The World According To Chris Brewer

…and thought it was awesome. Thanks to Pastor Gary for providing the link to this. This says it all about the stupid slanted views of the international media toward what we are doing in Iraq.

And now, I present you with a flattering photo to prove that Saddam Hussein no longer rules Iraq with an iron fist. That he no longer rules, period. That he should be dumped in the Tigris River. Or hung. Or something.

This photo was taken at a orientation briefing at Al Faw Palace in Camp Victory. Hooray, it’s the first photo you have of me here in Iraq. Be sure to check the MediaCenter soon.

Not much happened today at all, except going out and shooting some holiday greetings. I think we did 40 or so. Other than that, it’s all quiet on the western front. Or, I mean, the Iraqi Convention Center. Also there are days that I just don’t feel like typing much and this is one of them. I’m still alive and thanks for checking out my site.

Much love. Another video update is on its way tomorrow.

Chow.

It’s been getting cold here at nights and in the mornings. Like Rainier, Oregon cold. I never thought it could happen in Iraq but I guess I was wrong. Overnight lows are hovering around the 40’s all week, and daytime highs reach no higher than the 70’s. It’s actually nice weather…I thrive in the cold.

Which leads me to a flashback from when I was about 8. I asked my dad once if he somehow had to choose between freezing to death and burning up to death, which would it be. And he replied, “Neither because I don’t ever plan to make that decision.” Funny guy. But later on he said “I’d rather freeze than burn up. It just puts you to sleep.” Kinda brings me to my next point…I’d rather be cold than hot any day because you can just put on more clothes when you’re cold. And you can put on more and more until you get comfy. With the heat, it’s the opposite, but after you are burning up and you take off all your clothes, then what? You can’t peel off your skin. If you like the heat as opposed to the cold then I guess you’re a wild child.

So work is slow today, but tomorrow I am going to shoot more video of holiday greetings. This time it’s from Navy folks. I had no clue we actually had enlisted folks and junior officers from the Navy supporting us here. I always thought they were floating around on ships somewhere playing basketball and air hockey while waiting for something to happen. Kinda like us Air Force folks, except we are never on ships. At least I don’t think.

I was talking with a guy from my shop during dinner at the chow hall last night and he says, “You Air Force people are more like civilians than any other branch of service.” That’s right, that’s why I joined the AF. If I were in the Army I would not weigh 176 pounds and I would run 2 miles every day, I guess.

Funny story here. It’s kinda bad but who cares. There’s this portly fellow I know from work, and he doesn’t seem like a very happy boy. Well we had this meeting once, and near the end of it he looks over at me and then notices that my hair is longer than every other male in the room. He then addresses the group with, “Not to single Airman Brewer out, but if you need a haircut then you can head over to the Al-Rasheed palace. They cost $3 and they’re open 8 to 5.” Needless to say I got kinda miffed at this guy singling me out even though he said he wasn’t, so I got saucy real quick and held my tongue…then I said, “Not to single (Mr. X) out, but if you need to go work out then you can head over to the Palace Gym. It costs nothing and it’s open 24/7 for your convenience.” Needless to say it made him mad and he has not talked to me since then. Which is good.

As you can see, I am feeling rather lighthearted today and I felt the need to go ahead and update you all on how things are going. Haven’t heard any loud BOOMs since the day we had that car bomb go off kinda close to us. Work is cool, I get along with everyone and it seems I am in for a somewhat fun experience. I just hope they never throw me in the news department. Then my experience will stay good.

My fantasy football team got thrashed this weekend. Not to make excuses but I really don’t have much time to update it. Nor do I really much care about it anymore. I’ve got other things on my mind, I guess.

I do have to admit I feel kinda good and bad at the same time that I don’t have a girlfriend back home right now. I see people writing and calling their girlfriends constantly while they’re here. It got me to thinking that I am sad that I don’t have anyone back home like that, that I’m in love with and that loves me, etc. and I can buy Christmas, birthday and valentine presents for while I’m here. But I’m also happy because there is no void to fill in that regard — I’m not physically separated from anyone. Interesting thought right there for the day.

Today’s shoutout goes to Diane Pace, who commented in my shoutbox yesterday or early this morning or something like that. Yes of course I remember you Diane…you guys rock sufficiently as well! I love you guys and Springfield and can’t wait to come visit again.

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I’m outta here. Love you all, peace out, and bye.

Good day at the office today. I finished some holiday greetings to send out. Should be sent out tomorrow.

We heard a car bomb go off relatively close to our compound at work today. It rattled my teeth. Guess I’ll have to get used to that stuff happening. No matter how often I hear explosions around here it makes me somewhat jittery to hear it because even though my co-workers and I are not hurt, someone had placed that bomb with intent to kill someone somewhere. I don’t know what drives people to do that stuff.

Anyway, tomorrow morning I will be interviewed by KDGE 102.1 Dallas, TX DJ Jessie on our radio station here at AFN. Basically she is going to ask me some good questions about my experience so far…and I really don’t know what else. It’s crazy because as long as I served overseas as a radio host interviewing others, now I am the one being interviewed. You will be able to hear the interview on this website as soon as I have the opportunity to post it. This will take place tomorrow morning, so you all will be sleeping while I do the interview. It’ll be fun.

Today is Sunday which means I hope everyone out there has the opportunity to go to church. I’d like to shout out to three churches that I have been a part of or am a part of that are praying for me: Lakeside Church and Family Life Center in Newport News, VA; Crimson House Ministries in Springfield, MO; and the Church of God of Prophecy in Kelso, WA. These churches’ congregations have taken the forefront in praying for me and supporting me through my 6-month tour here. Thanks so much to everyone from those churches that read this.

And a special shout out to everyone else I know who are backing me up and praying for me, supporting what I do and thinking of me daily. I appreciate it.

I am also praying for everyone back home as well. Jesus and I have had a lot more conversation time since I came here to Iraq.

Until tomorrow, take care and God Bless!

Check this out. We filmed this somewhere in the International Zone. It’s a personal message from me to you all. In order to reduce load times on this site, I bless you with a link to it. Quicktime is required.

Click here to view the video.