The Melon's Lion

z1c: being 20+ on tumblr

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:55:01 -0400

being 20+ on tumblr

You're old to be in class, aren't you?

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:48:36 -0400

There are people in their 40s and 50s still going to school. Far from it to call a guy in his 20s old. lmao

Aside from that… I sometimes feel too old to be in class. Thank you for your question.

Everything about this.

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:30 -0400

Everything about this.

What's the best thing that's happened to you in 2013?

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:54:34 -0400

Probably receiving my disability rating.

I know that’s shallow and selfish, but I want to be a teacher when I leave the Army. Having disability income for my injuries to supplement the pittance that teachers make will really make it easier to chase my second passion.

What is the one thing you want most in life, and why?

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:49:58 -0400

Understanding. Not only of myself, but of my surroundings.

I think that’s the base cause of all my actions: to be understood and appreciated for what I am as opposed to what I could be. Nobody is appreciated at face value anymore.

To understand the world and master my spirituality… to understand the cosmic question “why,” and know the answers to hypothetical questions. I want to understand the future before it happens.

I think the only thing I want in life is too much to want.

I just realized there’s no filter on the computers in this classroom. Tumblr works here. Now...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:42:00 -0400

I just realized there’s no filter on the computers in this classroom. Tumblr works here. Now the question is: Do I have the balls to start scrolling down my porn-laden dashboard when I’m sitting in the second row from the front?

Here goes nothin’…

You’ve got me under your spell

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:21:36 -0400

You’ve got me under your spell

sweetestpartoflife: lightningnymph: Friendly reminder that with one click, you can: Give free food...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:14:34 -0400

sweetestpartoflife:

lightningnymph:

Friendly reminder that with one click, you can:

Give free food to the hungry.

Help get a woman in need get a free mammogram.

Give free food to shelter animals.

Give a free meal to a homeless and hungry veteran.

Help a family receive therapy for an autistic family member.

Help provide a child with life-saving health care.

Help give a child a free book to read.

Protect 11.4 square feet of wildlife habitat.

Go forth, my lovelies!

Again and again, alhamdulilah.

Fuck it, I'm going to tell the story anyway

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:11:00 -0400

This evening, my roommate and I were swimming in a river off 31W (Dixie Highway) extremely close to Fort Knox. It was actually part of an old training lane that hasn’t been used since the 80s, and the river is amazingly clear back there.

As we’re drying off near the Jeep and getting ready to leave, we hear a helicopter. I joke about how it’s the DNR coming to get us, because we’re on federal property and we had a good laugh. We start driving down the dirt road, back to the highway, and we notice an Apache passing by on our 12 o’clock. We realize he’s circling us. hahaha

So he keeps circling as we’re driving (it’s a good 6 miles back to the main road) and he’s getting closer and closer. Brian is freaking out, thinking we’re in trouble, or they’re running a training exercise on that road, and a convoy is about to come smashing into us headfirst… I’m just laughing and craning my neck, trying to see the bird.

Next thing we know, he’s flying parallel to us, and I see him. He’s flying about 30 meters to our 3 o’clock. I throw up the rock fist, and he tips his wings at us. Instant relief hits both of us, and we know it’s game on. Brian punches it, and peels off on the dirt road. We hit a turn and almost spin out of control on the rocks, but he regains control. Whitesnake comes on the radio and I turn it up. We’re both screaming and laughing.

We thought we lost him since he peeled off, but about 10 seconds later, he’s swinging in to our 12, coming in like he’s landing. Every fucking piece of equipment that attack helicopter had on it was facing directly at us. We came face to fucking face with the full might of the American military, and it was the most terrifyingly amazing experience ever. So terrifying, we forgot that he was playing with us, and we about shit our pants.

Brian slows down and comes to a dead stop, but the pilot swoops us, buzzing past the roof. The fucking Jeep shook in the rotor wash. We instantly remember he’s playing with us, and we punch it again, but the exciting game is over. He won, and he knew it. We got back on the highway, and he returned to his normal flight pattern/training exercise/whatever he was doing when he spotted our vehicle.

In my fright and awe, I was able to take these horrible pictures:

Most amazing experience of my whole career. We played chicken with a fucking Apache.

Just had the most awesome experience of the entire year, and I can’t even post it because none...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:46:00 -0400

Just had the most awesome experience of the entire year, and I can’t even post it because none of you fucks will believe me.

Fuck it, it was the most awesome experience of my entire Army career. And it’s so unbelievable that only my roommate will believe me because he was there to see it with me.

Some pictures just look better from a different angle.

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:11:26 -0400

Some pictures just look better from a different angle.

Actually laughed out loud and forced my roommate to look.

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:48:56 -0400

Actually laughed out loud and forced my roommate to look.

Fun fact: The “fat bitch” in this picture is...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:38:10 -0400

Fun fact: The “fat bitch” in this picture is suffering from a symptom of starvation called Kwashiorkor.

What basically happens, is your body doesn’t have enough of the nutrients it needs, so your blood vessels begin leaking fluid into your abdomen, where it pools and collects. It’s extremely painful.

derych: brucefuckingbanner: mishasminions: RELEVANT TO...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:12:48 -0400

derych:

brucefuckingbanner:

mishasminions:

RELEVANT TO HUMANITY

Relevant to tumblr.

Relevant to existence.

did you ever fuck mina or did she just stonewall you like she does everyone else?

Sat, 11 May 2013 20:24:00 -0400

That’s a pretty disgusting question, buddy.

Her sexual prerogatives are none of you or I’s business. She was, and still is, a very dear friend of mine. I suggest you let your bruised ego get over itself.

Rarely seen and even more rarely documented: Muslim women in the...

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:11:00 -0400

Rarely seen and even more rarely documented: Muslim women in the military.
I’ve seen more pictures of the Loch Ness Monster than of service muslimas. Had the distinct privilege of her falling in on my squad during mobilization training.

Fucking land nav.

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:21:21 -0400

Fucking land nav.

How our ignorance affects the world

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:51:55 -0400

How our ignorance affects the world

The DFAC in Taji understands their market demographic.

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:25:47 -0400

The DFAC in Taji understands their market demographic.

sigh I miss Japan

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:23:03 -0400

*sigh* I miss Japan