So, I joined the United States Marine Corps, shipped out to boot camp May 26th, got home from boot camp Aug 21st. I've have never been so happy to se my family, or listen to music, to be able to relax, and just to be able to talk. Ive realized that spending one's life as unhappy, depressed, really isn't the way to go. Life goes by way too fast for that, I learned that in boot camp. I've realized that things you never thought influenced you, really do, sometimes even more so than other things you know influence you. I'll find out whether joining the Marines was the correct decision or not, either way, I have 4 years active duty with them. I was disappointed with their boot camp as I thought I would have learned more while I was in it. sadly enough, I didn't learn as much as I had hopes to learn. They also preached more pride than anything else, which I was offended by because of my Christian faith and my belief of having a humble and contright spirit before God and with everything you do. I leave Sep 1st for MCT (Marine Combat Training) in Camp Pendleton, CA and I'm not really looking forward to in the least. I didn't really like the hiking that we did in boot camp and I've heard several times that MCT is more of the 'Real Boot Camp'. Owell, I guess I'll just have to suck it up and pull through like I did in boot camp. After MCT (4 weeks) I'll go straight over to MOC (Military Occupational Specialty) school in 29 Palms, CA. I'll spend 93 days there in school and then I will go to the fleet. I won't be updating this as much as I would like to. Also, I don't get my laptop till MOS school, so I have 4 weeks of using my cell phone (Blackberry Storm) to keep in contact with people. During MCT we aer allowed to smoke/chew and use cell phones and other misc electronics, but only on the weekends. I think that all goes away in MOS school, but I'm not entirely sure.

On a side note, I haven't decided if I should get a gaming laptop, or just a cheap laptop that I can use. I'd like a gaming laptop, but they are around $3000-5000 and I don't know if I want to spend that much on one. The drawback to getting the cheap kind is not being able to play games well and I would like to be able to do that. I'm also looking at getting a car, something small, like a Honda Civic, Mitsubishi Eclipse, something along those lines.