Kickin' the Week Off

Language: Today was more BS work and my sugar crashed after lunch so class sucked... but I met with my mentor today for individual homework then whipped it on tonight. I taught myself two chapters of vocabulary: one new for tomorrow's quiz and one really old for review. Then I proceeded to translate two homework sections and write the main idea of those sections in Korean. I then wrote sentences using the grammar patterns of that chapter. It took me hours but I feel like I accomplished something tonight.

Fitness: The Det Run was cancelled because of a base-wide clean-up this week... so I went to my running club's interval training today. It didn't go too well. Besides my still being sick, hungy, dehydrated, and tired (heh) I was also really confused what was going on so I took to the track too quickly. Ultimately, my body just ran out of gas. Oh well. They were all telling me to take it easy this soon after a marathon anyways.

Apartment: No bookshelves today! My class leader determined (rightly so) that the six-foot panels wouldn't fit in my Corolla. I might have been able to pull it off but it would have sucked. Instead he'll deliver them via truck tomorrow. I also joined my local freecycle today so hopefully I can find more stuff. Mmm... Shelves. Storage space. I also need a good drawing surface and whatever else... This payday I am going to get a lot of kitchen stuff from my grandmother and then raid the Korean markets for some cultural furniture items. Start living the life!

Medical: So... My sugar crashed today. Hard. Maybe it just seemed worse today because yesterday was a good day. Now I know that I really don't mix well with deli meats or pesto sauce. Lunch was a mistake today.

Personal: I talked to a couple people about my references to join the local masonic lodge... First of all, both of them joked about telling them all sorts of stuff. Then I started getting grilled by my squad leader about who the freemasons are. Then I talked to my platoon sergeant about it. Besides us discussing religion and him asserting that the freemasons are a cult (but so is the Corps), he told me that becoming a freemason would not jeopardize my career. So I'm going for it. I think I figured out who I want to be my references tonight.

While running with the club this afternoon I was once again impressed by just how friendly they are. I was also impressed by the four very attractive young ladies who showed up. What isn't there to like? They are slim, toned, fit, and seem to defy age (I know they are older than I think they are)... They are obviously motivated towards self-improvement and have the dedication necessary to pull it off having run marathons and/or other intense events. I know that one of them is about a week away from her Master's. Unfortunately, I also learned that two of them are dating Naval officers. Heh. Hopefully they'll show up to Wednesday's run and I can get to know them all (males, females, young, old... everyone) better. We're supposed to go to the pub (obviously I won't drink) right after the run.

After the run I had dinner with the Hooah, the Momrine, and That Guy. I really can't think of a good nickname for him. It was... anticlimactic? We showed up and the Hooah read, the Momrine cleaned, and I studied. That Guy didn't even acknowledge the Hooah's or mine existence. Hrm... The Momrine got a little irate with me when we disagreed over what makes a person an adult or not. I've just run into far too many children having children to think that propagating the species is what turns someone into an adult.

Heh. The Hooah also called me a masochist today because I said I was going to enjoy my run. Is it that strange to enjoy training? Honestly. Every moment of my life is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It's here and then it's gone. I should make the most out of it. What more, when I finally exhaust my store of moments... What impact will I have left on the world? Who will notice my passing? Why? It'll be because at some point in my life I was tested and I seized control of the situation. The only way to do that is to prepare for that moment.

People very rarely rise to the occasion. They are much more likely to fall back on training.

Besides, I like being able to look at myself in the mirror and be happy with what I see.

Finally... I thought almost no one read this blog but now I keep on hearing rumors of people I really wouldn't expect to read it reading it. Who are you people and why are you here?! Comment please.