First Post

So this is my blog. It seems to be the thing to do. I better introduce myself then. In this blog I'll go by the Combat Wombat, or just Wombat, or even "that fucking weird Wombat dude." An explanation seems to be in order for this one. First, a little about myself...

After nearly ten years, I am finishing up college. What took me so long? I took a little three-year detour to technical college to find out once I graduated that I really don't like computers enough to work in that field. Then off to university, where I've been ever since, except for a couple year-long vacations to Iraq and Kosovo. In Iraq, a guy on my team, Birdman, who did not belong in the army, one day called me the Combat Wombat. A fuzzy little marsupial running around with a Kevlar and M-16, yup that fits me perfectly, right?

Anyway, most of the writing I've been doing lately is on research, which is mostly about as exciting as doing the dishes. Slosh University is a pretty good school, in terms of education, but good times are almost guaranteed. It's in a town where you can park your car on the lawn, plug the laptop into the car stereo, and have an outdoor theater. And commence drunk-watching. Doesn't really matter what time of day it is. Or you might see a grey-haired biker-looking dude sitting on the sidewalk outside a bar at 10am waiting for the place to open. The ad on the bar's sign: Where No One Remembers Your Name. Uplifting as fuck! But really the place is fun, besides the rising attempted murder rate. I say attempted because Sloshians really haven't the hang of it yet, apparently. It's really a great town. There's tons of stuff to do then never remember.

That's it for this first post. The next should appear shortly.

Tonight: Helping the wife with our wedding invites. Never thought this would be so much work!