Who Am I?

Hello,
It's nice to meet you. This is my first blog ever, so I hope I do okay. But seeing as this is my first blog, I would like to take this time to introduce myself. I would like to start by letting you know that I am a full time student. I am pursuing a BA in Journalism with an emphasis in advertisement at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. I am backing this up with a minor in Multimedia. I picked it mostly because I was told that these two majors and minors go well together. So far they have been correct. So far I've learned a great deal about writing and advertisement, and the multimedia minor has been great. Learning all those software programs has really helped out in my quest to graduate. I am also a member of Phi Chi Epsilon, it has been a wild ride. I joined because i wanted the full collage experience and was greatly influenced by the movie animal house. If i had the choice of doing it again or not, I would definitely do it again. I have meet some really great people as a member and I will always have a house to come back to for homecoming after I've graduated. Not to mention the alumni networking is a huge advantage, as I have already been offered a couple jobs. So hopefully I will graduate in December of this year.
But a full time student I have not always been. I was a bit of a rebel in my teenage years. I graduated from Jefferson High School in 1999. I remember it being a big deal because it was the end of the millennium. Needless to say the world did not end, And the Y2K bug didn't crash all the computers worldwide. Which is a good thing, but sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if the world was suddenly plunged into the dark ages. I could have been like Mad Max the road warrior. But I had to settle for skateboarding back before it became trendy. We never had anyplace to skateboard legally. I remember getting a disorderly conduct tickets weekly. The cops knew me by name and I knew all of them.
A few months after I graduated, I signed up for the Army. I was tired of getting tickets and I needed some excitement in my life. I never expected to go to collage as my grades in high school were terrible. Not because I Was dumb, but because I never applied myself. I just did what i had to not to fail. Anyways the Army was awesome, I excelled in it. I was Infantry, Not some POG (person other than grunt). There basic training is a joke compared to mine. About halfway through basic I was promoted to Platoon Guide. The equivalent of a Platoon Sergeant out of training. But harder because you have to make sure all 60 soldiers in your platoon were squared away. No small task, since the standards are a lot higher in training, and those 60 retards don't want to listen to you because your not technically a non-commissioned officer yet. But if they weren't squared away, It was my ass on the line.
During my time in the military I was deployed twice, I was on a Airport security detail and I also spent a year and a half in Iraq. I can talk about both on a later date as I have a lot of cool stories from both deployments. I also spent some time in Japan during study abroad. At which time I learned to speak Japanese, But I am far from fluent. I am currently limited to simple conversations, anything beyond that and I am lost. Which leaves me where I'm at today. A financially stricken senior desperately trying to finish school. The good news is that the Army is paying for my school because I'm a veteran. But I have to rely on financial aid for my rent and spending money per semester. While in school I try to keep myself busy with hobbies. I am mostly interested in Skateboarding, Weightlifting, Computers, Paintball, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and anything Japanese.
Until next time,
Steve Beilke