#Also I’m learning about myself that if getting food isn’t a convenient endeavor I just won’t do it

[avoidingdestiny]

God I hate this holiday.

[theevilfoodeaterconchita]

Viande-XXXX Steak; Scene 3

Evil Food Eater Conchita, page 181-184

Carlos had thought at first that the man named AB-CIR was a mere swindler.

But after being captured by him and having his face changed, he had to admit that AB-CIR was a true "sorcerer" after all.

If he'd continued to be held prisoner as he was, he would undoubtedly have been used as a political pawn. Not just that. Thinking of the relationship between Marlon and Lioness, it wouldn't have surprised him if he had ended up being killed.

Either was something that Carlos had wanted to avoid. Right around the time he was in jail wondering if there was any way he could possibly escape, he overheard the conversation between AB-CIR and that thief.

He hadn't seen Banica directly since their engagement was broken off, but word of her activities had reached Marlon. That she was traveling every country, studying the various "foods" there, and working on the advancement of Beelzenia.

Carlos had thought that was so like Banica, who had told him that she liked eating; at the same time, he was surprised at her display of dynamism.

Speaking of himself, he had continued to spend his days smoldering around in the palace, as he ever had. The once bashful Banica had become so assertive, and yet nothing about him had changed at all.

Why had he not persisted in getting engaged to her back then in the first place? He put on a strong front, but he couldn't defy all those stronger than him. He was pitiful back then.

Out of the desire to be even just the slightest bit closer to Banica, Carlos had started to study cooking under the cooks on retainer in the palace.

Naturally, he had no illusions of being able to catch up to her in that. There was a difference between their respective enthusiasm towards food to start with. Even so, he was able to manage to acquire some degree of skill. Though, he was to the end stuck at the level of a hobbyist, and so no one would eat anything that he made.

He had first learned that Banica had gone mad upon hearing the conversation between AB-CIR and the thief. He had stopped hearing any more rumors about her after word got around that she'd become the lord of the Conchita territory. Empress Juno had likely endeavored to keep any further news from leaking to outside regions.

Carlos had offered his assistance to AB-CIR right there on the spot. First, to obtain an excuse to get out of the prison, and second…he wanted to meet her one more time, and see the truth for himself.

The actions that Banica had taken at that banquet thirteen years ago--Perhaps it all had something to do with that. If that was the case then he wanted to face her again, and not run away this time.

If he could be forgiven, then maybe this time--

Carlos had prepared for AB-CIR to reject his proposal at first. Carlos had also been ready to try and persuade him when he did--but AB-CIR had readily accepted his request.

"I see--How interesting," he had said, looking upon Carlos with a smirk.

The female thief butted in, listening off to the side, "Is that alright? I'm sure he's just saying that as a pretext to escape."

"Even if so, I don't care. He was captured by me. I should be free to let him loose." Contrary to Carlos' expectations, it seemed that AB-CIR had no interest at all in the relationship between Marlon and Lioness, or the war itself. "I'm shorthanded so I must use all that I have at my disposal. If he says he's an acquaintance of Conchita, then he can be of some use to me."

However, it seemed as though the lady thief couldn't get behind AB-CIR's reasoning.

"Isn't he worse off, with her already knowing his face? Conchita keeps outsiders away from her mansion. The only people she lets in normally are her servants and her cook."

"--Didn't you tell me that cook was dead in the mansion?"

"Yeah. He turned into a monster."

"Then that means there are no cooks there right now. From what I'm hearing, the odds of her hiring on a new cook are quite high--Prince Carlos." AB-CIR turned to Carlos and asked, while maintaining a gentle expression, "Can you cook?"

"…A little."

"Then if you can I'd like to have you enter the mansion as a cook. I once killed a chef by the name of Joseph, long ago. …Could you not ask me about that? In the end it was a misunderstanding on my part, and I did something bad to him. --Well, it's very convenient now, as I will have you take Joseph's place."

"No…hold on a second. Like she said, Banica and I know each other. I'll be found out instantly if I try to disguise myself that way."

"Normally, yes--But I am able to change you to resemble the real Joseph."

Then, the cat that had been riding on AB-CIR's shoulder ran off somewhere.

When it returned, the cat was holding a single, peculiar sword in its mouth.

