Sorry it's been over a month since my last blog. I've been very busy with many different things and am not having much time for internet recreation more.

Like half the people in America right now, my free time is occupied with GTA 4. Despite my many years of gaming I've never played a GTA game before because they just didn't appeal to me. However when perfect 10 reviews for GTA 4 started popping up on all the major gaming sites, I knew that this was the next big thing that I shouldn't miss out on. I was worried that Gamestop would be sold out since I didn't pre-order it, but I went anyway and luckily they still had it. I'm going to make this quick and not repeat everything all the reviews already said; this game is FANTASTIC. Everything about it, the gameplay, story, characters, graphics, music, is all so well done and comes across as a masterpiece that is unparalled. My only complaint is that it is so huge that it can be overwhelming to someone like me who has never played a GTA game before, only because there's so much to do. Oh I'm going to have a hell of a lot of fun with this one.

I'm going to go through alot of big events in my life over the next few weeks. Next week I am going with my school's BPA (Business Professionals of America) team to Reno for the national BPA competitions. I am going to compete in the Payroll Accounting Event this year. We are staying at a very nice resort that will have alot of fun activities. One of them that i'll be doing is Kayaking.

When I get back Sunday the 11th I'll only have 2 days of my senior year left. My graduation ceremony is the following Sunday and my family is going to hold a graduation reception for me and my friends. My recruiter said that he will come to my graduation ceremony in his dress uniform and may also come to the reception.

But just because I graduate doesn't mean it'll be total relaxation time, quite the opposite actually. A few weeks later on June 11th I ship out to Basic Training for the Army. I'm going to need to do some serious physical workouts the last few weeks I'm at home. While I can already easily meet the initial physical fitness requirements for Basic, I have the chance to get promoted to E-3 (Private First Cl-ss) before I go to training. However to get this I have to pass a PT test consisting of 42 push-ups, 53 sit-ups, and running 2 miles in 16 minutes. I got the push-ups and sit-ups down, it is the running that worries me. While I can run a 7-minute mile, I never ran 2 full miles before. I'll just have to practice and try my best I guess. I am really wanting to pass this PT test and get that promotion. Not only because of a better pay and rank, but it will look good when I apply to Warrant Officer Flight Training sometimes shortly after I get assigned to my unit next year.

This is also the last weekend of working my part-time job at Texas Roadhouse. This was my first job that I have held for over 2 and a half years (unusually long for a high school job). While the pay and work itself wasn't that great, I had a good time working there and have worked with alot of really cool people. I'm going to miss them, but I'm also looking forward to all the new things I'll soon be moving on to.