The Ruins of Eire ’09

Ireland, 2009 My camera broke halfway through this trip – fml – but there was much exploration to be had… Euro mtv.. ok what the fuck.. literally dog ugly women.  Like straight up fucking nasty.. I mean, this is the information age… you can’t find a girl who is hot and can kind of halfway sing as well?  Is that too much to ask?  Most of your goddamn eurotrash music is techno beats and stupid sounds anyway, the least you could... Read More

Hello Hitler

Another deployment – another country – another case of the shits… rftt original numbered and signed print ancient scrap book jfk slain newspaper good luck charm bug boot remover Israel – fuck.  I finally got the whole goddamn ‘road to ruin’ series posted up here and I don’t even have the internet to upload it. THis truly is a fucking outrage. It took me like 2 holidays... Read More

Metamorphosis

I made my escape after 5 hardcore days of my VA Beach friends trying to give me liver cancer and even though every part of me just wanted to get back on the road I was torn.  It was hard to say goodbye to the friends and places.  Memory is a dirty liar when it comes to things like this, and for some reason even though I was haunted by the experiences of a life that was gone, there was a part of me that didn’t want to leave.  I met Colin on my... Read More

Necropolis

I step off the death flight still in a daze from the pills and boredom and immediately throw my kit into my rental minivan (I got a free upgrade so just shut the fuck up right now).  Power through a three hour drive from DC to VA Beach for the first Halloween I’ve spent stateside for as long as I can remember.  My brain is having trouble adjusting.  Maybe it’s the Ambiens, maybe culture shock, but everything starts to seem weird.  And not... Read More

Train Station

Burned out train station in Gary Indiana, November 7, 2006 Harold: Gary, Indiana! What a wonderful name, Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame. Gary, Indiana, as a Shakespeare would say, Trips along softly on the tongue this way– Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Let me say it once again. Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, That’s the town that “knew me when.” If you’d like to have a logical explanation How... Read More

Lost in OC

Here I am, stagnating in the states. I remember a very senior and experienced SEAL once told me when I was about to take a vacation “Leave! What the fuck do you need leave for!? You just get soft and weak on leave!” That fucker was right in a lot of ways. You give yourself too much time to dwell on the banality of fungus growing on rocks flying through outer space and your reflexes slow down, thoughts get slurred, your determination... Read More