AB-CIR took the sword from the cat and unsheathed it.

"I'm still not used to handling this sword…Though it should be fine if I can regulate it well."

He unlocked the door to Carlos' cell and entered.

"Don't move…Unless you want to get possessed by a demon."

Carlos made no move of resistance in response to AB-CIR lifting the sword overhead, both his hands bound.

"Here!"

The sword was brought down on Carlos' eyes, and there he passed out.

He woke up several hours later, and when the female thief showed him a mirror, he discovered that he'd gotten a new face.

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Top 3 Ways To Buy A Used Weight Loss & Control

After many years of hanging out with the inventors drinking beer, the weekly family functions that provide a tremendous buffet of foods, not to mention the daily routine of buying fast food. ... the calories had started to show. Let's face it, it's tough looking to juggle all of our way of life and forgetting what were doing to our bodies. After many years of packing about the pounds, I finally said I was going to shed weight and STICK WITH IT!

So here was my real motivation to begin. My younger brother recently joined the army along noticed that he transformed from your pudgy punk to this super-soldier that took him under a couple of months to switch. It was like day and night!! With results like that, I asked myself, I think I need to become listed on the army to get rid on this gut! Well, the army just isn't to me - I fully support our troops but I'm sorry, it isn't really to me. With my health continuing to fall, my romantic endeavors just about non-existent, and noticing that I've been getting tired of everything I do, I finally located the realization that I needed help. So I swallowed my pride and asked my brother what I are capable of doing. So my friend gave me some advice and recommended me to read and follow a course called "Combat The Fat" from. Apparently from what I gathered from this course, it revealed training that all military personnel endured every single day, however, it was tailored for the average joe. The one tip that I can remember him giving me before deploying overseas, ended up being figure out each day. Soldiers don't wait to work out at nighttime - they workout each day. This was likely the best tip that was provided to me to jump-start my quest to lose weight and STICKING TO IT!

Without question, I knew this is not planning to be easy as I usually awoke at 7 am being ready by 8 am and to be at benefit 9 am. This would mean I would ought to 'sacrifice' a half-hour of my precious, precious sleep. Well, this was until I looked at my "jelly belly" and, nothing worked as a chef and I have to do this. And as I gathered additional information through the course, it made me understand that there are many benefits to working out each morning than at nighttime.

See below for your benefits I experienced.

* I feel so energized to get started on the day and satisfied it's DONE and out of the way! No more excuses!!

* I burn calories for hours while I'm sleeping. Now I can burn MORE CALORIES and MORE FAT in the morning since there were nothing in my stomach.

* I now really enjoy breakfast (instead of missing breakfast - that has been a major no-no to me in the past). Yes - keep in mind that, you will be very hungry after your workout! Just remember - no bacon along with other greasy foods...Since I have a tight schedule within the am, fruits and cereals worked for me along having a protein shake (I use Vanilla Whey Maxx from - tastes great, quick to make[no blender needed] and possesses over 24 grams of protein per scoop).

* It had opened the option of doing an activity/sport at nighttime. In my case, I like to ride my bike, rollerblade, or play golf(walking while using pull cart) whenever I have time or if the weather conditions permit it.

* I was asked to choosing healthier foods since I would feel guilty about eating a donut or even the fried chicken or possibly a Big-Mac during the morning (why waste such an excellent workout?)

* If there is a morning that I can't get to the gym, I made sure I was there in the evening. (providing me 2 chances to arrive at the fitness center).

* If you check out a gym, you'll find far fewer people at the gym. No awaiting machines, exercise ball, workout bench or free-weights.

So, you must be convinced now that morning training is more effective. If so, expect an adjustment period. The same way you're jet-lagged after an overseas trip or drowsy when you suddenly ought to switch in the graveyard shift to some regular 9 to 5 shift, exercising each day will require some lag time. Here are several of my tips which will help you get going in getting up every day.

* Go to bed one hour earlier. I used to retire for the night at about 2 am each night. Since I know now which you burn calories while you sleep, I changed my sleeping patterns to go to sleep at 11:00 pm.

* Get a good alarm clock - I have 2 alarms (Sony alarm clock and cellphone alarm) to wake me up for 6 am.

