Patti Weber

Yet another boring class...

Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:10:55 GMT

The only time I have time to update and check my friends' livejournals is when I'm int his class. I guess I have to be thankful for that. I'm learning about powerpoint now. Going out to a club later tonight. That will be fun. Found out that I start shift work next week. It blows. I work 2-10 4 days on 2 days off. Basically no friday and saturday weekends for awhile.

Bored out of my mind

Sat, 29 Jan 2005 01:15:42 GMT

Sitting here in Intro to computers. It's terrible. It's Friday night and I'm sitting here learning about excel. Blahh, blah, blah. There's going to be a party tonight at the dorms, so I might have something to do tonight.

Japan!!!

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:20:07 GMT

After 15 hours on the plane and 2 hours of getting lost on trains and trying to find Pete, I'm finally in Gyoda. It's nice to be close to family and on vacation. I really needed this. I finally am going to get some R&R. I think that I'm going to watch a lot of TV and movies and then finish my book today. Funny how I need to travel all the way to Japan to be able to enjoy the simple things in life.

What's New

Sun, 18 Jul 2004 05:35:22 GMT

It's been awhile since I've updated. I'm pretty much settling in at my new duty station in San Antonio, TX. I bought a Kawi Ninja 250. it's a small bike, but it's big enough for me now. I've picked up a new hobby, Pool. I bought a cue and there's a table right next to my room. I get to play a few times a week, but I'm not good yet. All of this week I've been sick with some type of stomach virus. It's been keeping me in bed and leaving me without much of an appetite. It sucks, but I'm getting better. That's about it.

Eternal Sunshine of a spotless mind

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:34:13 GMT

Saw an excellent movie at the Esquire with Pete and Dustin last night. It's one that keeps you thinking for weeks. Afterward we went to Applebee's. It was a good time. I woke up and went running. It felt good to get some exercise. Today I'm going to look at bikes with my dad at lunch today. Hopefully I find something that I like that isn't too expensive. Today I need to go shopping to find my friend a birthday gift.

Mon, 24 May 2004 03:39:27 GMT

If there is one person you can't stop thinking about, post this same exact sentence in your journal.

Home

Mon, 24 May 2004 03:19:44 GMT

I've been home since Wednesday now and I still haven't been home a full day. It's been nice visiting friends and spending time with family. I start recruiter's assitance tomorrow. I hope that I don't stay long. I'm actually kinda happy to work. I'm not used to having such a long break.

Long Ass Weekend...

Mon, 05 Apr 2004 05:02:25 GMT

Rules of who not to take on a roadtrip..
1) Don't take someone who isn't fun
2) Don't take someone you feel sorry for because they have no friends, there is a reason that no one wants to hang with them
3) Don't take someone who can't handle their liquor
4) Don't take someone who is desperate and going to try and "Boink" everything and anything in sight.
5) Don't take someone who has no money, chances are you are going to be paying for them.

There are probably more, but I don't feel like going on. Basically I went down to San Antonio this weekend to have fun with friends. It ended sucking because I had to baby-sit and I felt bad because we were crashing at my close friends place. Good thing is that I did get to spend some time with my friend Hetrick. He has braces and it's funny. That's it for now.

Early Morning

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:19:32 GMT

Woke up at 6:30 today. It's been so long since I've been up that early. I'm on my lunch break for the Motorcycle safety course. It's all day today and tomorrow. After I finish I will be able to get a bike. I'm excited about that. Nothing else going on here.

Can't Sleep

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:41:17 GMT

It's almost 5am and I'm still not sleepy. It's frustrating.

Life is looking better

Sat, 06 Mar 2004 08:19:35 GMT

I had class until 11:30. I didn't feel like turning in early, so Babet, Mario, Maria and I headed for the Scrub Pub for some pool. Dave was there with some friends, but I didn't let it bother me. We didn't talk. I said hi and that was that. I don't think we are going to be able to be real friends. It just doesn't work that way sometimes. After wards we went to Denny's. From there the night started to pick up, then Babet got sick and we rushed home with multiple stops for her to relieve herself. She only had one drink, but she just wasn't feeling well. Tomorrow I was hoping to go to San Antonio, but it all depends on who wants to go. I got hit on at the bar. It was nice, but I still feel like it's too soon. I'm happy going out and being single.

