let the crap begin

Well, here we go. Any idiot can post their uncollected thoughts for the public to see, and today I became that idiot. I owe my inspiration to Brent Speetzen, a childhood friend and ally from the great state of Minnesota. The man is studying to earn his PhD in chemistry, and will one day be a great innovator and teacher.

So, I don't know why I am starting this, but I'm finding that my promise to resume a journal has failed consistently for 2 years now. Perhaps this lazier method will inspire my to better record my life, my thoughts, and to better inform others of my life after college.

I am in Missouri, the finest of midwestern states. I am in the Army and learning to be what's called a combat engineer. Army engineering consists of construction, destruction, shooting stuff, and everything in between. Most days, I watch powerpoint presentations for 10 hours and try not to fall upon my pen. It's interesting shit, dont get me wrong. Today, for instance, I learned how to plan an entire construction project. Within a year, I could take what I learned today and start planning a grade school entirely on my own in Baghdad. All this from a dude who studied foreign policy. But its force-fed learning here, and not very active, nor stimulating.

I didn't think I'd say it so soon after I slacked through 4 years at gtown, but I miss serioud academic discussion, stressful study, and challenging questions without definite answers. Not getting that in the Army, but I knew that. I'm here to learn leadership and to live leadership as much as my abilities will take me.

Went for a ruck march with Travis Toole and Jake Llorente this afternoon after class up Water Intake Hill. That hill gets easier every time. We talked about going to Ranger School and being nervous and all that shit. Its still a long way off, but its starting to creep in to my thoughts more and more. Wait till I get to Georgia.

Miss my dad. was here on Monday. With all this trying to be/live like and adult since June, It was good to have someone from the outside see my world and really see how I'm doing. Angela Maly should be visiting tomorrow night on her way from Colorado. Sweet! a girl! Believe it or not, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri strangely lacks hot chicks. I have to spend all night chatting with them online. But Angela for a night! I can feel like a normal 23 year old!


This is going nowhere good.

I find myself thinking of the past more and more, because this place is like being frozen in time. I miss georgetown, i miss Chile, I miss Minnesota.

Garfield the Movie is on TV. Its not even worth tearing it apart. My energy for this day is fast leaving me. Blog one complete. felt good to write, but I can see I have much to improve upon.

This garfield doesn't look like garfield. Jennifer love hewitt is attractive.

piso mojado
Dan