* Get a timer that turns around the lights for you. I purchased the light switch that activates my light at 6 am. You can also check out Homedepot and buy one also.

* Brush your teeth and wash that person. - this will help you feel a good deal fresher each morning.

* Have your exercise routine schedule ready the evening before. Since I was with all the info from Combat The Fat, it provided me an easy schedule to follow with different exercises daily, eliminating boredom.

* Have training session clothes prepared the evening before. - I have woken up often every day and found myself wasting many precious minutes scrambling searching for clothes, shoes, water bottle, etc. This step eliminates that possibility.

* Bring a partner. - Since I got my lady involved with it, the two of us help the other to get up and do our workout. This has not simply improved my relationship with my wife, but I'm getting more sex today! Woohoo! :-)

* Try to make your morning training as convenient as is possible by either creating your house gym or choosing a gym which is near your work/home. - I liked the property gym option mainly because it enables me to observe the morning news while I'm on the treadmill. (I attached a little LCD screen into it) :-)

* Get an iPod or Mp3 player to assist using your motivation. - My wife uses her iPod to keep her motivated throughout her workout. As a helpful tip, choose fast-paced music because your body will automatically desire to "move using the beat" without even thinking about it.

* Find a picture through the internet of the items you would desire to look like and display it in a place it in the area you may see each morning (e.g about the mirror in your bathroom)...Believe it or not, this is important. Do not skip this step. This will help you keep your focus around the "prize" of getting that slender body. I chose Mark Wahlberg (in his Calvin Klien ad) because of his cool physique, not his bad acting...

* Stretch!? Since you just awakened, your muscles need a good stretch. Learn from my mistake for not stretching and instructed to take 4 days off on account of pains in my legs and back. Don’t be a victim.

* And finally, have a very burning desire to shed weight! Everyone has their reasons behind shedding pounds. Either it really is to improve your health, self-esteem or if you possess a favorite suit or dress that you just always wanted to go with. Start TODAY - your work WILL PAY OFF.

So this is simply a fraction of what I learned from not simply my brother, but also from the thing that was learned from "Combat The Fat". I have to credit them both for losing 40lbs so far looking to reaching achieve of a total of 70 lbs. Other than the top to training each day, this course had assisted with changing my "lifestyle" products I eat, how much I eat, how to exercise, what areas of the body that need work when. Dieting alone with my creation of the workout plan has never worked for me personally before, because the weight-loss was only temporary(I previously gained back products was lost) and in addition felt like I did not know very well what I was doing. Diet pills (I think I've tried all of them) never worked to me either. And finally, my last tip to you personally all is, have your cheat day(not days) to consume anything you want (including a Big Mac), but DO NOT OVER EAT. Changing your "lifestyle" to nibble on the proper foods and also to incorporate daily exercises to your daily routine WILL lower your waistline.

[gunnermcvw186-blog]

Who Else Wants To Know The Mystery Behind Weight Loss & Control?

After many years of spending time with the inventors drinking beer, the weekly family functions that offer a massive buffet of foods, as well as the daily routine of collecting junk food. ... the calories had started to show. Let's face it, it's tough trying to juggle the whole activities and forgetting what we have been doing to bodies. After many years of packing for the pounds, I finally said I was likely to lose weight and STICK WITH IT!

So here was my real motivation to get going. My younger brother recently joined the army along remarked that he transformed from a pudgy punk to the super-soldier that took him below a few months to improve. It was like 24 / 7!! With results that way, I asked myself, I think I need to sign up the army to get rid of this gut! Well, the army isn't personally - I fully support our troops but I'm sorry, it isn't really for me. With my health heading down, my romantic endeavors just about non-existent, and noticing that I've been getting sick and tired of everything I do, I finally stumbled on the realization that I needed help. So I swallowed my pride and asked my buddy what I can do. So my brother gave me a tip and recommended me to read and consume a course called "Combat The Fat" from. Apparently from what I gathered from this course, it revealed training that every military personnel endured each day, however, it turned out tailored for the typical joe. The one tip that I can remember him giving me before deploying overseas, was to exercise each day. Soldiers don't wait to exercise later in the day - they workout each morning. This was likely the best tip that's presented to me to jump-start my quest to lose weight and STICKING TO IT!

