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MAKES ME HAPPY: Everything; even all the horrible shit and the pain. I love life, every vile, filthy, miserable little scrap of it.

Martin Sheen came very close to becoming my sisters Father in Law. She was engaged to his son Emilio. During that time, I often looked to Martin for advice. One piece was more poignant and subsequently came to shape my life.

When I was 19 the Marine Corps seemed very attractive to me. The important people around me had no real advice to give me except yea or nay as to whether I should join or not.

When it came time to tell Martin, knowing his political beliefs, I was a little unsure as what to say. So I just said, "I was thinking of being a Marine, what do you think?"


Know what he said? He said, "No experience is a bad or negative experience. There is always something to learn. Join the Marines and either hate it or love it, or don't and get old wondering if you would have hated it or loved it."



It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.




Semper Fidelis

Your new friend,
Morgan (mgfx)

"No experience is a bad or negative experience."

I agree - that's great advice, somehow I never expect public personalities to have any depth of spirit or understanding. The most difficult things can be seen as inspiring growth, although often that doesn't come until after the fact. The more you can control your own reactions to events at the time though, the more you get out of life.

I spent 5 years in the Marine Corps from 94 to 99. I'm glad I'm out, but I'm also glad I was in. I never really got into the "ooh-rah" hardcore mentality, but I loved the work and the play, and the (most of) people. There's definately a lot to be said for living in a sub-society where personal accountability, honorable conduct, and the willingness to take hard living and difficult situations head on (and laugh heartily about it) are EXPECTED by and of everyone. I miss some of those things, but I got a lot out of it and I'm glad that I've moved on to completely different things now. I usually enjoy whatever fate throws at me. I think that variety of experience is my greatest addiction.

I admit to trying the new hot chocolate from starbucks the other day. It was bitter and creamy and yummy. And even though I felt guilty cuz it was starbucks, I enjoyed it. So, technically I'm not really missing out on the hot chocolate.

Oh, and hi!

Well I don't know about metal, but I used to go to a pretty good industrial/goth club called 'Bar Sinister" in Hollywood. It's off Hollywood Blvd near Highland. I'm sure you could find the exact address in LA Weekly.
What do people do at a "metal club" anyway? Mosh?

Listen to music, drink, socialize, have a laugh, and yeah, mosh.

After having read your advice in the dataing sucks! group, I gotta say:

You're like my hero.That was brilliant.