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This entry may come off as stale, boring, and worthless...but I'm trying to make an effort at writing more often. Afterall, it may be day to day stuff, but at least I'll remember the days. Sometimes I hate looking at blank spots in the journal and wonder what happened during that time frame...
I got those statements from the bank today, along with a bundle of stuff from Dad--which included all the overdraft notes I am going to use instead of the bank statement, or in conjunction with...My philosophy on paperwork issues nowadays: bring everything because I don;t know how often it's been that the one little thing I thought I could leave behind was exactly what I needed...more is better in such cases...So I gotta call Marlene tomorrow morning and see if she has plans for lunch...since she's said she'll schedule her lunch around my lunch so i can drop off that stuff then, i figure i'll ask to take her out...sounds like a decent plan to me...There hasn't been a day since last monday I haven't thought about her at least briefly. I remember monday night I was so twitter paited i couldn't sleep for hours..doing that whole plan-what-I'm-going-to-say routine...There's something about this women that's different than every other women I've had eyes over...something about her smile or the way she seemed to just positively glow. Knowing my luck she's already seeing someone, or, perish the thought, has children. But I must restrain such thoughts. Maybe this whole over cashed check thing happened for a reason, to put all the billiards on the table so to speak...More likely just blind luck...
Well, we'll just hafta see now, won't we.
Saw Tori Amos live over the 'net this evening. She played a few songs in betwixt this interview with Jon Stewert. It was cool and I recorded it through a bunch of different devices...a little on the hissy side to my tastes (but then, everything that isn't pure digital all the way seems hissy to me nowadays) and I wish I'd had a soundcard with a digital output. Still, it's good enough. In just a few days, I'll be sitting about 20 ft away from her and getting that digital recording anyway :) But the thing is, I'll be sitting 20 feet away from her :) :) and what's more, that'll be two nights in a row. The second night being her birthday. A gal I met online that I sold my extra tix for those shows to said I shoudl write her a letter or something, cuz she really values those. I've always been the sort to think that others should get priority over me at the meet and greets (tori says a few words with a whole bunch of ppl usually before every show...)--people who've been really touched or altered or have drawn strength in her music and her actions...rather than a person like me who "just likes her music cuz it's the shit" (words I used to describe this thought to Jennifer...who said I should put exactly that in a letter to make tori laugh...). I confounded Rich (Miragliotta) today when I was talkign about all the shwos I'm going to, and the live show tonight, and all...he said I was too obseesive...so I countered with his obsession with his computer, namely EverQuest, this first person real time role playing game he's into, and I almost got into...luckily I had compatibility problems with the game so I sold it to a friend...
Five mile run this morning...I didn't lay off the tequila early enough I think, cuz I was dying. I still ran faster than all but three people, but I should have been able to take at least one of them--i was barely beat...
Walking from the Brigade HQ building down to HHS, 319th MI Bn building, I realized something...I really like my job. I mean, sure it's a lot of hassle sometimes, and I hafta deal with all sorts of people I think don't belong in the military, but everday there's something new. Everyday I walk into the office and wonder if I'll actually get everything done I planned to do before something new and more vital pops up. Since I've moved down from 525 Brigade to 319th Bn, I've rarely been bored. And there's just something about it...so many facets to everything. Another plus to it...where I'm at, I'm really appreciated. Cpt Mullings complimented me today on my work, saying she liked me and I was doign a really good job...this is a good thing. She also asked me if I was "coming over", by which she meant as a permanent replacement for Phelps...All I could say was that i didn't know
Cpt Snow and I hit it off immediately and he had a definate repetoire going. If he had his way, I'd already be promoted to Specialist. I was worried that by moving, I'd lose all that, but it seems I'm workign my way in Cpt Mullings good graces for sure...Unfortunetly, she is leaving HHS soon also, I think in something like four months...grrrr....Time has been rolling by here rapidly. SFC Krause is getting ready to leave already, something I really didn't picture when I first got here...it was hard to imagine such a cool boss would be leaving, but SSG Wade seems like he'll be really great to work with...
In the amount of time I've been here, I'd been through reception and BCT, then AIT in another three months.
Seems Burgess is going to set me up with a woman named Renee if this thing with Marlene doesn't work out. She's 28...which is both a plus and a minus..plus cuz it means she's mature enough and old enough to go to decent clubs. Bad cuz she's frickin 28...Paul *says* she's cute and athletic and likes to party, and that she seems impressed with what he's told her about me...but who's ever to really believe what someone says about such blind date deals...Apparently they're throwing two back to back parties this and next weekend...but I'd really rather just go out with Marlene.
I stole this background from one of those, "thank you for being my internet friend" sites meri sent to me.
and now it's time to go shower and go to bed...it's 0013.