It's Been Awhile

I realize that the last time I wrote here, it was the middle of October. It's now the day after Thanksgiving, and I am no longer in Kansas City, no longer doing our first assignment we were given.

No, now I am a thousand miles away in New Jersey. Shortly after we arrived in KC, Hurricane Sandy struck the Atlantic coast, and as part of FEMA, we were deployed to assist the state of New Jersey. We've been here since November 2nd, doing a job that's not completely ours, and trying to make it through a difficult and sometimes maddeningly frustrating assignment. Some days I miss Kansas City and the work we had there, while other days I'm glad to be here, enjoying the oftentimes crazy schedule. We're currently working in Community Relations, going door to door asking survivors if they sustained any damage and registered with FEMA yet. I haven't had the opportunity to see some of the worse off damage on the coast, but there are a lot of people out in the counties my team has been working in with downed trees and power lines. It's not the job we were trained to do, but we accept it with a smile and a positive attitude, because we know that it's something that needs to get done.

I can't really give you all the details because each day blurs into the next. But the past two days have been a nice refresher. I went with three other members of my team to visit New York City for Thanksgiving. It was just a time to get away from the rest of the Corps and step away from the stress. We all have a fantastic time. We made it to the Macy's Parade and ate at some really cool little restaurants. We spent more time than not walking around Times Square and just taking in the feeling of being in New York. I did the touristy thing and bought myself a shirt, as well as some keychains for my siblings back home. (It sucks being broke and not being able to get them something cooler.) We rode the subway, went to Central Park, and then finished off the evening at McGee's, which, if you're ever up there, go to. Fantastic food and a homey atmosphere. It was probably the highlight of the entire trip for me. It sucked that it was towards the end and we couldn't stay longer unless we wanted to miss our train back.

And now I'm back here with the team, taking the time to get myself caught up on sleep and alone time before we go back to work tomorrow. There's word that we might get phased into a logistics position tomorrow, but that's something we're not positive about. It would be amazing to have that opportunity, but we'll see what the morning brings. At least when I leave here I can say I was cross-trained in CR and Logistics.

Time to go read a good book or something. I just figured I would take the time to update while I was sitting in front of a computer. I'm going to make an effort to update again before we leave here. Christmas break is only in a month. I'm looking forward to going home!

Graduation and First Assignment

So it's been a long two weeks, full of nothing but training for the entire Vinton class. We took our last test yesterday afternoon, finishing our class early. It was an easy test, and it was by far my favorite class out of the three we took. The instructors were fantastic, and they gave us candy. We all had a great time and it was sad to say good-bye to them. But that's what has to happen if we want to get out there and do what we came here to do.

Today we have graduation. I don't quite know how that's going to work out, but I'm going to have a hard time focusing because we leave early tomorrow morning for...drumroll please...

KANSAS CITY!

There are going to be four teams going there, and while I know it's in Missouri and I don't really want to go back to my state, it's been a long time since I visited KC and I'm really excited to see it again. One of my friends here on another team lives there, an she's super jealous. I wish she was going because she's awesome, but wherever she ends up I'll bet it would be just as great. (Her team still has yet to find out, and they're waiting rather impatiently.)

I have a lot left to do today. We're packing the van soon with everything but our backpacks, so I need to get set for that. It's going to be a fun game of Tetris. And then lunch, paperwork, graduation, and then freedom until our drive tomorrow! Next time I talk to you, I'll be in Kansas City!

Autumn, Training, Hiking

I think it's just easier for me to title things by what I've been doing instead of trying to come up with something clever.

So first thing being first, it's the beginning of October, which is special for three things. Halloween, my birthday (26th!) and the changing of the weather. I'm a very big fan of fall weather. It's always been my favorite growing up, and there's never really been anything to change that. However, Iowa started to get so damn cold! I was beginning to wonder if they even had an autumn. I figured that I'd rather take the eighty degrees here in the south than the thirty in Vinton.

Today is somewhere in the fifties though. I have fall weather! It has a certain vibe to it that just fills you with warmth and childlike memories. The leaves are changing colors, the wind is brisk, and there's just a certain smell that you can't help but inhale. It feels amazing. And when you go hiking, it feels even better. We got up this morning and had breakfast at our scheduled time of 5:15, and from there headed out to the Talladega National Forest. I think now is a good time to mention that it's the weekend of Talladega, so the highway was a parking lot. We saw it as we took a different route to the park. I know there were some people from the Corps who went and had a lot of fun, but I don't much care for it. I'm glad those who went though had a good time.

