Well
I'm not sure that my title really refers to how things are going, but I do start a lot of sentences with that word. Also, I have a tendency to answer with it when people inquire as to how I am doing. But that stuff seems pretty irrelevant. Then again, it's not like a lot of relevant things really take place in my life any more. I suppose they are equally as relevant as they ever were, but my perspective about relevancy has been changing. I guess I'll just summarize some things, and let whoever is bored enough to read this judge for themselves the relevancy of the stuff I've been up to.
Most interestingly, I biked across the country. I followed the ACA Trans-Am trail, and covered around 4,100 miles, which was pretty decent. My motivation for doing it: I wanted to say I had done it. I guess it's as good as any other reason? Not really. Oh well. The opportunity presented itself, and I had a pretty good time of it overall. Our blog can be found here: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/ktnxbai
This really cute into my frisbee playing, but I still signed up for the Des Moines Summer league. Without me my team managed to lose a lot of games, earning us a low seed in the ensuing tournament. I returned to save the day, propelling us to victory in our first game over a higher seed, and really stepping my game up to beat the number one seed to earn a place in the second week, which takes place next Wednesday. I haven't been to any sweet tournaments this summer, but that will change next weekend when I travel to Wisconsin to pick up with a very decent team: Paul Bunyan's Revenge. Since there is family in the area, I think we will make a trip of it and visit while I do my best to injure myself. It should make for exciting times.
One side effect of riding my bike across the country was that I got in pretty good biking shape. I have decided to see how long that lasts and have entered a bunch of races. I won the State Championships in my category, which was awesome, and just won my first criterium yesterday. I have another race tomorrow, and yet another the next day. Just keeping busy, I suppose. I have mostly just used brute force to win, but we'll see if I can learn to race smart as I gain a bit of experience.
I have an apartment next year, so I have been doing some pretty intense scouting for free/almost-free furniture, which has ended with me spending about six dollars and having lots of things. Hopefully everything goes smoothly on that front. I can't wait to be the master of my own domain.
I suppose it's fair to wonder why I'm updating. There are a few reasons, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't hoping a certain person might stumble across this. Other reasons include the fact that I have been away for a while, just won some things and felt like taking an ego trip, and was bored enough to make this happen. I guess I'll elaborate a bit, if only for personal reasons, since I plan on being vague enough to disguise most of what I'm saying.
I am a thoughtful person. Not considerate of other people, I just think a lot. Especially when trapped on a bicycle for ten or more hours a day. I tried thinking about worthwhile things, but that didn't really work out. Mostly I just rolled along and wondered what the hell I'm supposed to do with the situation I'm building for myself. I'm not very good at verbalizing my feelings, especially to others. I feel much more comfortable writing them down, but that is not a very personable way to communicate. Things just seem so complicated, and I could have sworn I wasn't a teenager any more, which made it all the more confusing. Girls obviously entered the good old train of thought a few times, and sometimes I puzzled for hours on end regarding just how I came to be in what I usually term a mess, but in reality is just a jumble of things I am unwilling to sort out. It wouldn't be that hard if I just made a decision I was ready to move in a direction. Any direction really. Backwards, forwards, other directions, whatever. I just don't for some reason. Maybe I'm scared.
I want to remain a student forever. I love school. I love the activities associated with school. I love not working. I guess maybe I just love being young. Either way, the idea that youth fades is not something I'm going to cope with well, if ever. Just a heads-up.
Well, I don't have a lot more to say at the moment. It's nice to see that this place is still as static as it was before. I feel pretty free sharing whatever the hell I want here. Good night.
Most interestingly, I biked across the country. I followed the ACA Trans-Am trail, and covered around 4,100 miles, which was pretty decent. My motivation for doing it: I wanted to say I had done it. I guess it's as good as any other reason? Not really. Oh well. The opportunity presented itself, and I had a pretty good time of it overall. Our blog can be found here: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/ktnxbai
This really cute into my frisbee playing, but I still signed up for the Des Moines Summer league. Without me my team managed to lose a lot of games, earning us a low seed in the ensuing tournament. I returned to save the day, propelling us to victory in our first game over a higher seed, and really stepping my game up to beat the number one seed to earn a place in the second week, which takes place next Wednesday. I haven't been to any sweet tournaments this summer, but that will change next weekend when I travel to Wisconsin to pick up with a very decent team: Paul Bunyan's Revenge. Since there is family in the area, I think we will make a trip of it and visit while I do my best to injure myself. It should make for exciting times.
One side effect of riding my bike across the country was that I got in pretty good biking shape. I have decided to see how long that lasts and have entered a bunch of races. I won the State Championships in my category, which was awesome, and just won my first criterium yesterday. I have another race tomorrow, and yet another the next day. Just keeping busy, I suppose. I have mostly just used brute force to win, but we'll see if I can learn to race smart as I gain a bit of experience.
I have an apartment next year, so I have been doing some pretty intense scouting for free/almost-free furniture, which has ended with me spending about six dollars and having lots of things. Hopefully everything goes smoothly on that front. I can't wait to be the master of my own domain.
I suppose it's fair to wonder why I'm updating. There are a few reasons, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't hoping a certain person might stumble across this. Other reasons include the fact that I have been away for a while, just won some things and felt like taking an ego trip, and was bored enough to make this happen. I guess I'll elaborate a bit, if only for personal reasons, since I plan on being vague enough to disguise most of what I'm saying.
I am a thoughtful person. Not considerate of other people, I just think a lot. Especially when trapped on a bicycle for ten or more hours a day. I tried thinking about worthwhile things, but that didn't really work out. Mostly I just rolled along and wondered what the hell I'm supposed to do with the situation I'm building for myself. I'm not very good at verbalizing my feelings, especially to others. I feel much more comfortable writing them down, but that is not a very personable way to communicate. Things just seem so complicated, and I could have sworn I wasn't a teenager any more, which made it all the more confusing. Girls obviously entered the good old train of thought a few times, and sometimes I puzzled for hours on end regarding just how I came to be in what I usually term a mess, but in reality is just a jumble of things I am unwilling to sort out. It wouldn't be that hard if I just made a decision I was ready to move in a direction. Any direction really. Backwards, forwards, other directions, whatever. I just don't for some reason. Maybe I'm scared.
I want to remain a student forever. I love school. I love the activities associated with school. I love not working. I guess maybe I just love being young. Either way, the idea that youth fades is not something I'm going to cope with well, if ever. Just a heads-up.
Well, I don't have a lot more to say at the moment. It's nice to see that this place is still as static as it was before. I feel pretty free sharing whatever the hell I want here. Good night.