I know this is my second post in one day and it is right after that last one. But I felt like that last post should be alone by itself. It just needs to be.
My meeting with the Air Force recruiter went suprisingly very well. Before now the Air Force was a bit of an after thought and I figured it would kinda stay that way but I decided what the heck I will hear what he has to say anyways. He wasn't at all as pressuring as he sounded on the phone he was actually the best recruiter I have talked to so far. (And I have talked to a lot by now)
I now think that if I join any military branch it will be the Air Force. There are lot of things that are particularly interesting about the Air Force. It is very appealing to those kind of people that do now want to be foot soldiers and do typical foot soldier things. I do not necessarily want to go hiking around in the great outdoors with a survival pack strapped to my back and learn how to throw grenades and dig trenches and walk around in enemy territory not wondering if a rocket is going to be fired my way any second or if I am going to step on a land mine....I'm sorry I wish I was that hard core and I'm sure it would feel really great to say I accomplished all the crap they throw at you during training but some things are just better options than others.
But the Air Force offers a bit more freedom..and a much different type of military lifestyle. It is as if it is almost more career oriented than it is military oriented. For instance, if you want a career that translates almost perfectly into a normal civilian career the Air Force would be the place to go. Almost everything they work with is highly sophistacated (because it has to be) and you get 100% training on all this plus full pay as well its all free to me. Everything from Basic Training to your job earns you college credits and you get degrees in like no time because your work earns you credits.
I'm a big dreamer. I dream of traveling, I dream of freedom, of seizing moments and creating oppurtunities. I dream of excitement and anticipation of not knowing what lies ahead. I dream of doing something thoroughly enjoying and I dream of living one day at a time, and taking advantage of every situation possible. For me to sit around in good ole Heber working as a cook or even getting paid 18 dollars an hour busting my butt doing construction I don't see those things happening very well. I know I need a change I am becoming very bored with my current activities. If the Air Force can provide those things (which I know it can) then awesome. I am never scared to try something new even if it is a drastic change.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Lets Compare the Oceans
Last night me and Dylon went and saw Oceans 13. It was good but not quite as good as Oceans 12 and I dont think I have seen Oceans 11 so I dont know how good that one is. So umm...?
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Long Term Plans....mneh?
Well I have let everyone know at work that I will be quitting soon. Glen the boss tells me I'm not allowed to give a two weeks notice but a two months notice because that is about when things will start slowing down. John and Sean were actually very supportive and I think Glen took it better than I thought he would. I have the next two days off, hooray! Tomorrow morning I have an appointment with a Air Force recruiter. He has called me twice and seems like the kind of recruiter that likes to pressure kids. So I dont know how it will go. But it is important for me to gather all information possible before I make a decision. After the Air Force recruiter I will go next door and talk to the Marines recruiter and then I think that will be enough military stuff for one day :) As of now my plan is to work with Tyler paving roads and then when the weather gets the best of that job I will possibly go with my plans of the military and go into basic training etc... but if anyone knows me very well, planning things out is not something I like to do so I dont even know? I pretty much live one day at a time.
For anyone who is curious today, June 27 is "Terrible Men Day" so says my wonderful book. If you want to know more about that then let me know..
For anyone who is curious today, June 27 is "Terrible Men Day" so says my wonderful book. If you want to know more about that then let me know..
Monday, June 25, 2007
money talks
Well hello again. I realize that my time between blogs is starting to extend a bit. I am sorry hopefully I will be able to write to you on a more regular basis once again. A few things have gone on since the last time I talked. For starters, Tyler has basically offered me a job to go work with him and his uncle for a paving company. I will start out earning like 16 or 18 dollars or something like that. Its construction work and its long and hard but that kind of money talks and I think I want to listen :) That means I will be quitting my cooking job at the golf course. John and Sean will probably understand my decision but Glen might not understand so well. I hate to leave them because that just means they have to work more and more when they want to be working less and less. But I have to do what I think I should do. I am also heavily considering going into the military, either the Marines or the National Guard. I have been meeting with recruiters occasionally and the benefits that you recieve from joining a military branch is tremendous. It is amazing how much they will give you. The oppurtunity to travel and the money benefits, full time pay while you train for your job and 100% college funding and just the whole experience of taking on and accomplishing something you want. Of course it would probably be the hardest thing I have ever done but I would say it would be worth it and very rewarding...if I decided to do it?
