Runaway Future

Grey skies today. I probably should have shaved.

I saw Jarhead last night.
It tries to be the Apocalypse Now of the Gulf War. Even down to being based on a book and having the main character going crazy. They even play on this by having the Marines watch Apocalypse Now and singing along to the beat of the Ride of the Valkyries during the helicopter scene. Later in the film, the lead character (Jake Gyllenhaal) laments the fact there is a helicopter playing the Doors. “That’s Vietnam music… can’t we get our own music?”
It was good film. I enjoyed it.

Sort of on that same tangent, I want to draw you attention to Matt Good’s blog.
On the 22nd of November, a comment was posted for this entry. Apparently, the comment was by a suicidal soldier who served in Iraq. Through the action of Matt Good and some of the people who frequent his site, they were able to track this guy down and get him help. It’s all detailed in this post.
Edit: To continue the above story, this post was made yesterday. An incredible story of humanity continues to grow more touching.