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September 2005 - Posts

Half-life

Today was beautiful. The perfect pre-fall day, the sky fading from blue to pink to black, a breeze signaling the changing of the leaves, the turning of a season, changing times. I stood outside today and breathed in. I felt the air moving around me. Soon, Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:05 PM by ryanseals | 8 Comments

A good reason to wake up at 3 in the morn

My voice is shot, my heart is still pumping, and my hair is halfway pulled out ... but four hours later, after the Tennessee victory in Death Valley, I would have to say that I am the happiest person in Iraq. I made it to the TV room a little bit late Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:04 PM by ryanseals | 2 Comments

Ode to the sandbox

Hey all, Christy here. I had to post this hilarious poem I found over at Big Al's : It's credited to a Kentucky Army National Guard chaplain who is currently serving in the sandbox. "I Do Not Like This Dust and Sand" I do not like this dust and sand I Read More...
Posted Monday, September 26, 2005 11:37 AM by ryanseals | 1 Comments

Mile 26

I think my apartment gets lonelier every day, especially at night. It's like every time I walk back into it, more "happiness" has been sucked out, and I just feel lonely. I feel devoid of air, like I can't motivate myself to do the things I need to do, Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:47 PM by ryanseals | 9 Comments

Say your piece

Comments, I believe, are working, if you'd like to use them/comment on the new look/etc. Just click on the "comments" link at the bottom of this post (should say O Comments, 1 Comment, etc.) and then click "Post a new comment." Easy as pie. Please be Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:57 PM by ryanseals | 2 Comments

Anybody looking for a worn out reporter?

I would have to say that one of the biggest things that I have missed since being deployed besides my family and friends is my job. I have been really blessed during this deployment to continue writing by doing freelance work for the Chattanooga Times Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:36 AM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

New look on the blog

As I guess you can tell, this blog's going through some changes -- ArmyAdvice got totally redone, adding forums, updating blogs and picture galleries, etc. I'm really excited about the changes! One change is the new look. Another is the picture galleries Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 20, 2005 5:53 PM by ryanseals | 0 Comments

Hello, my name is ...

I don't usually start out my conversations with strangers this way: "Hi, I'm Christy. My husband's in Iraq. Man, he's been gone more than a year! That's crazy." But now, I realize that my life is wrapped up in that very statement. It's the core of me, Read More...
Posted Friday, September 16, 2005 2:27 PM by ryanseals | 1 Comments

Guard stretched too thin?

Interesting Associated Press article on Military.com : National Guard Stretched too Thin Associated Press | September 10, 2005 WASHINGTON - The National Guard is stretched so thin by simultaneous assignments in Iraq and the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 10, 2005 5:47 PM by ryanseals | 0 Comments

Some cool stuff from the net

Christy was web surfing last night and came across a couple of pretty cool things. This site in French Also, my last Times Free Press story made it onto Msnbc.com - Ryan Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live Read More...
Posted Friday, September 09, 2005 12:31 PM by ryanseals | 0 Comments

Hurricanes, sniffles, and football... more than a war going on in Iraq

Hey everybody, Once again it has been too long between posts and as I say every time, I'm really bad about that. Nothing really to report here in Iraq lately, except that I am totally shocked about everything going on at home. I never could imagine the Read More...
Posted Sunday, September 04, 2005 1:43 PM by ryanseals | 7 Comments

Hot off the presses... well sort of

Hey everybody, the following is my latest piece from the Chattanooga Times Free Press , which ran into today's edition. I wasn't able to access it online with all of the final copy editing changes they may have made because their site is extremely hard Read More...
Posted Sunday, September 04, 2005 1:26 PM by ryanseals | 1 Comments

Ahhh, country perfection

I love country singer Keith Urban -- I swear, probably five of his songs could be directly about my and Ryan's life. This is the latest gem, called "Better Life," in part. I think it's a good song of hope for wives/fiancees/everyone with deployed loved Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 03, 2005 12:35 PM by ryanseals | 4 Comments