Iraq Bound

I just found out that one of my friend's is leaving for Iraq in early October.
The shock is still there and I'm rather depressed about the news.
Facebook is a great way of finding out. I could've known two weeks ago.
I never wrote my feelings about war in this journal. I don't think I will...
I honestly have nothing against the military because many of my cousins were in the Air Force.
They were deployed too. Now they're home and safe. But for my friend, his journey is just beginning.
My sister is considering joining if she doesn't get into the school of her choice.
Is it wrong of me to be paranoid? anxious? wary?
I can't imagine what it would be like to be deployed or have a member of the family be deployed.
Although I might be put in the same position as my friend, but it will be my sister going overseas.
I just can't shake the dread off.
So here's to JJ, the best of luck, strength, and courage combined. You'll be in my thoughts.
I wish to you a safe journey and an even safer return home.

Aftermath

My one and only class today lasted 4 hours.
Ugh - I thought I was never going to get out.
The prof for that class is really nice and she's going to help accommodate me.
We had 3 hours of lecture and my lab was complete in one hour.
My lab group is nice. There are 5 people including myself at the table.
Jim was snoozing on the floor.
One part of our lab consisted of "a rave" AKA examining florescent minerals with a UV light. It was dark in the back room. My prof called it a rave. *smirk* My group also had a laugh when we couldn't identify what one of the samples were labeled. We went back and forth saying, "it's an M or a W.. or is it a 3?" LOL - what a riot!
I met Rebecca and Anna. Rebecca is from MN and she sat next to me in class.
Anna met me after class when I was about to walk upstairs.
The lock I purchased today fits my locker. Whew - I thought I was going to have a problem.
And now I get to gush about my awesome dog guide... *grin*
I was so totally impressed with his work tonight! It was flawless!
Words can't even describe how amazing it was to have him alert and working without slowing down. MCC is usually one of his problem sites. Tonight, there was really no flaw. Using the "find" command versus just the direction proved to be more effective. It also seemed to help when there were not that many people around. Jim received a lot of lovin's tonight for his fabulous work. I am so excited for tomorrow. It will be a long day.
It's thundering out... Ah, here's the rain...
I also got things accomplished.
I a) emailed the Lions Club b) checked in with financial aid about work/study (they still don't have openings.)
Tomorrow brings a schedule that looks like this:
11-11:50 AM Choir
1-2:30 PM Intro to Psych
2:30-3:50 PM US Govt
4-6 PM Equality club
7-8:50 PM Jazz Ensemble
I'll have my laptop with me. Such is life... Busy.