Without a doubt, I knew this was not planning to be easy as I usually woke up at 7 am to get ready by 8 am and to become at work for 9 am. This would mean I would need to 'sacrifice' a half-hour of my precious, precious sleep. Well, this was until I viewed my "jelly belly" and, nothing has worked and I have to do this. And as I gathered more info from the course, it taught me to be recognize that there are several benefits to exercising each morning than in the evening.

See below for your benefits I experienced.

* I feel so energized to start the morning and satisfied it's DONE and out in the way! No more excuses!!

* I burn calories all night while I'm sleeping. Now I can burn MORE CALORIES and MORE FAT in the morning since there is nothing within my stomach.

* I now really enjoy breakfast (instead of missing breakfast - which has been a huge no-no for me personally previously). Yes - trust me, you may be very hungry after your workout! Just remember - no bacon along with other greasy foods...Since I have a tight schedule in the am, fruits and cereals worked for me personally along having a protein shake (I use Vanilla Whey Maxx from - tastes great, quick to make[no blender needed] and has over 24 grams of protein per scoop).

* It had opened a choice of taking part in an activity/sport later in the day. In my case, I like to ride my bike, rollerblade, or play golf(walking using the pull cart) whenever I have time or if weather conditions permit it.

* I was inspired to choosing healthier foods since I would feel guilty about eating a donut or even the fried chicken or perhaps a Big-Mac during your day (why waste such a fantastic workout?)

* If there is a morning that I can't make it to the gym, I made sure I was there later in the day. (providing me 2 chances to reach a health club).

* If you search for a gym, there are far fewer people at a health club. No awaiting machines, exercise ball, workout bench or free-weights.

So, you must be convinced since morning training is far better. If so, expect an adjustment period. The same way you're jet-lagged after an overseas trip or drowsy once you suddenly have to switch in the graveyard shift to a regular 9 to 5 shift, working out every day requires some lag time. Here are a few of my tips that may help you get going when you get up every day.

* Go to bed 1 hour earlier. I used to retire for the night at about 2 am every night. Since I know now that you simply burn calories whilst you sleep, I changed my sleeping patterns to hit the sack at 11:00 pm.

* Get a great alarm - I have 2 alarms (Sony noisy alarms and cellphone alarm) to wake me up for 6 am.

* Get a timer that turns about the lights to suit your needs. I purchased an easy switch where activates my light at 6 am. You can also visit Homedepot and buy one as well.

* Brush your teeth and wash your face. - this will help feel a lot fresher each day.

* Have training session schedule ready the night time before. Since I was using the info from Combat The Fat, it provided me a straightforward schedule to follow along with with different exercises every day, eliminating boredom.

* Have training session clothes prepared the evening before. - I have woken up many times every day and discovered myself wasting many precious minutes scrambling seeking clothes, shoes, water bottle, etc. This step eliminates that possibility.

* Bring someone. - Since I got my wife with it, both of us help the other person to awaken and do our workout. This has not merely improved my relationship with my partner, but I'm reading good sex nowadays! Woohoo! :-)

* Try to help make your morning training as convenient as you possibly can by either creating your house gym or selecting a gym that is near to your work/home. - I liked the house gym option as it enables me to observe the morning news while I'm on the treadmill. (I attached a smaller LCD screen to it) :-)

* Get an iPod or Mp3 player to help with your motivation. - My wife uses her iPod to maintain her motivated throughout her workout. As a helpful tip, choose fast-paced music as your body will automatically wish to "move with all the beat" without even thinking about it.

* Find a picture from your internet products you would need to resemble and display it in a place it in an area you are going to see every day (e.g on the mirror within your bathroom)...Believe it or not, this is very important. Do not skip this step. This will help you keep the focus about the "prize" of needing that slender body. I chose Mark Wahlberg (in their Calvin Klien ad) as a result of his cool physique, not his bad acting...

* Stretch!? Since you just wakened, your muscle mass need a great stretch. Learn from my mistake for not stretching and made to take 4 days off on account of pains inside my legs and back. Don’t certainly be a victim.

* And finally, use a burning desire to reduce weight! Everyone has their reasons behind losing weight. Either it can be for health reasons, self-esteem or if you have a favorite suit or dress that you always wanted to squeeze into. Start TODAY - your efforts WILL PAY OFF.