Ash Wednesday

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:18:55 GMT

I had to get up pretty early since I wanted to get some study hall hours in. I also went to church for Ash Wednesday. It's been since Christmas since I've been to church. I can't say I miss it all that much. I have some extra duty today, but I got out of PC. I hope today goes by quickly.

Single Again...

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 04:47:08 GMT

Well, even though I thought I had it all I must of been mistaken. Dave and I broke up. He broke up with me. He said his feelings changed and that he didn't even understand why. I think that it has something to do with us coming from different backgrounds. Maybe I loved him more that he loved me. I think this time I'm going to wait before I start dating again. It's time for me to work on my career and future. It's hard to think that one minute my life seemed perfect and the next I was completely lost. As much as I wanted things to work out I think it was just meant to end this way. It's funny that when you break up with someone you start to analyze and think about past relationships. I have had some good and some bad, but all of them have taught me many things. You can make yourself love someone and you can't make someone love you.

One more Day!!

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 07:02:06 GMT

This week has been really physically draining. I got to study hall from 9am-12am, then to physical training from 1pm to 2pm. I have formation at 2:30pm and then I have class from 3pm til midnight. I have no time. I don't like all of the pressure. I am happy that time goes fast here. Great news came my way today. I might be able to change to flight status and go airborne. I am really excited about it. I will have additional training in Washington, but I'll be stationed in Nebraska near Omaha and from there I will get to travel. I have really just been praying for some sort of guidance with my life. I know what I want, but I can't help but get sidetracked.

Class starts soon

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 14:49:27 GMT

Today is my last day of casuals, so I made a medical appointment. My eye sight is worse. I will start class tomorrow. I'm excited. There is not much to do in San Angelo, so class should take up the bulk of my time. This weekend is a 3 days long, so it'll be nice. Soon I have to go back to work. It's boring.

Texas

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:18:54 GMT

Well, I've been in San Angelo for about a week now. It's the most boring place on earth. I think that once my classes start I will feel much better. Dave and I haven't been able to spend much time together because of the schedule. Starting Wed. we both have night classes. I think that we will try and see "Big Fish" today. I just want to get out. Yesterday I hung out with some of my old friends who I graduated from DLI with. It was a lot fun catching up. Wolfe is always fun to talk to. I found out that I will definitely be in San Antonio next, but I'm happy about it. I hear that it's a big city. I just need a real mall. They have a tiny mall that looks worse than Middletown Mall. I don't have a Gap anymore. Life is good. I have a wonderful roommate. That makes a huge difference when you're living in a hotel room together. There is little privacy. Well, I need to get going.

Being Home

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 00:43:29 GMT

It's only been 2 or 3 days and I'm already worn out. I've been trying to finish last minute christmas shopping, running around with friends, helping around the house. I'm ready to sit and watch TV all day. That is what sounds good to me. I miss Dave, but I'll see him a few weeks. I need to get a ticket to Texas. I'm looking forward to moving on with my life.

Speaking Test

Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:18:14 GMT

I think that I did well, except for when I was asked about the news. I'm not really interested. I know that I should be, but I hear enough about things just being in the military. I'm going to finish my homework early today.

Just a few more days

Wed, 17 Dec 2003 04:43:38 GMT

I'm looking forward to coming home. It's going to be hard to say bye to Dave for awhile, but I think that anything worthwhile is worth waiting for now. I'm glad that we have build a good friendship with the remaining time we have left. gotta go to bed early tonight. I have a speaking test tomorrow.

