Military Update *short*

Because I want a specific job, I would have to go to boot camp at a specific time. Basically, I would have to go to specialized training the week after boot camp was over, so my recruiter (one of them) has been trying to figure out which dates I could start boot camp on to take this position. It's all based on when they run a new batch into the DLI (Defense Language Institute). I'm really excited, because my mom has been hounding me about taking a bunch of time off after I finish up my classes in August.

On the school front, I think I've finally figured out what my second upper-division writing intensive will be for this summer. I talked to Dr. Shrock today about the possibility of taking Middle East as an independent study this summer, and I just emailed him about it. I'm hoping to get that ball rolling next week. I miss history classes, which I had forsworn never to take again (if I could help it) in high school. Apparently, though, my high school's history department was just crap, because my history class here with Dirck was one of my favorite classes here at AU. Going off of that, I've been chastised by other students for never taking a class with either Shrock or Murphy. I'm looking into a possible summer job as well (really, two jobs). Who knows what will come of it? Not I, said the sparrow.

Lastly, I will sell my body fluids for money tomorrow. I'm donating plasma for the first time. :) I'm finally going to face this fear of needles inflicting pain (I don't mind needles, as long as they don't hurt; in fact, I like to watch when I get immunizations or TB tests). Might as well man up for once. And making money doesn't sound all that bad right now, as I am still essentially unemployed. Thank God my dad covered another month's rent, although I loathe being so dependent in tough situations.

And my brother's rugby team is traveling to Wabash tomorrow to stomp some bootay (hopefully) at a scrimmage! I'll try to come if I'm done at the blood bank by the time they need to leave. With this weather, a good bout of goosebumps and shivers will be had by all.

Oh, yeah! And my roommate, Debbie, is leaving tomorrow morning for the great state of Washington. She'll be staying with a great lumberjack-professor of a man, Sean Sullivan, and I plan to live vicariously through her and visit my friend Sully in spirit. :) (Almost takes on a haunting connotation, which I'd prefer to avoid.) Seriously, though, it'll be weird to not have her around here for a whole week. I would be jealous of the fact that she gets to go see Sean in his element, except that seeing Sean is just great for anybody; I'm happy for her good fortune. :) She's planning to move out there this summer, another fact which might make me jealous, due to the sad lack of travel in my limited experiences, except that, heck, I'm going into the military and will go to one of the following for boot camp:

Ft. Benning - Ft. Benning, GA
Ft. Jackson - Colombia, SC
Ft. Knox - Louisville, KE
Ft. Leonard Wood - Waynesville, MO
Ft. McClellan - Anniston, AL
Ft. Sill - Lawton, OK

The DLI is in Monterey, CA, and then there's a Voice Interceptor training at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, TX. Plus, I'd get a permanent duty station later, who knows where. So yep. Well, I'm going to bed. Goodnight. :)