Summer Madness Rant

Feel like ranting on about this summer so far right now..so here goes.

Another day another dawn as P.Diddy would say. Another day that floats on by that nothing significant happens, nobody doing anything, no town events, no money to really go anywhere, no type of job, nothing of that sort. This summer was supposed to be THAT Summer, where everything was poppin off and bangin, where i wouldn't sit at home bored all the time, playing xbox 360 all day, waiting on some excitement to come around my way. There's always the saying, if you want to see change, make it happen, well right now that statements a bunch of bull. Even if i were to do something, there's nothing really TO do. Like i said before, no money and no job = nothing to really do. I also remind you, it's Belleville..(see earlier blogs about it) or you can take my word for it if you A) live in Belleville or B) if you don't believe me, your gonna have to trust me on this one.

Still waiting on that recruiter to stop freakin rescheduling me and actually get a time slot that i can actually come in and fill out my paperwork so that i can enlist. I wanna get this stuff over with got dammit! Still waiting for another part of the military to send my medical and physical files to the Air Force, and hopefully that goes well, because if not i'll just end up calling the commander of the MEPS again, and we will see what happens from there. I know it may sound selfish and all, but I want everything to go my way and if it doesn't i'll do something to make it go my way. it's a messed up way of thinking but nowadays you can't expect everything to be all sunshine and rainbows and let things happen. People may get pissed and all that junk but hey, i gotta make it do what it do and i gotta look out for number one (myself). But enough complaining and whining because that's what it seems like im doing. 

They always say the best things are worth waiting for, but the real question is how long do I have to wait for them before i get frustrated and say f*** it. Now the real obvious yet ignorant answer would be to say "As long as it takes", and had you said that to me, i would've gave you this face -________-  and would tell you to go sit on the train tracks and put your life into perspective and not to move when the train comes around. And i would've said it with a smile =D

Maybe im just an impatient type of person (which i totally am) when it comes to things i want or things i wanna do. But that can't be helped, that's just who i am as a person, as a Sagittarius, as an african american in this crazy ass society we live in. 

It is what it is, easy come and easy go, but when you want something, shouldn't you take action? Should you not grab the goal by the reigns and say this is my life, and this is the direction i want to go in? Should you either go in guns blazing no holds barred attitude, or should you tactically plan this out step by step slowly, cool, calm and collected..whichever works for you i guess, I can't tell you what to do because im not you, and your not me, and i don't want you to be me and i don't wanna be you (no offense). but i will tell you this..i need a few things to happen while this summer is dragging on:

a) need a job

b) need this military processing crap to speed the f*** up (decided not to spell out the word in this blog)

c) need some excitement this summer

d) need michigan to figure out what time of the year it is because this is looking like a frozen summer out here!

That's all..rant's done..im ghost.

Nostalgic Memories of High School and Music

So recently, I went to the last concert of the year for my high school's Symphony Band. Gotta say it kinda nostalgic being in the high school building  and seeing the remains of the old building before they finish building the new site. The hallways, vending machines, the gym, some of the classrooms, just brought back a whole bunch of memories. The classroom that brought back the most memories had to be the band room. Too many fun times in the band room to put on this blog but let's just say memories were just flowing back in my mind.

 I remember my time in Symphony band, back when I was a senior in high school. Symphony band was fun as hell to be in, had  the best kids in the band program in one entire band. I remember thinking to myself, this is it, this is what i've been waiting to get in my entire high school band career (it took three times for me to get in but let's skip that point). But i gotta say being in symphony band was definitely a great experience, playing some awesome music, meeting famous band directors, traveling to Indianapolis, playing our concerts, all of that was worth it. I gotta say going to Indianapolis was probably the greatest highlight of that year.Got to see some amazing bands play, got to meet some other people from other bands, and of course meeting some other girls, aw yeah..haha, but on a serious note though they were pretty cool. One thing i'll never forget was going to the Indianapolis Colts stadium and going to this party they were throwing for us inside of the stadium. It was like your typical kind of party; music, dancing/grinding, food and drinks (non-alcoholic of course), and good times and good people. I remember getting asked so many times "where are you from?" and by me saying Michigan, i got shocked responses and more questions/comments like "Oh your from michigan, that's really cool!" or "What's it like in Michigan?". I even got asked one time if i was single by a very cute girl, but at the time i was taken so i said no, but she was very cool about it and we danced for a couple of songs and talked for a little while. I remember that there were people from Texas and I think there were some people from Atlanta and other places.