So this is simply a fraction products I learned from not merely my buddy, but also from what was learned from "Combat The Fat". I must credit them both for losing 40lbs thus far and seeking forward to reaching my goal of the total of 70 lbs. Other than the tip to doing exercises each morning, this system had assisted with changing my "lifestyle" of the I eat, simply how much I eat, the best way to exercise, what areas in the body that want work and when. Dieting alone with my creation of an workout plan has never worked personally previously, since the weight-loss only agreed to be temporary(I previously gained back products was lost) as well as felt like I did not determine what I was doing. Diet pills (I think I've tried every one of them) never worked for me either. And finally, my last tip for your requirements all is, have your cheat day(not days) to eat whatever you want (including a Big Mac), but DO NOT OVER EAT. Changing your "lifestyle" to consume the proper foods also to incorporate daily exercises in your daily routine WILL lessen your waistline.

[waylonkfjg263-blog]

Congratulations! Your Weight Loss & Control Is (Are) About To Stop Being Relevant

After many years of hanging out with the inventors drinking beer, the weekly family functions that offer a huge buffet of foods, and lastly the daily routine of obtaining junk food. ... the calories had begun to show. Let's face it, it's hard trying to juggle the whole way of life and forgetting what we're doing to your bodies. After many years of packing for the pounds, I finally said I was planning to shed weight and STICK WITH IT!

So here was my real motivation to get started. My younger brother recently joined the army together pointed out that he transformed from the pudgy punk to the super-soldier that took him lower than 3 months to change. It was like 24 / 7!! With results prefer that, I asked myself, I think I need to sign up the army to get rid of this gut! Well, the army is not to me - I fully support our troops but I'm sorry, it isn't for me. With my health going down, my romantic endeavors virtually non-existent, and noticing that I've been getting sick and tired with everything I do, I finally located the realization that I needed help. So I swallowed my pride and asked my buddy what I are capable of doing. So my cousin gave me some advice and recommended me to see and consume a course called "Combat The Fat" from. Apparently from what I gathered out of this course, it revealed training that most military personnel endured every single day, however, it was tailored for the average joe. The one tip that I can remember him giving me before deploying overseas, ended up being workout each morning. Soldiers don't wait to work out at nighttime - they workout every day. This was most likely the best tip that was presented to me to jump-start my quest to reduce weight and STICKING TO IT!

Without a doubt, I knew it was not likely to be easy as I usually awakened at 7 am to get ready by 8 am and to become at benefit 9 am. This would mean I would must 'sacrifice' a half-hour of my precious, precious sleep. Well, this was until I viewed my "jelly belly" and, nothing spent some time working and I need to do this. And as I gathered additional information from your course, it made me recognize that there are several benefits to exercising each morning than later in the day.

See below for that benefits I experienced.

* I feel so energized to begin the afternoon and satisfied it is DONE and out of the way! No more excuses!!

* I burn calories for hours while I'm sleeping. Now I can burn MORE CALORIES and MORE FAT each morning since there is nothing during my stomach.

* I now really enjoy breakfast (rather than missing breakfast - that was a major no-no for me previously). Yes - trust me, you may be very hungry after your workout! Just remember - no bacon as well as other greasy foods...Since I have a tight schedule inside am, fruits and cereals worked for me along with a protein shake (I use Vanilla Whey Maxx from - tastes great, quick to make[no blender needed] and it has over 24 grams of protein per scoop).

* It had opened selecting participating in an activity/sport at nighttime. In my case, I like to ride my bike, rollerblade, or play golf(walking while using pull cart) whenever I have time or if the weather conditions permit it.

* I was encouraged to choosing healthier foods since I would feel guilty about eating a donut or fried chicken or a Big-Mac during the morning (why waste such a great workout?)

* If there is a morning that I cannot arrive at a fitness center, I made sure I was there at night. (providing me 2 chances to arrive at the gym).

* If you visit a gym, there are far fewer people at a fitness center. No waiting for machines, exercise ball, workout bench or free-weights.

So, you need to be convinced given that morning work outs are more potent. If so, expect an adjustment period. The same way you're jet-lagged after a distant trip or drowsy once you suddenly ought to switch from the graveyard shift with a regular 9 to 5 shift, exercising each morning will need some lag time. Here are several of my tips that can help you get going when you get up in the morning.

