So last night I had to go to the Altenburg Castle for the annual New Year's Reception, where the Bamberg military and local German community come together to drink beer and....well, no, that's pretty ...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:34:00 PST

Moving Up

Brace yourself now, but tonight I am trying something new. I'll give you a moment to digest that. So, as I was saying, tonight I'm trying something new. I'm actually going to cook for dinn...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:37:00 PST

Darn Weather

It was cold last night. So cold, I had to wear sweat pants to bed. Can you believe that? Next I'll be forced to wear pants when I go outside. Well No Pants, I tell you, No Pants!&nbs...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:38:00 PST

Reflections of Day and Life

The sun shines down on me through my bedroom window. It's still only early morning but dawns light already fills the sky. It's going to be a beautiful day. As I roll out of bed, I ma...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:58:00 PST

Reflections of Night and Death

In the dead of night, I lie awake and peer into my soul. I see endless reflections of plots and conspiracies, the worst in myself and in everyone around me. They're out there, out there to...
Posted by Rob! (emphasis on the !) on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:42:00 PST