21!

So I turned 21 on Monday :) Since I had such a long night writing a paper for class, I took a nice nap and then bought myself some goodies to treat myself since I have cut back severely on my dessert food intake recently. But to make sure I didn't get fat, I still went for a 4 mile run lol. And I took some nice pics of what must be the largest tree in the county, if not the state. Oh, and I got a nice phone call from Lindsay that was quite entertaining but left me longing for the home state... only a few days left... well, enjoy the tree pics and the only pic that exists of me on my 21st Birthday :)

35 Yards away

10 feet away

Arm's length

Free Time

What does one do on a lazy Saturday afternoon with no pressing homework? Well, I went to Moss Lake. I got to see views like this...



And this...



Lookit all the bullheads!!



And there's the freaky hole in the bog... only 2 feet in diameter but a solid 10+ feet deep! (yep I got a long stick)



Oh dear... I discovered a hollow stump...



Never been in one of those before... no, I'm not kneeling, that opening is about 6 feet off the ground...



And here's looking up the other side... that hole is probably 15 feet up.




Gotta love free time! :)

In related news...

... I banged my head at least a dozen times (add another couple dozen instances for pinched fingers) on various vehicular parts today as I helped take out the toasted transmission from one of the college's crappy, poor excuses for transportation... oh oops, I meant the college's '95 Chevy work van...



...but despite Mitch's sarcastic comment that auto mechanics was obviously an easy career, my resolve was unshaken and I perhaps... just maybe... enjoyed myself...

um yeah, I, uh, bit off more than I bargained for...

230 pages of reading in 3 days of class... including 100 pages that had to be read before the first class!... but its good, I can run thru the stuff without real comprehension cuz we can't possibly discuss ALL those details in 3 hours of class...

Wish I'd Gone Contra Dancing

Any past or present Shen man be advised that the following statements are blasphemous (sorry Job, Steve). Shenanigans was a waste of my time. There, I said it. I had the choice of going to a contra dance in Fillmore tonight or going to the much hyped Shenanigans which of course no one would tell me anything about. What a wonderful tradition, where I got to see 1,000 times more male flesh than I would have cared to see in my lifetime. And no time spent with females. It was almost enough to send me running to South. Almost.

Marathon Training

This past week I've been getting back into my groove of running every day. But I skipped yesterday. So to punish myself for this horrible lapse of habit and to earn some new bragging rights, I went all out today. A new personal record folks! 7.2 miles in 71 minutes... in no time I'll be in the big leagues running 10 miles in under 55 minutes... yeah thats a ways off still...







Boy, I don't want to think how sore I'm gonna be tomorrow...

Morgan

My car has a new name... and a new sub... let the fun begin :)

Honestly, I had NO idea this answer was coming...

President You scored 75 Goodness and 54 Determination!

You should become President!!! You are a determined, good man who will be good for this country without becoming too power-hungry or weak. You are determined enough to strive for good reforms, and good enough to care about those reforms actually happening. You aren't that determined that you will want to declare yourself dictator of Earth, nor will you decide that there needs to be a representative in Congress for homosexual, half-Polish, half-Irish Eskimos. Perfect President material.

This test tracked 2 variables. How the score compared to the other people's:

	Higher than 68% on Goodness
	Higher than 57% on Determination

The What To Do With Your Life Test

Church...

Yesterday was a first for me... my friends Lindsay and Annie decided we should hold our own church service outdoors since it was such a beautiful day...

So there we were, dressed in nice clothes, lugging a guitar and a backpack, hiking around Moss Lake looking for a good spot to settle down. We found a beautiful spot with dappled shade not far from the water's edge to hold our little worship service... What an amazing experience to sing praises, read the Word, and pray together out in the wonderful creation God has surrounded us with, and on one of the most beautiful days of the year... The Lord hath truly blessed us :)

Test I took recently... This shouldn't come as a surprise to those of you that know me

You are a Social Liberal (63% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (75% permissive) You are best described as a: Libertarian