Collection of Thoughts

So it has been a while since my last update. However, that's due to the non-exciting life that I have. Classes are winding down and finals are next week. I have one midterm left (on thursday) and then it just studying for finals.

I went home for Thanksgiving. I had lots of fun and still managed to balance family and friend time. And the food was good, as it usually is. Robert, Katie, and I played Settlers 4-5 time over the weekend too. That was loads of fun.

I miss winter. I actually looked forward to the cold nights at home last weekend. It rained here yesterday and was chilly today. This trend in cool weather probably won't last long, but I like it. I really enjoyed the rain (unlike most people down here). And... (I know it never happens in sd) but I really really miss the snow.

Where's the Red Dot?

My sensation/perception prof uses a laser pointer that doesn't freaking work!! The first 3 lectures it worked, then one day it stopped working. He noticed and commented on the poor battery life. I don't know if he thinks he replaced the batteries or not. But he stands there and goes "here you see in this area (of the brain) blah blah blah" yet there's no red dot on the screen. He's done this for almost 3 weeks now. It's kinda funny, except that I dont know which region he is talking about some of the time. And lately the diagrams he shows are complex, so I use my best judgement to locate where his laser pointer is supposed to be.

Wooooooo!!

Happy Birthday to me!

Almost There

I took a calc midterm tonight. And now it's all downhill to friday. yay.

Tasty

I really enjoy the weekends. Last night I went to my aunts to watch the Cal game and have dinner. That was the first time I had watched tv since I moved down here... I miss college football. I ended up coming home with a pasta dish (chicken tequila fettucini) that'll last a couple meals, some bananas, an avocado, a chip dip, and carrot cake. It's good to have real food for this week. As for school, it's good. I think my calc quiz on friday was went well. This week I have a test in one of my psych classes and another calc quiz, and then the first calc midterm is a week from monday. And my math class got moved from a lecture hall to an auditorium. The desks are much smaller, but the chairs are soo much more comfortable. I can live with less desk space. And the countdown has begun. I remember back in May when I was going to make one of those chain things out of paper and cut off a link each day. 12 more days...

Cave Update

So... I went to a party friday night. Ya, the condo's it was at were quite nice. Robert claims my apartment is pretty nice, but this place was much fancier. I bet it's freaking expensive for the girl who lives there. Anyways, the party was fun. Though some guys outside (not with us) were too loud, making residents complain, and so the security guy kicked us out a little early.

Robert visited me this weekend. He brought some stuff so I could complete my room... like push-pins and a light. (The cave needs light) Now my Italy flag and Mammoth map (yay for mammoth!) are up too. They add character and make my room not so boring. We had dinner at CPK last night and today I showed him UTC. That mall has basically anything you oculd ever need, minus a jamba juice. It was fun. I've got to hit the books this week and read a lot of psych stuff.

Yeah...

I don't really have much to share right now. I am taking two upper divison psych courses (intro to developmental psych and sensation/perception) and calculus 1. Nothing exciting has happened yet. My apartment is still practically a cave, but I am getting used to it. There's finally food in our kitchen That's pretty much everything. I like San Diego.

The Beginning

I have successfully moved to San Diego and survived the first day of class at UCSD. My apartment (and my room) are like a cave. I don't get any direct sunlight. However I can fix that problem simply by going to the beach, which is just a few minutes away. I was there on wednesday night being social. As for classes, spanish is going to be... full of spanish. And my developmental psychology class I think will be somewhat similar to the child psych I took at BC. This prof can't be any worse than the BC person, so that's good. Tomorrow I have calculus and more spanish, but I can sleep in at least.

SD Here I Come

I am half moved to San Diego. Classes start the 21st and I'd like to think I am excited (though nervous and anxious too). I am moving the rest of my stuff down there this weekend, probably Sunday or Monday. That means I have to see some people this week. UCSD is going to be tough (something I already knew), especially since Revelle doesn't execpt IGETC and so I still have a bunch of GE's to finish and then all my upper division stuff. For those who want to see how my schedule shapes up, it looks like this. I am hoping for less than 3 years, but I am also going to enjoy myself and take it one quarter at a time. My apartment is livable. It's not bad, but has some getting used to to do. The essentials are moved in, like my bed, desk, some clothes, and the internet. The other essentials like my pc, golf clubs and tennis raquets are going down next trip. I didn't want to be completely bored this week...

