| Condoms are the glass slippers of the 90’s. |
[16 May 2009|07:11pm] |
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Someone left an orange at this computer. It’s leaving me with flash backs of my childhood. You know, Piccolo and such. Today we were supposed to pull into Bahrain for three days of liberty. I know for certain that it will be cut down at least to two days. How do I know this you ask? Because, my friend we did not pull into Bahrain today. Losing one of three days of liberty in itself isn’t such a let down. God knows we pull into port often. The part that sucks is that we were scheduled to pull in hours before a certain large ship with a flat top pulled in. The “carrier locusts” as I have come know them. They were fortunate enough to arrive today, which means when we when we do get liberty tomorrow, the NEX will surely be in short supply of essentials. The bars, however, will be jumpin jumpin; and I have yet to decide if that’s going to be a good thing. Probably not.
The reason we couldn’t pull in today was because of a sandstorm. Heavy winds and such. Asi es la vida, right? Oh well. My main concern right now is that there will be calling cards left. I promised to call a certain wife of mine.
More to follow… I shall return with a story of shopping, drinking, and adventure in foreign lands. I was listening to Sigur Ros earlier. I learned of them by listening to launchcast.com, which was one of my favorite websites (along with this one) when I worked at Subway. My first cd of theirs was called “Agaetis Byrjun” and it was given to me by Joey as a Christmas present. Christmas was spent at Papa’s house that year. I have since become a huge fan of the Sigur Ros, as they are one of my favorite bands. Book Update: The Dark Tower III – The Waste Lands Roland and his pals have finally made it to Lud. There was a close call on the bridge with Oy, but hes ok… for now. Jake on the other hand has been captured by the Grays. Susannah and Eddie are on their way to find Blaine the train whilst Roland tries to save Jake.
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| It feels like I hate you. |
[13 May 2009|03:01pm] |
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Today was not the greatest of days. I went to get breakfast this
morning and didn't get my eggs; which is the only reason I ever go to
breakfast. I had to settle for some mini wheats cereal and french toast.
Then I decided to take a nap before work. Apparently I was a lot more
tired than I thought. I wasn't late but Gackle knocking on my door woke
me up, which made me feel like a crappy supervisor. So I get to work and
im pretty grumpy. I set my water bottle on the ground like I always do;
except today I was a little less gentle. The freakin think cracked and I
had to throw it away. I loved that water bottle! Victoria and I bought
it before I left on cruise specifically to hold my special fiji water.
Obviously I ran out of fiji a long time ago but the bottle was still
keeping me well hydrated. Now I have to wait until we get to a port with
an NEX to get another bottle.
We had an extremely hectic flight schedule today... Which made
shift change a monster cluster fuck. Normally I wouldn't care. I would
just lay low and ride it out... But not supervisor big daddy kurt. I
guess the silver lining to this story is the ice cream socials we always
have after our once weekly all day flight schedule. Also, I shaved my
head again today.
In other news: Im going to attempt to get back into writing poetry-ish
stuff. I have a line in my head at the moment... I just need to build
off of it.
Ive lost 10 lbs since leaving.
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| Mars is no place to raise your kids |
[12 May 2009|10:24pm] |
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This is the closest I've ever been to writing at 4:30am on a Tuesday
while listening to this song, haha.
There is so much that I want to say, but when I finally get here, I'm
overwhelmed because I haven't updated in so long. So, I've decided I'm
just going hit the ground running and the gaps will be filled as time
goes by. However, there is one thing that I need to mention before we
start.
My grandfather (known as Papa to myself and all the people closest to
me) passed away September 11, 2008. That morning, I was aboard the USS
Nassau getting ready to take the E-5 exam for the first time. There is a
funny story to be told about the exam but I'll save it for another day
(if Victoria reminds me). I can't remember how much time passed after
the test before I found out but it couldn't have been more than a day or
two. I do remember, though, that I had been out to sea for a couple days
already and needed to call Victoria (as promised) badly. The ship had
pay phones... HOWEVER...
a) you could only use phone cards purchased on the ship
b) you could only purchase things with prepaid cash card
c) you could only acquire said cash card by bringing cash on the
ship
Lucky for me, the guy who slept in the rack right next to mine (my
current roommate) let me borrow $20. Well, I got to call Victoria and,
as they say, the rest is history. The ship was on its way to Galveston,
TX for hurricane relief and we happened to be "mid-florida" at the time.