* Go to bed an hour earlier. I used to go to bed at about 2 am each night. Since I know now that you simply burn calories as you sleep, I changed my sleeping patterns to retire for the night at 11:00 pm.

* Get an excellent alarm clock - I have 2 alarms (Sony alarm clock and cellphone alarm) to wake me up for 6 am.

* Get a timer that turns on the lights for you. I purchased the light source switch where turns on my light at 6 am. You can also check out Homedepot and pick one up too.

* Brush your teeth and wash the face. - this should help you feel a lot fresher each morning.

* Have your exercise routine schedule ready the night time before. Since I was with all the info from Combat The Fat, it provided me a straightforward schedule to check out with various exercises every day, eliminating boredom.

* Have training session clothes prepared the night time before. - I have woken up often times in the morning and discovered myself wasting many precious minutes scrambling looking for clothes, shoes, water bottle, etc. This step eliminates that possibility.

* Bring a person. - Since I got my spouse with it, the two of us help each other to get up and do our workout. This has not merely improved my relationship with my partner, but I'm receiving targeted sex today! Woohoo! :-)

* Try to make your morning doing exercises as convenient as you can by either creating your home gym or picking a gym that is near to your work/home. - I liked the house gym option as it enables me to watch the morning news while I'm about the treadmill. (I attached a smaller LCD screen with it) :-)

* Get an iPod or Mp3 player to aid with your motivation. - My wife uses her iPod to maintain her motivated throughout her workout. As a helpful tip, choose fast-paced music as your body will automatically need to "move using the beat" without even considering it.

* Find a picture from your internet products you would need to appear to be and display it in a put it in a area you may see every morning (e.g about the mirror inside your bathroom)...Believe it or not, as well as important. Do not skip this task. This will help you maintain your focus about the "prize" of experiencing that slender body. I chose Mark Wahlberg (in the Calvin Klien ad) because of his cool physique, not his bad acting...

* Stretch!? Since you just wakened, your muscle mass need a fantastic stretch. Learn from my mistake for not stretching and instructed to take 4 days off due to pains inside my legs and back. Don’t be considered a victim.

* And finally, have a very burning desire to shed weight! Everyone has their reasons for shedding pounds. Either it's for your health, self-esteem or if you have a very favorite suit or dress that you always wanted to squeeze into. Start TODAY - your efforts WILL PAY OFF.

So this is just a fraction products I learned from not only my brother, but also from the thing that was learned from "Combat The Fat". I ought to credit them both for losing 40lbs so far looking to reaching achieve of your total of 70 lbs. Other than the top to working out each day, this program had assisted with changing my "lifestyle" of what I eat, the amount I eat, the way to exercise, what areas with the body that require work then when. Dieting alone with my creation of a workout plan has never worked for me personally during the past, since the weight-loss only agreed to be temporary(I previously gained back of the items was lost) and in addition felt like I did not know very well what I was doing. Diet pills (I think I've tried every one of them) never worked to me either. And finally, my last tip to you personally all is, have your cheat day(not days) you can eat anything you want (including a Big Mac), but DO NOT OVER EAT. Changing your "lifestyle" to eat the correct foods and also to incorporate daily exercises for a daily routine WILL lower your waistline.

[eggheadsguidetorunning]

The Journal

While I was purging my computer, I found these old documents that I had written in what feels like a lifetime ago. At first the discovery of the continued existence of these documents horrified me and I considered deleting them. After some consideration I decided to finally do what I had originally meant to do with them before I had decided to forget about them, putting them online for the public. Despite the danger this story could impose on others I considered that many who read this will think the story fabricated which should help alleviate some of the danger in reveling this information. More importantly though I convinced myself that is was better to present the danger posed in the unknow than to leave it shadowed in its own mystery. To those who read this whether you believe it to be fake or based in truth this should be taken as a chance to arm yourself against a great danger that approaches us all.

