I left Rhode Island to start my journey back to NC on Thursday, 11 A.M. and arrived on base at 10 A.M. finding out that everyone at my unit had a day off today after a battalion run. That is so awesome and it worked to my advantage today. i thought I was going back to work. NEVER AGAIN will I ride the bus home, it is long 10 hr ride and boring as heck w/ some interesting people you meet up in there. I finally got to my room, unpacked my clothes and set up my electronics : Xbox 360, Game Cube, and my laptop because I have my internet/cable set up. So my room is my sanctuary from now on.
So far so good. :) Monday is going to suck but whatever my motivation is restored and I'm ready to take on the crap that is THE MARINE CORPS!

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  I'm here to update my post since I got home Saturday instead of Friday b/c they left early.  I had to catch the next flight in the morning and now it is SWEET being home!  So glad to home and have been relaxing way better than I was in North Carolina.  The weather has been nice lately and rained once a few days ago.  I went to see Hancock with a friend two nights ago and stopped by a friend's house to chill playing Super Smash Bros  Brawl, Dragon Ball Burst Limit, and Metal Gear Solid 4.  It was awesome catching up with a friend that I haven't seen for five years.  So far I chilled with Austen and Shawn, my best friends, but missing my other one Cham, who went back to AZ.  I'm going chill with my other friends that I haven't seen in awhile, hopefully they are free. 
  Friday I got some plans to play some tennis and etc with some friends in Boston. I won't be going to North Carolina until the 25th of this month. Then coming again in August 9th for my cousin's wedding and after that, September! That will mark my days to take my leftover days for terminal for like twenty seven days. October  7th comes by and BAM! I pick up my DD 2 14, my ticket earned from surviving this ordeal that is the Marine Corps for five years in active and three years in reserve left to go for a total of eight years on my contract.  That's it for now, just gaming on my 360, playstation 3, and gamecube, Wii coming soon.. Love this life and grateful looking forward to it.  I've been through some hard times but tough times make tough people.  Definitely learned a great deal that some experiences that no one will have what I've been through and seen.

This week went surprisingly smooth but it was really hot this week. Just another work week, just moving around so many trucks around the motor pool for preparation of the change over ceremony coming this week.  We have to do drill and it has to be all formal and fancy... I dread it so much because on the so called parade deck, it's going to be a roasting ground for the masses.  During that time many people have a high chance of passing out and eating concrete while breaking your jaw in the process.  Lately I have been working out like regularly and running so much, to get back to 150 or 155lbs would be my goal, back into my top shape.. A long and painful way to go so far... >_< That's what I get for splurging all that and letting up. It does catch after you after awhile if you don't watch it.  Another lesson learned, but anyway, last night I watched Kung Fu Panda and The Happening.  Both good movies btw, Kung Fu Panda was hilarious and The Happening is freaky scary and a bit weird of a plot though.  All in all it was a good movie and tomorrow I got martial arts training to get my gray belt. I need like 30 hrs to upgrade it and it will tone me up also. heh two birds with one stone, eh.  Miss everyone so much but I have to tolerate this BS for a little bit longer in order to take leave for July and saving up the rest for my cousin's wedding and terminal leave on September!! October seems so close but so far away.. October 7 is my official leave date of my contract ending active service and 3 years left in reserve. They could call me back any time in those 3 years time... Whatever happens I'll do my best and enjoy it while I can. The higher ups are trying to convince me to stay in, they are crazy!! 35,500 for reenlist bonus and taxes take out a huge chunk. You wont even get all of it back in taxes, maybe most of it and a steady paycheck on the 1st and the 15th of this sorry excuse of a paycheck. I won't miss that, a normal job already beats that and less BS than Marine Corps anytime.  2.5 leave days a month isn't bad for the Marine Corps but you don't have that much time to use because of training and etc.  So many gray areas of the Marine Corps and I've seen enough.  Some of my friends gave in to reenlisting, good for them but it's not for me, I won't judge on their call but I hope they got a good and strong reason to stay in. It's like poison and I hope they can stomach it for another 4 years the government will own them... Oh well onto better things, can't wait for the transition from military to normality, still a Marine by heart but will it be hard or is a mind thing? We'll see won't we? I'll never know what the future has in store for me for only my choices will steer me in the path that will soon be clear and I'll do my best.   Definitely a better person or at least an improvement compared from now and before I joined the corps.  The Marine Corps was a good wake up call, a good thing to help me realize things I took for granted, and how much potential I had into becoming something more than normal. heh I'll miss some aspects of this life like my friends and the never a dull moment days.  But some things I can leave behind but left inside my memories where they belong. More ups then downs but not enough downs to make me stay in this life of what is the Marine Corps.  I have come to terms and sticking to my decision while others will give into the reenlistment bonus.. Take it, it's blood money and I don't want it, money can get it anywhere and more of it to come by.  So much I have gone through and I'll never forget why I did this for. Family, friends, country, and finding myself again, somewhere I belong..
  Until next time peoples, later.