Surprise Return

Yes, I have returned. I bring news of my graduation with high honors. Life has been extraordinary and busy; I have moved out on my own, worked furiously on a job hunt for better employment, diligently constructed the best resume I've made so far... and once again I have come out successful.

Today is the last day I work as a computer lab assistant technician and I receive my uniform to be a security guard. No, it's not the career I dream to be a part of; however, it is a means in which I will earn enough money to help my love, Jacob, and I to support ourselves in the house we live in with two other roommates while we continue school one or two classes per major semester in Graphic Design. I plan to save money for a new vehicle.

I hope that in the future I may be able to go back to the constant communication I shared with so many people. I know I have gone a long time without responding to wonderful emails or participated in online communities. (I still have yet to feel any urge to join an online community after my last experience logging on to one. I was not pleased with the private messages I was sent in my absence.) Perhaps I may come to be able to afford my own online domain in which I could create and post my portfolio.

Either way, I post this message for those who watch this blog for new posts, to inform you of my intentions to return and to share my creations--whether by word or by image.

A small tad of a catch-up:

• It seems like all of my friends are getting married. Terra will have her wedding on the 11th of this October--I am her maid of honor. Dana is going to be married sometime--early spring I believe--next year and I shall be attending as one of her bride's maids. Cassey's wedding will take place sometime next fall and my cousin is having his wedding soon as well. It makes me wonder when I might be given a ring from Jake. I try my best not to think about it since he wishes to surprise me. :)
• I've been contemplating which car I will choose to go for. So far my most favored would be the Toyota Prius 3rd Generation. Although, I have yet to test drive it.
• I've begun keeping a couple of journals. One is used when I find it hard to sleep. The other is a daily exercise I am using to get the words and troubles in my mind out onto paper so that I can organize the massive story I have been constructing. I figure that if I write down the scenes in whatever order they surface, I could then edit and organize the pieces until the series of books that have been my major goal for so long.
• I have begun to help Dana with her comic idea. It's quite the experience, I will admit, to work towards making my characters purely side characters in her story. The restrictions and thus changes to my characters are a good way for me to see different options for my own.
• In helping Dana, my urge to write the joined story role play with Oni in our red book has been reignited. We also have pulled out the challenge that came with the black book from long ago. Perhaps this will also assist me in getting my story on paper or even the computer screen? The sooner the better, I feel.
• I know I have stated starting a diet before. I will only mention that the healthier the foods are, the more expensive they seem to be. It is a sad world. Although, I do plan on picking it up again. One never accomplishes a true success without at least one failure. I hope once I start this new job I may be able to start doing the Petite Advantage Diet again--coupled with the use of an app I have been waiting for: Zombies, Run!  To sum it up really quickly, it is an app that keeps track of where you walk/run while playing a play list for you. In between your music tracks, you get to hear recordings for a story. In using these recordings, the app helps you move in an interval of speeds. (Prompted by zombie moans and the idea that they are behind you. :P ) As you walk/run you receive messages about what items you are collecting during your "mission." Once you finish the mission (your walk/jog) you then distribute the supplies you found to the sections of the base you are working with. This levels up the base and their ability to survive and thus raises the number of the population there. It's very fun and I plan to make it help me become fit.
• On another diet/exercise note: Jake has mentioned interest in joining the National Guard. I'm still a bit wary, however, it IS his choice--and I love him enough to support him whether or not he chooses to make that commitment. He does have to get back in shape before he signs up, but I see that as an opportunity for me to help him and become fit myself. I decided to use the NG's own maximum weight requirement to be my first weight loss goal: 130 lbs. You'll be able to keep track of my progress via the MyFitnessPal weight tracker at the top of my blog.