I flew in a helicopter for the first time (one of the ones I worked on)
and was dropped off in Ft. Lauderdale. I proceeded to rent a car (also a
first) and went straight to papa's house in Tampa, 3-4 hours away. The
Packers were playing the Lions that day and I got to listen to the
updates during the drive. I guess that's all I have to say about that. I think that's enough for today. I just felt like it needed to be said.
You can probably expect future entries to be littered with random Papa
memories. On a lighter note, there is still so much I need to document since my
last entry (the one before the one previous to this one). I went to New
York on that same ship for example. Now that is a heck of a story... if
I can remember enough of it to stay interesting, haha. Two more things I'd like to add! I advanced on that E-5 exam. I'm a 2nd
Class Petty Officer... and I give the credit directly to Papa, who I
believe was watching over me that day. Also, we received the
humanitarian award for the hurricane relief... and even though I didn't
make it to Texas, I believe I still get to wear the ribbon. Oh! And one more thing... I am a shift supervisor. Can you believe that
shit?
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| If you were a woman I'd slug you. |
[11 May 2009|07:06pm] |
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Sitting in maintenance control watching family guy at the moment. I really dont know what to write about but its been awhile, so i'll give a few updates.
-on the USNS Sacagawea
-been deployed for 79 days
-visited:
-Spain
-Italy
-Greece
-Djibouti
-United Arab Emirates
-Bahrain
Details later... internet is slow....
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| Hanna...? |
[05 Sep 2008|10:34pm] |
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I was actually on a ship for the first time in my 3 1/2 year navy career. We didn't leave port... but i was on a ship. I believe we'll either leave on the 10th or the 15th officially. But yeah... ships are sucky. Don't know how well i'll handle it.
Speaking of 'visiting' the USS Nassau... i saw Chorniak. I can't remember where the fuck i know him from... but i know him.
My seabag is still on the ship.
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| Gustav....? |
[31 Aug 2008|01:00am] |
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am i leaving or not? what the fuck is going on?
"i never came" by queens of the stone age is on
Victoria and i hung out with orduna and his wife tonight. we went to some japanese habachi place. vicky liked it... which was nice. we had a good time. talked about reality tv and shit... mtv.
i cant wait to get the fuck out of the navy... i mean... i love my country and all... but its been about 4 years and im ready to enjoy the american dream. ill be a famous musician someday.
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| Gustav |
[29 Aug 2008|10:37pm] |
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rock is dead - marilyn manson |
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So it seems i may finally go on a ship after all... Due to hurricane Gustav, i shall be deploying to the gulf for hurricane relief. Hah, not the gulf i thought i would be deploying to for my first stint on a ship, but a gulf non-the-less. I dont know how long this will take (hopefully people will get a clue and evacuate in time) but i guess i will see you guys on the flip-side.
I LOVE YOU VICTORIA!!!!!!
i hope you read this while im gone... i love you sweetheart. hopefully my cell works while im gone. it should. if not, i'll call you every chance i get. jill is laying next to me right now and she also hopes you get this.
peace out peeps.
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| We live in a beautiful world. |
[09 Aug 2008|12:04am] |
Update: we didnt go to harbor fest. We paid like 5 bucks for garage parking just for some bike-cop to tell us they probably werent going to allow our dog in :/ (her name is Jill the beagle)
Im down to 17 months in the navy. The Packers first preseason game is on monday and Im really excited. It's now the Aaron Rodgers Era because Favre retired and then unretired and now he's on the J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS.
Anywho... Joey left for marine boot camp about a week and a half ago. I wrote him a letter. Don't know if he got it yet but Im impatiently awaiting his letter.
Victoria and i saw Counting Crows on July 25. It was spectacular. Better than last time i saw them... but can't say it topped my second Tool show. That aside... Counting Crows are tied with Tool for my favorite band; and sometimes i think they have the edge. Neither band has ever come out with a cd that made me question if i liked it.
Go Pack Go
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| 19 months left |
[06 Jun 2008|11:30pm] |
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Out of the navy in 19 months. My parents have moved out of Jacksonville. They are in Tampa until sunday; when they move into their new home near Miami. I'm still in Norfolk, Va for the moment.
