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| This is my blog. Here I talk about all sorts of things that pertain to my life, how I see them and interpret them. Maybe I'll make you laugh, cry, angry, happy or any other feeling. Come on in and read and join the fun. |
| Aww yes, it is that time of year once again. The has turned crisp, the wind a little blustier and the leaves on trees are starting to turn colors. But it is also a sign that I have started school once again. I'm already a month into my senior year of college, and it feels as though school began not that long ago. How does time fly when you are busy. Cliche, I know, but it is the honest to God truth. Between 21 credits, the National Guard, ROTC, and my job it is a wonder that I have any time left to do anything. Fortunately, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and hopefully it is not the headlamp of an oncoming train. Graduation is now 7 months away, provided that nothing goes horribly wrong, and I can't wait for that day to come so that I can continue my life and close this chapter. Of course it doesn't help things that over the past few weeks I've been very distracted in my thinking, I find that my mind has liked to wander to one subject over and over again. Of course there is only one thing that can possibly distract a man like that over and over, and it not thoughts of food, sports, fast cars, guns or hunting, but a woman. A couple of months ago I fell for an amazing girl, and I can't get her out of my head. Of course I don't have the courage to tell her though. It's strange, I have the courage to run into a fire fight, handle explosives, and getting shot at, but I don't have the courage to do something so simple as talk to a woman. She's is everything I could possibly want in a woman, she's a good Christian, smart, beautiful, has common sense, confident and knows what she wants. Thankfully we've become good friends over the last couple of years and get along well. The sad thing is, is that no matter how much I love her, she deserves a much better man then myself. She deserves the best man she can find. I want to talk about this with someone, but we pretty much have the same friends and anything I say will end up back with her, so I have nobody to talk to about it with and it is frustrating. Alright, enough of that before I knock myself into a tizzy. Though I do have to say that it feels good to get that off of my chest. This summer I finally did decided on a career path for myself though. Much to my satisfaction. I've decided that in congruence to my career in the National Guard, I am going to serve as a police officer - hopefully as a sex crimes detective. After at least a few years as a cop, I plan on going to get a masters or Ph.D in Archaeology and teach Archaeology and go into Biblical Archaeology. I've come to the conlcusion that that has to be one of the most unique career tracks ever devised. |
| Ah, yes the end of another semester of college. Yeah, that's right I just finished another year of school. As of today I am officially a Senior at the of Minnesota, and should hopefully graduate next year with a degree in Classical Archaeology. It's funny that whenever I tell someone what my major is, I get one of two reactions for them. 1) Whoa, that's pretty cool! or 2) What the Hell are you going to do with that? When I give them the answer to the second question, I generally get an even more confused reaction. I tell them that I want to be a cop, but I'll have to go back to school for a while to get a degree in Criminal Justice. But if that doesn't work out I plan on going back to school for a graduates degree in Classical Archaeology and then teach and do research. It's always a good idea to have a contingency plan isn't it? That's something that the Army taught me and that I'll probably never forget it or unlearn it. A contingency plan is something that I don't really see many college students have. A lot of them seem to think that they are going to get the job and that its going to happen no matter what. Then if it doesn't work out that way, they settle for a job that they wouldn't really want. I say, why not set yourself so that even if you don't get the job you want, you can still work in a job that you enjoy doing? It's I good idea I say. But with the new summer starting, its time to do stuff not revolving around the world of academia. Working and the Army will be taking up the majority of time this summer. In fact I get to spend a whole month out at Fort Lewis for some good old training this summer. I can't wait to go. Who knows, maybe I can end my 5 year losing streak, and find a little romance this summer? |
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