Come on Spring
So we are moved out of the apartment and into the house. I took a few pictures of the new place but I don’t have them on me right now and will get them up soon. We still have a little unpacking to be done, but it is minimal.Spring is approaching here in NC and I cannot wait. I am tired of this winter stuff. It was fun at first, but seriously 5 months of the cold gets old. At least we could have gotten a bit more snow then a few inches. Then again I could be shoveling 26″ of it.
Found out I’ll be going to New York for work mid April for about a week. My boss and I will be doing training in Poughkeepsie. I’m looking forward to it. While we’re there my boss is going to try and get either Yankees or Mets tickets….come on Yankee tickets. Also found out that next year I maybe doing some international traveling. My boss asked me what my two preferences would be and I told him Australia and Brazil. Brazil because I love the Brazilian people and the country and then Australia…well how often does one get a chance to go to Australia. The international stuff is still a year away so we shall see.
I finished my first half semester of class and finished with an A and B. This week starts my second half of the semester. I’m taking another Theology class and also a Church History class. I have a feeling this is going to be my most demanding semester yet. I have a paper due just about every week either for my theology class of my church history class. Plus I have quizzes at the end of each week and my normal lectures that I need to watch.
I haven’t really mentioned this at all and not sure why, but this week is our Easter Drama.We Followed Follow the Man is the Title and I will be playing Jesus. A woman in our church wrote it and Jen is helping direct it and Jen even has some stage time. Jen is the actor and I am no actor…how I got to be the main character is beyond me. So unlike typical Easter dramas where it ends at the Resurrection we are going to continue pass that and describe what happens with each of the disciples after the death of Jesus and after His return to the Father. I’m sure we will have a video of it and I will get copies out to everyone.
I did a little bit of 3D work on the side this past week. The pictures that look like they are hand drawn is a program (AutoDESK Impression) that will take the rendered drawings and convert them into hand drawings. I wish I could take credit for 100% of the work, but I can take credit for about 95%. The chairs and the speaker cones I found online. But the speaker casing/frame, curtains, door, the screen and projector, wall scones and room layout I did.
Until next time folks….
Moving Weekend
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated the blog. For the most part I am feeling better. I still have a small cough but nothing serious. Work has slowed down a little bit for the time, but will be picking up again soon. Sometime in April or May (dates have not been confirmed) I am supposed to be doing some traveling for work. We (my boss and I) will be training IBM in one of our software products and then I believe next year we will be doing some more traveling.
Last weekend was my first weekend back in drill (National Guard). There were some issues in whether I actually had slot/job there and I can’t say I am surprised. One, It is a brand new unit so they’re still getting their stuff together and second it’s the Army. Next month’s drill they’re supposed to have everything together in regards for a job for me. We shall see.
This week was my last week of my first 8 week classes. I’m guessing I’ll finish my Theology class with an A and my youth class with a B. This weekend is the big move out of the apartment and into the house. We were going to work a half day today and move the other half, but thanks to the rain we may have to postpone it until tomorrow. Which really stinks because we were hoping that Saturday afternoon we could be setting up the house and unpacking. Once we get setup in the new house I will get some pictures posted. Quick bio of the house: a 3/2.5 bath, brand new home, never lived in, two story house.
Besides that not a whole lot going on. I guess you could say that I live a pretty unexciting life.
Till next time folks…
It’s A Start
I’m starting to feel better so I ventured off to work today. Although I’m still congested I a lot better then two days ago. I cannot believe where the time has gone, but I only have 2 weeks left for my first 8 week classes. My theology class I’m doing great in. I’ve needed to write three papers so far “Those Who Have Never Heard Have They No Hope”, “What Is Man”, & “The Role of Women in the Church A Survey of Current Approaches” and aced them all. I have one more paper to write this week on….I’m not even sure yet. But I’m sure it’ll be a good one.
Being sick all weekend really put a wrench in the gears. We’re suppose to be moving in two weeks and we haven’t even started packing yet. Next weekend is a no go for me because I’ll be at drill. So packing will be done during the week I suppose. We really do not have a lot because during the several moves we have unloaded a lot of stuff that we did not need.
Till Next time folks…
Got another letter from Chip yesterday.
Hello everybody, I know you ask when I am coming home but I am still here having fun. I will be home soon. Today I was on the ANA base checking in with the civil affairs officer and checking on First Sgt Dodd’s truck I broke while he is on leave. They have to replace the drivers door. We had very high winds here 3 days ago where the cold air coming down from the Hindu Kush mountains met the warm air coming up from the south in Iraq. I saw roofs go that day. I felt like I could be the flying Nun in my booney hat. For those of you old enough to remember Sally Fields in the tv series help out the poor disadvantage younger generation. Any way I digress. The ANA base has a recruit training center attached to it and while my interpreter, Sheik, and I were walking to the motorpool we ran into a new recruit squad of 20 brand spanking new soldiers and the drill sgt was trying to teach them how to march Soviet style and it was h hilarious. I haven’t seen Sheik laugh so hard since I have been here. But wait it gets better. On the way back from the motorpool we run into them again and the drill sgt stops them in front of me. I say to myself what a golden opportunity I have here. So I tell Sheik to translate what I am going to say to these brand new soldiers and I want him to bellow it out like a drill sgt. Now being the nice kind guy that I am I start yelling at them for doing a lousy job of learning how to march. I then I tell them I expect them to be the best ANA soldiers there ever were! I popped them to attention and inspected them. I know you had to be there but these poor kids were scared of me while Sheik and I are trying hard not to laugh. I then finished my motivational speech by telling them they have to be the best of the best because I will be watching from the shadows and Allah help them if they don’t become the best. I played on their superstitious nature with the shadow part. You should have seen their looks. I then turned them over to their drill sgt and watched them march off and they were better. Sheik was rolling on the ground with laughter and he asked if we could do this again. Maybe we will and maybe we won’t. Live from Afghanistan Chief Petty Officer Submarine Service Charles E. Wisard, a man of many talents and I am trying to behave.