Tomorrow when Vick gets off of work... we'll go to Harborfest.
Victoria is laying on the floor with Jill on the other side of the room. Can't wait for football season to start.
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| home alone |
[10 May 2008|11:52pm] |
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complication - NIN |
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i only have about 20 months left in the navy. get to visit jacksonville in a couple days. :)
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[04 Jan 2008|09:09pm] |
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i have'nt written anything of significance in such a long time. and i still can't think of anything worth writing.
2007...
-i turned 21. i can legally drink and suprisingly, my drinking has subsided.
-finally saw billy joel... but cant remember most of it.
-went ice skating a few times. havnt done that since i was a lil' degrees.
-dad retired from the navy. has a job in miami. visits home in jax on the weekends.
-went to my first comedy show... jim gaffigan.
-new NIN cd came out... year zero... better than with teeth.
-victoria and i went to pensacola. so weird to visit the past. pensacola beach during gay week.
-advanced to third class... yeah, heh, i finally got that crow.
-got to see tool for the second time. way better than the first. went with joey, mike, zach, and victoria.
-manson's eat me drink me came out. halfway decent... much better than golden age.
-speaking of marilyn manson. i saw him for the second time as well. pretty good show.
-aunt aida and uncle mark visited for a few days. i liked them a lot more than i remembered.
-left vp-30 in jacksonville for hsc-28 in norfolk, va.
-victoria and i decided to get married and went through with it on november 23... the day after thanksgiving... <3 ...we plan on having the ceremony in late '08.
-finally... i got my first apartment. victoria and i share it now and we hope to get some damn living room furniture soon.
happy late new years. for the life of me, i cant remember such a short december.
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[12 Aug 2007|12:19am] |
egypt
-sphynx
-pyramids
hawaii
-pearl harborily
new york
-statue of liberty
^^what was that all about?
anyway... the packers won their first preseason game tonight. my family and i went to sneakers to watch the game but they couldnt get it. had wings and beer... other than that... waste of time.
are they going to come out with a civ 5???
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| handicap parking jobs |
[18 Jun 2007|05:34pm] |
How much have you changed in 6 years?
Six years ago.....
1.) How old were you?: 15
2.) Where did you go to school?: D.C. Everest
3) Where did you work?: Rainbow Snow
4.) Where did you live?: Schofield, Wi
5.) Where did you hang out?: We had a basement roster. Basically just got drunk at either Gabe's, Krystle's, or my place.
6.) Did you wear glasses?: no.
7.) Who was your best friend(s): Kris, Krystle, Gabe
8.) How many tattoos did you have?: zero
9.) How many piercings did you have?: i dont get piercings
10.) What car did you drive?: didnt drive
11.) Had you been to a real party?: with a bunch of people i didnt know? just one.
12.) Had you had your heart broken?: yeah, that year was the first installment.
-------------3 years ago----------
1.) How old were you?: 18
2.) Where did you go to school?: Mandarin High School
3.) Where did you work?: that summer i worked at subway
4.) Where did you live?: NS Mayport (Jacksonville, FL)
5.) Where did you hang out?: we hung out a lot at mikes house... partying and experimenting with music... austin on bass
6.) Did you wear glasses?: might as well stop asking.
7.) Who were your best friend(s)?: Mike, Austin, Mark, Lauren
9.) How many tattoos did you have?: the one on my left forearm thats a secret
10.) How many piercings did you have?: none
11) What car did you drive?: i drove my dads green '04 toyota tacoma
12) Had your heart broken?: eh, not so much
13. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced: single
--------------------Today--------------------
1.) How old are you?: 21
2.) Where do you work?: navy
3.) Where do you live?: Jacksonville, FL
4.) Do you wear glasses?: nope
5.) Who are your close friends?: Joey, Victoria, Mike, Lauren, Zach, Bill
6.) Do you talk to your old friends?: not all of them... not most of them
7.) How many piercings do you have?: none.
8.) How many tattoos?: 2... secret and window degrees
9.) What kind of car do you have?: 2001 Mazda 626
10.) Has your heart been broken?: nah
11.)Single/Taken/Married/Divorced?: taken
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originally posted on a myspace bulletin. i hate those things so im gonna post it here...