The park was gorgeous. We got a little lost and drove on a winding road that finally got us to the main office. Took about 30-45 minutes though. Nice team bonding. We hiked up a nice trail that was mainly covered in pine needles. It didn't seem to me that a lot of people used the trails, and at one point I think it was more us just walking in a dry creek bed. But we had a lot of fun. Climbed over some rocks and then sat and discussed the past week in a little clearing. It was peaceful and calming, and just what all of us needed. It's hard being stuck on a base where the only thing we do is go to class. I enjoy the trainings, I really do. They're interesting to attend, and we all seem to have a lot of fun. But there are just some moments when you feel like there's nothing else to do but sit and stare at the wall. So getting out and enjoying the beauty of the mountains here really rejuvenated all of us.

When we got back, I took a really long nap. Four hours long. Then I went to dinner and hung around with a few other Corps members not on my team. For future members, you're going to miss the time you spend with them when you're on spike. It's why a lot of people enjoy transition throughout the year. You get the chance to see the friends you make during CTI who aren't on your team. I'm cherishing what time we have left. We're leaving on the 17th, or 18th, I can't quite remember. So we have a week and a half left with each other. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll know what our assignments are going to be by the end of the week. We're all getting cabin fever and we want to get out and do what we signed up to do.

Now it's time to get ready for bed. The wonderful day off is coming to a close, and training starts again tomorrow. Until next time.

Anniston, Alabama and the CDP

Made it to our destination this afternoon! We had a five hour car ride, and I think I speak for the entire team when I say about time! For being a two day trip in a van stuffed full of everything, I think we did pretty damn good sanity-wise. There were a few moments, but nothing worth really mentioning. We got here around two and were allowed into the complex for a quick briefing and to receive the rest of our uniforms, as listed:

• Two polos
• Three t-shirts
• One long-sleeve shirt
• Hoodie
• Jacket
• Baseball hat

We're all feeling pretty good about our fancy new swag. Tomorrow starts training, where we'll receive our government-issued laptops and phones. Kind of afraid of that. I don't want to break anything. The laptops come with pretty tough cases so I've heard, though knowing my luck I would be the one to damage it. (Keeping my fingers crossed tightly that this doesn't happen.) There was an accident on the highway we traveled down, so a lot of teams hit traffic, including us. Teams kept coming in, so the briefing ended up in several different sessions. We were in the first, and then afterward we were sent to our accommodations for the next eighteen days. Quick run-down of our little set-up. There are two dorm buildings here that we're using. I don't think they're the only ones, but we can't take up all of them since there are other people attending classes as well. There's a small courtyard separating the two with a gazebo in the middle. All of us smokers have claimed it already, since it's covered with a trash can and outposts. A nice upgrade from our little picnic table back in Vinton, which we're all excited about. Around the corner of one of the buildings is a walkway that takes you to the dining hall. It's quite nice, and the people who work there are extremely friendly.

The rooms are hotel style-ish. There are two Corps members in each room, with a bathroom connecting two rooms together. I have Jessie, a girl on my team, in my room, and we share a bathroom with two other girls on our team. It's very basic, but it's comfortable and it works. There's a tiny recliner in the room that's quite comfortable, and if it wasn't for back problems, I wouldn't mind sleeping in it. The two of us have decided that we're just going to share the bed though. Should be comfortable enough. There's also a TV, little coffee maker, and a decent-sized fridge, but I have no idea what to put in it since we're going to receive meals from the CDP for the next two and a half weeks.

As I said before, training starts tomorrow. We're all looking forward to it. The first week is geared towards FEMA and what they do, which is exciting, but I'm more looking forward to the second week, where we'll learn about our specific roles. Breakfast is starting at 6:45 in the morning, so I should probably start working on going to bed. Just going to add that I miss being back in the South, and I'm glad to be here. It's not Tuscaloosa, but I think Anniston will grow on m rather fast. Tomorrow begins a new day. Hopefully I can manage to post a little more often than normal while we're here.

I've Been Pretty Bad at This

I'm not really going to bore you with all of the training that we did since the last time I posted. It was mainly diversity training, ethics and EEO, and a few other things that are important but I'm too tired right now to recall.

