Speechless...
Back again and yet it feels as if I never really left. Not literally, just that the past 2 weeks went by a bit too quick. Had a decent visit in Guam again. Didn't do too much. Didn't really want too. 5 days there, and I did almost nothing. Went for a run on one day, did a bit of shopping on another, and even watched a movie sometime in there. Yeah, it doesn't happen often. Got some nice action scenes out of Ultraviolet. I was looking for a bit of ultra violence, and was almost satisfied. Almost. Not enough to make me feel better, but at the same time I'd hate to see something like that. I got much more pleasure out of a music store. Not that the movie wasn't good. Nice action, and decent story. A bit too heavy on the computer generated effects but lots of originality (says my lack of movie experience). No, I was just really pleased with this music store. They had a decent selection. The best part was the had it categorized a bit differently than most. None of this pop/rock crap. They had rock, heavy metal, punk, and pop all sorted out. Now I don't have to wonder if that Nirvana collection is hiding behind Nsync. Then there was the fact that they didn't have 30 copies of Ashley Simpsons newest release. A smaller store with the same selection as a huge store. Very little walking required. The best part? The stores name was Cheapo's Music. Ha. I bought myself a new watch as well. One of those gadgety ones with a gps speed and distance tracker. Very nice. So I tried it out. Turns out I run a bit farther than I thought. And a bit faster. Averaged 8.5 miles an hour (or as my calculator says, about 7 minutes a mile). Of course I reached a little over 10 at one point. The only thing I can think of is when I ran by those cute girls. I was a bit disappointed during my run. There was this beautiful sunset with all kinds of purpley reddish streaks and palm trees. Damn the timing. No camera on me. Ah, but it did make the run that much more pleasant and almost inspiring. I'd hate to see what happens if I got inspired. Only God knows what I'd accomplish. I've recently found that one strong cup of coffee in the morning does wonders for my work ethic. I get the appearance of being motivated. I also quickly despise idleness. Ah yes, I'm much less of an ass, and almost a pleasant person. Almost. Of course my cooperation is much less satisfactory. Impatience coupled with the boost of coffee and my efficiency leads to me taking over or bitching about others work un till it's done by me or my way. Ha, it's always my way, never the high way. In other news, I've never been sure of anything in my life more than I'm sure I want out of Japan, and the Navy. A few more months and I'm out of here. 2 more years and I'm out of the Navy. There's no question about it at all. I saw a depressing commercial the other day. The air force was playing an ozzy song in the back ground. Not only do they have jets flying around, but they've finally topped the Navy's back ground music. Fine, keep the golf courses, and the good looking women, we'll keep... Don't have anything cool. Speaking of music, I forgot to mention what I purchased at this wonderful music store. I got the new Rob Zombie album Educated Horses. The new Atreyu album A Death Grip On Yesterday. And one I haven't seen any where else. Motion City Soundtrack - I Am The Movie. Even better, I didn't have to look under soundtracks. Stupid corporate music stores with managers who know nothing of music. I'm reminded of the issue sony had with a bar code logo. Turns out music store employees swiped the logo which happened to be charge something like 3 bucks. Sadly, we all know who missed the money. The artists. I wish there more stores like this around. Finally got our mail in today. I had 2 packages. The new Soil album True Self. Not as good as I had hoped, but still a good band. I also received my monitor color calibrator. The Pantone Huey. Tried it out, and I think it's the lighting, but now my colors are all washed out. A bit too much gamma maybe. My biggest issue right now is why musicmatch fails to operate correctly. I actually payed for it, and now it works like crap. It won't even update the cd's correctly. I'm managing, but barely. Went and ate at the outback steakhouse in Guam. I always forget how expensive it is there. Good food though. Also had a drink with some jack in it. Man, I've been missing out. I almost forgot the taste. It's been almost a year. Too bad I'm afraid to go out and drink a bit. Bad things have been going down around here. Bad things for no reason. I'm trying to stay out of trouble. I'm not doing that good of a job at that, so I avoid anything potentially trouble causing. I'll live, besides it's only a few more months... I'm done, besides, I need to watch Jarhead before I get a late fee on it. I rented Walk the line, got a late fee, and didn't even get to watch it. I hate late fees.
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