[x] Grease
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
[x] Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End
[x] Boondock Saints
[x] Fight Club
[ ] Starsky and Hutch
[ ] Neverending Story
[x] Blazing Saddles
[x] Airplane
Total: 8
[x] Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
[x] Napoleon Dynamite
[ ] Labyrinth
[ ] Saw
[ ] Saw II
[ ] saw III
[x] White Noise
[x] 50 First Dates
[ ] the Princess Diaries
[ ] The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total all together: 12
[x] Scream
[ ] Scream 2
[ ] Scream 3
[x] scary Movie
[ ] Scary Movie 2
[ ] Scary Movie 3
Total all together: 14
[x] Harry Potter 1
[x] Harry Potter 2
[x] Harry Potter 3
[x] Harry Potter 4
[ ] Resident Evil 1
[ ] Resident Evil 2
[x] The Wedding Singer
[ ] Little Black Book
[ ] The Village
[x] Lilo & Stitch
Total all together: 20
[x] Finding Nemo
[ ] Finding Neverland
[x] Signs
[x] The Grinch
[ ] Texas Chainsaw Massacre
[ ] Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
[ ] White Chicks
[x] Butterfly Effect
[ ] 13 Going on 30
[x] I, Robot
[ ] Robots
Total all together: 25
[ ] Universal Soldier
[x] Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
[ ] Along Came Polly
[ ] Deep Impact
[x] KingPin
[x] Never Been Kissed
[x] Meet The Parents
[x] Meet the Fockers
[x] Eight Crazy Nights
[x] Joe Dirt
[ ] King Kong
Total all together: 32
[ ] A Cinderella Story
[x] The Terminal
[ ] The Lizzie McGuire Movie
[ ] Passport to Paris
[x] Dumb & Dumber
[x] Final Destination
[ ] Final Destination 2
[ ] Final Destination 3
[x] Halloween
[x] The Ring
[ ] The Ring 2
[ ] Surviving Christmas
[x] Flubber
all together: 38
[x] Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
[x] Practical Magic
[x] Chicago
[ ] Ghost Ship
[x] From Hell
[ ] Hellboy
[ ] Secret Window
[ ] I Am Sam
[x] The Whole Nine Yards
[ ] The Whole Ten Yards
Total all together: 43
[ ] The Day After Tomorrow
[x] Child's Play
[ ] Seed of Chucky
[ ] Bride of Chucky
[x] Ten Things I Hate About You
[ ] Just Married
[ ] Gothika
[x] Nightmare on Elm Street
[x] Sixteen Candles
[ ] Remember the Titans
[ ] Coach Carter
[x] The Longest Yard
[ ] Gridiron Gang
[x] The Grudge
[x] The Grudge 2
[x] The Mask
[ ] Son Of The Mask
Total all together: 51
[x] Bad Boys
[ ] Bad Boys 2
[ ] Joy Ride
[x]Lucky Number Sleven
[ ] Ocean's Eleven
[ ] Ocean's Twelve
[ ] Ocean's Thirteen
[x] Bourne Identity
[x] Bourne Supremecy
[ ] Lone Star
[x] Bedazzled
[x] Predator I
[ ] Predator II
[ ] The Fog
[x] Ice Age
[x] Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
[ ] Curious George
Total all together: 59
[x] Independence Day
[ ] Children of Men
[ ] No Vacancy
[x] Mummy
[x] Mummy Returns
Total All Together: 62
[ ] Darkness Falls
[ ] Christine
[x] ET
[ ] Children of the Corn
[ ] My Bosses Daughter
[x] Maid In Manhattan
[x] War of the Worlds
[x] Rush Hour
[ ] Rush Hour 2
Total all together: 66
[x] Swimfan
[x] Miracle on 34th street
[x] Old School
[ ] The Notebook
[ ] K-Pax
[ ] Krippendorf's Tribe
[ ] A Walk to Remember
[ ] Ice Castles
[ ] Boogeyman
[x] The 40-year-old-virgin
Total all together:70
[x] Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
[x] Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
[x] Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
[x] Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
[x] Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
[x] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total all together: 76
[x] Super Troopers
[x] Hostel
[ ] Waiting for Guffman
[x] House of 1000 Corpses
[ ] Devils Rejects
[x] Elf
[ ] Highlander
[x] Mothman Prophecies
[x] American History x
[ ] Three
Total all together: 82
[ ] The Jacket
[ ] Kung Fu Hustle
[x] Full Metal Jacket
[ ] Shaolin Soccer
[ ] Night Watch
[x] Monsters Inc.
