DRIVING, BEING OLD, AND NAMES

Finally! After a year of pleading with my dad, at last we've started the process to be able to drive. First, we have to complete two and a half weeks of online studying. It's only going to take that long because we can only do one lesson per day, when I easily could do three or four in a day.

Besides that, nothing else is going on. I'm studying to take a test to become an umpire at the organization my brother plays for. The rule book is about as interesting as Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Obviously, it isn't exactly a gripping book. There are cliff hangers though. Often I feel like hanging myself off a cliff! But I won't do that, because then I'd miss out on lots of stuff.

I found out what job I want when I'm done working in the military. I'm going to help research and create a machine much like the one in the movie Iron Man. They've already got a good start: look up the XOS Exoskeleton. Right now. Before you finish the post.

Doesn't it look sweet?! That's my dream job right there. Except maybe working at a donut shop when I'm old. I've decided that I'm going to be one of those old guys that doesn't live in a nursing home but hangs around a neighborhood. Instead of acting like the guy from UP, I'll be the old man who is crazy and does things that might break his back or cause a heart attack. Which I guess is what the guy in UP does. I'll just do it without being mean. Maybe, when I know my life is almost over anyway, I'll go bungee jumping. If anyone wants to come, be my guest.

Last night was great. I once again proved to my family that I am the funniest guy in the house. The other siblings had no chance against my sarcastic and witty remarks. I don't know why I love being funny. I guess I like making people laugh.

Last thing. I looked up the meaning of names yesterday. I went through almost the entire co-op that I go to. My name means "bright fame", my brother Caleb's name means "faithful" or "dog", and my sister Rebecca's name means "servant of God". I won't go through everyone's name, but I did find out that Cameron means "crooked", "crooked nose", or "bent nose". As to my two best friends, Garrett means "to watch" or "bold spear" and Casey means "brave", "observant", or in the Polish root, "proclamation of peace". The best one was Gavin, which means "little hawk". I looked it up in Spanish and now I'm going to call him that.

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P.S. If you want to watch a great movie, watch The Emperor's New Groove. Awesome and funny Disney movie if I ever saw one (which I have).
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