Monday, March 31, 2008

No I'm not DEAD, and YES I do have a life plan!

So some of you are maybe wondering what's going on these days. Things haven't been the greatest per say. But today I came up with a plan. After making the decision to go to a certain briefing and thinking I'd come out none the wiser, I came out much wiser. Now I could beat around the bush and blow sunshine up certain parts of my reader's bodies. But I'm not going to. I hate engineering with a passion, and I really hate math (sorry Mr. Maynes). School isn't going as great as I'd like it to, in fact it's not going great at all. But I have options and now that I've become more informed through a little research and forcing myself to attend a briefing that in the end turned out to be a gold mine.

On Saturday we were all given briefings on our trades. In my case that was Airfield Engineering or Construction Engineering as it has now been redesignated. After the briefings I was a little rattled (I've been fairly rattled that last few weeks). The parts that rattled me were the lack of airplanes in any of the slides and the lack of airfields. Needless to say I didn't see much blue. However I've made the decision to stick with it. I've disliked many a thing before only to fall in love with it after getting into it. The part about hating engineering? Well that's where the briefing I went to falls into place. The briefing was about the faculty of science and despite the fact I'm in an engineering job I can study science oh and did I mention that scientists can get jobs. I've decided to go into physics. I've been in love with meteorology since the day I started flying as most of you can attest to after witnessing me forecast the weather joyfully. If I switch to science there's also room to play if some of the school doesn't fall into place this year. In science I'll get more oppurtunities to study things that I enjoy such as more environmental/weather related areas. I will also get a chance to write more, because I'll have lab reports to write and after hearing that the labs aren't stupid make work projects like the first year labs I've turned in my attempt to run from the science world. After some calm cool thinking I feel this is the best option for me. It's also the safest and it prevents me from selling my body on Portage Avenue in order to pay to go university or what ever people in Manitoba do to pay for school. A degree in Physics also allows me to apply for Education or Law if I decide to say good-bye to the military in 2017. I'll still be able to become bilingual, work out in a free gym, walk through the arch, look good in combats, and most of importantly serve my country. So now I'm going to go write an essay now that I've warmed my writing up and continue trying to save myself so that I can stay in Science with out paying for an extra year at this fine institution.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

So once again not much to report on. As usual my life consists of going to school, going to the gym, and the odd other thing. I left the peninsula for the first time since Spring Break this weekend to go to the RMC Talent Show, which was ironically held at Queen's University. I must say it was quite the display of talent, and very entertaining. Saturday I did home work until 10 and later found myself in the drinking mess. I don't think I need to explain what happened there. While sitting in the mess my phone went off. Not that strange I know but......it was a phone call from Manitoba. Though the person who called was at Son of a Beach having "fun", which made talking a little difficult, and when that person was talked to later he couldn't even remember it. But it felt nice to know that people back home realize I still exist and apparently someone even asked why I wasn't at Son of a Beach.....rumour has it that person was slightly buzzed. So that's bout all the news I have for now.

What I'd like to say now is about something I read on the news today. Yesterday across the country people went out and protested our participation in Afghanistan. Now I have to keep this clean...but. I think it's great that the people who went out and protested have opinions. If everyone thought the same then we'd still be cavemen and we'd be very bored.....but! If you are going to express your opinions think of a better way of doing it. If you love Canada so much to protest its participation in world affairs, then you should love the men and women who wear the uniform enough to not protest in the streets and make them feel un-supported. It's demoralizing for the people overseas. Anyways that's all I have for now.

Saturday, March 01, 2008

Nothing to Report

Well nothing to really report this week. Midterms came and went, I reffed some basketball, attended some class, went to the gym a few times, and watched my room mate become addicted to the humour of The Office. He's about 5 episodes away from having watched the entire series. Right now the official count is 28 days of class, not including weekends until exams. Am I excited? Yes. First year sucks and the sooner it is over for better or worse the happier I'll be even if it means that I'm in back at Farnham roasting in the sun under the weight of a rucksack, carrying a weapon, and playing army. That's all for me. No rants, ravings, or anything close to that this week.




Here is one of the many "Motivational posters" I enjoy and I decided to leave it out for you all. I had a great one about Canada, but it's definitely not appropriate for me to put on here. Oh and I have one more thing for you all to take a look at if you have high speed internet. Yet another video of my obstacle course. This video is from Army News. It focuses on the college but look out for the people clad in green going through the "Shit Pit". You might know one of them!
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/LF/English/6_1_1_1.asp?id=2355