I have a blog?

Apparently its been a while.. So far in August I have:

- finished working for the summer
- watched ALL 4 Harry Potter's in ONE sitting (611 minutes)
- enjoyed rum and cokes
- had a 3 day LAN
- played golf many times
- visited friends in northern ca (and had a great time)
- LANNED a little bit more
- saw Superman on the IMAX
- played poker a couple times
- gone to San Diego a few times
- finished my hockey season
- hung out with friends
- registered for classes (calculus, physics, and spanish)

And I haven't slept much.

Time Flies

A lot has happened since Friday. Friday's water fight was a success. After work and ice cream with friends I went up to Fresno to visit Taylor. We spent Saturday watching all 4 Harry Potters in a row!! In case you wondered, the total time was 611 minutes. A few drinks made and watching movies made for a great day. Sunday afternoon I drove home. I was fairly tired since I didn't sleep much Saturday, but that didn't keep from my hockey game. I opened Sunday's game with the first goal (and got 2 others later). We won 11-1, but still I'll take a hat trick any day. Two goals were in the first and the last came with 25 seconds left in the game. Score!! (haha) Too bad I had no fan section that game. Then today, Patrick and I went golfing. I did better on the back 9, but my score was good for me overall. It wasn't ridiculously hot either. That was nice. This is my last week of work for the summer. Yay! I am off to San Diego on Friday to find an apartment. Hopefully coming home on Sunday to play the last hockey game of the season. Then I have a couple days off until I drive up North for my summer vacation which consists of a LAN, hanging out with friends, and most likely some golf. Then I have to come home before Patrick and Brandon leave for school. Sometime during all that fun I get to register for classes as well. I hope I get some good classes.

The Daily Special

Water Fight Fridays!!! Yeah!!

Roasty Toasty

Today's waterfight was great! Afterwards though, Crystal (the other instructor) and I decided to do a little experiment. The thermometer read about 104° outside in the shade. We wondered what it was on the court. So we put the thermometer on the court for a couple minutes. It pegged out. 120° was the last marked temp, but the peg went approximately 15° past that. So... simply put, it's extremeley hot on the court.

Lightning Raquets

I played tennis in a thunderstorm today. It was fun. I was actually supposed to help with some drills. However, only 3 kids showed up, and 4 instructors. So instead the 4 of us instructors played doubles and Barb helped the 3 kids. We had to go in once because of the lightning and thunder being so close. (Barb didn't want us on the courts witht he lightning so close) It was hot and muggy outside too, though it still felt good to actually play tennis again. I had my serve going pretty well.

Well...

...I need a roommate! in San Diego!

When in Rome... and Florence

A lot happened in Italy. There were some goods and some bads. We did a lot of walking, especially in Florence. I ate lots of risotto and the melon risotto was the best. We ate lots of gelato. I was introduced to limoncello (you have a bass). And there's 2 kinds of that as well. There's the good stuff and then the industrial stuff which barely even tastes of lemon. I tried them both. I climbed lots of stairs: the Duomo Dome, the Duomo Campanile next to the Duomo, the Spanish Steps, to the 4th floor of the hotel... and others. We laughed a lot, especially during meals. The wine was tasty. And how could I not mention the art. Lots and lots and lots of art. I am artted out for the next 8 years. To note a few places we visited: the Acadamia, Uffizi, Boboli Gardens, Santa Croce, St. Peters Basilica, The Vatican Museum, the Priscilla Catacombs, Trevi Fountain, the Colosseum, and many others. Also, the World Cup was going on while we were there as well. We caught one game in Florence and one in Rome. It was a good cultural experience to watch the games not in the hotel. There were a few... mishaps on our vacation as well. Ehh... ask me if you want to hear about them. All in all I had a great time minus the last 2.5 days. Shit happens. That's life. And after everything, the Italy trip was still amazing.

More to Come

I am home from Italy and will post about it later.

I woke up thinking...

Yeah! Water Fight Fridays!! Good thing its supposed to be 105° today!

A Hat Trick Minus One

I had a great night last night. We won our hockey game 2-0 and I scored both goals. I was feelin' good about myself. The first one I scored after I was knocked down in front of the net but kept swatting at the puck with my sitck, and got the goal. Then for the second goal, we were on a power play and I got the puck from my feet to my stick and beat the goalie over his left pad and below his glove. It was a sweeet goal. I played an all around good game as well, besides the goals. Now I am eager for next weeks game. Yay! the Canes won the Stanley Cup. I am $5 richer.

