Life's Twists and Turns

I have not blogged in a while, but I must say, my life has been nothing short of interesting lately. Last week, the hose to my toilet burst, flooding the center portion of my house. Luckily, I caught it early and nothing needs to be replaced.

My never ending quest to fulfill my need for a soulmate continues. While my life with the pets is fulfilling, the joy of spending my life with someone remains a desire of mine. I am certainly not getting any younger and the thought of a steady relationship is quite appealing. Hopefully, someday soon I will find that special someone.

In other news, Aspen is a couple of weeks into her advanced training at Pet Smart. She did pretty well this weekend, mainly working on her reactions to distractions and other dogs. I am hopeful that, with practice, she will eventually get over her barking at other dogs. Connor is still the old, lazy bum that he has always been. Lois is still a crazy kitty, but stays out of trouble.

I recently noticed that AMU finally started offering concentrations for history majors, so I decided to drop my minor in Intelligence Studies and change my degree to a major in history with a concentration in early European studies. By doing this, I get to take more classes pertaining to ancient and classical history, which are the eras that interest me the most. The change added two classes to my degree, but I will still finish sometime in 2012, hopefully that spring.

Work is work, still get picked on a lot, but it appears people have stopped spreading nasty rumors about me. It was beginning to get rather irritating and childish, but maybe my time on dayshift has proven beneficial, as the majority of the office has begun to see the real me.

Well, it has been fun and I hope to keep everyone more updated in the future. For now though, I bid you all a farewell. By the way, if you have not caught the latest and greatest trailer to Iron Man 2, you must watch it. If trailers are any indication, that movie will be epic! Ciao!

John

Furniture/Art

Well, another long week over with. My promotion test was brutal and I highly doubt I made it. Oh well, there is always next year. I did order a new living room set this week which should be here in 2-3 weeks. It is really nice and will accentuate the other furniture and art very well. I also ordered a couple pieces of art. One is Washington crossing the Delaware; that one will go above the lamp. The other is a nice scenic image that will go above the dining room table. I have really started to get into the art thing lately. There are still several more pieces that I plan on purchasing in the near future. I have basically been trying to turn my house into a more grown up version of me. For the longest time, I have had a lot of hand-me-down items or furniture that I bought when I was first on my own. Now that I am older and realize what type of furniture and art represent me, I am making some changes. I have really enjoyed seeing the gradual transformation of the interior of my house and cannot wait until I have completed it.

Stress Relief

I find that writing stuff down tends to relieve stress. Lately, I have been bogged down by the stress from work and trying to finish my degree. Those that know me well know that I do not venture out on the weekends often. I am often a recluse, spending my weekends at home with my two dogs and cat. It is my time to relax and allows me to forget about the things that cause stress in my life. At the same time though, I have found that maybe going out a little more would be good for me. Take this weekend for example. I had an extremely stressful week at work and decided to go out with some friends last night; drank some beer, watched people do karaoke, and danced to some wonderful country music with beautiful women. I genuinely had a lot of fun and it made me realize that I need to be more sociable with those that I am friends with. So from now on, probably not every weekend, but maybe every other weekend, I plan on going out and enjoying a night with those I consider friends. I think it will be good for me because let's face it, sitting at home by myself is only fun and relaxing for so long.

First Blog

So I'm sitting here creating this blog at a time when I should either be writing a school paper or studying for a promotion. Neither of these things sound appealing to me at the moment, even though my promotion test is on Monday! I am feeling very pessimistic about my chances, as this is my first time taking the test. My paper is only 1000-1200 words which should be no sweat, so I will just wait until tomorrow when it is due. My life is sort of a whirlwind of craziness and monotony lately, so here is to hoping things begin to move in the right direction. Stay tuned for more to come...