Life gets better.

Yes, life can get better! Today was the first day that I actually kept all the tip money that I made. It was a pretty easy day. Everyone I served was a blast to wait on, and very few things went wrong. The only thing I am disappointed about is that I didn't get off in time to get to the gym to work out. I can go tomorrow morning and work out.

School is going very well so far too. My physical fitness and strength training class are a welcome addition to my normal art studio class line up. I really enjoy a good work out and a lot of physical activity. The Physical fitness course is through the military science department which makes the class almost like a mini civilian boot camp. :-) After class on Friday the Sargent asked for people to play a couple games of basketball. Normally I would have declined, but as I stated in the previous postings, I am making some changes. So I played, and enjoyed myself. I worked up a great sweat and met some new people.

My thoughts on the military have always been skewed to say the least. My father and mother are both military brats, and my father served. His time in the military was not kind to him, and he has never really been one to speak highly of it. I do have other family members who have served as well, and do not talk badly of it. My brother was also part of the JR OTC in high school, so you can imaging me growing up a little confused on the subject. My fathers opinions were a strong influence on me and eventually turned me sour on military. Now though, after meeting some people in the ROTC program at ETSU and seeing some results in an adult perspective has made me think twice. One of the biggest things I see is that the military and related programs do give an individual a feeling of purpose. Those people seem to know what they are and where they stand. That can be a powerful force in someones life, if you know who, where and what you are, then you have somewhere to start when deciding what you will be. I on the other hand have never felt that purpose in life. Where I stand, who I am and what I am have always been unclear to me and have prevented me from moving forward as quickly as I would like. I no longer look badly at the military, not to say there is completely nothing wrong with the system in some way, but over all. There is always something wrong with everything you think of in some way. I am looking forward to learning some things from these guys, these men of men. If not learn, then at least find where I stand and where my place might be, then I can build from there.

All my other classes are great as well. My print class is giving me a way to release my drawing skills into finished pieces. I tend not to finish any of my drawings, but with print I can take those unfinished drawings and translate them into finished prints. More on the subject of school later.

Another first for me is that I threw a get together at my apartment last night and it went really well. I had 5 of my friends come over and we ate pizzas, and watched Fearless. Good times, good times. I made a special vegan pizza for me and another friend who was on a diet and it turned out great. I will definitely do that more often, possible once a month. Now that I am also making some money, I will start hanging out with friends more.

Well. that's the scoop for now. I will post some images of things I am working on in my studio classes for all to see later on. Taataa for now.