All of these things once again come down to change. Sometimes it sucks to go through with but it is a very necessary aspect of life. Changing jobs would be a change for the better. I am thoroughly sick of cooking but I have not been able to find a better job that will actually pay me more. And its sorta been the only thing I knew how to do. So the only thing left to do is change. I need to be able to do different things. I try not to allow myself to get too used to something. You get too lazy, too complacent and pretty soon you lose your excitement and great outlook on life. Joining the military would be one of the biggest changes I can do at the moment, which means it would also be very exciting and very rewarding. It is a great oppurtunity to travel, which I am always eager to do. Some of the jobs I am looking at going into offer 20-30,000 dollar bonuses. And you get job training for free. You get paid very well. You get to travel. You get to do things that you never would do in a civilian job. You also get to work your damn guts out too..hah. But I know a few people who have gone through it and if they can go through it I'm pretty sure I could...aka Travis Taylor, Randy Porter....I mean seriously if they can do it I think my little brother could! Well that is all for it is now time for me to be off to work.
Bye.
All of these things once again come down to change. Sometimes it sucks to go through with but it is a very necessary aspect of life. Changing jobs would be a change for the better. I am thoroughly sick of cooking but I have not been able to find a better job that will actually pay me more. And its sorta been the only thing I knew how to do. So the only thing left to do is change. I need to be able to do different things. I try not to allow myself to get too used to something. You get too lazy, too complacent and pretty soon you lose your excitement and great outlook on life. Joining the military would be one of the biggest changes I can do at the moment, which means it would also be very exciting and very rewarding. It is a great oppurtunity to travel, which I am always eager to do. Some of the jobs I am looking at going into offer 20-30,000 dollar bonuses. And you get job training for free. You get paid very well. You get to travel. You get to do things that you never would do in a civilian job. You also get to work your damn guts out too..hah. But I know a few people who have gone through it and if they can go through it I'm pretty sure I could...aka Travis Taylor, Randy Porter....I mean seriously if they can do it I think my little brother could! Well that is all for it is now time for me to be off to work.
Bye.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Standing Up
Hello everyone that reads my blogs.
I just got off work and I'm bored.
So I will write a blog.
Because thats a good thing to do when your bored.
Work was busy today.
We had many parties.
This old stupid guy that I work with named Dennis tried to tell me I was being a smartass
but..I decided to tell him he was the smartass and to stop giving me crap because thats all he ever does.
Then he stopped talking to me which was fine. Sometimes it is important to stand up for yourself and what you want. Last year I never talked back to him and I let him walk all over me. This year will be different. Basically my outlook on life will be different. It's hard to stand up for what you want without looking like your the one that has the problem. It's a bit of a fine line to walk and I respect anyone that has the courage to know what they want and to go out and get it. Because being a pushover is the other alternative and thats basically unacceptable and more idiotish--check the dictionary on that word if you want. Imagine what the world would be look if everyone was a pushover. Hmmm. Dennis would rule the world...Booooo....
My dog is doing good. In case you were wondering.
I still need to get rid of it though...but no one wants to take it lol
I just got new tires and rims on my car..the rims are black they look great. Come see it sometime. I think now that I have a "bumpin" sound system and black on black wheels some Mexican will come along and pay a handsome amount of money for it. (no offense to any Mexicans out there) I think I will try and save my money a bit more before making more additions to my car or any other thing.
I wrote another poem, its a lot smaller than my big one. Here it is...
We had a good thing and we thought it might last
But that was a long time ago and it was in the past
We all go through changes and sometimes we walk away
And we regret it to this day
Some things only work out every once in a while
Hopefully some day we will look back on our trials with a smile
We never know what will come our way
The best way to live is for today
I always ponder
if absence makes the heart grow fonder
but maybe we just learn through our mistakes over time
and maybe in the end our dreams will last a lifetime
Oh I wrote another one too...
Remember there was a time of innocence
Remember what it was like then and now what’s the difference?
When the whole world once seemed so easy and free
Like a bird soaring through the air
Everything was pure and clear to me
Time shreds through my innocence making changes too unfair
Never again can I retreat
Into the safety of that innocence so sweet
Time has changed once again
Always moving, always changing never stopping
Forcing upon us to change we never end before we can begin again
Time moves in full circle never slowing down
Time burns the fuel of change
Working in ways unfamiliar and often strange
Never does it stop long enough to take a breath
Only waiting for a second
Outlasting everything even after death
Time, is a force to be reckoned.
