Just when I tried to get out, they pull me back in
Long time since I’ve pressed any words and made sentences. A brief summation of my events since September:
I went to school for two weeks in Virginia for my Army job; the funding for my Army orders changed, so I couldn’t get orders for the new fiscal year; I got the flu and discovered that, while Tamiflu does work against flu symptoms, it also makes you violently vomit for two days.
I went to Kentucky and celebrated the uniqueness of my state–I toured the Wild Turkey Distillery, saw the Cats blue-white game, went to the horse races a few times, and hiked a lot in the pretty wooded mountains.
I went to Cincinnati and shopped, and I toured my mom’s hometown in greater Ohio; went to Arkansas, basically, to see a Katharine McPhee concert; I went to D.C. and borrowed some couch space from Sarah and Nicki (thanks guys); I went to Chicago and saw Jersey Boys (and found Sarah’s long-lost thong).
I went to Indianapolis and saw Peyton and Tony U beat the Titans… was amazing (thanks for getting us tickets, dad).
I went to Mississippi and gambled; I went back to Kentucky; I went to Mississippi and gambled on the beach; and then I came back to Houston.
I’ve only been back in Houston for a couple weeks, so haven’t done a lot since I’ve been here. When the weather was good, I hiked with the gators a lot at Brazos Bend S.P.
I’ve been reading some of my fave guy the Dalai Lama, mulling vegetarianism, working at the HAWC some and, most importantly, I’ve hung out with my BFF Cara 🙂
I have a new job that I start on 8 Feb. at BHP Billiton. I’m psyched for that. I extended my apartment lease based on that, and I got a surprisingly good deal on the price.
I became addicted to the AMC show Breaking Bad. I read about it online, and I knew that the critics loved it, so I downloaded the first two seasons from iTunes. It’s far and away the best show I’ve seen since The Sopranos. The premise: A high school chemistry teacher discovers he has stage 3 cancer and decides to cook crystal meth to sell so that he has enough money to leave with his family when he dies. The slightly outlandish-sounding plot becomes plausible when watching because of the show’s writing, acting, directing, overall awesomeness, quotes from Hank like the title of this blog, blurring the line between good and evil, yadda, yadda, yadda. Give it a chance, watch the first season, you won’t be disappointed.
Having this week free before I start work is making me itchy itchy to explore, so I’m thinking of taking a trip tomorrow.
Time doesn’t exist, so do it now.
Mind Traveling to Thoughts of Travels
Seeing as my future isn’t so much in limbo anymore, I’m able to plan for being in Houston, which means I’m able to plan travels from Houston. I’m super psyched about the rest of the year. I will be here:
Fort Monroe, VA
And here:
Seattle, WA
And here:
Washington, D.C.
And here:
the NYC
And here:
Kentucky
More important than where I’ll be, it’s who I’ll be with. Mom and Dad, Seester, Courtney, Seester again, and Mom, Dad, Brother. I guess most people don’t really understand what it is to have ZERO relatives in the town/vicinity where they live, but it is something that I’ve started to become accustomed to, and it makes my travels that much more important. I think about how nice it would be to drive over to mom’s for dinner, or go see a movie with my sister on the weekend. I don’t have those opportunities for now. Maybe some day I will. But for the time being, I’m enjoying the 3-day weekends here and there that I get to go and see loved ones.
As for the travel bug, I still got it. Having a job is good for it b/c it both funds it and curbs it (a little). One thing that’s totally sweet about the Army? 30 days of vacation a year (or 2.5 days a month). So, next year I’ll be looking at one or two excursions… probably two broken down into 2-week stints. The locale I’m considering is here:
Belize
And here:
Mongolia
And here:
Fiji
And here:
Maine
And all of here:
South America
A word I like is here:
Possibilities
The world is huge, and life is beautiful. I’m just trying to make the most of it. Opening doors. Moving mountains. Believing.
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