Last night at the Academy

So it's the last night at the academy. We've got a test in the morning, mostly for the sake of getting us all rounded up and sober for the graduation. It's been a very trying month, and today finally accumulated into an outright disaster. It's high school all over again.

Last night some one came in drunk and decided to play a prank. They've been trying to crack down on bad behavior around here. I mean really, this is an ADULT Firefighter academy. You would think people could behave for one month, but not so.

So some people got into trouble, and decided to lay the blame on me for getting them into trouble. I had absolutely nothing to do with it. They woke the crew boss and academy coordinator at a quarter till one. I stayed in bed listening to the drama in the hallway. At our field day I became the token punching bag. Not literally, but it felt like it. I had absolutely nothing to do with it, and I took hits from all sides from my crew that I've been working with for a month. Not the greatest feeling in the world. They figured since I spoke up a few weeks ago when there was a discussion about noise at 3am, that I turned some one in. Again, not so.

Everyone's going out tonight and will probably not get in until 3am. I'm personally heading out with some people from my district to hit up Joe's Crab Shack and share a crab leg bucket with Corey (my girl), have a banana sundae thingy for dessert, and an extra large margarita. Then I'm coming home and locking myself in my room. I can only imagine the drama that is going to unfold over the next 24 hours. Talk about a responsible group of adults.

After graduation tomorrow, I'll be set free around 4ish in the afternoon. I think after that, myself and some friends from my district are going to take pictures in front of the Firefighter Memorial downtown. Then I start my long (at least 4 hours) drive home, stay the night at home, and continue my long (almost 4 hours) drive to San Diego. What a relief!!