lunar_symphony

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Does that make me one of the cool kids? I think not. You should stalk... I mean follow me at https://twitter.com/lunar_symphony. I promise I won't post pictures of my breakfast on facebook. Other than this I've been up to little. I got mega hammered the other night and have no plans to do that any time soon, though the story is more than worth it. Sullivan just came to my room. Ugh. I'm outie.

Yup.

Class break down. 28 weeks to go.

Every so often I get a hit of regret. It goes back like Rumpleminze and Jaeger, sickly sweet, burning the throat, blurring judgment. i just can't figure out how I can be in the best place and the worst place at the same time. I just wish you could throw it away, but that'd only make the holes bigger. I can't wait till I'm old enough to forget. Or maybe I just need a drink.

I was thinking of all the things I could post to LJ, but I'm coming up a little short. I have a test tomorrow for which I studied a bit tonight. I missed PC (Physical Conditioning) today because there was a USAF Post wide accountability formation, which is to say they had us all check in and then leave to help out our host unit out at Goodfellow in Texas, but that won't make sense to many of you. The language goes well but only one of my friends speaks it. What does all of this mean? I'm in a good place, but some things will always suck wherever you are. Also, I'm thinking of you.

I need some sleep. Tony got a big TV. I got drunk and funded. I played RE5 and some movies. How was your weekend?

Looks like they won't be giving advanced leave for class break, meaning that those of us who just got in can't get off post, and that calling class break early fucks us double, leaving us no time to see our families and friends. That means I won't be seeing anyone in Florida unless some kindhearted sergeant feels like cutting us a break. Likelihood in my command? Approaching zero.

But evidently I dreamed that part. Mourn my class, not that anyone on here knew them. We're splitting off into new groups, meaning that the people I've spent the last fifteen weeks getting to know are not going to be sitting with me anymore. Other than that it looks like learning Farsi is going alright at the least. I'm by no means fluent, but I've been here for a mere 15 weeks, so that isn't bad. Carly is coming to visit Bran, Tony, and I this weekend, so that's news. And now the big one. I'm going to be back in FL Apr. 13- Apr. 17. Feel free to throw yourselves at me if you haven't already. Apart from that I've got nothing that makes sense to anyone who isn't in the military and all of that is griping. I'll spare you.

Damian is at boot. How about that crap. DOA sucks even more than it did last post. I'd tell you what happened, but its so military jargon that I think I'd just confuse.

I feel like I got hit by a truck. That might be a good thing. I haven't PTed like that since BMT and, frankly, I love the DOA Sgts for it. I hope to god they keep it up, but more importantly, I hope it doesn't kill me.

It seems like things are working out in some places and falling apart in others. They're working out pretty well for me though; I can't complain. I'm anxious about getting back from leave. I feel like I won't be ready for the shock of it, though I know it won't really be that bad. No one will be waiting to scream at us off the bus or anything (Here's looking at you Damian!). Seriously, though, it'll be toe to the line soon enough, so I'll fall off the face of the Earth again right after New Year's. Hopefully I'll have something else substantial to say by then.

I don't think I've updated this thing since just after Basic. Life at the DLI is pretty awesome, and I'm making new friends and reuniting with old ones. Hanging out with Tony has been amazing; if I have one complaint its that everything seems to be happening so fast. I'm on leave now visiting family in NC and enjoying the chance to unwind. You'd think that we get that opportunity at the Presidio, but realistically, I haven't showered without shower shoes since before basic, and it really is the little things like that that make leave so refreshing. A lot of people are troubled during this holiday season, but I'm just riding the waves like I've done for ages. Nonetheless, I'll close by wishing everyone a stress free holiday season. Try not to let life get to you. Forget all of the bad stuff that's going on, even if that's harder than wallowing in it. There's nothing so bad that you can't take a break from it for a week or two. Consider it leave from all of your varied affairs. Like I said, no shower shoes. It is, after all, the little things that get you down; why not take a second to let the little things pick you back up? Anyway, its 0800 and I still haven't slept, so I should get to it.

Merry Christmas,
~Tim

That is all.

I ship out for basic training tomorrow. Final oath, final signing, everything finalized and fixed. I won't be talking to anyone for a while, so here's the deal with writing me. My parents have been given my LJ name and pass and will post my address so that you can write me if you want. I don't know how much writing I'll get the chance to do, but if you send me a letter I'll try to respond. Letters are to be in a regular envelope and should contain nothing that isn't written on regular paper. As for those of you that I didn't get the chance to see before I left, I'd really have liked to, it just didn't work out that way.

So as to not make the whole entry administrative stuff, my last couple of nights could not possibly have been better. No regrets and all that. Thanks again, Erica, for everything. Basic is intimidating, but I'll be fine, so keep the worrying to a minimum. I'll see you all on the other side.

P.S. The next people to log in on my account will be my parents. Keep the comments on this post clean.

P.P.S. Not everyone checks my LJ, so if anyone should get my address here and know someone else who might need it, fill them in, yeah?

Wicked. I went to FIU with Erica today. We got a bit lost, on the way, but that's normal for me, so no worries there. Grabbed Pad Thai at the Thai/Sushi place,which was wicked, and then tried Boba infested purple shit at Loli Cups. That's it. That's my post.

I ship out soon. Hairy. A bit nervous about that. I had other things to post, but starting with that cuts my momentum off at the knees. That's it. I'll post more later. Or tomorrow. Certainly before I leave.

Conor Oberst makes me feel so broken.