Archive for August, 2007

• Cool Runnings

  Date: 2007.08.27 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  On Friday we were to compete in a soap box derby race that was to be held sans hill… it was to be part of sports day. So, we put together a car that we thought would win and put it against the rest of the challengers. We did fairly well until about halfway through the race when the car veered off the track and the rear wheel mount broke. We couldn’t fix it and win (it was only a 400m race) so we decided to finish the race the only way we could. We decided to carry the car to the finish line. It was fun and we had alot of people watching us carry the car in. Its a shame we didn’t remember to yell out “Cool Runnings!” as we approached the finish line. Somebody started a slow clap and the whole thing ended up turning out quite funny in the end. Below is a before and after photo.

  

  

• “If only your IQ was twenty points lower”

  Date: 2007.08.17 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  So, I’ve been freaking out lately because I tend to overanalyze and stress out about almost everything. It has gotten to the point when I begin a conversation with someone I feel that I’m being yelled at even if we are just conversing normally. The anxiety is driving me mad. So, I went to a doc and talked about my situation. I told her what I had done in the past with other problems I’ve had and she asked about my lifestyle. It turns out I was doing everything right. She had no suggestions to give me. At that point, she threw out the one liner “if only your IQ was twenty points lower, you probably wouldn’t have this problem.” When things are awry, I tend to look at the situation from every angle and ask myself if one of my bad traits is causing it or if I’m letting behavior win or emotions win. In essense, she said that I’m smart enough to drive myself insane.

  So, she gave me some homework (a book to read) and I’m going to try and destress myself. I tend to get stressed about getting rid of stress so this should be a fun exercise. All of my anxiety appears to be stress related so hopefully this constant anxious feeling can go away soon. I sure hope it goes away soon or I might drive myself insane as she predicted.

• It made me laugh…

  Date: 2007.08.16 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  

• White river

  Date: 2007.08.15 | Category: Life as we know it | Response: 0

  Last weekend we spent a few days camping.

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  We weren’t exactly roughing it as we had almost everything a person might need… well, save for the things that we forgot. Luckily, we were only 10 miles down the road from a tourist trap town and 50 miles down the road from a decent sized town. Next time I’m sure that we won’t forget as much as we did this time. We learned a few lessons (don’t buy firewood from the locals) and learned that you can take wood that you find as long as its less than 10in in diameter. So… next time we need to bring an axe… I took a few photos while we were out there along with a few videos. I’ll try to get the vids later.

  As you can tell from the photos, we both had fun.

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• A close match?

  Date: 2007.08.13 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  
  

• Kicking it in the Cornfields

  Date: 2007.08.01 | Category: I was too lazy to organize these | Response: 0

  I’ve been back home for the past couple of days hanging out with my family. The girlfriend has been with me and for the most part we’ve been having fun. I had to deal with reality for the first time when I took my dad to his chemo and radiation treatments. I’ve been out of the loop for a while and it makes a convenient way to avoid what is going on. I’ve dealt with it now but its still not a cool thing. I’m glad that he’s only got until Monday and he is done with all of the bad stuff. Hopefully they’ll get it all on the first shot and he won’t have to go back for a second round.

  We haven’t really done anything of note but it is Knoxville and there is only so much to do. I haven’t taken any photos because I left my camera behind and its sitting on my desk at home. I’ll be back to my normal routine on Monday so until then I’ll enjoy my time here and I’m going to eat as much food as I can… I love vacation