A New Month, New Adventures. An Old Month, Adventures Past.

So, as promised here's the update about what I've been up to, and perhaps a little about what's to come. After such a long post on the concert the other day I'm not entirely sure where I want to begin.

I guess I'll start with the most exciting news, which will be big news indeed to almost everyone. As only some of my closest friends have known, I've been thinking about getting into the National Guard for some time now. I'm sorry I didn't tell more of you, but I wasn't really sure and didn't want to get everyone excited over nothing. I've been talking to a recruiter for a few months now, and it sounds like a pretty sweet deal. My college gets paid for, and I'll be able to get work in this way, which are two huge issues I've been troubled about on what to do in the down economy once I finish Running Start. Working for the National Guard I probably won't have to go abroad but will be able to stay here probably for as long as I stay enrolled. Better yet, they don't seem to move you around quite as much as other fields of the military. I've thought about it for a long time, balanced out the options, and it looks like the best path to take. Soooo, to the exciting news. I've been talking to my recruiter more seriously over the last two weeks, and it looks like I'm in! All I need to do is finish school this quarter and he says he can sign the final paperwork as soon as summer starts, although I'll probably take a couple weeks off just to enjoy a little free time before I head off to boot camp and start working life. Oh! Duh, I forgot to mention where I was planning to work. The National Guard has a lot of options, but I ended up deciding to go into being a vehicle mechanic. I've always liked to work with my hands, and you'd be surprised just how much I get to work with the electronics on-board the trucks and tanks. I think it's going to be a good, varied job until I decided what I want to do in the long run. Ha, who knows? I might stick with this.


Guess what?? I got a lip ring! I know, I know, it's a little out of character you say, right? Well actually, my sister Emily did the exact same thing when she was in college, and I thought it'd be a fun last rebellious thing to do before I join the Reserve in a couple months. At that time I'll let it heal back over. It actually wasn't that painful to do, as you'd expect. The woman who did it for me was very clean about it, and it was pretty quick. Can't wait to show everyone on Sunday! XD

Next up is kinda embarrassing, but I feel obliged to cover it anyway. I got in a car accident for the first time last week while driving home from school. It kinda sucks, but at least I'm ok. The car's still drivable, with most of the damage just being to the body. What happened was, while I was turning left into a parking lot off of Meridian, another car didn't see me and tried to pull out into the lane I was pulling out of. Both of us hit the breaks and thankfully avoided anything worse, but it still sucks.

Aaaand that's about it for today. At least, that's certainly enough excitement.

Today's song is...
"Running Down a Dream" by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
I find it to be a good song for driving home on sunny days.