Well, today was fun. This morning we had an Army Colonel lecture us in Naval Science about the operation of the US Army. I definitely came out having learned valuable information...the Col. just finished a command of an entire Brigade in Afghanistan and was the Officer in Charge of 3 provinces too. He's a ranger, so he had a lot of very interesting perspectives to offer. Definitely a cool morning. Then in my writing seminar my assignment got used as the example of how to properly form an argument (which surprised me considering I completely threw it together right before the deadline). That was nice, I suppose. I then went over to the furniture study on York street to observe my piece of furniture of the week...a boston side chair with caning. I know my day sounds pretty droll, but I think that's what made it so nice. For the first time all year I was able to come in after work and take a two hour nap, go eat dinner, then go to bed. Oh haha, funny story: I walked into Gourmet Heaven today to grab some lunch and two foreigners came up and were like "Army? No no no...you Marines!" I laughed and said "Nope, no way on earth the guy you're looking at will ever be a Marine. I'm Navy." One of the guys then said "Navy...Navy is white!" I said "Yes sir, in the summer...but we wear khakis in the fall an spring." He just laughed and walked off. I'm glad the navy whites have such a high standard that all our other uniforms get laughed at... haha. (all in good humor, of course.)

For dinner Ms. Peggy wasn't in Pierson, much to my dismay. Ms. Peggy is in charge of the Pierson dining hall check-in register, and she always makes my day whenever I see her. She definitely takes care of my food needs...on numerous occasions she has let me in after closing so I can snag some food. Gotta love Ms. Peggy.

So my high/low of today: My high is realizing that I only have 23 days left until my best friend and partner flies up here from UGA to escort me to the Navy Birthday Ball. That'll definitely be the highlight of my semester. My low was the sudden realization that I have to get up at 6 a.m. for Navy Physical Training in the morning. With that said, I'm heading off to bed. Night y'all.

Tomorrow a few other NROTC Midshipmen and I are having dinner with the veteran-students at Yale Law School, including an active duty Marine officer.  It should prove to be a thought-provoking discussion.