Oderint Dum Metuant

Inconsistency, thy name is Peter. Seems as though life is starting to slow down, or at least the eventfulness that has been my life is easing off. Where were we last? Oh right, Second day back at work after the holidays and some fucktard decides it would be a good idea to set the school on fire. After the evacuation it comes out that the fire alarms in the school are faulty so Wednesday was plagued with fire drills and then at the end of the day we were all told the school would be closed for the rest of the week. Didn't help they told the students this at the start of 6th period, made teaching even harder. Turned out to be quite convenient as I had a friend coming to visit so we had more time together.

Apart from that first week the rest of the term has been pretty standard. Going through the usual routine of work, gym, eat, tv, sleep, with a night or two on the town thrown in. I will have to make up for this lack of excitement and adventure during break. At the moment I am looking into diving in Cyprus or Turkey, supposed to be lots of wrecks and ruins in the sea there. I did go to see Watchmen last weekend. It was pretty darn good with lots of healthy violence and a nice cynical view of the world. I am definitely not the film aficionado I once was however.

I also just finished reading the Starship Troopers novel by Robert A Heinlein for the second time. For a novel 50 years old it has some pretty innovative ideas. It also echoes a lot of truth on how the infantry roll. The ideals of Honour, Duty, Courage from the novel, The Octus Canon from Gears of War, 3CI from the NZDF, the knights code of old, the way of the Spartans. Seems the way of soldiers haven't changed in millenia. Why? because they work, and as the saying goes, if it ain't broke...