A new beginning

Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:34:28 GMT

Well. Life is back to normal. I finally purchased a plane ticket home for the holidays. It wasn't too expensive. I talked to Dave. We are going to maintain a strong friendship and still continue to stay together when he leaves. We spend some time apart, but last night we talked and worked things out. He is going to take me to San Fran. to drop me off at the airport. Other good news is that on Monday I will start the intermediate Russian program. I probably won't finnish the class, but it will help me keep up my linguistic skills in the meantime. I've very thankful that my roller coaster life is finally settling down. I'm looking forward to going home soon. Only 2 more weeks.

Back at the Schoolhouse

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:27:42 GMT

Today it feels like I'm back to day one. I'm working at my schoolhouse. It's frightening to even think about speaking in Russian again. I need the language maintenance. It's going to be good for me. This week I find out more about my orders and what will happen after Christmas break. I'm excited. I had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Dave and I watched movies and relaxed. I was sick, so we didn't do much. I had a well rested weekend. Dave is leaving soon for Texas. I will see him there. I already miss him. I know that everything will work out. Right now I have many other things to focus on. Since I work at the school house I have access to the internet. My internet in my room is too slow to do much shopping or anything other than e-mail. I need to get going now.

Coming home

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:55:36 GMT

Last night after an emotional spurt deep in thought I decided that I'm going to come home for Christmas alone. I know that it's for the best. I think that sometimes you have to think with your head instead of your heart. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish which is which. I think that real love is being able to set aside your personal desires and doing what's best for the person you love. I enjoy my relationship with Dave. He's wonderful to say the least. I will be happy to keep him as a lifetime friend, rather than a short-lived relationship gone bad by moving too fast. We are still together and doing well, but we both decided that we needed to slow our relationship down and think objectively about our relationship as a whole and our personal goals. It's nice being able to communicate with your boyfriend without pressure.

eharmony.com

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:56:39 GMT

I started this online dating thing this weekend on eharmony.com. Not that I'm looking, but I thought it would be interesting to see who they would match me up with. I started going through the questions and after and hour I was still only 25% done. I guess that is how they do a good job of matching you up with someone.

This weekend was good. I relaxed and worried my mother to death. My phone wasn't working, so I wasn't recieving any messages. I took my phone apart and put it back together and I had 7 missed calls/messages. Other than that I cleaned, spent time with Dave, and did homework.

Caught a cold

Thu, 06 Nov 2003 16:21:12 GMT

I knew that sooner or later I would end up sick. It's not too bad, but I feel tired today. Only a couple of days left till the 4 day weekend. I'm going to stay here and write a paper comparing Germany and Japan's political systems. I'll probably procrastinate and wait till the last day to do it. I received good news yesterday from our new commander. He told us that we will all be going to back threw a refresher course in our target languages after we finnish this course. So far I like our new commander. He seems to be open to ideas. Yesterday Dave and I went to Fresh Choice for Dinner, then we went shopping at the Del Monte Center. We came home and watched Matrix 2. It was another wonderful evening. Today I have to read about Russia. It should be interesting.

Life can change in an instant...

Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:31:41 GMT

Last night Derick (Dave) and I were watching the "Black Robe." I was happy that both of us weren't really into the movie. We started to talk and goof off and then he put himself on the line and told me how he feels about me. I was so happy. I've liked Dave for awhile now. We really get along great and he's a blast to be with. I can express my feelings to him with ease and I'm completely comfortable. I don't have to compromise myself. I didn't want to tell Dave that I liked him before, because I didn't want to change our friendship. It was enough for me to just be with him without the physical aspect of the relationship. I was scared that I would make him feel uncomfortable if I said anything. I believe that everything in life happens for a reason, both the good and bad. I'm trying not to analyze the whole situation which I have a tendency to do. Through experience I've learned that sometimes the best thing to do is to simply be thankful and cherish the good things that come your way. This weekend I have 4 days off. Mom asked me to come visit her in L.A., because my cousin's condition hasn't improved. If mom says it's ok, I would like to introduce Dave to my mom. The strange thing is that he's a mutt like me. He's half Korean and half caucasian. I never thought that I would like someone that was mixed. He's tall (6'2") and slender. I know that like is going to be different from here on out, but it's an adventure that I'm looking forward to every second of everyday.