It must be hard to know that your son died in combat. It must be even harder to have it represented in a movie, with some actor playing out the death of your son. How would you deal with it? Would you see the movie, or stay away from it?
I've been reading about 'Black Hawk Down' over the past couple of days, which is an up-coming movie. Reading about the events, the facts, the politics and the political incompetence that resulted in the debacle in Mogadishu, Somalia, October 3rd 1993. It included a lot of the comments from family members about their sons who were killed in action. None of the material that I've read though, has any bearing on the soon to be released movie (obviously because the material was written up way before the movie was thought about).
I'm starting to seriously look for somewhere else to stay today. A few weeks ago, Kylie decided that she wanted to move back to where she came from, and so I wasn't going to stay here by myself, or get others in - as I don't have enough furniture of my own to fill a house - so I'm moving out as well. The deadline was 16th December, and this was pointed out to our landlord as well. He found some new tenants to take over the lease from that point on, so everything's worked out well. Now I just have to find somewhere to live by then. I don't think I'll have a problem, but I'm going to be picky about where I stay and who I stay with. It won't be under emergency conditions either, as Vicki has offered her spare room in case I need it, so that gives me a bit more flexibility and reduces panic mode as time runs out. There's been a few places this morning that I phoned up about, but most of them involve living with half a dozen guys or whatever… that's just not my scene. Preferably, I'm looking at sharing with one or two others, with me having a large bedroom to fit my bed and computer in, and the one responsible for the house needs to be flexible on me installing another phone line for my internet usage.
Over the past week, I've been re-reading this journal, and I've gained some fascinating insights. It's coming up to the 3-year anniversary for this journal, and its seen some significant changes over those years. Changes in the formatting of the website and the layout, and changes in my life and what's important to me. Here's a rundown of those changes, as the years and months have gone by.
November 1998. The journal begins. I was lonely and needy for the company of women. I went out on a lot of dates, and got excited about every woman who gave me some attention. I also got crushed after being dumped after only one date - sometimes without even going on any date at all!
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