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The weekend
Jun. 23rd, 2014 05:19 pmThis is a daytime update which is pretty rare, and so too was my incredibly busy weekend (incredibly busy by my standards, anyway.)
Friday night Matt from work called and asked if I wanted Jake's spot on the boat, for a three hour fishing trip down river. I was totally psyched. Normally I would never agree to something like that on such short notice, but I know I have to push my boundaries and take what the world gives me, because it doesn't give me much in the way of events such as that.
I woke up early, very little sleep, and still managed to enjoy myself on the river. Neither of us caught anything, but the day was absolutely perfect - ducks were everywhere, the sun was shining, and the river was relatively calm except for a few of the standard spots by the refinery. We did quite nearly tip over as we wedged between two rocks in the shallowest section, just before the FCC flare (which is on an island.) Little bit of adrenaline never hurt anyone, though. Seeing the plant from the river for the first time since I started working there was also quite refreshing.
I helped dad collect the rest of a gigantic oak tree we had cut up earlier in the week during the afternoon. Most of the pieces were over 30" in diameter, and we had to roll them up into the trailer. Only six to eight would fit at a time - I can say with honesty I've never loaded such large chunks of tree before. We're splitting them tonight, weather permitting (it's overcast now and muggy as hell, but I think the rain will hold off.)
That night I stopped down at Rob's and watched Super Bad and part of Project X. Both movies reminded me of how lame my teenage and young adult life has been, but of course, I haven't been able to drink like that in years...my body just rejects it completely and utterly, and I almost ALWAYS pay for it with an outbreak or scalp issue afterwards. Shouldn't have to drink like that to have fun, or meet women, but I suppose most of my generation and my age group do...and that's just the way it works. Besides college and the workplace, it can be a bit difficult - shared activities (yoga? the gym? dancing lessons? volunteer work?) seem like the best bet for someone like myself, but then, if you go into those things with that mindset, I think it would probably not work that way at all.
I may come around again later tonight and update more on internal feelings and thoughts, but I think that's good for now. The inflammation on my face has died down a bit, and I stopped using what I was (I'm settling with a small amount of benzoil peroxide, and just washing it with water a couple times a day.) If I can get the rest of the acne that popped up during my last treatment attempt to settle, I'll probably stick with water and coconut oil.
Friday night Matt from work called and asked if I wanted Jake's spot on the boat, for a three hour fishing trip down river. I was totally psyched. Normally I would never agree to something like that on such short notice, but I know I have to push my boundaries and take what the world gives me, because it doesn't give me much in the way of events such as that.
I woke up early, very little sleep, and still managed to enjoy myself on the river. Neither of us caught anything, but the day was absolutely perfect - ducks were everywhere, the sun was shining, and the river was relatively calm except for a few of the standard spots by the refinery. We did quite nearly tip over as we wedged between two rocks in the shallowest section, just before the FCC flare (which is on an island.) Little bit of adrenaline never hurt anyone, though. Seeing the plant from the river for the first time since I started working there was also quite refreshing.
I helped dad collect the rest of a gigantic oak tree we had cut up earlier in the week during the afternoon. Most of the pieces were over 30" in diameter, and we had to roll them up into the trailer. Only six to eight would fit at a time - I can say with honesty I've never loaded such large chunks of tree before. We're splitting them tonight, weather permitting (it's overcast now and muggy as hell, but I think the rain will hold off.)
That night I stopped down at Rob's and watched Super Bad and part of Project X. Both movies reminded me of how lame my teenage and young adult life has been, but of course, I haven't been able to drink like that in years...my body just rejects it completely and utterly, and I almost ALWAYS pay for it with an outbreak or scalp issue afterwards. Shouldn't have to drink like that to have fun, or meet women, but I suppose most of my generation and my age group do...and that's just the way it works. Besides college and the workplace, it can be a bit difficult - shared activities (yoga? the gym? dancing lessons? volunteer work?) seem like the best bet for someone like myself, but then, if you go into those things with that mindset, I think it would probably not work that way at all.
I may come around again later tonight and update more on internal feelings and thoughts, but I think that's good for now. The inflammation on my face has died down a bit, and I stopped using what I was (I'm settling with a small amount of benzoil peroxide, and just washing it with water a couple times a day.) If I can get the rest of the acne that popped up during my last treatment attempt to settle, I'll probably stick with water and coconut oil.
