( I promised Mer some icon ideas, so here they are. Everyone else, feel free to ignore. Or raid, if you prefer. )

STOP THE PRESSES. MY LUGGAGE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. THE WORLD CAN START TURNING AGAIN.

Twilight movie review! Because I KNOW you were DYING to hear my take on it.

( Cut for ranting and TMI. )

One of our instructors has noted that we are the most literate EN BOLC class he's ever seen. In support of this claim, I note that since my arrival at FLW just over a month ago, I have finished five books, am halfway through a sixth, and have just begun a seventh. Prior to that, I'd read only four books since shipping to Basic in February. ( Read more... )

AAAAAAAUUUGGGHHH.

Someone PLEASE teach me how to deal with guys, because CLEARLY, I do not know how.

I miss Ermes. And, weirdly, I miss Shu and Ward. I miss "safe" guys.

( This is what I MEANT to post last night... )

So BOLC II is over. Overall, I'd have to say that the program a) sucked and b) should be scrapped and brought back to the drawing board. It is THAT bad. Things I learned in BOLC II ( Read more... )

After yesterday's abysmal entry, I feel obliged to update on the status of my wellbeing (or lack thereof ( Read more... )

I think I'm coming down with something. Scratchy swollen throat, congested sinuses, borderline headache, and dry, racking cough, yay. And a three-mile run tomorrow. Plus four hours of combatives. Every day this week ( Read more... )

Random observations ( Read more... )