Busy, Busy...

That seems to be my theme as of late. Fortunately, it's a good sort of busy.

Language: I've noticed lately that I've been picking up new vocabulary much easier than I used to... And it isn't that the vocabulary has been getting easier. I think it's because I'm eating and sleeping better so my brain is finally starting to operate. This upcoming weekend marks the start of class break (four more days!) and I am looking forward to the chance to unwind and shift it into high gear. Contradictory ideas, right? Well... It'll be an escape from the schedule which allows me to review old material without new stuff being dumped on me. At my own pace. I'm really looking forward to it.

Apartment: My apartment is really starting to come together... The Lady was here on Saturday and she cleaned up my kitchen for me. She also cooked and prepped my veggie box. My brother votes for marrying her. Heh. Anyways, I've been making keeping the kitchen clean a priority since she went through all the trouble to do that and I've been succeeding. Actually, I've been improving upon the apartment as a whole. On Sunday I would work shifts between homework, the apartment, and gaming. Mmm.

Oh. The really obnoxious neighbors beneath me moved out. Now I don't have to listen to them screaming at 0300 anymore.

Automotive: Ow. Ow. Ow. So I am looking at over $780 to repair my car... new rear struts, a new windshield wiper reservoir, oil change and engine scrub, and radiator flush. I really needed the work, especially before class break and the 3000 or so miles I'm expecting to put on it, but OW. I am now strapped for cash. Fortunately, with my BAH, BAS, and functional kitchen I can afford it. Unfortunately, they kept my car overnight and the Marine I was hoping to get a ride from is on class break himself. The bus doesn't operate early enough so I'm eating a $30 cab fare tomorrow... Cingular owes me $500 and apparently already cut the check. Where is it? The post office better not have screwed up my mail so soon after fixing it.

Fitness: I've adjusted my weight lifting routine and it is definitely smoking me harder... Except I need to make sure I eat first. Today I ran a stairs routine with my fire team then tried to lift and my blood sugar absolutely tanked out. It rarely gets that low but, when it does, it's bad news: I start to white out, break into a cold sweat, feel really weak, really nauseous... Fortunately, I managed to recover this morning by sipping my smoothie (sugar infusion) and taking a breather for 5-10 minutes. I lost track of time. My system was still apparently trashed as I fell asleep in the sauna but I felt much better when I woke up. First time I've managed to recover from that serious of a crash without vomiting or something.

Medical: Besides the aforementioned crash... I do feel healthier. My blood sugar is stabilizing throughout the day and that energy stuff I'm drinking really works well. My feet are healing up too, which is nice. I purchased some hydrogen peroxide that I need to dilute and start using. I'm hoping to flush my system over the next few weeks so that all this work I'm doing isn't inhibited by 20 years of neglect and toxins.

Military: One thing that Marines do differently than any other service is give out more responsibility at a lesser rank... I'm junior enlisted but I'm in charge of four other Marines. You have to be an NCO in the Army for that to start. It is good training and I really appreciate the experience (plus the pro/con marks) but it mostly involves a lot of work. For example, on Sunday I had to spend two hours driving out there to inspect my fire team members for various reasons. One of them has serious disciplinary trouble... I won't go into details. It was bad and put me in a foul mood. Hopefully it'll be resolved tomorrow when we have a chat with Corporal. I really don't know how you correct something like this so it'll be interesting to see what happens.

It could be worse. At least my guys don't get NJPed or blow off class.

Personal: Patience is a virtue that I seemingly lack...

I have to take time out of each day to go over a mental checklist I've formed concerning the Lady and the multitude of relationships involved. Unfortunately, as my uncle said, I'm 'socially retarded' and that means, among other things, that I suck at reading people. Really, really badly. So I have an impossible time trying to figure out what is going on.

I may have more to say when my thoughts are in order. Right now, I'm really getting wound up over nothing. Things seem to fluctuate on a day-to-day basis. Besides, it'll be really interesting to see what happens over class break.

Hrm... One downside to being so busy as of late is that my sleep time is reduced. I've also been running a whole lot less. Well, time to take care of one issue.