I leave for Italy in a week!

Jump for Joy

My weekend was great! Saturday was Kristen's birthday. So I went to her party/social thing. I felt soo young there. I had fun though and met new people. I was surrounded by alcohol and stuck to water. I couldn't drink, I had to drive home. Then Sunday was hockey. We lost but I still had fun. And today I did basically nothing. I got a cd. That was the highlight of my day. Life's been good and hopefully getting better this week. And I am going to Italy within 2 weeks and I don't know a lick of Italian! ...yeah I'm stoked!!

Summer's Here

Last week was a vacation for me. I was in in northern ca visiting some friends. We played golf, computer games, hung out, I helped move some stuff and we celebrated 2 birthdays. It was a great week and the drive up I-5 is starting to become less and less boring.

Ah yes... it's that time again where I get the joy of teaching summer tennis camps. Work, yes work! started Tuesday. This summer we are going from 8-12am to try and beat the heat a little. It seems to be working. There is only 1 annoying kid this week. Everyone else is good. I was in charge today. My coach (Barb) had to be in LA so I was in charge for the day. I was responsible for 14 kids believe it or not. And I must say SUCCESS! no one was hurt. Tomorrow is water-fight friday's. Yippee! I also get paid tomorrow which is nice. I am looking forward to the weekend. My plans are to go the the driving range sometime and hockey on sunday. I am in a great mood right now... not sure why but I really don't care. In other news, I am going to Italy for a week in July (I believe) with my mom and sister. I will miss the 4th, but Italy is definitely worth it. I also have to start looking for an apartment and roommate in San Diego. Hopefully in La Jolla or UTC (near campus). That should be fun. I am still officially a psych major and I think I may look into phobia therapy if I don't change majors. Biology is still a possibility. I am not entirely sure though as of now. I'll worry about that later though. And that is everyting that is going on right now for me.

Decisions

I am going to UCSD in the fall.

Choices

UCSD or CSU - time to put my thinking cap on.

Guilty

I had jury duty today. And no, I wasn't looking forward to it either. It was easy/boring though. I brought my ipod and listened to music for 3 hours until lunch, at which we were informed no afternoon jury's were going to be needed and so my duty was completed. Woohoo! 12 months til I have to go through that again.

Free Stuff

So far my weekend has been great. On Friday, I went to Dreamworks with my parents to have lunch with Robert. Thats top secret stuff they have going on in there. We all had to show our IDs and be on a guest list just to get in. Then we had lunch, which was quite tasty. Robert showed us the coy ponds on the campus. I think it should be the Dreamworks palace... or small city maybe. But anyhow, I saw the Oscar for W&G. Neat-o. After we left I napped all afternoon at my grandparents, then we all went to dinner in Santa Monica at some resturant. On the way back to Robert's apartment he took me by his work again and showed me his office and what he does. Really Cool Stuff. Saturday morning we enjoyed a free preview of Over the Hedge along with free pop corn and soda (at Universal Studios). Thank you Dreamworks. It was a great 2 days. And I must add, I want: a job at dreamworks and Robert's computer at his apt. (His life is better than mine currently)

Finals, Hockey, and More

Finals are this week. They shouldn't be too bad. Tomorrow I have to turn in a paper and that's pretty much all for my english final, then I have my music appreciation final tomorrow night, which I just listen to music as my preparation for it. Thursday is my anatomy final that I have actually studied for, and jazz is thursday afternoon... then I am done! (with BC at least)

The spring hockey league is over. We lost in the finals 5-3 (to green). It was an extremely unfair game due to the reffing. Because I wear a face mask, the refs aren't aware when somebody high-sticks me (because I don't grab my face and bleed). And apparently there is no such thing as hooking, slashing, and tripping either. The final 3 minutes were just a little out of control, but that's hockey. We'll get them back during the summer league, which will be my last here in town so I am obligated to play.

Lastly, for any of you who didn't know, I got accepted to UCSD as a psych major and will most likely be there in the fall. Colorado State is the only other possibility, but it's still unknown.

Even More Thoughts

I am siked!

