John W Blatt - Part 1 of 2
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I'm not actually comfortable posting my real first name, since this is my only online presence with some semblance of anonymity, and I don't really want to link it to my Facebook or whatever, as well. So we'll just say Chris for now. Even though I'm not going to state what my real name is, several of my off-line friends are on my flist, and I'm sure I shall meet others of you at cons and such in the future, so it'll come out eventually, I am sure. My older brother was killed in an automobile accident ten years ago. He would have been 31 on Thanksgiving. My little sister will be 25 in March. She's married and finishing up her master's degree in Environmental Psychology, then she'll be moving to Philly where her husband is going to begin work on his master's in Creative Writing. And my little brother, who still lives at home with my mother and didn't finish high school, will be 27 next Saturday, actually. I have none of my own. :( I want a dog, though. A Yorkie, for preference, because they're small and cute and portable. Portability and tinyness are great assets in my line of work. Do you have idea how small apartments in Spain and Japan are? Okay, and I have an emotional attachment to Yorkies in particular, as opposed to any of the other breeds of small yapping dogs, because my aunt used to have one that I grew up with and loved muchly. I. I just moved to Japan and my first shipboard command. I have a LOT of qualifications to get, everything from basic shipboard maintenance to firefighting and first aid to engineering and weapons systems. All while adjusting to a culture that is completely alien to my own. This is not my first time overseas. I've been stationed in Spain and Greece as well. The adjustment was not nearly so large as it is here. And the time difference really sucks. I'm about 15 hours ahead of my family in Illinois. II. I'm buying furniture for the first time. Always before I've been able to use loaner furniture: beds, dressers, tables, couches. Never...
