Coming up on a year ago a naive young boy walked into a tattoo parlor in West Lafayette. In his hand he had the album leaf of the first cd by his favorite band. A self-titled album from The Used. His idea was to have his daughters name on his left forearm and some of his favorite lyrics on his right becept.
Top of the world
sitting here wishing
the things I've become
But something is missing
But what do i know
On my own
Truth is, neither of those things meant shit to him at the time, but fast foreward past all the fun, blown money, depression, and drugs; and you'll see the true meaning.
So here I am, at a crossroads in my life on the one hand I'm reunited with the love of my life and my beautiful one year old daughter and the other is that in order to save my sinking ship I enlisted in our United States Navy. I qualified for the nuclear program and leave this january for basic training and eventually school in Charleston, South Carolina. I've never been more excited to start the next phase of my life, make money and recieve a degree in nuclear engineering. If all things go too coarse then I will be able to take care of my family the way I've always wanted to. However, this also mean I need to be apart from the two people i care about for an unbeknowst period of time. It safe to say its terrifying to me, losing them again is something i know i can't handle. But, this time I will not spin a meloncholy tale but one of liberation. No matter what anyone else around me does my focus is set. I will succeed.... and do it on my own
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