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This week has been exceptional.  I've spent a lot of time with my brothers and one of my closest friends.  The only thing bringing me down this week is Spanish.  It's really starting to bone my GPA.  I have a Spanish exam at 12:40 and then my real brother is coming up!  I can't wait to see him.

After high school, I came inches away from signing my life away to the Marine Corps.  I wanted to serve my country and gain experience that would certainly help me out with my police profession later on.  I attended many poole functions, including physical training exercises and going to the rifle range to fire M16s.  I got to know some of the recruiters pretty well.  Then the time came where I would be sitting in the recruiter's office with the enlistment papers in front of me and a pen in my hand, and the tip of the pen on the signature line.  At that point, I decided I needed a little more time to think about it and talk to my parents.  My parents said they would support whatever I decided to do, but they would have preferred it if I did one year of college just to see if I like it.  So that brings me to now.  Obviously, I've decided to stick with college.  In fact, I'm almost done with my second year, which is twice as long as I expected to be here.  I guess I just couldn't leave behind what I had already achieved:  a year of school behind me, my brothers and the fraternity, and a handful of irreplaceable people.  Yes, there have been several times where I've looked at myself in the mirror and thought "Jake, you fucking idiot.  Why didn't you just join the Marines so you wouldn't have to deal with this shit."  Everyone who was faced with the decision of serving their country and turned it down will regret it sometime in their life.  In the end, I think the decision I made was the best one.

Look at this stupid old woman.

 

Really heavy shit:  Mudvayne - Determined.

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