I'm currently sitting in a hotel in Clarksville, TN with two other girls in the Pine unit. All of us in FEMA Corps got inducted into the program officially on Friday, and then we all piled into our vans this morning to head down to Anniston, AL for FEMA training. So far it hasn't been too bad, up until the end when the hotel was in sight but there was a detour right in front of the first entrance we found, so we had to maneuver around to try and get into the parking lot. At that point everyone realized there were beds within reach and some of us were getting cranky. The highlight of the entire trip I think was when we went through St. Louis and I got to see my girlfriend for all of ten minutes, but when you're away for ten months learning to live with a bunch of strangers, I'll take whatever familiarity I can get.

Tomorrow we're going to be leaving sometime between six and seven in the morning to finish the last leg of the trip. Anniston is only about four or five hours if I remember right, so it won't be as bad. We'll begin in-processing as soon as we get there. The first week will be filled with general FEMA training, which I assume so far is mainly history and what FEMA actually does in detail. The second week will be filled with position-specific training. I mentioned earlier at some point that my team is Logistics, so we're going to be focusing on setting up and taking down the JFOs that FEMA runs during disasters, plus a few other things. It's been a really long day, can't you tell? I'm having a hard time remembering all of the things that I wanted to say right now. I should probably head to bed. We're hoping to spend a little bit of time in Nashville tomorrow and just  hang out some, since some members on the team haven't actually been in the South.

I know there wasn't much fascinating about this post, but CTI is very dry and tedious. Some parts are fun, but there's a lot of trainings that you really don't want to have to write about. Hopefully the FEMA training is far more interesting, and then we'll be heading off to our first project assignment! The Vicksburg campus has already received theirs, I believe last night, and they're spending the next day or two traveling to them. I can't wait for ours. It's going to be an awesome time, and then I'll actually have more to write about! Let's just hope I have internet.

Until next time.

Training, Training, Training

I didn't realize I hadn't posted for two weeks now. I've been so busy with everything going on around here in the Ameribubble that I lost track of time. Last I left, I had just gotten my temporary team. Well, last Wednesday I got my permanent team! I am now a member of Pine 5, with ten other members and our Team Leader. I won't bore you with the list of trainings we hard to do these past two weeks. Like I said, I've been really busy. This post is mainly to prove that I'm still alive. I will touch on just a couple things though.

First, NCCC has everyone in the group hold a role for the year. There are six, and mine is Service Learning Initiator (hereby known as SLI). I did SLI last year, and I was hoping to not get it again, but the only other one I wanted, Support Ranger, got taken, so I decided to give it another go. Basically we're the ones asking questions. Why are we doing this? What do we or the community get out of this project we do? We facilitate reflections for the rest of the team to think back on the project to try and take something positive out of something that might have gone so horribly wrong.

The other thing is that each team has one specific role given to us by FEMA. Pine 5 is technically a hybrid team. We have nine of us as Logistics Specialists, and two members are Logistics Systems Specialists. Basically we set up and take down FEMA offices during disasters, and assist with distributing items needed in the community. I'm really excited for it.

But now I have more training that I have to get to. I'm very tired because we had our first real PT at 5:30 this morning, but I've got to get over it because we have a ropes course in Iowa City this afternoon, and then we're going to stay up there for a couple of hours and just hang out and eat dinner. It's going to be awesome!

Until next time.

Just Like Before

As I stated before on my blog, this is the second time doing this. So a lot of what I'm currently going through is stuff I've done already. But there's enough things specific to the campus to keep everything interesting.

I arrived yesterday at about 12:30 to the small Eastern Iowa airport. It was only one terminal, extremely simple to navigate, and it was suddenly flooded by my entire plane unloading all the new FEMA Corps members. We collected our bags and hopped on a shuttle bus that drove us about forty minutes to Vinton, Iowa itself. Once there we checked in and immediately began inprocessing. We got fitted for our romm assignments, filled out some paperwork, and received roommates. My roommate's name is Teresa, and so far we've gotten along wonderfully. She's an awesome person to talk to. We actually met at the airport and then sat on the bus back to campus, so we'd been able to talk beforehand. I'm one of the lucky ones. The building we're staying in, Palmer, has all the girls in two-person rooms. (At least I think they all are. Haven't seen more than two names on each door.) Some of the other rooms have up to eight people, so we're pretty lucky. Not only that, but we also have the only Wi-fi on campus, and our room is directly over the computer lab, so we get a pretty decent connection here instead of going downstairs to the lounge. Oh, and we apparently have the best AC. It's still really hot here, just like in Missouri. I didn't much get to enjoy it though because we were all really busy.

