A Nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it canot survive treason from within.
An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the Traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling though all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.
for the traitor appears not a traitor, he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. he rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unkown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. a murderer is less to fear. - Marcus Tullius Cicero - Roman orator statesman 42 B.C

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." -- Winston Churchill

• 22Jul 08

  The #1 movie of all time

  

  If you haven't seen The Dark Knight yet, what are you waiting for? It's not everyday you get to see one of the greatest movies ever made. It is now the #1 movie of all time. My sister, her friend and I went to see the epic 2 hrs and 32 mins, on Friday night. Acting, directing, writing; pick any part (large or small) and you'll find excellence in every category. Acting-wise, Heath Ledger's Joker is one of the most frightfully realistic sociopaths in entertainment history and the rest of the cast do impressive job as well. I have seen a lot of movies but this just might have been the most intense movie I have ever seen... to say it was grander then the Godfather would be a bit of an overstatement but to even be considered on the same level is quite an achievement.

  I have decided I will take the test much sooner then originally thought; largely because I really dislike my job... August 5th is now the day I will take the entry test (ASVAB) for the army and im currently leaning towards something like Intelligence analyst.

  In gaming, my wireless controller has suddenly decided to die. So I haven't been able to play my 360 for a couple weeks now. I get paid this week so hopefully I'll be able to get a new controller. The thing that really sucked about it though, was that it died in the middle of my subscription to GameFly. I did get to play and finish Condemned 2, Dark Sector and Stuntman Ignition but I still had at least 2 weeks left.

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• 5Jul 08

  Happy Independence Day!

  

  Well I have decided instead of the air force, I shall join the army. Now that is not set into motion yet but I met with an army recruiter and it seems there are some advantages to joining the army rather then the air force. The army for one gives out bonus's for joining; which can range from around $1000 to $20,000. I am planning on taking my ASVAB (which I have to pass to get in) in September. Not much else has happened; I am just trying to study for it now.

  I went to see The Incredible Hulk and Wanted last week. The Hulk was a good action packed movie but it wasn't as great as I was expecting especially from Edward Norton who I generally enjoy thoroughly. Wanted was extremely well done and it surpassed my expectations by a huge margin. Particularly the believability of action which occurred throughout the movie really played out well. It also had surprisingly decent acting; even by Angelina Jolie (who I usually dislike). I recently bought -

  

  Yesterday my family and I went to the world's greatest show; the circus. It was a first for my whole family. It was fairly interesting, though it was a bit too childish in its comedy.

  Today of course... well I suppose by the time I post this it will be the 5th but I digress, this is a day which every American should cherish, for if it were not for the men who committed high treason 232 years ago, the world would likely be in far worse shape. Here is a great quote, to go along with such a day -

  Henry, Patrick "Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"

  -Thanks Steph.

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• 14Jun 08

  Seriously thinking about joining the air force

  I don't know why I have become so interested, perhaps a bit of my interest came from my friend agent401 (even though he joined the army)... but whatever the case, I am seriously thinking about joining up within a couple months. One thing I do know is that I would have to start making big changes in my daily routine. To pass boot camp (which is 6.5 weeks) I would have to run 1.5 miles in approximately 11:57, 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes and 45 push-ups in 2 minutes... and that means professionally done; otherwise it doesn't count. Currently I'd say I could do about 10 push-ups and 10 sit-ups (the right way); so obviously I have quite a ways to go in the physical arena. I will have to start getting up earlier and running; preferably every day. My sister went into the air force when she was younger, so she will help me get through it all; especially boot camp. Obviously this would be a huge change in my life, so naturally I have been thinking about it constantly. I would not only be on my own for the first time but also have taken a full time job. I still have to meet with a recruiter but I have pretty much made up my mind. It would be impossible for me to become a combat solider since I have bad eye sight in my right eye. Not much else I can say about that now but im sure I'll have more whenever I visit a recruiter.

  I have done a lot reading lately and have finished 4 books in the past month alone. So far I have read: Rescuing Sprite: a dog lover's story, Happiness is a serious problem, 1984 and The Diary of Ann Frank.

  I went to see The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Iron man the other day. Which were both brilliant adaptations, worth seeing in theaters. Although I loved Prince Caspian a lot it didn't follow the book as closely as I would have liked. Iron Man on the other hand, was excellent. I could have used a bit less with the drawn out 'work scenes' and it could have used a bit more comedy but it was still much better then I expected.

  I also bought

  

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