So the disaster relief mission is winding down and I will be leaving on Wednesday. I like it here, but the area is a little to posh for me. I would take NYC over this anyway. It rained all day here today, which is something I’m not used to anymore because I’ve been living in Florida so long. Down there it’ll rain on one side of the street but not on the other and I never understood that. At any rate, I am no longer completely stressed out, but half of our crew went home so I will be kinda lonely in my hotel, but it gives me time to think about life and about getting my priorities straight which is something I have needed to do for months now. Anyway I have to run because I have to sit for another conference call but such is life.

It’s been a very long time since I have had the chance to blog. Life has been very hard but exciting lately. I started a new job with a phenomenal company about 6 weeks ago, and I’m already on my first business trip in McLean, VA. I’m working on a disaster releif team to help emergency and rescue services with their communication needs in the midst of Hurricane Frances. That’s a mouthful, eh? It has been rough in Florida this hurricane season, first Charley, now Frances, and possibly Ivan in a week and a half. It almost makes no sense to fly back down if we have to help out during Ivan too, so I do not know when I will be returning to Orlando, which is almost a blessing. I am nearing the end of my Masters too and am heavily considering starting my PhD soon afterwards. I just want people to call me “Doc” but that’s a completely different story.

Anyway, I’m at another crossroads in my life which I was trying to ignore and put off for several weeks. I have to face it now. As I work and live I meet new friends and invite new people into my life. The old friends who don’t seem to be accepting it will have to or be left behind because I was never the type to cater to the insecurities of others. I am not in the business of dropping people out of my life when it gets too difficult be their friend, but I cannot force people to accept change. I am rolling with the punches like everyone else and I expect the people I love to do the same. So for now, I refocus my life on myself and my goals and aspirations.