I also remember playing the concert. I was so nervous, just thinking to myself: "Don't mess up your notes, don't mess up a rhythm or come in at the wrong time...". Luckily I didn't mess up, and the band played really well. One thing i wished could've happened was the fact that i wanted to play Apollo Unleashed for Indy, but another band already took it. Overall the Indy trip was fun and I'm glad we went.

Which brings me to this concert I recently saw. The Symphony Band this year played really well, Blue Shades was probably the best song they played out of the three. I was just sitting in the audience thinking, I wish I could go on the stage and play in the band one last time for fun. One last time, I wanna sightread music, listen for pitch and tone, play with the flute section once again and be a part of the band. One last time i wanna rock Apollo Unleashed's brains out. It's definitely a different feeling when you're used to playing in the band and performing concerts for a good part of your life and sitting in the audience listening to the music and not being able to play in the band. But my time's passed, and I'll just let the people in the Symphony Band play their music. Looking back on it, being a part of the band program was probably one of the best decisions of my lifetime, hands down. That's where i met a lot of people who are important to me, and having priceless memories and friends to always keep in my mind.

Music will forever be a part of me, no matter what happens to me, so for now all i can say is, play on Symphony Band, play on.

Dont You Hate It When...

Just decided to write a quick blog about stuff that you come across in your everyday life, so let's get it:

*DISCLAIMER: This is random so be prepared for anything. and when you read a point, just begin by saying "Don't You Hate It When"

Dont You Hate it When:

- You taste spoiled milk when you make a big bowl of your favorite cereal and end up wasting it

- You make plans, and somehow, someway they fall through because of some bs reason

- You lose that HUGE bet that you was 99.9% sure you were gonna win

- You live in michigan and deal with its random weather system

- You gotta pay $4.15 (Last time i checked on May 7, 2011) for a gallon of gas when your about to run out of gas

- You get the red rings of death on your xbox

- You want your loved ones to recognize somethings wrong and they aren't aware that something IS ACTUALLY wrong

- You get pet hair all over your brand new clothes that you just bought from the mall

- You're at the club and you gotta be the one out of your group of friends to walk on the dance floor and be the "initiator" for the dancing and fun.

- Adding to the previous one, because your friends will follow you around acting like they can't do it themselves.

- You realize the club really isn't as cracked up to be like TV shows make them to be.

- You meet someone really attractive, good face, body, the whole package, and their breath is REALLY BAD.

- You run out of toilet paper when you use the bathroom and have to go get another roll.

- Adding to the previous one except with paper towel, when you got a mess on your hands.

- You have to stand behind the old lady at the grocery store with 10 million items and then decides to write a check

- You live in Belleville and there's nothing to do.. oh wait..that's pretty dam often.

- Your sports team gets cheated out of a game.

- You and your loved ones know you are both wrong and nobody wants to admit it.

- Your beasting  it in black ops and lose the match because almost all of your teammates are ASS.

- You pull up in the driveway getting ready to get out of the car, and your favorite song comes on

- There's roadkill on almost single road you go on.

- You attract mosquitoes in the summertime and they follow you no matter where you go.

- You get cold weather in April, and it's supposed to be "Spring".

- You get tongue tied when you arguing/ trying to make a point to someone and your point loses it's affect

- You laugh so hard that your stomach hurts really bad

- You get the runs

- Your gonna see an awesome movie at midnight, and when you get to the front of the line and the tickets sell out just as you were going to buy your ticket.

- You see some chick post some super dramatic status on almost every status she post just to be an attention whore or a person that wants everyone to feel sorry for.

- You Lost The Game

- Everytime YOUR TAKEN, all the attractive people ARE SINGLE and everytime YOUR SINGLE the attractive people ARE TAKEN.

-You are in a relationship that you shouldn't be in.

- Your reading this long blog about random things..oh wait.. lol.

If you agree with any of the points feel free to leave a comment in the section below! Feedback is appreciated!

The Decision: Part 1

Well..here I am again, blogging..Im honestly just writing down everything that comes to mind right now, but lets get to the main point shall we?

So the decision to join the military..how did that happen?

Well here's some reasons worth thinking about, some reasons i'll explain in more detail others i wont because they should be self explanatory, so here goes:

Possible Questions and My Reasons why I joined the Military in general:

Q) Eric, why do you wanna join the military all of a sudden? What's your reasons?

1) One of the main reasons why i joined the military in the first place was because I wanted something new in life. It makes sense if your looking at it from my perspective. I've been in belleville since i was in 3rd grade and it's pretty much the same thing nowadays compared to when i moved in. The only thing that really changed was the number of buildings and different "landscape" if you wanna call it that. Main point, it's belleville, nothing to do, same old ish, different day. the only fun thing to do sadly enough is go to walmart and meijer and clown around in there, and even that gets boring after the first 30 minutes after you run out of ideas on what to do in there or if you get kicked out.

