Wow that looks awesome especially the clouds

Lol, thank ya. :)

Dramatic! I'm delighted that you are now working with HDR!!

Only temporarily whilst I have the use of others' cameras. :)

Or until you save up the roughly $450 for a D5000...

Yes. However, that may be a while as I plan on moving to Cali very shortly.

Tired of it here. Very boring. Parent's oppress what I do and I don't enjoy it. :/

Not to mention there are many people that want me down in Cali, and it's a place I've wanted to move for a while now. :)

Watch out! Cali is a very expensive place to live! Very very!

Here in rural Nevada, a studio apartment rents for about $235 per month and a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house rents for $600 per month.

Good luck! *hugs*

Yes, I'm aware Cali is quite the expensive area to live, and it's fairly hard to get a job as well. However, I have some friends and connections down there and I think it'd work out fine. :)

Thanks for your wishes. <3

Let us know how it goes! What will you rent be? I haven't lived there for a long time.

I'll be rooming with a close friend of mine, so free, heh.

Of course I'm going to help with the bills. Probably going to join the reserves once there.

That is a big help! Good going.

What do you plan to specialize in in the Reserves? Which branch?

Something with computer technology. Not exactly sure what options are available, but I'm quite the whiz with computers.

The branch would be the AF. :)

Great! Having Moore's Law on your side can't be beat.

The AF, Navy, and Army all have a lot of work in computers. I strongly urge you to interview with all three and use the offers from the three branches to get them to bid against each other to give you the best possible deal.

Don't be shy about it! These three branches realize that they have to compete with both each other and with the private sector to get the best available talent. You may be able to get a better deal from the AF by bringing in the competition from the other two branches. It is worth a try, and the recruiters won't resent it; on the contrary, they will view it as a mark of both ambition and thorough career preparation. At the beginning of my rocket scientist and aerospace physicist career, I interviewed with several defense contractors and made each aware of who their competition was - and ended up with a fantastic offer that was a lot better than the initial one. You can make competition work for you, too. You may have already decided on the AF - but you don't have to let the AF recruiter know that!

Good luck! *hugs*

Yeah, I see what you're saying but I have my eyes set on the AF only, simply for the fact that it's what my family would prefer to see me in, they have better benefits, and my 4 years of AFJROTC will give me quite the rank boost upon joining. :)

I appreciate your words of wisdom, FS. Nice to see you around again. x3

Yes, your 4 years of AFJROTC will really help in the AF - that is a clear indication of career intentions. Good luck!

That it will. I've done a lot of stuff for the AFJROTC program as well and have achieved quite the rank, so I do believe it will help a lot. :)

It sure will; the AF will be willing to put a lot more time and money into training someone with your long history of interest in an AF career. You will probably be able to write your own ticket. Good going!