Dear Anna,
I'm making rice right now in the kitchen. Earlier I found Jon and Tim's blogs and realized that I have not checked them since mid summer. I hope no one will ever read this but I bet people have my blog in their google reader or blogger dashboard.
I haven't had a job in over a month and although I just landed one with a respected rock gym in the area I don't really feel at peace with my life. Yesterday I met with a Coast Guard officer and he talked to me for two hours about his occupation. There are some things I like about it such as free travel, it's fairly safe and enjoys a good reputation even though it is part of the military. I hesitate because I don't want to do that to my relationships. I don't want to do that to my hair. It would seek to control me and I'm not sure how I would handle the controls.
The process did help me find out that I have 156 college credits. I shouldn't need that many and it was encouraging to find out that I haven't been wasting all my life. If I can push through Algebra I can have the thing I've done so much to work toward, an elusive college or university degree.
There are things that I need to feel at ease and a bachelors degree is up there. My goal in life is to life stress free. If I can have my things, pleasures, friends, and many trips then I should make it out of this life happier than I am right now.
