Triumph!

Late last night after much persistence Dicky and I beat the Wharf. The Wharf is a mission on Ghost Recon Advanced War fighter or GRAW for short. We've been playing this mission since about January and were unable to master the skills to beat it. Earlier this week we learned how to control the Drone, which is an aerial surveillance scout. This helped our chances greatly. I also switched from being a marksman to a machine gunner. It was about 11:30pm last night with 3 seconds to spare (the missions are 30 minutes long) and in comes the helicopter at the LZ to swoop us up to safety. The moment was surrounded by applause, smiles, and glee. Not only had we beaten the mission, neither of us died ... we were able to finish it together. At this point are blood pressure was so high that we hand to celebrate and wind down by watching the latest episode of the office. Woohoo for nerds!

God's Will

Lately all these things have been going on in my life and I don't really understand it all, but I have such a reassurance to just believe ... it's God's will. Things in the past, things in the present, things in the future. Everything is God's will and there is no point of me worrying about things. A couple of big things lingering in my head are my South America trip and my Everest trip. I thought I had people going to South A with me and now it doesn't look that way so I'm pretty bummed. The last few trips I took alone and I was so looking to travel with people. So I must believe that it's God's will and that he is going to use every experience to grow me into a better person. Same for relationships, I don't know the future and I don't know why past relationships haven't worked with females, but I know that it must all be God's will and he has something better for me and I just need to be patient and not rush into things. I really do enjoy the freedoms of being single. When the timing is right it will all happen the way it's supposed to be.

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you Hope and a Future."

Caffeine - My Bittersweet Drug

Dearest Caffeine,

I can't stop thinking of you. When I wake up in the morning you are the first thing I think of. By the afternoon your powerful effects on me start to dwindle and I need more of you. I just can't seem to get enough. You are never more then a few feet away and you posses a stronghold on me. I'm sorry I'm not doing this in person, but I'm breaking up with you. Caffeine please don't call me. It's over ....

Ha, but seriously. I didn't think I was addicted, but now I'm starting to have second thoughts. I don't know if it's a true addiction or I just like the taste. I'm not going to cut cold turkey, but I'm going to try to cut down on my caffeine intake. First off, no more Mt Dew at work. Today is my first day trying it and so far I've been able to hold on strong. It's been very tempting though. I'm trying to look at this long term. I'm sure there will be plenty of health benefits. Plus it should give me that extra boost I'll need for Aconcagua and Everest. We'll see how long this lasts .... Hopefully I can stay strong.

Your fellow caffeine addict,
Jason