September 2009
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Ryan Conklin Home For R&R 2009 →
In the middle of September, 2009, Sgt. Ryan A. Conklin left Iraq and returned to the United States for a two week R&R “vacation”. As a story, it was second only to Ryan’s April departure as…
I went to the grocery store and bought generic toasted oats, bran flakes, and honey bunches and oats. Ready to snack.
@RyanAConklin Argh! I put a greeting card for you in the mailbox and then realized it was unstamped. Hope I get it back. It was a Hallmark.
“We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.”
– Anaïs Nin
Ryan Words →
I used wordle.com to make a word cloud from some of the posts here about Ryan Conklin. It’s a cool tool. The words are sized according to the number of times they occur. I didn’t realize I…
On FlashForward, @waynooooo, I’ll keep watching, but I used my fast-forward on my DVR to skip the boring attempts to show the personalities.
A bad thing about celebs on Twitter is you find out that people you thought you liked are tools, twats, twits, and/or terrible people. Sad.
Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, and orange chicken Chinese carry-out. Almost overwhelming.
ryan-conklin.blogspot.com is now www.ryan-conklin.net. New URL, same great Ryan Conklin taste.
Ryan & Scott Herman On The Bench →
During Ryan Conklin’s Army R&R leave in September, 2009, he spent a lot of the time in New York City, with his friends and former Real World Brooklyn roommates Baya Voce and Scott Herman….
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Ryan Conklin & Scott Herman on the bench: http://bit.ly/54jqB
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I watched the latest @Scott_Herman video of @RyanAConklin. I can’t think of two better people to be fans of. I ♥ Ryan Conklin.
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Ryan Gives Girls Bad News →
Right after Ryan Conklin had found out that he was being recalled back to active duty by the Army, he decided that he would wait to find what he felt was the right time to tell each of his…
Please, I will push peanut with my nose around Monument Circle for full-blown update on Ryan in U.S. @ryanaconklin @baya_voce @scott_herman
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Ryan Speaks To His Mom About Iraq →
Although Ryan Conklin’s mother was unable to speak to her son when he was first told that he was being recalled back to active duty in the Army, eventually the two did talk on the phone…
The Queen Mother? That spiteful old soak dedicated herself to making our lives hell. http://bit.ly/2qtsl
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West coast, watch Rotten Tomatoes show on Current TV at 10:30pm. @bretterlich reviews movies for you. Honor him!
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Duh! Just realized in review that song sung to @Baya_Voce in ep 3 time was my favorite @RyanAConklin song, “The World Through Me”. Love it!!
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Having studied the subject in great detail, reviewing all available material, my learned opinion is that @RyanAConklin is awesome.
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Ryan Conklin, On Returning To Iraq →
When Ryan Conklin was told by his brother Aaron that the notification had come in the mail that the Army was recalling Ryan to active duty, Ryan was stunned by the news, but one thing he…
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I love this @Baya_Voce video: http://bit.ly/YKxTZ. Très adorable.
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Scott Herman To The Rescue →
When Ryan Conklin described the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), he referred to it as being like a lottery. Soldiers in the pool could be selected to return to active duty without warning…
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When I was younger @coleescola, I thought actors were fed by “Kraft services”, with tables laden with Triscuits, Velveeta, and Miracle Whip
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Ryan's Recall →
One of the most emotional scenes on television in 2009 was the gut-wrenching phone call that Aaron Conklin made to his little brother Ryan, to break the news that Ryan had been recalled back…
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I hope you have a lot of fun at the fair @Baya_Voce. “Hedrick’s Racing Pigs” is at 7:30pm tonight. Take photos. I want to see the overalls.
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I hope you left room for some fair food @RyanAConklin. Can’t get that in Iraq. I’m having a Manwich night (pretending that’s just as good)
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Ryan Opens His Shell A Little →
During The Real World Brooklyn, it was clear that Ryan Conklin was conflicted about revealing details about his experience as a soldier in Iraq. The first sense of it was when he didn’t…
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Wish I had an Ativan to get through a Thursday night without fresh @bretterlich. I didn’t know Brett withdrawal was going to be this bad.
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Ryan Goes To The VA Hospital →
During The Real World Brooklyn, Ryan Conklin visited the VA Medical Center in Manhattan. He stated that his reason for going was to find out what the main needs of returning soldiers from…
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New York bankers, businessmen, and well-to-do’s: hide your sons, @JefferySelf is back on Manhattan.
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Ryan Talks About PTSD →
During The Real World Brooklyn, one of the issues that people in the military face that Ryan Conklin brought attention to is the problem of the strong resistance in many military personnel…
Say, it’s only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea, but it wouldn’t be make-believe, if you believed in me. - E.Y. Harburg
I’m drinking a Michelob Ultra, because I can. It’s the “superior light beer” - only 95 calories.
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It’s 5pm Eastern time in the U.S., so right about now, @RyanAConklin must be singing “Midnight at the Oasis”.
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For the record, my favorite dancer from any season of So You Think You Can Dance is @GevManoukian. Wowee! http://bit.ly/IyYcR
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Veterans Coming Home →
You’ve all seen the television public service announcement for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the one with the soldier arriving at the empty airport (the one that always makes…
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I’m listening to The Irish Tenors CD. The Town I Loved So Well, Danny Boy, etc. http://bit.ly/RylAT To my neighbors, yes, that’s me blaring.
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Mr. @RyanAConklin, I assume you, like all soldiers overseas, want to know how far way is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is 6494 miles.
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That guy from the Real World Brooklyn that everyone is supporting while he is in Iraq, @RyanAConklin, takes a leak: http://bit.ly/iTsJO.
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Ryan Takes A Leak And Other Stories →
Another one of The Real World Brooklyn roommates that Ryan Conklin showed his scrapbooks to was JD Ordonez. One evening JD spent some time with Ryan in Ryan’s room, looking through the…
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Ryan Conklin One Ups Me →
Yesterday, I was pondering comments that Ryan Conklin had made during and about his experience on The Real World Brooklyn, that his roommates hadn’t shown much interest in knowing about his…
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Hoping for good things today, as always, for the man @RyanAConklin. Mine are blue, meatloaf, gymnastics, Bible, Hairspray, Whoopi.