After inprocessing, we had to go to what's called an All-Corps meeting, which I think is pretty self-explanatory. By that point though I had a headache because I'd only gotten about three hours of sleep and hadn't eaten for eight hours, so I was really ready to go to bed. But when I got back to my room and laid down, I was just too gross to sleep. But somehow, the girl's shower on our floor flooded! So after talking to a TL, I found out that there was a bathroom downstairs with showers in it that we could use temporarily. So Teresa and I went down there and were able to go to bed feeling refreshed.

Today was a little different. I met my temporary team, which they are only calling groups, for the first time. We met twice throughout the day, to get a more thorough tour of the campus, and then to discuss food shopping for the next few days. I also had Residence Hall Orientation, which was just an overview of what you can and can't do in the dorms, and what kind of things they have here on campus that we can use.

And now it's time for dinner. Right now they're catering food for us from Iowa City, but tomorrow night two people from the groups are going to go shopping for the next few days and then we're going to start cooking for ourselves. Can't wait for that. It's going to be interesting.

Need to work on running

We're at thirteen days now, and I know sometime within the first week we'll be doing our baseline test, which is a 1.5 mile run and how many sit-ups and push-ups we can do in a minute each. I've been running maybe...once a week? I know, I'm horrible. But I've been riding my bike too, and I think that's helping me. I just hate running thanks to an accident when I was a kid. So my knee is messed up and it really likes to protest sometimes.

But I'm going to get better! The whole point of the baseline is to see how you improve throughout the year, and I'd really like to do a lot better by the time we finish the ten months.

As for the sit-ups and push-ups...ehh. I have okay upper body strength thanks to working freight and merchandising at Kohl's, as well as carrying around my younger sister and niece for several years. I would be surprised if I did more than 20 push-ups though. And sit-ups just kind of annoy me. I mean, I can do more when someone is holding my feet down, but I don't like when people do that. Is that weird? I guess I'm weird. Those will be a lot easier to work on over the next two weeks though.

But two weeks! We're down to two weeks! Less than two weeks actually. Thirteen days seems so long yet so short at the same time. I have a good number of things that I need to get done, but I still feel like there's going to be a lot of extra time as well, and I hate not having anything to do when I'm preparing something. We'll just have to see how things go.

Flight Itinerary

St. Louis to Chicago: 8:40AM to 9:50AM. Leave from Lambert International at Terminal 1, arrive in O'Hare at Terminal 3.

1 hour, 35 minute layover

Chicago to Cedar Rapids: 11:25AM to 12:15PM. Leave from Terminal 3, arrive at Eastern Iowa Airport.

I'm anxious yet excited that I'm leaving so early in the morning. I'm not a morning person so I'm afraid I'll sleep in late, even though I'll probably end up getting up the same time I have to when I go in for work. But it'll be great because then I won't end up getting there right before dinner starts like last time.

It feels so much more real now, with the flight information in hand. I already know one or two people who will be flying with me from Chicago to Cedar Rapids, and more will probably pop up as the week goes by. Not everyone has received theirs yet, and frankly, I was afraid I wasn't going to get mine until Friday. That's just my luck with things. But I can't wait until we all have ours and we can figure out who is going to be on what flights with one another.

Got my bag!

I was actually asleep when it got here, but it's here nonetheless. It's bigger than I expected. I could probably fit inside it if I tried, although I don't think it'd be very comfortable. There's plenty of room in there I think for everything that I plan on bringing, plus I'll have my backpack with me. Need to find my TSA lock though, wherever it is, or buy a new one.

But now I can start working on packing!

Three weeks left exactly!

I Hate Waiting Games

That's all that it comes down to now is waiting. Team Leaders started at the Southern Region earlier this week, and a girl I knew from last year is there right now. I've read through her blog and looked at some of the pictures she has and I'm actually kind of jealous. Vicksburg has one hell of a nice campus. I have another friend who was on my team last year who is down there for the traditional Americorps program, and he loves it too.

BUT I'm going to Vinton, and I'm still happy with that. One, because it's also supposed to be a nice campus, and two, it's closer to home. Yet I won't be serving Missouri, unless there happens to be a disaster I suppose. And everyone I've talked to on the Facebook page has been super nice, and I can't wait to meet them. (And maybe drink with some of them.)