I like digging through the trash. Which isn’t to say I dig with my hands and fingers through the trash. I just kind of look and see if there is anything of interest in the trash and if I see something cool I grab it I don’t normally have to dig. Honestly, everyone should do it you would be amazed at all the cool shit to be found in the trash like the occasional book, some fresh batteries, at one point I even found a new figurine although I think that was in there by accident. Mainly though I find some pens, pencils or unused/slightly used journals that I can scrap for school supplies. I haven’t yet stooped to taking food from the garbage yet and I hope I won’t have too, but that is unrelated to what I need to tell you. You see one day I took a glance into a trash can on my way to class not expecting to find anything because nobody had passed by yet and the trash had just been taken out that morning. That’s why I was surprised when I found a strange yellow military grade weatherproof journal. I couldn’t believe someone just threw away a twenty-dollar journal (I looked up the estimated cost later) into the trash, so I took it and hurried off to class. When I got back to my dorm I was able to take a better look at the journal and to my dismay found it full of notes. I couldn’t use it for school, but I decided to read the notes just to put off studying a little longer and to wait for my show to buffer. I will continue to put some of the entries up here, so others can figure out what some of these entries mean for themselves, because frankly I can’t, and I don’t want to be bother with doing so I’m busy with other things.

Just skimming through the journal though made it seem kind of disturbing, like a mad man’s notebook, but upon reading it I think it is just some creative writing students attempt at a story. I say attempt because it seems to be paced poorly with long entries seeming to be about nothing at all. The weirdest parts are the images of a strange box poorly sketched through the book. The Sketch is hard to explain it looks like a kind of Cube or something except its all gray and some of the pieces are sticking out. I will start putting up some of the entries the first ones are boring, but I think the author was trying to build up the characters or something like that. I will occasionally add input on the story to help give some context, so I will keep the journal entries in italics to keep it separate from my entries.

Date 05/15/2013

They brought us into a living quarter with six rooms: four bedrooms, a kitchen, and a lounge. This is just supposed to be a time for us to meet up and get to know each other. They told us to get the guards to bring us anything if we need it like they were room service or some shit like that. I think they are trying to make it seem like we all don’t know their true purpose here.

They drove us out to this military base in the middle of nowhere with a location we are not allowed to know and say we were just recruited for our expertise, and its all okay because the guards will give you fuckin room service. Its just fucking typical of the fuckin system to notice my expertise when it is convenient for them but to not give me any recognition for it beforehand. I’M A GODDAM HERO YET THEY TREAT ME LIKE SHIT!!! But I muscle on anyway because I’m a hero and that’s what heroes do.

They brought me in due to my experiences in programing, and they were right to because I’m the best. They also have a geologist, Humbert, who is a fucking asshole. Just because he went to school he thinks he is so fuckin smart. Zed said that if we stuck a rock up his ass we would get a diamond in a month could be worth trying so that we might get some profit out of this endeavor. Zed is the architect they brought in he is probably as smart as Humbert but not a dick. Had a few beers with him in the lounge he is a fun guy. Then there is Burkeman, oh I’m sorry Dr. Burkeman, the psychologist, he is the one who gave us all the journals and told us to write in them. As the commanders said Burkeman is our life line he is going in there to help keep us alive. He seems alright, but he also has the authority to force us to let him read our journals, at least for the first week before the mission. He has this power for our own safety, but if he is reading the journals then why would I write anything bad about him or anything I didn’t want him to know. In honesty though I have always felt having journal to be useful with both my work and with keeping myself organized, so I will probably continue to use this anyway. Just thought you should know Dr. Burkeman, but I still dislike the idea of you reading it.

05/16/2019

I try to recall the gathering we had this evening it was a peaceful moment and might be the last we have.

I was sitting on the couch with Zed having a good talk with some beers and listening to a baseball game. Even though I never liked baseball the beer is good and I have learned to at least talk like I enjoy baseball. Humbert comes in and snorts at us like he is a fuckin pig, I would guess he is half.

“Shouldn’t you be prepping,” he says.

“Chill Humpy” Zed responds (Sorry that is a says in the Journal, but this guy uses that word for every single dialog and I’m sick of seeing that word so I’m changing it from here on. Also, there are countless spelling errors I’m just fixing because I can’t stand them.). “Besides..” Zed continues “we are prepping getting to know each other like we are a team. Bonding is an important part of the downtime ain’t that right Dr. Burkeman!”

Burkeman steps out of the kitchen and pops open the beer he grabbed as he goes to sit in the recliner to the right of the couch “That’s right Zed,” says Burkeman.