More Thoughts

I Quit

Thoughts

Life Sucks

Just a Little Late

Lately my life has been stressful. The one joy of today came from turning in my research paper that's worth 1000 pts. (out of 1500 for the class) So anyways, after I turned the paper in I went to my tutorial and presented a brief overview of my thesis for a presentation that's next week. In the process of "winging it" I came up with the pharse that Wole Soyinka disguises his play using comedy because if he directly went against the Nigerian government he would be arrested. Both professors at the tutorial mentioned that using 'disguise' in my thesis was extremely effective. So why the heck couldn't I come up with the phrase while I was writing my paper?! The thesis in my paper sucked.

Interesting...

One light year is nearly 5.9 trillion miles.

New Look

I got bored with blue.

Spring Break in Canada

My spring break this year was a trip to Whistler, BC, Canada to go snowboarding. There are 2 mountains, Whistler and Blackcomb. The bases are about a 5 min walk apart. We, my mom and I, left on Sunday morning and got back Thursday night. The highlights:

Sunday- We arrived in Vancouver arount 10:30 only to find out that our luggage was sent to Seattle, all of it. And so we got our rental car and headed to Whistler, which is about a 2 hour drive. On the road... their green lights flash! Crazy! It's weird, if someone is using the crosswalk they don't flash, but if no one is then they do (least that was what we came up with). And how could I forget the metric system, much cooler than our units. The road to Whistler is 2 lanes through the mountains. It was nice, though cloudy. And everything is forest (rain forest to be detailed). Sunday night while watching sportscenter they had the World Championship of Curling! on tv. That's awesome. That's one way to know that you aren't in the US.

Monday- We still didn't have 2/4 bags. Stupid airlines. So for most of the morning we just walked around the village. Then around 1 pm we got our stuff and so we went to Blackcomb for a few hours. My first impression was that there wasn't much snow. Most of the bases of the mountains were melting. And both mountains are surprisingly low in altitude which made for rain at the base and snow midway up. For dinner that night we went to the whistler brewhouse and I wasn't carded. Either I actually look at least 19, or they didnt card me cause I was with my mom (I go with looking 19).

Tuesday- We went to Whistler for the day. The weather was warm, though cloudy most of the day. The sun did come out in the afternoon a little, and it was the only sun we saw the entire time. The snow wasn't too bad until it got slushy. The mountain was cool though and it had a nice board park. And big moguls, very big. A lot of runs weren't groomed, which made for some difficult times.

Wednesday- Since we already had a good day at Whistler we went to Blackcomb again. It basically snowed all day. The visibility was not good, especially in the clouds. Poor visibility plus not knowing the mountain makes for interesting runs. Oh! The runs, on both mountains, are long... much longer than any at Mammoth. Basically every chair is a high speed quad and they still take forever. The runs are multi-tiered. Fresh powder is always fun, as is exploring the 'high avalanche zone.' That night for dinner we went to another good resturant and the higlight was getting 2 long island ice tea's with dinner. On the drink menu it said "If you are going to drink, don't drive, don't even putt." My mom let me order the first no problem (though hinting it had a lot of alcohol in it..duh) but the second was more difficult. After nicely asking failed multiple times, I took a different approach. The deal I came up with was if I ate all my veggies I could get a 2nd. And it worked. Carrots, bell peppers, onions and zucchini all for a 2nd drink. Then we got dessert after that. I had a full meal that night.

Thursday- This was our last day. We packed, went to a bakery for breakfast then started back for the airport. On the way back we passed a blackbear on a log over a river. So I stepped into my tourist shoes, and got out of the car to take a picture. We were on a windy two lane road, with not really a fully emergency lane, but that didnt stop me. The bear was stubborn and walked too far away to get a decent picture though. The memory is stored though. We also stopped in Squamish. The have a curling center there (something that America lacks). We didn't actually go to the place but the sign was good enough. It was pouring rain the entire drive, but we stopped at a waterfall too and the way back. I got soaked walking to it, but it was worth it. And just because I was curious I walked down to feel the water temp in a river. Very cold. Then it was off to the airport with no other stops.

Overall I had lots of fun. The snow wasn't the greatest, but that's cause Mammoth has spoiled me. The mountains are nice and there are tons of runs, and the village has great food. I want to go back sometime in Jan/Feb when the snow is better and I can freeze.

Eventually

Whistler Blog coming soon.

Just Wow

Now that it's April, mother nature has decided to share. Mammoth has gotten snow non-stop the past few weeks. To sum it up: 51 feet in 5 months, and currently a base depth of 20-22 feet. Maybe the weekend before finals I'll have to go up there since spring break is already planned. Back to the point of this post... Becca this snow bank be way more fun to jump off. Just imagine snow tripping.

