Oil changes and miscellany

Drove dad to Pawhuska today to go to the Indian Health Clinic for his diabetes, then once back in Skiatook got my oil changed. Took 2 hours to do, but between that and the hour and a half he was at the clinic I got about 200 pages read in the Regulars, I'll finish it up tonight.

Bought the tickets to take Carla to see Sugarland on her birthday. I'm happy, I know she'll love it. They were out of the cheap seats, so instead of about $50 it cost $120 for the both of us. More than what I had figured (what the hell is with a $23.00 "convenience fee"? Not very damn convenient for me...) but at least we'll be closer. And hell, it's what I was gonna buy originally before she talked me into the cheap seats. If I had the money I wish I could have got her even closer seats.

Have to say I'm missing her terribly. It seems like at any given time I can only think about her... I feel when she's away that my world is just "off," it just doesn't feel right. I also confessed to her how when we planned to go to the other Sugarland concert in September I planned to ask her to marry me. I've changed my mind in wanting to give her more time to make sure she's ready, and especially with us moving in together, but also must admit I feel a strong desire to look at engagement rings. Part of me thinks I'm not ready for that step, but every fiber of my body tells me that's what I want. My love for her is so much that I don't even really care where I go for my Phd (I had enteretained thoughts of Wisonsin, to study under Edward M. Coffman, as his research on the American Army seems closest to my own) or if push comes to shove if I get my Phd right off, I just want to be with her. That's all that matters to me.

Now I'm chilling at home. Have not painted a single mini since I got home, so I might try to do that. Played a FOW game with dad last night, letting him use my Compagnia Bersaglieri and I fought with my Fucilieri. It was fun, I might try to con him in again tonight.

Now to get a haircut, and find munchables for dinner. I think I'll have a TV dinner and a salad, it sounds quasi healthy.

Stupid healthy. I once weighed 326 pounds, and thanks to diet, excersize, and phentermine -- which turned out to be prescription speed, something I still blame for random bouts of insomnia -- I got down to about 260 pounds. Sure, still fat, but I liked that weight. I maintained that with my regimine last year, especially when my psychotic ex from hell made me walk like 6 miles two or three times a week. Then grad school killed it. Apparently frappuccinos by the gallon puts the weight back on you, so now I'm in the high 290s again. Son of a *****. So that's gonna start going down again, I think I've been able to drop 3 pounds this week. Its amazing what guzzling water, even light treadmill work, and just eating less will do.

Oh, and my first lecture I give for the WWII class is about the Battle of Midway. And Dr. Moses listed me as a Graduate Instructor, not graduate assistant. Maybe, unlike Rodney Dangerfield, I get some respect! Hahaha.