February 2006

Well, I decided that it doesn't matter how broke I get, my happiness is priceless... I have to go skiing... in 3 weeks to be exact... it has been 3 years since I have... and that is way way way way (etc.) too long... This time I am going with my friend Kelley Jones, my roommate Dmitri, and possibly Angie and my roommate Micah... Of course, knowing me, I have to do it right, so I went ahead and bought myself brand new K2 ski equipment... they are freestyle skis so I can have fun skiing backwards, doing tricks... etc... because of my chances of breaking a bone, I bought a helmet and goggles too... all I need now are boots... The ski package I bought comes with a case and bindings... and what looks to be a long underwear shirt that matches the skis, which is really nerdy, but so me...

UPDATE: Skiing was awesome! Here are some pictures:

There was a blizzard that brought fresh powder for us!

We also went to Chimney Rock:

Chimney Rock is near the largest waterfall east of the Mississippi river, this is a picture of the very top of it:

Labels: angie kapec, dmitri sokgobenzon, kelley jones, skiing, vacation

Well, yesterday I went on my first "date" in six years (they aren't "dates" when you are in a long term relationship)... Of course, despite my relationship skills I had when I was younger, I was scared... For one thing she was a Gator as recently as last April, and I have had a particular horrible experience with a Gator in the past... Of course, nobody probably agrees with me on that, but I don't care... Anyways, it went a lot better then I expected and I actually didn't scare her off and it looks like we are going to the movies this Saturday... We seem to have a ton in common... Some of the exciting things are that we're both allergic to shell fish and hate all other fish with a passion, we both have lived in Europe, etc... I don't know if anything is going to come out of this, but it is a definite morale booster getting voluntary attention from a female... Also, last weekend at a Chinese New Year party another female was all over me... he he... anyways, I am finally below 175, which had been my plateau for about a year... I hit 169.5 last night in fact... pretty sweet... During Christmas and Thanksgiving I had started to gain some weight back... I was back up to 189... so I've lost 20 lbs since New Years... I only eat out twice a week, I work out MUCH more often then I ever have, and when I eat at home I eat mainly fruits and veggies... Anyways, my whole point is that I'm finally feeling a lot better about myself, even if it doesn't work out, my perspective on things is definitely improving...

Labels: dating, diet, exercise, vacation