It's been a while....

since I updated this blog. A lot of water has passed under the proverbial bridge. Things have happened. Life has certainly not gone quite the way I thought it would in January.
Various circumstances have prevented the more frequent update of this blog, but in future, I will try to post more often. Any of my friends who are reading this blog, feel free to shout "Yeah, right!" at this point. But I'm serious.
One of the things that has prevented the more frequent update of this blog is my temporarily forgetting which email I associated with it. I've figured that out now, amazingly enough, and I hope to not forget it again any time soon.
Anyway, by post more often, I'm thinking once or twice a month. I don't want to get too ambitious too fast- that way lies disappointment, and plenty of it.
But, I suppose now is as good a time as any for a summary of what's taken place in my life since January.
-I am older now, and hopefully a little wiser.
-I'm in the Navy- hence the comedy of errors. At some point I'll change my colour scheme to reflect my proper branch of service.
-I am inspired by Seraphic of seraphicsinglescummings.blogspot.com, and I am a dedicated lurker of hers.
-I failed Nanowrimo this year.
-I have seen 'scenic' Great Lakes.
-I have taken lots of CLEP tests.

Anyway, this post doesn't have much of a point to it. Sort of just hoping to get back into the swing of blogging and soon. But what with S&D's wedding coming up soon, and much travel between now and then, I'm not sure if I'll have much of a chance. For the sake of easy reading, the next post will be my Christmas day post, even though I'm writing them both today, Christmas 2009.

Gimme Your Stuff- please? I'll give you mine!

So, I found this cool blog exchangy thing, and I thought "Hey, awesome!".
First, what I've got to offer:
I live near Washington DC, so I'm pretty versatile. There are a lot of shops near me. I'm willing to send books, candy, food and music. If you've lived in the US or are a US Expat in need of a fix from home, I'll try my best to help you out! :D I've lived abroad, so I know the awful feeling of say, not being able to find peanut butter, or macaroni and cheese. Or a book in English. I'd rather you gave me specific requests, but if you let me have my own way, be prepared for a random assortment of stuff within given parameters.

Second, What I'd like:
From the UK- Thorton's Toffee, Biggles books, nearly any other sweets you care to mention (excluding stuff that's packed with artificial colouring). Asterix books. Map of Kent.

From Germany- 'Easy reading' children's books, photos of landscapes, sweets. Maps.

From Hungary- Sweets and fruit-tea! Detailed maps of Budapest and Szeged.

I know I'll think of more things later...

Wonder of Wonders

Miracle of miracles! I passed the DLAB! W00t! I'm going to bask in my own coolness for one heady, self-conceited moment- and move on. Now. I'm serious.
So it's over with. It's a story worth repeating, and maybe when I get a longer moment to spare, I'll detail it all here. But right now, I'm seriously procrastinating on an early morning grocery run. Don't wanna, but I gotta.