Bowlcut’s little piece of the world

Well I actualy used the helmet once. I went up to Lock 4 with Rod Saturday since I ended up getting out of work. We were doing some ups and downs when he came to a complete stop. I had no where to go, and slammed on the brakes. Ended up stoping but started down the hill, tripped up or something, went head first into the hill. But I was actualy wearing the helmet. Didnt have to work cause of a miss order cause of Tommy. We pulled out the hard drives from the server, and he ordered the wrong ones. So we will end up going to do it again sometime soon.

Im going hard core these next two weeks. Ive let myself get too lax on everything and I gota get back into it all. Doing some running at the gym, some heavy weights being thrown around, and hard core on the diet. Just meh I guess. Ok Im tired.

Know what I noticed….my living room is now a parking spot. I havent used the living room for anything but a place to store my bikes since I moved the tv. Not that I sat over there very often, mostly just to fall asleep on the couch, but its nothing now. The couch and hearth are at just the right level for the pedal to sit on and then the axles lean against. They fit just too well. Says something about the living room of most people these days. I dont think I can remember the last time I used the living room for guests or any sort of conversating. I put it in its current setting so you could easily talk to people or sit in front of the fire place and read. But out of all my time here, I have only had a handfull of guests. I guess it was right what one person said, “you dont have anything to bring people to your place.” Then when have you been to someone’s place and actualy sat around in the living room? Usualy its in the kitchen, the deck, the garage, or the back yard. I do most my catching up with people by way of telecommuting. I talk on line, email, or call people more than go see them or they come see me. And I believe this is the way the world is going, which is a bit of a shame. I do enjoy the ease of communication between long distances or times, but going and having a face to face is the best way. Well it will change sometime….when we all have chips in our brains….

This weekend was tireing for sure. I spent the night over at the Johnson’s since I was getting up at 6am to go canoeing. We did like 6 miles on the Buffalo river. It has been years, decades, since the last time I went canoeing. It did take a few mins to get readjusted, mostly going backwards for a little while then it caught of oh do this to do that. We did flip twice tho. Once for my stupidity trying to play around, then once got into a tree in the river that caught us then rolled us. That was a tough one to get the canoe out of tho. Now I am paying for it for sure. Im totaly sore, 6-8 hours of paddleing or the such. But mostly the swimming to get stuff for others or getting myself out of trouble, then getting beat up a few times in the water. And well sitting wrong for so long, my hips were like on the rails of the boat and now I have a bruise there.

But rewind, Thursday went and got my mt bike fixed. So had to go break it in right. Headed over to Hamilton Park and did a few miles off road. I went a new way pair that with me not being in the dirt for almost a year now it feels like…It wore me out. Dirt riding is definatly more of a work out, plus barreling down a hill towards trees tend to leave you white knuckled. My hands were sore and tired, forarms were tired, legs burning, sweat dripping, and having total fun. Thinking the rest of the season will be in the dirt. Dont have too many places to ride dirt around here but Ill make do. Now I think Ill get in bed early….mmmm extra sleep

Seems like no matter how much I tell myself Im not going to use my whole day at Rod’s, I always do. Went up there for a simple bike ride early in the morning. Then looked at the clock and it was after 4pm. I guess it could be worse, I could be sitting alone or something of the sorts. Did get in 20 miles on the bike up in Ashland City. Been trying my best to get more cardio in, and I guess its working.

And well its the aniversery of the 9/11/01 attacks, and Calum’s birthday. Yet another person out there that has the unlucky fortune of having their birthday on that same day. Lots of stuff on the “learning” type of channels out there today on the whole thing. Then listening to the John Bradshaw Latham show today, Im defianatly going to have to catch that more often, he was going on about how bad Bush’s luck has been on his terms. Im not a very politcal person, some say I should be, but he has a point. We have had the worst luck these last 6 years or so. Not saying its Bush’s fault, just that a lot has happened. 9/11/01 I was in college, same dorm room as ever, and can still remember walking across campus talking to a ROTC friend of the rumors of America under attack. I had friends get affected by the many hurricanes we have had. Had friends lost in the wars in Iraq and in Afganistan….just kinda been a long decade eh….

Ever wonder why knees act the way they do? One minute you are fine, the next they just will not hold ya up. Well I got on the bike this morning and did 20 miles. To the office and back in about an hour. Little more since I stoped at the office for a few mins to just cool down, then went looking for Chris’s new apartment that he wasnt home waiting for me. But the knees got really tired, maybe the seat needs to be moved again since I got the shoes and pedels on there now.

I just broke one of my major rules. I moved the TV into the bedroom. Lately Ive been sleeping on the couch more than the bed. Thinking part of it is that I fall asleep to noise a lot better than anything else. Since like 8th grade Ive always needed noise to go to sleep. Before this I usualy fell asleep to my mp3 player. Id lay in bed with it on or on the radio, play some tetris on the phone and go to sleep. Only bad thing is I have to have things on a sleep timer cause if I dont I know I wont hear the alarm clock and react to it. But Ill see how this goes. Ive been 3 years without TV in the bedroom. Once I got an apartment with multiple rooms, not living in one room at home, or in the dorms, I said the bedroom is for bed related activities. Its not like I have anyone over to watch tv anyway. I watch tv here on the computer more than sitting on the couch at the real tv. So doesnt matter I dont guess. We will see how long it lasts.

Well it really is hard getting back into the swing of things after a week and a half off. First part of the week was rather boring. Took Mike to the airport since I said I would. The rain and having to pick him up made it so the first part of the week I couldnt really do anything. Guess could be worse, like working, but was a little boring. I dont think I did hardly anything at all those days. I know I sit here, I think I cleaned a bit but other than that nothing. Picked Mike up on Thrusday and I then proceeded to East TN. Stopped in and saw dad for a few hours before going to Josh’s. Stayed the night there before heading to Asheville. It has been what like 14 years since I was last at the Biltmore Estates. It was a fun, but expensive day. I walked for like 9 hours I bet, got lost in the fields around the house, up and down many stairs, and just general walking. Check here for the pictures of the house. Cant take any pics in the house tho. It was fun, got to do 2 behind the scenes tours which I think were worth more than the whole tour. It was more interesting to me atleast, getting to see how the house worked and how things are currently being stored. Headed from there to Oak Ridge to stay with Calum. Woke up and tore apart two engines for the fun of it I do believe. Stayed the night again there. No internet, no cable, barely any tv…dont know if the WB counts as tv tho. Then off to Nashville I came.

Work today was rough, just the whole going and being halfway responsable sucked. I need to find a way to make money without having to do real work…we need to invent such a thing. Plus now Im feeling a bit bleh. Maybe its the job, the tv, the people I dont know just kinda want to go on to bed. Looking like the whole month is getting planned out too. I know I can cancel any or all of the plans if I need to. Just looking busy if I dont say no. Oh well I think I may go on to bed, or watch some more tv…which Ive been doing way too much of…