So much coffee

I have had a whole pot of coffee by myself tonight and I am super hyper. I also haven't written in a while and I found out I have a new follower (thanks Sheli). "A new follower", sounds like I have a cult. Haha. I am watching "I Love you Man". It is hilarious. It reminds me of me and Matthew, one because we saw it together right before I left and also because it totally reminds me of me and him. My parents think it is a little crude, they are probably right, but it is still funny. Me and ma also watched "17 Again". And I don't care how gay it sounds, but that movie is great. It was really funny. It was like a mix of "It's a Wonderful City" and "A Christmas Carol". So I don't know why they stole plots from two Christmas movies, I guess they figured no one would notice since it is not a Christmas movie. Who cares, it is a good movie.

It is very nice to be home. I haven't spent a lot of time actually at home. I have been going all over the place: Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago. I had a lot of people to see, but I wish I had more time to just sit around and do nothing by myself. Or spending time with my folks. I know that they are jealous of the time I have spent moving around. Also, it is a nice just to sit at home and remember what is like to be a normal person again. I got to go for a run today on the Goose Trail, something that I had been wanting to do for a while now. It was perfect Wisconsin fall weather too. It had been raining and it was nice and cold. I had been used to such hot and humid weather down south that it was very refreshing to run in the cold. It was great.

Awkward man kisses that don't belong in movies, like the one in "I love you, Man". Very funny!

Random factoid: Men see the color blue as a strong color associated with power, while women see it as cold and icy. On the other hand, women see the color red as the color of love and passion, while men see red as a color of aggression and violence and fire. Random factoid for the day.

I am starting to come off of my caffeine buzz so I will go now, but I will be writing again soon. Stay tuned listeners.

Home

I had been worried the last few weeks that coming home would not be all that I had built it up to be. They had these people come onboard the ship from Fleet Family Services and they warned us that things have changed and it may not be what you expect it to be. I was nervous that home would have changed for me, that it would not feel right or that I would not fit in.

I got home yesterday, and it was and is everything that I had thought it would be. Wisconsin in the fall is a beautiful, peaceful, amazing place. It feels so good to be home. The smells are exactly what I remember. The cold is enough to chill me, but not enough to keep me inside. After being out at sea for six months, I needed a place where I could be myself and relax. It is here on the front porch, looking out at the leaves changing colors, smelling the cool wet night settling over me, that I can do that. I can remember myself and rest. I had thought that I had changed, and in many ways I have, I have learned so much, and I have grown even more, but I am the same person as when I left. I still have my joy, and I still retain the goofiness that so many know me for. It is so good to be home, relaxing, and getting back to being me.