I think I'm going to be going to Kinmen. For six months. And I have to decide if I'm going to do it by Monday.

Basically BonnieJean talked to me Wednesday morning and said that they were going to be having some new team members come and help them finish out the school year. And she wants me to come. Being her brother I've got a pretty good chance of being able to go. Anyway, I would leave in mid- to late-January and be gone for six months.

Now on to why I have to decide by Monday. I've got a new job. It's $9.50/hr rather than $6.50/hr. So if I go I won't be able to keep that job. And I don't feel good about going through paid training and then quitting on them. So I've got to make up my mind pretty soon. And I'm pretty sure I'll be going.

Chera is here! We've been having a blast. We're going paint balling tomorrow. Last night we took her to the ladies self defense class that Mr. Bolen was going...only to find out that it had been cancled and that they were doing regular class instead. But Mr. Gwin (an Akido black belt) took us and went over some wrist grab defenses. Then he had to leave so Anna and I put on a spur-of-the-moment self defense class. We did worked on five basic strikes (palm heal, hammer fist and elbow for the hands: knee strike and low front kick for the legs). We also went over the basic weekness of the body: eyes, throat, solar plex, groin and knees. And for a grand finish she broke some of the re-breakable boards. So that was really fun. And then Jay showed us possibly the coolest knife defense I have ever seen. Basically you can take the knife out of their hand with one extremely simple and fast move. It is SO cool!

I'm getting off now. Bye!