Of course they're are a bit rough but I think thats my style basically.
I wanted to make a poem on time because time is such a powerful force that pretty much controls everything. I think I will go back and rewrite most of it because I think its lacking something...? More good news on my segment that I entered into a contest for poetry.com, It recieved an editor's choice award and I guess that means it will be on a cd collection as well as the book that they are making so wahoo. I also entered another segment of my much larger poem in for another contest for poetry.com I hope it does as well as my first one. So wish me luck!
Well that is all for today me thinks.
I just got off work and I'm bored.
So I will write a blog.
Because thats a good thing to do when your bored.
Work was busy today.
We had many parties.
This old stupid guy that I work with named Dennis tried to tell me I was being a smartass
but..I decided to tell him he was the smartass and to stop giving me crap because thats all he ever does.
Then he stopped talking to me which was fine. Sometimes it is important to stand up for yourself and what you want. Last year I never talked back to him and I let him walk all over me. This year will be different. Basically my outlook on life will be different. It's hard to stand up for what you want without looking like your the one that has the problem. It's a bit of a fine line to walk and I respect anyone that has the courage to know what they want and to go out and get it. Because being a pushover is the other alternative and thats basically unacceptable and more idiotish--check the dictionary on that word if you want. Imagine what the world would be look if everyone was a pushover. Hmmm. Dennis would rule the world...Booooo....
My dog is doing good. In case you were wondering.
I still need to get rid of it though...but no one wants to take it lol
I just got new tires and rims on my car..the rims are black they look great. Come see it sometime. I think now that I have a "bumpin" sound system and black on black wheels some Mexican will come along and pay a handsome amount of money for it. (no offense to any Mexicans out there) I think I will try and save my money a bit more before making more additions to my car or any other thing.
I wrote another poem, its a lot smaller than my big one. Here it is...
We had a good thing and we thought it might last
But that was a long time ago and it was in the past
We all go through changes and sometimes we walk away
And we regret it to this day
Some things only work out every once in a while
Hopefully some day we will look back on our trials with a smile
We never know what will come our way
The best way to live is for today
I always ponder
if absence makes the heart grow fonder
but maybe we just learn through our mistakes over time
and maybe in the end our dreams will last a lifetime
Oh I wrote another one too...
Remember there was a time of innocence
Remember what it was like then and now what’s the difference?
When the whole world once seemed so easy and free
Like a bird soaring through the air
Everything was pure and clear to me
Time shreds through my innocence making changes too unfair
Never again can I retreat
Into the safety of that innocence so sweet
Time has changed once again
Always moving, always changing never stopping
Forcing upon us to change we never end before we can begin again
Time moves in full circle never slowing down
Time burns the fuel of change
Working in ways unfamiliar and often strange
Never does it stop long enough to take a breath
Only waiting for a second
Outlasting everything even after death
Time, is a force to be reckoned.
Of course they're are a bit rough but I think thats my style basically.
I wanted to make a poem on time because time is such a powerful force that pretty much controls everything. I think I will go back and rewrite most of it because I think its lacking something...? More good news on my segment that I entered into a contest for poetry.com, It recieved an editor's choice award and I guess that means it will be on a cd collection as well as the book that they are making so wahoo. I also entered another segment of my much larger poem in for another contest for poetry.com I hope it does as well as my first one. So wish me luck!
Well that is all for today me thinks.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
King June Day
According to this book that I purchased June 13 is King June Day...
" Today a rapper named King June will ask you out on a date. He is the rapper who writes raps about wildflowers in bloom, love, and tasteful weddings.
" Today a rapper named King June will ask you out on a date. He is the rapper who writes raps about wildflowers in bloom, love, and tasteful weddings.
Daisies in your hair
Love is in the air
Brotha groom waiting with a smile
Go on Gina, wreck the aisle
--Excerpt from Gina Goin Down Tha Aisle
King June, copyright 2002
Monday, June 4, 2007
No spikes
Once there was this little porcupine that didn't have any spikes. He looked around at all his other porcupine friends and realized that he was different. They had many spikes, some of them were big and fat and others were skinny and sharp...but he had none. One day he asked his dad, why he didn't have any spikes at all and his dad replied- "Son, there comes a time in every young porcupines life when he must realize what path he will choose. Sometimes you just need to learn how to be yourself and turn your insufficiencies into unique qualities." The young porcupine was so stunned by his dads philosophical point of view he decided he would do exactly that.
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