June Already?

Bummer, I hadn't really realized that this is the beginning of dead week, and thus this is my last real free weekend before I go home. Sniffle. Then comes my final summer of freedom before I am locked into a path in the Real World (tm). And what is that path? That question has been looming more and more lately, being asked repeatedly from various different directions.

Frankly, I'm in no more of a hurry to work 8 to 5 behind a desk now than I was when I started here three plus years ago. I just don't see myself being happy in a job where nothing ever really changes. I've gotten plenty of experience with corporate America over the last few summers doing temporary work, and I really haven't enjoyed any of it, or even seen a particular job that I could see myself waking up for on a daily basis.

My options are still entirely open, I'm basically taking everything into consideration. Not sure if I mentioned this before, they're showing a new series on VH1 called Military Diaries I think, in which they sent cameras out to various members of the military in various places around the world, and had them film their experiences. One was an F-18 pilot flying missions over Afghanistan, one was a communications officer on an aircraft carrier in the Arabian sea. Various other people were included as well, from all types of positions in all of the branches, and in other locations such as Kuwait and the Persian Gulf. I found it quite interesting, just people talking to a camera by themselves, telling it like it is, showing the world what its really like, nothing buttered up, nothing hidden. Been finding journals such as this one from a couple members of the Air Force online, which is quite interesting reading. I wish I could find more, so that I could get all the information that's out there as I consider my options.

That's another question that keeps cropping up randomly... "Are you still thinking about that Air Force thing?" is something I've been getting from friends pretty regularly, as if they're waiting for me to pop out of that phase, and say I want to be a character at Disneyland the next day. Well, Disneyland IS the neatest place on Earth I've found so far, and I suppose there's always the possibility of working there in some form or another, even if I'm not wearing a large Goofy head. :)

Basically my plan is to win the Lottery, so money isn't an issue. They say money doesn't buy happiness, but I'm of the opinion money makes it a lot easier to be happy.