September 5, 2009
to ORD LOH!
I’m one BMT away from ORD. In a way, it’s like the end of IB. Every day drags more than my army boots, but when you look back, it’s ‘whoa. a week passed! time’s flying!’
I’ve got to find new distractions until I’m out of here. Maybe I’ll pick up gardening, then I can actually wear the farmer hats which are lying around my room. hmm.
May 3, 2008
I’m currently having the longest break of my NS life so far, and I think that I have used my time pretty wisely thus far… I started this blog!
One of the important things that army has taught me is self-delusion, which comes in handy when one finds himself in an extremely lousy situation (lasting as long as 2 years!). This skill was first acquired during the 17 day confinement period. My section had a calendar where dates would be crossed off at the end of each day, well initially anyway. By the second week, the day was being crossed off from the calendar at lunchtime, our reasoning being that since the day itself was here, thus it technically should be crossed off. Also, confinement led us to magically cut down the number of days to our goal (freedom), by setting newer, closer goals (such as no. of days to single digits). Currently, this skill of self-delusion is telling me that as NS is already 1/4 way over, it is nearly over. Now this is clearly wishful thinking, but hey, it keeps me happy… and sane. Interesting, insane ways to keep sane, mhmm.
Oh, and this has been keeping me occupied as well, thanks darren!
