Now playing on my MP3 player…

“The General” Dispatch
“Freshmen” The Verve
“Drops of Jupiter” Train
“Classical Gas” Eric Clapton
“Californication” Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Sometimes You Can’t Make it on Your Own” U2
“Blue and Yellow” The Used
“Robin Hood Prince of Thieves” John Williams

 And since it’s a 32mb player… that’s it.

And since I accidentally stored my transfer cord, that’s all it has been all summer, and all it will be til I get back to school.  What started as a jogging mix, turned into my everything mix for an extended period of time.  I have to say though, if you keep listening to the same songs over and over again, you really get past the point of annoyance, to an acceptance of such a repetitive fate…  I think I now know by heart The General, Freshmen, and Drops of Jupiter.  Classical Gas is acoustic, and I’m usually to my destination before I get any farther than that.  It’s a real treat to be able to make it to the end of the list and experience the grandeur that is Robin Hood…

 So for anyone who didn’t get a chance (or didn’t want) to see me while I was back home, I was bored and thought about how I’ve changed over the last two years.  This list is in no ways comprehensive, but is basically what randomly popped into my head.

 Since high school, I still…
…spend far too much time on the computer.
…only wear jeans.
…say “pop”
…have my hair split down the middle.
…randomly doodle, everywhere.
…have horrible work ethic.
…love driving.
…am willing to ride my bike and/or walk far greater distances than the normal person.
…am sarcastic.
…mainly wear a button down buttoned, but not tucked in.
…will put homework behind other things
…still enjoy a game of DDR. :)
…am 5’ 10”
…hate jogging
…find no greater joy than torturing my sister.
…pirate songs and software
…enjoy singing out loud when nobody can hear me.  Except maybe Anna, but i guess that falls under the torturing the sister category.
…still suck at keeping in touch with people.
…enjoy long walks on the beach and candlelit dinners… ;)

 But, nowadays, I…
…will miss a class or two. (leaning towards two…)
…spend little time on AIM.
…wear glasses
…say “hella” instead of “very” or “hell of” on occasion.
…color my doodles w/ photoshop
…undertake more random projects
…don’t mind working an 8 hour day, as long as the day starts later than 10am.
…pull all-nighters on a whim.
…have defined the “point-of-no-return” of all-nighters as 5am.
…decide that after 5am, it’s better to go ride to the dish and watch the sunrise rather than sleep.
…eat a well balanced diet.
…go jogging at midnight.
…go to late-night dining after jogging and eat large amounts of greasy, disgusting food.
…watch the Daily Show, Family Guy, and am eagerly awaiting the new season of Scrubs.
…find nothing wrong with knocking mice out, “sacrificing” them, draining their blood, and cutting out their tibias.
…generally curse more.
…more or less know what I’m doing with my life.
…can cook.
…know how to walk a dog.
…don’t drink soda.  …errr… I mean pop!

Wheee…?

So yeah.

Two posts within a six month period.  I hope you all feel blessed.

-Andrew

It was a pleasant forest, with redwoods on both sides of the road.  So far, very enjoyable.

What a pleasant bridge!  One of the rest stops we made along our journey.  Remember this bridge...

Whoa!  We found an old, rusted 1950s truck in the middle of the forest!  Too bad it'd been stripped of its engine.  One of the cool finds of the day.

What the heck?  Why are we back at this bridge?  Yep.  We'd managed to get lost and go in a big circle that added about 4 miles and 2 hours to our hike.  Can we still make it back before the sun sets?

Uh-oh... suns starting to go down, and we've still got 8 miles...

Stopping for a little food and a breather, while gazing at the beautiful view.

Gorgeous sunset.  A picture cannot do it justice.  Unfortunately, we've still got 5 miles to go.

Well... its dark now.  Really, really dark.  4 miles to go, with our only light source being...

Little keychain LEDs!  For our 9 people, we had 3 LED keychains, 1 weak flashlight, and camera flashes to light our way.

Anyways, we finally escaped the forest, 7 hours after we started.  We had hiked 4 miles in darkness in two hours without nearly enough light.  Ravenously, we attacked the nearest restaurant, where I had a scone.  Yum... scones...

I guess the moral of the story is... always bring light.  And food.  And bear mace.  Just in case.  And definately go hiking, because this was one of the best experiences I've ever had.

Well, time to get some work done.  Hope everyone had as much fun as I did over the long weekend!

-Andrew