In the military, you travel across the United States and sometimes overseas, so life's never really dull. Yeah it may have some dull days here and there, but your doing something that you love or are interested in that not only helps you but also helps the government and the United States of America, so you really won't be bored or the job may not be dull at all. Adding to that, I'm a guy that gets bored pretty easily, I found that out about myself, so I need something new and exciting that keeps me on my toes and keeps my attention and doing these kinds of things will be fun to me.

2) I'm a guy that loves to travel a lot, and like I said before, the military has you traveling from place to place, so there's always some kind of adventure to be had. It may not happen every single day, but im pretty sure i'll be traveling across the US a few times before my contract is up.

3) The benefits outweigh the cost. The military pays for your schooling (or a good amount of it depending on where you go). They also pay for your medical, dental, health, food, all that stuff, so you don't have to really pay for anything other than if you go outside of the base and go shopping or go to a restaurant but even if you do, you'll have the money to pay for it because you get PAID in the military. That being said, for me, i wouldn't want my mom and dad paying money out of their pocket because something goes wrong with me, even though we got some okay insurance, i rather have everything paid for and for them not to pay a cent and not have to worry about me, plus its kinda like giving thanks to them for doing everything for me to help raise me and everything like that.

Q) So which branch of the military did you decide to join?

I decided to join the Air Force. Overall, everyone including myself said that going to the Air Force would be the best decision for me. And honestly i haven't heard too much of bad things about the Air Force, but i figured they have what I want most of all in the long run and that is: A good paying job, a positive lifetime experience, helps me out in the long run, a good reputation as a military branch, and family support. Plus i think it's a good fit for me and a decision i feel in my heart is the right branch to join. Don't get me wrong, i listened to the other branches, and almost got swepped up in joining the marines which would've been the worst decision of my lifetime, but im glad my heart was happy with the Air Force.

Q) You mentioned your parents, are they supportive of your decision?

Yeah they are. At first they were a little skeptical about why i wanted to join the military all of a sudden (mainly school reasons) but after talking to them and having many discussions with them and other family members, they love the idea and support it all the way, and it makes me happy that they do support my decision, it puts a good feeling in my soul to have them support everything i do.

Q) Aren't you nervous about basic training?

Honestly, i'm still a little nervous even to this day, because it's something huge in my life. I'll be gone for 8.5 weeks in Texas, somewhere i haven't been before, on my own, with other people joining the Air Force as well. This isn't like some band camp where your gone for a week and come back, this is pretty much 8.5 weeks of doing something on your own and coming out an Airmen, full of confidence, and a totally changed person.

Q) Are you gonna be ready for BMT (Basic Military Training)?

If we are talking about physically,  I should be. By the time my ship out date rolls around, I should be physically fit enough to handle basic training. I'll work out more often than i ever have just to make sure im in tip-top shape so I'm not struggling to do the running, push-ups,sit-ups, and other things they ask me to do.

If we are talking mentally, i'd say im ready for BMT. Honestly, i'm just more excited and anxious than anything to go to basic training.

Q) How long are you under contract?

4 years.

Q) Are you still gonna keep in contact with family, friends and loved ones while your in the Air Force?

Of course i will, i wouldn't see why i wouldn't. Plus i got too many people worrying about me to not try to communicate with them back home. I might even convince some of my friends to join the Armed Forces if they are thinking about doing it.

Q) Are you excited to meet new people and make new friends?

Definitely, and these aren't just regular kinds of people. These are friends that you can have for a lifetime for the next 4, 10, 20 years or so, all serving the same country, and some are serving for the same reasons that I'd be serving, so it makes it even more fun and exciting to meet them.

Q) What are you gonna miss the most by being in the Air Force?


In three words: home,family,friends. but you could ask any person in the military person that, and im pretty sure a good 90% would give you that answer.. that or home cooking, and nothing can replace home cooking.

Q) One last question, would you say your overall satisfied with your decision to join the Air Force and are you going to stay for life?


Honestly, i would say im pretty satisfied in my decision to join the Air Force. To answer the second question it depends on what happens in my life by the time my 4 years are up. A lot can happen in 4 years, so if i feel like i need to stay, then i'll stay. I'll just do what's in my best interest and what's best for me overall, so right now i'm not going to say im going to stay or leave, i'll leave you with a "we'll see what happens down the road because im not really worried about it" kind of answer.

If you have any other questions you'd like to know, feel free to leave a comment and i'll try to answer it.

Part 2 will come out around my ship out date when I have to leave for basic training so stay tuned for that blog.