I crossed two oceans,
To show my devotion,
To the land of the free and the home of the brave.
But since I arrived here,
More likely is my fear,
I'll snap under the tension and may misbehave.
Fires away again in Mortaritaville,
Prayin' I make it through the final assault.
Some people say that there's an arab to blame,
But I know (Du du-du-du du du)
It's all Dubbya's fault.

Musically inclined I may be... Anywho, here's my first deployment update. I was shipped out from Augusta GA to Bangor Maine, got to meet my IDOL! In person, sadly my books were all in my bags, no signings. then it was an 18 hr flight to Germany, and before we reboarded one of the engine blew out, so we spent the night. Then I spent a few weeks in Kuwait. Think of the worlds largest heated kittybox.... Anyway, I then spent a few weeks in Balad Air Base, Irag, A.K.A. Mortaritaville. Now I have just yesterday arrived at my mission assignment in Bagdad, and from the looks of things I will be making frequent visits, and if I can manage a decent shot with my camera, or find a scanner, I might even have a sketch or two for prying eyes. PS: Bagdad, being caught between the two rivers, is OVERRUN with turtles as well as terrorists. They're watching me with those beady black eyes, those eagle like beaks..... AHH!