Heat Wave

News first: I finally got a new laptop. It took a bit as the first one I ordered got lost in shipping. I have a Lenovo S400 touch screen running Windows 8. I have to say I like it a lot and Windows 8 is great with a touch screen.

An Update: To the post Nervous Energy: I am now 50/50 on if I am deploying or not. I am going to wait a bit and talk to a few people I know and see what they have to say. I also plan on talking to my TAC at BOLC and getting in contact with the 4/10 S1 at a later date. Don't worry, I'm still really excited about just being on Active Duty in general.

Song of the week: Since I've been slacking off on the past few posts here is my new pick; "Letting Go" by Lupe Fiasco featuring Sarah Green. Its from one of my favorite all time albums called "Lasers". This song is about change for me, since I'll be experiencing a lot of that here soon. Have a listen.

Run of the Week: Downtown Missoula. If you don't mind a little stop and go running you can have quite the interesting run on the Sidewalks of downtown. I remember doing this in high school and no one seemed to care or get mad. Just follow the rules. Missoula is a really runner-friendly city and I can think of at least four races that they close down a portion of downtown Missoula for sometime during the year. I'm going to miss it.

Sorry, Its not of downtown. Enjoy the view of the M from the Madison street Bridge.

First off, I can't believe its July already. My new adventure starts in 2 weeks. I guess I better get on the push-ups and sit-ups. Everything has been coming in hot and fast since last Thursday. Emails, letters, and the such. I was really excited to get an email from my TAC about BOLC and that has set in motion the events of the next few weeks, I'll be rounding up paper work, uniforms, and everything else I'll need. Speaking of heat,  It has been hot out here in Missoula, record temps for this time of year, and I'm not use to it (yet). I guess having AC for the past 4 years spoiled me in to forgetting what a house with no AC is like. Give me a couple of days and I'll be good. Now for Virginia and then Louisiana, I think i might be in trouble. (Adapt and overcome!) Now to get that paper work....

The last post, I really had to get that off my chest. Its hard to talk to anyone about it because we all don't have  similar experiences with running. For example, my mom only views a burn out from running as an injury and it could never be mental. Former teammates are hard to get a hold of and there are a grand total of 4 that I ran with that graduated while I was there. I decided the best way was to write about it. I have decided not to force the issue of running and let running come to me. To say, I will run what I want, when I want (the one exception being PT runs). I will train and compete again, but I can't say when. Maybe when I start the new chapter in my life.

I think everything is starting to look up and I am getting really excited to go. It has put me in a much better mood and I really don't care about much else right now. While the past can shape us, and we can plan the future, we can only live in the here and now. You have to take advantage of the opportunities that come your way. I plan on doing so to the fullest extent.