Wait a minute…
Three Turkish men kidnapped by militants in Iraq last week have been released, Turkish officials say.
Their captors, led by Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, had earlier threatened to behead the men.
But a masked man in a video aired by Arab TV station al-Jazeera said the men were freed “for the sake of Turkey’s Muslims” and because of protests against US President George Bush.
So, obviously, brutal terrorists appreciate the support of their communist/socialist/anarchist/isolationist friends - the people protesting the war.
In other news:
Last Wednesday night, I woke up at 4:30am to the sound of something in my living room getting knocked over, some commotion, and heavy breathing. I thought, “great, I left my stereo on.” So I walk out into my living room, and there’s a guy in his boxers with a pillow and a blanket lying on my couch.
I said, “Hey!” and he bolted up and said, “what?”
I said, “I think you have the wrong apartment…”
He said, “Oh, ===! I’m so stupid! Sorry!”
So I led him outside. Then I made sure nothing was stolen. From now on, I’m locking my door!
Last week, I also got a new camera! Just in time for the wedding! It was too good of a deal to pass up. Plus, a friend of mine here has one and loves it. I, too, love my new camera. I spent Saturday morning wandering around Arlington Cemetery taking pictures. I’ll have them posted later on. My only problem is when I put it in manual focus, I have a hard time guestimating the distance to the focus in meters. Stupid metric system! It’s also hard to tell if something’s focused using the LCD.
In case any of you feel like coming up to Minnesota next week, I will be there. I arrive Wednesday at 11am, and will be in MN until Sunday morning. I’ll be renting a car, too! Greg and Jenny are graciously hosting me, so we will get to catch up and chill in “awesomer-than-Iowa” Minnesota.
Can you feel my love buzz?
