tempestuously | "It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone"

I'm going to type actual things here, but I'm having far too much fun going through the Geass kink meme. Gawain/Lancelot is one of the most horrible BEAUTIFUL things ever.

All right, back to your regular schedule. My Memorial Day theme is "Riding with Private Malone" because it's such a clever song. Even if Andy should have kicked the guy's ass for trashing his 66 CORVETTE!

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RIDING WITH PRIVATE MALONE

I was just out of the service thumbing through the classifieds
When an ad that said:"Old Chevy" somehow caught my eye
The lady didn't know the year,or even if it ran
But I had that thousand dollars in my hand

It was way back in the corner of this old ramshackle barn
Thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
When I pulled the cover off,it took away my breath
What she called a Chevy was a sixty six Corvette

I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills
But what a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel
I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note
The date was nineteen-sixty six and this is what it wrote:

He said,"My name is Private Andrew Malone"
"If you're reading this,then I didn't make it home"
"But for every dream that shattered,another one comes true"
"This car was once a dream of mine,now it belongs to you"
"And though you may take her and make her your own"
"You'll always be riding with Private Malone"

Well it didn't take me long at all,I had her running good
I love to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood
I had her shining lika a diamond and I'd put the rag top down
All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town

The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right
But it picked up that oldie show,especially late at night
I'd get the feeling sometimes,if I turned real quick I'd see
A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me

It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that's shattered,another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his,back when it was new
He told me to take her and make her my own
And I was proud to be riding with Private Malone

One night it was raining hard,I took the curve too fast
I still dont remember much about that fiery crash
Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
They didn't get his name, but I know without a doubt

It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that's shattered,another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his,back when it was new
I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along
That night I was riding with Private Malone
Oh,thank God,I was riding with Private Malone

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I'm sad that I've run out of Shounen Onmyouji episodes in English and lack translations so I won't get to see any more of Toshi being an adorable fail. Or contemplate how hot a Touda/Suzaku/Seiryuu threesome would be. Hate Akiko slightly less because she didn't get kidnapped this time, and the thing with the peaches was just special. Anyone who knows anywhere I can get anything resembling a summary for episodes 16 and up will earn my eternal gratitude. I want to watch more, but the plot is worth more than just gaping at the pretty moving pictures.

The Geass magazine scans traumatize me in ways that shouldn't be possible. Cheese-kun DOES NOT GO THERE! I admit the one with CC in Zero's cape is mildly hot and will make a fun icon once we get a better scan. Let's not even go into the new figures they'll be releasing. At least Milly's sexy enough to warrant hers.

I feel productive this weekend, being that I marathoned a series, weeded my garden before it rained, went to see Pirates, actually made that call I was supposed to, registered for Otakon, organized my tags on

zero_quality so it should be a fully functionally canon archive now and didn't completely fail at RPing. This is a rare feeling for me. I think I might be sick.

"It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone"

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