Well, I guess I want to start by saying I'm sorry that it's been so long between posts. Because of my perceived lack of things to say, I just kept putting it off. Well, I made a list of things I had wanted to say, but none of my notes mean anything to me now. Go figure.
So... I got to meet Dennis Haysbert, Robert Patrick, and Randy Johnson a couple weeks ago. Pretty awesome, yeah? I thought so. By the way, Mr. Haysbert is taller than I am. And Randy Johnson is even taller!
Otherwise, life here remains routine. I'm about 85 days from my R&R leave- Australia, here I come! And in other news... I should be home to see all your smiling faces by mid April. I can't wait!
My off-duty activities include Running, Mass Effect 2, reading and watching movies. Sounds boring, right? It isn't boring so much as it's just the usual. The days are moving fairly quickly, which is a blessing. Don't know quite how I'm going to deal with Christmas... i imagine it'll be pretty rough. But, I'll handle it. Don't have much of a choice.
I'm beginning to like me for who I am... a lot more than I used to. Which is good. I have plans to attend college next year, either at Emmaus or ISU, either way, I'll be out of Des Moines... I have mixed feelings about that. (As much as I love you, Brandon, I believe Emmaus will be my choice... Every time I get homesick, it's for Dubuque, not for my actual home. Which is kinda weird, and I feel a little guilty that I don't miss home and my family more. but it's a good thing too, I think.
I've signed up for the Marine Corps Marathon, on Oct. 31st. Unfortunately, I'm recovering from a pulled calf muscle, so I will likely wind up walking a good portion of the 26 miles to the finish line.
My online Role-playing experience is going down the tube quickly... The Hunter game is moving very slowly, and the Mage game has turned into a make-out fest between two of the Player characters... something I'm not interested in at all. If I've ever RP'd with you in person, know that you are part of the best RP experience I've had thus far. (Yes, even you, Calvin.)
Last, some of you know that I dream of retiring from the army and opening my own coffeeshop/cafe. I thought I'd give a few more details to those interested in helping me with a name. Ideally, at it's most basic, It would have a very industrial feel to the architecture- lots of metal, very 'function over form' design. I'd like to design it in a gamer's tribute to the Halo franchise, have some nifty collectible items, maybe theme it after a UNSC ship. But I dunno... haha So toss me some name and/or theme ideas, and i'll pick the ones I like best to do some preliminary designs. I just need that jumpstart, you know? I've been staring at my notes for a week now trying to start, and nothing's coming.
And I'll leave you with this as my parting shot.
- The Road goes ever on and on
- Down from the door where it began.
- Now far ahead the Road has gone,
- And I must follow, if I can,
- Pursuing it with eager feet,
- Until it joins some larger way
- Where many paths and errands meet.
- And whither then? I cannot say.
I think Emmaus will fit quite nicely :P Hope all is well, miss you buddy!
ReplyDeleteI had to look up Dubuque to see where it was...there's like 1,000 colleges within a few blocks of each other there. Speaking of colleges, while I really like the small college feel of BVU for its class sizes and short walking distances, the programs here just don't seem as...developed? BVU is known for business and science and well, it shows. Guess where all the money for facilities goes. I suppose what I'm trying to say is to take a closer look than I did at the actual program you want and the professors teaching it. If I could do it all over and I KNEW that I wanted to be a graphic designer I would have picked from 4-year colleges KNOWN for their design programs. To follow this serious advice, I just wanted to say that I haven't forgotten you, and Brandon and I are getting tired of missing you.
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