The new time

Now that we are going to have a new president, I am filled with a new essence. I had been donating and campaigning for Barack for the last 18 months or so and to see what I had worked and sacrificed for come to fruition gives me a sense of drive that I hadn't felt in a long time.
I now feel more determined than ever to complete my goals on this ship. And, you can't run for office unless you announce your candidacy, I think that you can't achieve your goals unless you make them clear; so here they are. Qualify senior in rate watch stations for both reactor mechanical and reactor propulsion rooms, to make chief and to qualify air and surface warfare. Sounds east enough. Also fallout 3 is kick ass!

First in 4 years

Tomorrow I go on my first underway with the Eisenhower. It will mark my first time in 4 years that I go out to sea on a naval vessel. I sent sari some flowers to arrive on Saturday, one of the guys on the ship is having legal troubles with his wife reguarding his children/child. It started to make me think that even though we are going to have a tough year ahead, things could be way worse. She could hate me, she could be cheating on me, or worst of all ask for a divorce and never let me see bailey. I still think I am blessed.

Last night I didn't sleep too well. I was preoccupied the idea of death and dying. Like what happens next, what will I feel, is there really something else. But I kept remembering that faith is the keeper of sanitity. I got over it and feel better now.

Also, owen Wilson said in wedding crashers that true love is the soul's recognition of it's counterpoint. That's nice.


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A friend

Today I think I met my first new friend in a long time. He and I grew up about 15 min apart, over in mobile. He and I have a strikingly similar navy career. We both are married, for a second time, neither paying alimony, we both were recruiter, we both slso went to captain's mast and got busted for something we didnt do, and were both on ships doing the same job. We also have similar goals in that we have similar qualify paths. Not to mention I don't think he is a moronsnd can stand his company.

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I just got to the Eisenhower. I underestimated how loneley I would be. Everyone seems so tired and bitter no one is willing to make the effort to socialize. I miss sari and bailey so much,.




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My first real day

I am amazed at the independence the ship is giving me as far as my check in is concerned. It reminds me of the 'count opf monte cristo where priest is teaching how to
read and the phrase is said " neglegence becomes our ally". But I think that this is teaching me a kind of attitude that rewards self-motivation with something I haven't found put yet, don't think that was the plan, but I think it will be valueble, none the less. I also met up with my protoge tim. He was very excited to see me and met a few new "friends" I will see how this turns out over the next couple days. I still miss my wife, sari and my daughter, but not feeling as lonely.