I hate thinking about how in a little over a month I'm going to be on a plane. I honestly can't stand planes. They scare me, but I don't really have much of an option otherwise. The main thing that worries me is that I know I'm going to have a layover, and I'm afraid I'm not going to make my second flight. I normally don't worry so much unless it's something completely out of my control, and planes are just not in my control. And what if my stuff doesn't make it onto the second plane? As you can see, I'm horribly paranoid about all of this and it's still a month away.

I should more be focusing on packing. I'm a packer and a planner by nature. Now that's something I can control. I'm super weird and I love planning trips. If it wasn't because it's a dying industry, I would have gone into being a travel agent. So now I have a mental list of things that I need to write down before I forget about things I need to remember to bring. We're not going to get paid from two to three weeks after we arrive at campus, so I plan on buying some stuff here so that I'll have plenty of money to survive off of during that gap in paychecks. Most of it will probably be small stuff that I'll be able to pack easier.

Also, there was an update today about the program, which can be found here. So far we're going to be going through CTI for the first month, followed by another two weeks in Anniston, AL for FEMA training at the Center for Disaster Preparedness. I'm most excited for that, partially because I've already done CTI, and because there's also going to be week long position-specific training. I have no idea which position I would want, because there's pretty much no information about them other than their names. So I'm hoping that they'll give us more information on those soon.

49 Days!

If I'm doing my math right, and since it's technically almost midnight here I guess I could count it as 48. Still, that's a little over a month and a half. I have quite a bit of time, yet still not enough. On my current crappy budget, it's taking awhile to buy things I'll need before I leave. It's actually funny to think that I'll be getting paid maybe a little better in Americorps than I currently am, but the job market sucks here, so I'm lucky to have what I do. Next weekend I'll get a better paycheck and buy more then. Until then I'll just make a list of what I plan on buying here, and what I'm going to wait to buy in Iowa. I've heard the main store up there, Alco, can be pricey, so I'll have to limit that stuff I guess. It's weird that it's a Midwest store and I've never even heard of it until now. Guess the St. Louis area just has way too many damn Walmarts.

I've met a lot of cool people too on the Facebook page, and I'm excited I've had the opportunity to talk to them. Maybe I'll end up on a team with a couple of them? And the TLs are going to be arriving this month, maybe next week? My mind right now is all over the place as I think more and more about this opportunity. I've done it all once, but FEMACorps is still going to be completely different, so all of it feels like the first time again. (And I hope whatever flight I get has a layover  at O'Hare just so I can say I was in Chicago again.)

I also, finally, told my mom last week that I was leaving. I'd actually kept the whole thing quiet besides a few people, just because I wasn't sure how they were going to react to me doing this again. But everyone has been supportive, and my mom just kind of laughed it off when I nervously told her I was leaving again. She knows that once I set my mind to something, I kind of can't be talked out of it. Stubborn runs in my family, with a capital S.

And now I'm going to leave you with a list. These are goals I want to accomplish while I'm in FEMACorps, and I'm hoping to cross off a good deal of them, if I can.

1.- Save money. $1000 would be great, but considering our budget, that's pushing it. I'm just going to try and save as much as I can. Right now I'm aiming for $500.
2.- Be more open. I'm horribly shy when I first meet people in real life. I'm hoping the Facebook group will help with that.
3.- Lose weight. It'd be real nice to fit into my size sevens again.
4.- Return to vegetarianism. I did it last year, and I loved it, but my current living situations doesn't allow it. I try my best, but when I don't make the food or buy the groceries, my options are almost slim to none.
5.- Quit smoking. I've tried here, but I'm constantly surrounded by people who smoke. I plan on not bringing any cigarettes with me, and just quitting cold turkey the moment I step on the plane.
6.- Visit a big city I've never been to. That discounts Chicago, St. Louis, KC, and Omaha, although I'd happily go back to any of them.
7.- Improve my mile run. I can't run worth a damn. Never been able to. I have short legs and a weak knee thanks to a childhood accident, so running really sucks for me.
8.- Not get injured! I was probably the first person last year to get injured on a job site. The first weekend we were there actually.
9.- Gain a more positive outlook on life. Things suck, a lot, but I want to be able to shrug that off and move on without letting it drag down my determination.
10.- Grow close as a team. The best and worst part about the whole experience is learning to live and work with ten other people for ten months. And I want to be able to leave knowing that we went through it all and still love each other.

