Semper Fi

ethon @ 2006-06-06T11:10:00

2006-06-06T15:11:26Z

So I read Dean Koontz's 'Velocity' last night while on duty. pretty crazy. I was half suprised how quick I read it.

ethon @ 2006-05-25T22:36:00

2006-05-26T02:37:17Z

Jun 24-Jul 7

Last time ill be in florida for 7 months at least lol.

ethon @ 2006-04-02T21:06:00

2006-04-03T01:06:14Z

so im going to the cali desert tomorrow for a month.. gonna be hating all that is life. wee..

ethon @ 2006-03-21T01:02:00

2006-03-21T06:04:54Z

I wish I was like half the other guys I knew with that *one* girl back home to say I genuinly love and want to be with the rest of my life.. As much as they are made fun of for being 'idiots' for thinking at such a young age it will work out that way.. I still wish I was one of them.. even if i hardly ever got to see her.. I'd love to be able to say I have that girl back home who is waiting just for me and is *mine*.. =\ blah.. emo thoughts of a drunk just getting done with his grandmothers funeral.. :(

The Truth.

2006-03-04T03:58:54Z

Stolen from Bash.org.. This has to be the truest thing i've ever read:

DragonflyBlade21: A woman has a close male friend. This means that he is probably interested in her, which is why he hangs around so much. She sees him strictly as a friend. This always starts out with, you're a great guy, but I don't like you in that way. This is roughly the equivalent for the guy of going to a job interview and the company saying, You have a great resume, you have all the qualifications we are looking for, but we're not going to hire you. We will, however, use your resume as the basis for comparison for all other applicants. But, we're going to hire somebody who is far less qualified and is probably an alcoholic. And if he doesn't work out, we'll hire somebody else, but still not you. In fact, we will never hire you. But we will call you from time to time to complain about the person that we hired.

ethon @ 2006-03-03T15:58:00

2006-03-03T15:59:23Z

So I'm now an E-3 in the Marine Corps, got my promotion yesterday.

Woot. Lance Corporal for life.. lol

ethon @ 2006-02-18T01:54:00

2006-02-18T07:55:21Z

Mailing Address:

Branden T. Lynch
3/2 Weapons Co.
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542

ethon @ 2006-02-10T14:22:00

2006-02-10T19:25:29Z

So this past thursday was arguably the worst day of my life.

I've never been so sick or felt so miserable in a single day.

apparently I had some virus that made me throw up at least 10 times and caused me the worst stomach pain of my life.. not to mention its still turning and twisting right now.. and I have only eaten once in about 48 hours now.. (that counted anyways any other meal is in the toilet) not to mention the other unpleasant symptoms which I will spare you all from.

ethon @ 2006-01-25T17:22:00

2006-01-25T22:25:00Z

Even with the constant human interaction and relization that the men to the left and right of you would take a bullet for you in an instant and you would do the same for them.. it still seems like this is the most 'alone' I've felt in a long time..

ethon @ 2006-01-07T12:29:00

2006-01-07T20:31:45Z

Squad ?? Platoon ?? Weapons Company 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines 2nd Marine Division

My whole big long title thing for where I am at in the Marine Corps lol

ethon @ 2006-01-05T09:16:00

2006-01-05T17:17:35Z

Stationed in Camp Lejeune.. yay.. lol.. 3/2 is my unit.. look them up if you want

ethon @ 2006-01-01T01:47:00

2006-01-01T01:50:17Z

2005.. the year I became a United States Marine.. oh and I got through that whole 'High School' thing.. lol..

The past 6 months I've seen and done more than I think I would ever have in my whole life.. And I still have 3 and a half years left in the Corps.. Its crazy to think how much I will get to see and do and experience in the same ammount of time I was in High School..

ethon @ 2005-12-30T20:56:00

2005-12-30T20:58:39Z

Well I get to stay home an extra day.. at the cost of $500 so now ill be here for new years eve..

Dad got real sick so he cant drive me back as planned.. so im taking a flight out new years day that morning..

