Hiya everyone! Typing this from Cinncinati Ohio. Without internet. L Hopefully, I’ll be getting the hookup for the wireless here tomorrow, so that I can actually post this. Otherwise, I’ll be posting this at a coffee shop or something, I guess. Lots of stuff (As Per Usual) has happened since the last time I’ve updated here.
Biggest deal would be the fact that I’m currently on an extended vacation. My mother got let go from her job several months ago (hint: stay the hell away from Sprint, their entire engineering staff for the Midwest is now only based in Minneapolis), and my father remains in Basra. I wouldn’t care that much if I was let go from MY job (I might have to quit when school starts anyway). So, we decided that it’d be a good summer to go on a trip. We’re going to drive instead of fly. Our first stop is Ohio to spend some time with my aunt (and her husband and my cousin). We spent yesterday driving (I did a bit, but not a lot). Stayed at the Best Western in Janesville. Covered the rest of the way today (tenses are going to get messed up, I’m typing this a 2319 on Friday night, whenever it is that I’m posting it). Six states so far. Interesting note on billboards. Outside of Chicago, I counted 24 billboards for a Krazy Kaplain’s Fireworks, 14 for other firework places, and 7 for adult services (p0rn stores, gent clubs, and an ’adult botique.’ Tommorow we’re going to go to an aquarium.
We’re going to spend three days here, and then proceede to the East Coast (all of my mom’s family is up there). My sister wants to go to a boarding school (lord only knows why), so we’ll be doing some interveiws. We meaning my mother and sister. I’ll be doing my best to sit on beaches and visit zoos whenever possible. Maybe chill in assorted downtown areas as well. I’ll be spending a day at West Point, and doing an interveiw at AIC (the college my grandmother on my Mom’s side works at, they have Army ROTC, so they’ll work as a fourth or fifth option for me.).
In other news, I finally bit the bullet and got a personal trainer. We only had a few meetings before I left, but I think that he’ll help me a lot. I’ve also been going to the chiropractor. Apparently, my mother noticed my pretty lopsided shoulders (I have a standing policy towards being stoic, so I never mentioned them). My sister ended up with hairline fracture from gymnastics a while ago, so I’m going to her chiropractor. He seems like a competent enough chap. My backs been hurting for a while as well, and my shoulders are really screwed up after driving. Bears thinking about, especially if I have to cover it up for an entrance exam.
I’m getting worried about West Point. I really have to get my shit together there. I don’t know when applications are due, but I haven’t even started the nomination process. Fuck. That’s going to be a priority once I get internet again. I haven’t even taken a SAT or ACT yet, so I’ll be doing that as quickly as possible too. I’m a good test taker, thankfully, so that’ll carry hopefully.
I’m bushed from the drive and dealing with my cousin (he’s six . . .) so that’s all for now. There was something else, but I’ll be blown if I could remember.
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