Research Papers

Spring Break is in 2.5 weeks. I can't wait! I spent most of today writing a research paper. (It's not due tomorrow, but it needed to get finished) I learned something: If you are going to write an in depth analysis of a play regarding comedy or tragedy, choose one that at least a few people have written about. Do not choose some play from Nigeria that nobody has ever heard of. Good thing the entire rough draft is finished. That's a load off my shoulders. I can now sleep without dreading tomorrow.

Back to Music

I will be able to actually get some sleep tonight. yay! Today was a great day. I don't remember much of anatomy this morning. But my afternoon was the good part. My Jazz appreciation class today had a guest artist, Vinny Golia. The first hour he just talked some and played a few of his instruments. This had to be the most assorted collection of instruments I've seen. It included a bass sax, a soprillo (sax), sopranino (sax), some ethnic flutes, and a couple 'normal' clarinets. It was quite interesting to listen and hear what he had to say. Then after most everyone that wasn't in jazz band left (because our class was over), Vinny and the ensemble were going to rehearse some music. I decided to stay and listen for a little bit. As the jazz band was setting up, there was only 1 trumpet there (2 others drifted in). Kris Tiner, my prof and the jazz director, knows I play trumpet and asked me to join in on the rehearsal. So I did. I played flugelhorn, which I hadn't done. It's basically the same thing as trumpet, just a little larger and has a more mellow sound. It was fun. End result: I think I am going to start practicing again and play with the jazz band for the next couple weeks, at least until their concert and possibly afterwards too.

Mammoth

Mammoth was great! We left thursday night around 8:30 or so. It snowed going through Tehachapi, then rained in the desert, then snowed a little more around Lone Pine. We (Robert, Chris, and I) had to put chains on once we got off 395. It was snowing in Mammoth. I think we finally got to the condo around 1:30am. And we were asleep by 3. The forcast for the weekend was cold temps and snow. The forcast didn't lie either. Friday was very cold. It was a high of 32°, but realistically with the wind chill it was probably around 15°-20°, if not colder. Despite the freezing temperatures, the snow was great. There was lots of powder from the storms that had hit the mountain. It snowed all 3 days we were there also. Saturday and Sunday were both similar to Friday. It was sunny for all of an hour in the morning, then the clouds moved in, it got windy, it snowed, and visibility became close to none. The weather didn't keep us off the mountain though. Whats a little chillyness going to hurt? Sure I froze my ass off at times, but the ungroomed Face of 5 was definitely worth it! Aside from snowboarding, I had fun just hanging out with Robert, Chris, and Becca. Puerto Rico (the game) was fun once we figured it out. I think my highlight off the mountain was jumping off a snow bank with Becca. Twice! It's fun being a kid.
My running jump didn't quite work. Instead my front foot sunk as I leapt. What you can't see is that at the bottom of the snow bank is a short drop and the road. Becca's standing still jump worked better. She slid and landed on her feet. Me... not so much. I more or less face planted and slid/tumbled down on my stomach and landed firmly on the road. It might have hurt, but I was laughing and any pain was quickly forgotten. It was a fantastic way to end the vacation.

Bleh

1) Doing poorly on a test sucks.
2) Doing poorly on a test and having to sit through all the correct answers sucks more.
3) Hooray for Mammoth this weekend!

Stuffed

This weekend was good. I don't remember what happened on friday except that I broke open my mom's kahlua (with her permission). But Saturday, or late friday, Robert came home. Saturday afternoon I went to Chipotle for lunch with some friends, and actually ate my entire burrito for once. Then after working a little on english we went to Coldstone. Later that night my family went to Shogans for dinner. It was really cool, not to mention good food. The chef did his nifty cooking stuff on the stove thingy where we were seated. I enjoyed the flaming onion volcano. I was stuffed by the end of the night. Sunday I had a hockey game, which we won 3-0. Then I worked on my english project some more than night. Robert left. And I was soo tired I managed to fall asleep at 9:30. It was a busy, but fun weekend.

Lately...

