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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
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8:50p - millions of peaches, peaches for free
Look out!
So I after seeing the Watchmen trailer for the first time during my viewing of The Dark Knight earlier this year, I was quite intrigued by this film, though at the time I had no idea what it was supposed to be about. After some research I decided I had to read the graphic novel, so I bought it and now I'm almost halfway done. Not only is it interesting, I also think this should be the kind of book people should be reading in high school English class, not some boring outdated piece o crap where you have to think like an idiot and make stuff up in order to get a half decent grade on your term paper. I mean, this book is so deep and has so much relevance to the real world, it seems almost to be timeless.
current mood:  hopeful
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9:30p - finally. and musings.
I have finally finished my film review for I Am Legend. It only took me 11 months to write it. Truth be told, it's probably one of the worse, with the exception of the short three sentence ones I used to quickly put down when I first felt the urge to put my thoughts for worthy films down in black and white. It's just that I haven't written in such a long time, and also because I didn't sit down and write it out after I saw the film.
Now, though, I can say I have absolutely no unfinished business from 2008. Wow, it is really 2009, isn't it.
I am both eager and apprehensive about the new year. I know this year will take me places that will put a lot of stress on me, but at the same time it's going to be the start of something possibly very exciting for the rest of my life. Or the next chapter of my life at least!
That said, I really am ready for the next chapter of my life. I've done this Army thing for four and half years. I was supposed to ETS in September of this year. But our upcoming deployment will stop that from happening. Honestly, though, I am looking forward to going and gaining some real work experience that will net me a sweet job. But, yes, I am so done with the Army. Partly because I had the misfortune of ending up in possibly the worse company in the history of the universe. And partly because I never meant it to be a career. It was meant as a stepping stone into other things, bigger things. As with many people, I thought I could do exciting things and make a difference, and maybe in the greater scheme of things, my drop in the ocean efforts really do change things for the better, but not feeling appreciated and useful is a big part of my dissatisfaction. I have, however, met a handful of great and wonderful people and I can only wish to be surrounded by such people later on in life.
Men continue to baffle my mind. Nothing more to discuss here, because the problem(s) will not be solved. Questions will not be answered. *Sigh*
I have always said that my goal in life is to have no regrets. Even if I did something stupid, and I have done many of those last year, I'm not going to sit here and dwell on it. Shit, it's not like I can go back and undo it, so the best thing I can do is learn from my mistake and move the hell on. I really want to get the most out of life, I only live once, so why not, ya know. Why not cook your eggs in butter and eat expensive steak? Why not just buy the damn Blu-Ray player? And that's exactly why I feel so wasted when I'm sitting at work, not doing anything, just wasting away time. You can't get that time back, all those minutes and hours just flying by when you could be doing something that enriches your life, even if it's just reading a book or listening to a song. I mean, there's a lot of things I wish I had the courage to do, you know, but it takes some time to work up to it. As long as I did it once in my life I think I will be happy about it. No regrets, remember?
current mood:  lonely
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