[x] Titanic
[x] Monty Python and the Holy Grail
[ ] Shaun Of the Dead
[ ] Willard
Total all together : 86
[ ] High Tension
[ ] Club Dread
[ ] Hulk
[ ] Dawn of the Dead
[x] Hook
[ ] Chronicle Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
[x] 28 days Later
[x] Orgazmo
[ ] Phantasm
[x] Waterworld
[x] waynes world
Total all together: 91
[x] Kill Bill vol 1
[x] Kill Bill vol 2
[x] Mortal Kombat
[ ] Wolf Creek
[ ] Kingdom of Heaven
[ ] The Hills Have Eyes
[ ] I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
[x] The Last House on the Left
[ ] Re-Animator
[ ] Army of Darkness
Total all together: 95
[x] Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
[x] Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
[x] Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
[x] Star Wars A new Hope
[x] Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
[x] Star Wars Return of the Jedi
[ ] Ewoks the caravan of courage
[ ] Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total all together: 101
[x] The Matrix
[ ] The Matrix Reloaded
[ ] The Matrix Revolutions
[ ] Slapshot1
[ ] Slapshot2
[ ] Evil Dead
[ ] Evil Dead 2
[x] Team America: World Police
[x] Silence of the Lambs
[x] Hannibal
[x] BASEketball
[x] Anger Managent
Total: 107
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| another exodus. |
[14 May 2007|05:34pm] |
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im going to norfolk, va for about 2 years. leaving around september. gonna see some interesting things. ill visit jax periodically.
the plan is to serve my time and get back to jax to either become a fire fighter or a teacher.
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| japanese baseball |
[06 May 2007|03:13am] |
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sitting in the sun room at my parents' jacksonville home. everyone is sleeping; including jesse. carlos mencia has been on all night. ive been drinking and thats all i know.
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| religion? |
[29 Mar 2007|10:45pm] |
had this really weird dream last night that sara (wisconsin) joined the navy and was, in fact, at my command and in the same shop. but the shop looked different. crazy.
should find out if i got the HS 5/HS 11 orders in a week.
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| carry me home... |
[17 Feb 2007|03:25am] |
bands ive seen:
snake river conspiracy
a perfect circle
american headcharge
fear factory
godhead
rammstein
cindy lauper
cher
tool
crossbreed
oleander
pearl jam
the donnas
jurassic 5
queens of the stone age
incubus
audioslave
sevendust
yellowcard
shine down
staind
cannible corpse
kittie
36 crazyfists
candiria
marilyn manson
dirty dozen brass band
adema
dope
mushroomhead
mindless self indulgance
death from above 1979
nine inch nails
the bravery
hot hot heat
static x
deftones
goo goo dolls
counting crows
billy joel
next concert should be tool... (for the second time)
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| Do the Evolution |
[16 Feb 2007|03:02am] |
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New shirt in the shop... you know you wanna pimp the darwin.
musicasart.spreadshirt.com
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| drifting through frame by frame |
[15 Feb 2007|10:47am] |
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bridge and tunnel - honorary title |
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lap-top + external hard-drive + ipod + rum = love
p.s.
i love the honorary title
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| it was a beautiful song but it ran too long... |
[12 Feb 2007|09:23am] |
i will update more often starting now.
biggest news in recent history (in my life anyway): i turned 21 and saw billy joel. however, with the combined excitment of legally engaging in one of my favorite pass times and finally seeing one of my idols led to an over-consumption and a loss of voice. end result: i dont remember much of the concert. oh well, i know better for next time.
so ill be working at a new duty station in 7-8 months. due to lack of options (although this one isnt so bad) i currently have my eye on Andrews AFB (Air Force Base) in Maryland. Ask if you would like to know more.
(i havent written anything new in over a year now... so here's a rerun)
a cross of empty coke cans mark the horizon
a flat-lined hope-
hooked up to the machines of corporate god
secure under the scrutiny
of our insecurities
we've decided not to care about a world
we can never change
heaven is your name
profiting long after you're gone
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