“Well then” Humbert says and goes into the kitchen to later come out holding a glass of wine, he continues to stand though “if we are doing team building then how about you tell us your name Zed, your actual name?”

“Zed is my actual name. It’s what I go by now anyway.”

“No parent names their child Zed.”

“What does it matter anyway. We are only teammates for this mission we will probably never see each other after this op, so who cares?”

“It’s a matter of trust you know my name, you know Henry’s name, and you know Burkeman’s name I would like to know yours,” whines Humpy.

“I only know your first name,” Zed counters “besides I’m not sure Burkeman is Burkeman’s first name.”

“Its my last name actually,” Dr. Burkeman responds then continues with a sigh “So when it comes to keeping score for names as it is we have Humbert’s first name, Henry’s first name, an alias for Zed, and my last name. So, if it is any comfort to you Humbert that just means you are one of the more trustful people here.”

“If it helps Humbert I wasn’t going to give my first name either,” I point out.

“Nobody was going to call you Sup3r_H, man” says Zed. Everybody laughed at that, I was glad to help bring some peace to the scenario although I’m not sure if Humbert was satisfied. We then continued to listen to the game while making stupid bets like what the next commercial was going to be advertising.

I liked this whole story for some reason I can’t quiet put my finger on why I liked this story enough to try to memorize it. Maybe I liked the back and forth we all had there or the conversation. It was peaceful in an odd sort of way like a calm before the storm. The field is always hectic, and it was nice to have some rest before then. I will kind of always picture the guys as they were in that exchange no matter what happens in the field. I think I will tell this story to my girl when I get back home too.

Okay I’m skipping the next few days since a lot of nothing happens the next two days and the entries are uninteresting. At one point, Thomas decides to write a whole entry on the quality of his shit, I think he was trying to mess with Dr. Burkeman though. So, like my friend Mikey always says “On with the show.”

05/18/2019

They herd us into the general debriefing room like cattle. In there they would give us all a general idea of what we were going doing for them. Then they would individually brief us on our own assignments and what was done before us by the previous teams.

We were the sixth team to be sent to discover the identity of an unknow object and as of today we were now part of Operation Gordian (Ha, did the author really think he could slip an Alexander reference through so easily!). As far as they would describe the object was cube like and appeared to expand upon the completion of a scenario of its choice being solved like a sick sort of puzzle box. At current point it was 5 meters tall and 4 meters wide and a length of 3 meters leading to a volume of 60 cubic meters, and they estimate it is still growing.

They told Humbert something about it being a regenerative mineral that they would only now be able to get him a sample to work with and the tools to get more if needed. They said that it was discovered that the mineral was perhaps an 8.5 on the talc scale but behaved like a 4.0 on the talc scale when removed from its host. They at first thought it was made of perhaps a metallic basalt but recently have come to think that it may made up of some sort weird combination metallics or metallic by-product. Some of the experts believed it to be containing lots of iron and nickel like substances.

Zed they wanted to find out what could be the inside design of the structure or how it could be made and what could make it open. They said they wished they could give him more information, but so far, he was only their second architect on the scene and the first one was only able to discover that while it appeared to the eye to be a perfect hexahedron its measurement betrayed it to truly be a prism. The object seems to have some weird optical illusion the measurements being just close enough to each other in length to give off such an illusion. However, the object was much smaller when this observation was made though and they are unsure if such an illusion still exists.

To me they said that they had been able to connect all sorts of wires and devices to the cube. They are unsure of how, but they have two theories. One being that the material seems to form an appropriate outlet for any type of device. The other theory is that the material simply absorbs the end of the wire. While they have been able to seemingly connect devices, they have yet to be able to get a charge from the object to power said devices, but it has yet to destroy any devices even with its apparent magnetism. More importantly they have found a signal within the object and what they would like me to do is try to get a response and communicate with it.

They had no instructions for Dr. Cord.

They would give us the rest of the day to prepare and tomorrow they would send us in for three weeks with three weeks’ worth of food and after which they would let us out. After that we would be free to choose to stay and study the device or simply be free to go.

Zed asked the first question and only question “How come you think all these things have you not observed the object yourself?”

Their answer was that only field experts recruited to study the object were allowed contact with it. Comforting.