Sunny and clear = chilly and cold

School/Hockey Update

The joy of school... This semester has started up. I only have 2 classes that actually require a decent chunk of time, but it feels like so much. My music appreciaiton classes are simple. I just take notes (when necessary) and listen to music. It english and anatomy that are killer. English is like 2 classes in one. There is the lecture part where we have quizes and in class writings and a paper due ever 4 weeks. Then in the tutorial we have separate work that we have to do, and separate reading. All the tutorial stuff is geared toward the big research paper that's a third of our grade. Then I have anatomy. I haven't been stressed or anything with the class so far, however after starting the skeletal system I now see the toughness of this course. Today alone we probably got 40-50 terms on the skull alone that we are expected to know by thursday. I'd like to think that I will study more for anatomy... but hmm, probably not. And that is my semester so far.

Now to handle all this stress, which varies from week to week, I have hockey. woohoo! This season is going well. We're 4-1. Our one loss being to the Warriors (green team) who have stacked their roster quite a bit this season. New this season, all the teams have names. Ooooo. We're the gladiators. Now that Robert has a job and is gone my fan section has shrunk down to 1 person. I got my first 2 goals of the season during sunday's game. Boy did it feel good. We won our game 5-1. My second goal, I think, was one of my best. I had two defenders in front of me, so I used one as a screen and shot between his legs. I went high stick side and hit the corner of the post and scored. It was really cool. Part of the reason this season is so much is fun is that this is our 2nd season together with the same roster. However a lot of us have been on the same team for a few seasons now, so we all know each other fairly well. It makes for great locker room conversations, for lack of a better word. Fun times... on and off the ice.

Late Addition- I am not sure how it happens, but somehow I was able to spill chocolate on my shirt today and then it melted. You know, Valentines Day = Chocolate (at least for me, probably cause I'm single) But back to my point, how the hell did I spill solid chocolate on myself today. If it were chocolate sauce or something liquidy that'd be more understanding. But no, a ghirardelli square!

Cathedrals

In my music appreciation class tonight we talked a lot about religion and music. Then we talked about cathedrals (and music), and how when they are built, they're never completely finished. We went from Notre Dame to our national cathedral. Did you know that on the Washington National Cathedral there is a Darth Vader gargoyle? I thought that was kinda cool.

The Opera?

I have anatomy at 8 in the morning, but I am not tired. So I am going to write stuff. I went to an 'opera' on Saturday night (at csub). It was called "The Festival of La Paloma." I was kinda excited since it was a first for me, and because it was highly recommended. IT WAS H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E. It had to be the worst thing ever. The songs were mixed, being sung in both spanish and english. Words were even exchanged in single lines... And I could barely hear anything being sung. And it was lame. The storyline sucked. Yes, I know it was cal state performing it, however if these people are theatre majors the least they good do is be almost good. And besides, they only do a big performance like this every 3 years, you'd think it would be good. I would have left at intermission had my mom not paid for my ticket. Good thing there was only 30 minutes (tops) after intermission. I don't deem it worthy of being called an opera. As a result, I now want to see a professional opera. Yep, I really do. I'm gonna find a good one to go to in LA sometime. One that is only sung in another language, not some english version of an opera. Ok... bed time.

It's been a While

Hmm... a lot has happened since I went to Hawaii. New Years was a blast. Mammoth was great and I could write an entire post on it, but I wont. Well, maybe just a little. It snowed 7 feet!!! in one day while I was there. 7 freaking feet!! Then the next day they were blasting for avalanches, and much of the mountain was closed. It was also snowing. I got stuck too. It was crazy. I was off the trail in powder (of course) and I briefly stopped to look behind me, and next thing I knew I was 3 feet deep. I tried to wiggle out, but it was unsuccessful. By this time I was much deeper. I had to unbuckle my feet from the bindings and litterally climb out to the trail. I was a good 25 feet from it too. So, if you can picture this, I gripped my bindings, put my board 2-3 feet in front of myself, and pulled. Yep, I did that to get out.
And I couldn't stand because that resulted in me sinking deeper. I was on my knees for the majority of the time, occasionally laying out so I wouldnt sink. It probably took around 20-30 minutes to get out. And it took all of my energy. It was the hardest thing I did all day. When I got to the groomed part, I just sat there and caught my breath. This last picture is looking out over Lake Crowley on the last day.


School started again. Hopefully this is my last semester at BC and I can move on to a better university. I am taking anatomy, critical thinking/writing, and two music appreciation classes. This entire semester is geared towards Berkeley. I am also playing hockey again this season, so everybody gets to hear about games again.