It has been almost 6 months since I joined the navy. I made it through bootcamp. I have been at the Naval Station Great Lakes since November 26th. I have adapted to the ways of the military. I have grown accustomed to the idiotic rules here. I have bonded with many people. My name is well known. I complete ATT school tomorrow and move from this " ( Read more... )

After that last entry (which is private BTW) I want to talk about something(s) that are positive. This is going to sound like an exercise your therapist would tell you to do. But honestly it is hard to be positive right now.

I'm grateful for this space that I occupy. It is open, peaceful, green, loving, hopeful. I am grateful for my girlfriend Karen ( Read more... )

December 17th 2013: tragic news....tragic, just for me... but still quite tragic. Steve, my landlord/room mate/supposed friend and his handyman raked over and destroyed all of the seedlings I had planted in the garden. He had originally asked me to work permaculture magic into the garden and plant some seeds. So I put a lot of work into it and ( Read more... )

I am trying to understand why people have communication issues and then make assumptions and act passive aggressive. These are three things that really get me irritated with a person. So I have a business, KtCares which does house cleaning, pet sitting, babysitting, etc... Really doing people favors to lift a load off of their shoulders. I have an ( Read more... )

Magfest was wonderful as always. It was very different though without Marci there. We arrived Wednesday afternoon and set up camp and then wandered around the park until my friend Sam and her boyfriend, David arrived and set up camp at my site. The first two days I felt a little down, just sad and strange feelings because of Marci and no poster ( Read more... )

I step outside into the brightness and heat of the sun shining down on me. I sprawl comfortably onto the edge of the concrete porch, allowing my legs to spill out onto the grass, the grass tickling my toes. The sun embraces and warms my body, the gentle wind caresses and styles my hair. I gaze around and my eyes are drawn to butterflies playing tag ( Read more... )

Yesterday was quite eventful. In the morning I entertained Alex while Karen got some school work done toward her Accounting degree, then we left the house for adventure time. We drove to Westside Regional Park to let Alex play on the playground and then go hiking the tower trail. At the playground, there was a group for mentally challenged adults ( Read more... )

So today I am making, for the first time, a 13 bean concoction in the crock pot. I've never cooked in a crock pot before so it is excited and fun to me right now. I just hope it isn't overcooked. Undercooked is ok cuz I can cook it more. I began by soaking the Bob's Red Mill 13 bean soup mix overnight and then draining the water to use to water my ( Read more... )

Funny to say that saying now, "a Monday like any other" or even say "a day like any other", because I feel like I see things so differently now. My mind, my perspective on things is ever changing, ever growing and I can never go back to the old ways once I see a new perspective. And I like that. Every day is completely different, no day can ever be ( Read more... )

I got really emotional the other day when suddenly it all sunk in that you are officially no longer the poster artist at the festivals I love (Suwannee Springfest and Magnoliafest). It was so cool to have that spot at the top of the amphitheater and all the people who knew you and would come by and drop off brownies or chocolates or smokage or a ( Read more... )