Sent in my forms

I finally sent in the forms that came with the Welcome Packet on Monday. I should have done it awhile ago, but work got crazy and I didn't have the time. Now that it's done and over with I can breathe easy. At least until I have to start packing. I'm making a list of things right now, but it's not finished. When it is I'll probably post it.

I'm really nervous about flying up there by myself too. I chose the flying option because it was just easier to me. I was going to have someone drive me up there, but it's just not feasible, so in the air I go! I've only flown once by myself before, from Baltimore back to St. Louis, and it wasn't bad, but I was a mess of emotions at the time and some guy sitting in the row with me wanted to chat and I really wasn't in the mood.

I really just want it to be August already. I keep saying that, but it's true. My current living situation is far from ideal, and while I love my job right now, I don't like the hours. Last week was an exception, but I normally only get seven to nine a week.

And I just realized June is over half over. Which means we're down to two and a half months. Team Leaders will be arriving on campus next month too. I feel like I'm nowhere near ready when in all honesty I still have quite a bit of time. Maybe I'll go buy a couple of things today and start setting aside stuff that I'm bringing. I wish I had the duffel bag so I knew how much space I have.

I received my Welcome Packet today!

I spent quite a bit of time reading it. I knew there were going to be some differences between the traditional Americorps NCCC program and FEMA Corps thanks to keeping up with the Facebook page. It was a lot of information to take in though the first time through reading it. I'll most likely read it several more times over the summer. It's 52 pages long, and that does include the forms I have to fill out and send it. Speaking of, I need to get those printed out as soon as possible. Right now I actually don't know how I'm getting to campus. I was planning on flying, but after looking at some of the flights out of St. Louis, I don't know how that's going to happen. It seems to be a lot of connecting. But the campus might know something I don't. My second choice was being driven up there, but that might not happen because of car issues. I'd really rather not take the bus or train. I have a few days to figure it out, although I want to get these forms done as soon as possible.

This is a pretty short post, but it's mainly just me getting excited now that I have my welcome packet. Not much else to say for now. Just gotta fill out these forms...

Three Months and Counting

Well, three months from today I'll be in Vinton, Iowa, preparing myself for the ten long months working for FEMACorps. For those that don't know, FEMACorps is similar to Americorps NCCC. It's a ten month program where young adults ages 18-24 serve the country by working on teams for non-profit organizations. There are five regions, and one campus in each. Vinton is the Central region campus, located outside of Cedar Rapids. The main difference between FEMACorps and NCCC is that the former will be focusing mainly on disaster relief.

Now, there's not a lot of information so far. It's going to be the first year, and I've unofficially dubbed myself a guinea pig for this program. We're supposed to be getting our Welcome Packets come June, so hopefully there will be more information in them. Everyone I've already spoken to on Facebook is pretty excited, and so am I. This is going to be an exciting opportunity for all of us.

I've taken part in Americorps NCCC once before. Last year, I was assigned to the Atlantic Region in Perry Point, MD. I was there for six months before I left for personal reasons. If you want to know why, just ask, but  I'm not going to post for the world to see. I will say that I was sad to leave and that I'm excited for a second opportunity to serve people who need help. I did disaster relief in Alabama for two months, and it was quite possibly the most stressful, uncertain, ridiculously amazing opportunity ever. It wasn't easy, but it's what pushed me to keep trying. And now I'm going to have the chance to do it all again.

Well, what's to say about me? My name is LeeAnne, I'm 23, and I live in Missouri, in the suburbs of St. Louis. So Vinton isn't really that far away from me at all. My fingers are crossed that I'll be able to visit family, because in Perry Point I didn't get the chance. In NCCC, we only got about $300 a month as a stipend. I hope to one day do disaster relief full time, but that's a far off dream and I'm just focusing on the now. It may not look it now, but I cuss like a sailor, and there will probably be a good deal here, even if I try to filter myself. I like music, the internet, video games, the internet. I guess I'm just the normal young adult because I like the internet. It's gonna be fun trying to survive in the near future with the possibility of no internet, but I've done it before, and I can do it again.

Also, I like tacos and froyo.

I think that's it. I have work in the morning so I'll stop here.

Just three more months to go.