Thoughts coming into June.

Tomorrow starts one of the fastest months of the year. March, June, and September always seem to fly by and it is because there is always so many things happening that make it seem fast. Spring Training starts in March, June is the end of school, and there is always a million things to do, then school starts back up again in September. I hope that this June, besides the Mariner's winning some games,  that there is a smooth transaction into summer. May has been way too hectic and frustrating for me to handle a repeat. I don't stop school this June, I just start summer quarter which will last through July. I'm really hoping that this will let me enjoy June, as long as it isn't as hot as it was last summer. I did not enjoy last year's 110 degree weather. I really prefer a mild summer, around 65 degrees, and a cold winter, around 28 degrees. Spring would be around 50 degrees, and Autumn would be around 45 degrees. That would be my ideal yearly climate. In reality, if I can just survive June without too many scars, life will be good, but it would really be nice if I could have a cool, relaxing, fun month.

Kent Predators vs Fairbanks Girzzlies

I had an amazing time at this game.

Busy Week

This week seems impossibly busy. I had a Geology test today, which I wasn't stressing over, but wasn't welcome either. There was going to be an Anthropology test on Friday, but class was canceled so the test is now on Monday of next week. That gives me some time to study. Thursday I register for classes for Summer and Fall quarters. I know what classes I'm going to take, but the prospect of being so close to my AA is pretty nerve racking. Friday I'm working my first football game at Showare Center in Kent. The Kent Predators will be playing the Fairbanks Grizzlies. Apparently these two teams are forming a rivalry. I haven't really been following the newest of the Kent teams, but I'm really excited, and a little nervous about going to their game. I'm not worried about the football. I have more than enough experience there, but the whole indoor thing might throw me for a while. There is no way to take pictures at the athlete's level so this will be a new experience for me. I will also be looking for a picture depicting pain or defeat to wrap up my portfolio for my photography class this quarter. The theme is "For the Love of the Game". When the quarter is over, I'll post this portfolio for everyone to see. I am also practicing for a Golf tournament in June. I haven't played in a while and I need some new gear. I'm even using some of Dad's clubs because my old ones are too short. I'm having trouble getting comfortable with my swing. I think some of it is that I've lost part of my form, and some of it is that my own proportions have changed since the last time I really played. I'm a bit taller, and quite a bit skinnier than I was back when I went to camp. I have figured some things out, but the twisting motion is still bugging me, so I have been working out in order to loosen up a bit. After doing some weight lifting, and torso exercises, I'm doing better, but there is still something bothering me. I think I might film my swing in order to try and see what is going on.

So that is what all is happening this week. I can't wait for Saturday so I can sleep in finally.

Hmmmm....

As I sit here in the GRCC library with a warm laptop on me, I look out and see that it is raining on one side of the library and not on the other. Now, this is typical for Washington, but the cloudy side is the side without rain and the clear side is the side with rain. I was just wondering, when did mother nature decide to take an acid trip?

Second Best Investment of 2009

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The #1 investment of 2009 was my Camera, and this doesn't even hold a candle to that, but that is a sign of how highly I regard my camera and not a slant against this wonderful piece of 21st century tech. The best investment of 2010 are the Skullcandys I got to go with this bad boy. I have the 8GB silver version of this and I'm not to sure how I survived without it. I used to carry some music files on my phone or PSP, but never really listened to them unless I was really bored or had to find a way to get to sleep in a foreign bed. I had been collecting music on my computer for years but it mostly just stayed on the computer and took up space. The main reason I got this was the desire to play Madden on my PSP while listening to my own music and not the crap in the game. Ever since I got it though, you will be hard pressed to find me without it. It is on me more than my camera, and that is saying something because my camera sticks to me like an extra arm. I fly through homework much faster when I can listen to my music and boring car rides are now passed in leisure instead of sick because I have something else to concentrate on. I think that is why it helps so much with homework. Because the frontal abstract part of my brain is busy listening to music, the creative and more literate part my brain can be tapped more efficiently and used to my benefit. Even now, while I right this, I am listening to Steve Miller Band. I have most of my favorite songs on this thing and it barely takes up a quarter of its memory capacity. If I had to though, I could increase its memory from the internal 8GB to an outstanding 40GB with a Micro SD card. Now, I have an extremely eclectic taste in music, and am constantly changing music according to my mood. I can go from classic rock, to Hawaiian, to new age, and end up in native Africa. The easy navigation of the firmware and the simple physical design are both pluses and I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes music of any kind and in any location. The only issue I have with it is how often I need to charge it, but I guess that is my fault for having it one for 6+ straight hours each day ;).