So i guess its good and bad lol.. extra day.. but 500 bucks and my dad had to go to the hospital hes so sick

ethon @ 2005-12-25T18:29:00

2005-12-25T18:31:11Z

Its hard to believe but now that I think about it, I havn't had anything near a serious relationship since the 10th grade. Ouch.

And I havn't had anything last longer than 2 months since 7th grade.. =\

ethon @ 2005-12-14T17:05:00

2005-12-14T22:05:45Z

what the fuck..

im 19..

holy shit

ethon @ 2005-12-03T18:36:00

2005-12-03T23:39:58Z

So I got my MOS in Infantry that I wanted.. I am now training to be an 0352 which is an Anti-Armorman.. in other words I get to operate cool ass missile systems to attack tanks with.. namely the TOW and the Javelin.. I also get to go to Humvee school when I finish here and get my license in that since the TOW is almost always mounted on Humvees and we do our own driving and not let the shitty motor transport people do it.. lol woot. good shit.

ethon @ 2005-11-24T14:03:00

2005-11-24T14:11:36Z

Its weird hearing from people that you've changed.. I was talking to my brother during the long ass drive home (my older half bro) about all sorts of things and he brought up that I seem much more relaxed and easy to talk too and before I always seemed like I was a prick and a bitch about everything..

Funny how you find out things like that.. Maybe I'm finally just growing up? I mean I am a grown man.. I have a *real* job.. I'm doing things 98% of America will never be able too..I'm sacrificing my time and earning potential for servitude to this country that I love dearly and am willing to fight and die for, as much as I think at times I've made a mistake by joinging up and losing a lot of my 'youth' in doing this.. but I guess maybe its just sinking in now totally and that I just have to suck it up and do my duty and try my best to enjoy myself and not stress out as much on stupid things.. I don't know really.. I just needed to write all this down lol.. mindless rambling of a Marine I guess? haha

"Where's all my 03 dum dums at?" (You won't get it unless you're a Marine probably)

ethon @ 2005-11-24T13:31:00

2005-11-24T13:32:15Z

I'm home for the weekend (mostly) so if you're reading this and wanna do somthing call me up whenever..

ethon @ 2005-11-18T18:57:00

2005-11-18T23:58:25Z

so i will be home on the 24th and 25th.. and leave again on the 26th.. lol .. 200 bucks almost flat for a bus ticket but im going with 2 friends as well so it wont be so bad..

ethon @ 2005-11-13T13:09:00

2005-11-13T18:12:25Z

If you want to send me mail and shit:

PFC Lynch, Branden
Class 03-06 2nd PLT
Brovo Co. ITB SOI
Camp Geiger, NC 28542

Oh and I get to come home for 10 days on december 23 till jan 1st. then come back here and graduate on the 6th of january.. and by the time im home i should but not for sure should know where im going to be stationed.

I get 4 days off for thanks giving as well.. but thats too much money for me right now and I can't afford a plane ticket to come home on such short notice so me and a bunch of other marines are going to party it up in this hellhole jacksonville, NC lol..

ethon @ 2005-11-12T03:26:00

2005-11-12T13:27:14Z

after a day of training i can put together and take apart a M249 SAW in less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds.. woot.. can't wait to fire the thing..

ethon @ 2005-11-07T17:12:00

2005-11-07T22:12:55Z

Tomorrow I finally pick up with a training company.. so ill have even less time online.. blah.. oh well at least I'm gonna finally start to get this trash out of the way

ethon @ 2005-11-03T12:17:00

2005-11-03T22:18:05Z

Today... I got to fill sand bags for 7 hours.

woot.

ethon @ 2005-10-31T17:30:00

2005-10-31T22:31:11Z

Its funny how much you realize you care/like/etc someone while you are stuck away in some shit hole like this.

ethon @ 2005-10-25T11:50:00

2005-10-25T15:53:07Z

Hope everyone is alright back there.. they say the powers totally gone for like 6 million people down there.. I cant get ahold of anyone either.. Im sure I have nothing really to be worried about but still its nerve racking being here and not being able to call anyone to see how bad it was.