1110 Apr 11111011011010

As you can tell by the above date, I learned about the joys of binary in class today ^__^

And also hexadecimal, which would make it look something like this:

E Apr 7DA

I love learning new things.

Goodness, this pecan pie I got from the dining facility is delicious.

Where was I?

Ah, yes. The test is tomorrow, and I'm really thinking that a perfect score is possible. It's all pretty easy stuff; I just need to go through it all tonight to make sure I have it down. Tomorrow morning is pretty much going to be one big review, then we'll probably test after lunch, so I'll have ample opportunity to study. I'm not even remotely worried or anxious about it.

My knee feels better. It bothered me all through Basic Training, and got really bad last week, to the point where I could hardly walk. On Monday's run, I actually had to stop for a while because I couldn't take it any more, which is something I have not yet allowed myself to do. I've been pushing through it, constantly going over the first line of RIVER: "Move forward; don't stop." As I've mentioned before, that song's been highly motivational for me, and the fact that I had to stop really upset me. I'm not a person who asks for a lot of favors, especially from a spiritual standpoint (I'm fairly dead-set in a "thy will be done" mindset), but I remember lying in bed back at BMT begging for some sort of miracle cure. It never happened, as there were other lessons for me to learn about myself through the whole experience. I was pretty down in the dumps Monday evening, feeling as though I was losing the mental battle, no longer able to fight though the pain, and wondering how I was going to pass the next day's run evaluation when I couldn't even stand without being nearly in tears. I woke up yesterday morning 100% pain-free. True story. The LORD never lets me forget that He is right here next to me through this whole journey, and I am greatly comforted by that fact.

And now I must return to the studying.

^_^|/