24 hours later...

Sunday 3am:
1 hour later (4am) - we left for Bend, OR.
4 hours later ( 7am)- arrived at Bottom of South Sister, Devils Lake Trailhead.
6 hours later (9am) - we climbed thru the treelines.
9 1/2 hours later (1:30pm) - we pull ourselves up thru the snow field and made it to the "pointy gray rock". Only to realized that we're just half way up.
11 hours later (3pm) - I made it to the summit. The real one.
12 hours later (4pm) - Simon made it to the top.
13 hours later (5pm) - we started our descend.
17 hours later (9pm) - made it back to our car.
23 hours later (2am) - home. body aches, skin burns, knee hurts, leg sore. One mighty mountain down.
24 hours later (3am) - rest... forever.

Brought a cuban cigar to celebrate at the top. Sadly, the air was too thin for matches to burn... next time i'll pack fireworks.

Summer = Garage sale?

Garage sale is a wonderful creation. I love going to them. You never know what you're going to find just around the table, or tray, or box. Anyways, you get some junk that you don't need for a really cheap price. Probably end up never using it, but boy did it feel like you got a bargain. It's like stealing candy from some old couple or something. However, it's a whole different ball game when you're on the other side of the table... or tray, or box.

Our family (my parents) had this wonderful idea of hosting a garage sale. Which is logical concerning how much junk we had piled up in the last 10 years in this house. But boy, it is a pain. First you organized all the junk you have, then you stocked it, then you have to sit outside for a day to sell it. Good thing i'm on my summer vacation, 'cause it sure was quite some work. Nonetheless, it was still a good experience, and i did benefited from it... i guess. let's see here:

- got rid of "junk" to the square root of 55. (even tho half the stuff we sold were junk we brought from other garage sales, recycle i guess. Now it's your junk sucker!)
- got a tan outside for 18 hours. it was more like 5, but 18 sounds badder. I'm working on my farmers tanline. sexy~
- made $59.25 Not bad. Only had to sell like 1.2 million items. seriously, our prices were dirt cheap. we have a 5 cent box! and our most expensive stuff was a TV for $15. most of our stuff were a quarter. One of the lady comment that we must be new at this 'cause our stuff were crazy cheap. Oh well, it's just junk in our eyes.
- re-read "the catcher in the rye" half way done w/ the book today. i'd have to say that's pretty good for someone like me.
- found an opossum nesting in our backyard shed. it's quite cute, we caught it and decided to put it in a box. As soon as it got in the box it pooped everywhere 'cause it was too nervous. silly possum, got the shit scared out of him. Should'da taken a picture, but i left for the night and it was already let free when i got back... sad, maybe next time.

tomorrow is our second day of garage sale. it means i'll have to wake up early, first time this week. probably around 8ish... not looking forward to it. however, i get to sneak away at 1-ish for keith marshall's wedding. he's getting a mrs. marshall tomorrow. cool. congraz.

Need for Purpose.

"If you're not living on the edge... you're taking up too much space."
I feel the need to do something drastic.

There are a few drawbacks when one loses his wallet.
1. you lost your wallet.
2. you are now piss poor. with luck.
3. doom is near for you.
4. and the worst... no more food stamp for you!

Which sucks, 'cause i lost my wallet this weekend. I think i lost it sometime between the softball game and lobster eating contest... Damn those lobsters.

However, there are some benefits if you look at the bright side.
1. you get updated pictures on all your id's
2. i predict a new wallet in my coming future.

Went down to the food stamp place today and luckly got a new card issued. yay! to celebrate i stopped by safeway afterwards and picked me up some steak and king crabs. Mmmm...! to my defense, the king crab was on crazy sale. I got a pound of king crab legs for $5.69! it was regularly priced at $19.99. that's crazy, who would buy it at that price... silly safeway.

In april 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and awalked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinly. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a mosse hunter...

Some people think he's stupid, selfish, naive. Just graduated from college, had his whole life in front of him, and threw it all away. But did he? The sad truth is this, most of us will grew old not ever fulfilling our inner desire. Yes, we would be well off, rich perhaps, comfortable and happy. But our adventure, our passion, will be lost. Considered this man blessed. For he accomplished so much more than many of us will in the course of our life time, even if it did cost his life. Silly Chris...

"I'd like to repeat the advice I gave you before, in that I think you really should make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damagining to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."
- Chris McCandless, Into the Wild. 5 months before his death.

Post number 50!

Yeah. I'd tap that.

We’ve made it team! with all your love and support we've made it to post #50, together. yay! let's have a beer.

It is thirsty thursday. The last thirsty thursday for this one here. Hmm... at times like this it is only suitable for some words or closure. departure. So...here it goes.

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.

Joel met Clementine.
Joel liked Clementine very much.
Joel went out w/ Clementine.
They had fun, love, passion.
fun, love, passion turned into boredom, bitterness, and anger.
Clementine erased her memories of Joel.
Joel got angry and erase his memories of Clementine as well.
Toward the last process of erasing Joel's memory of Clementine he realizes how much fun they had in the beginning, and how much they loved one another. They rediscovered their passion. But the more they rediscover that passion, the more of it is being erased. They regret erasing their memory of each other.
At the very last of the process, where Joel and Clementine first met each other, after this Joel and Clementine are no more:

Clementine: This is it Joel. It’s going to be gone soon.
Joel: I know.
Clementine: What do we do?

What do we do? What do we do at times like these? How do we put into words and actions the emotions that are zipping through inside? It’s hard to comprehend, hard to describe this feeling. So, what do we do?

Joel: Enjoy it.

School will be done and over with in seven days. Forever.

For all those out there who are in the same shoes.

Seven days. Enjoy it.

To: BoRam, hope you had a happy birthday kid. Not too embrassing i hope. I think i'll take you're advise and get my ass kicked by love. i'll let you know how it goes.

Deal of the day: I brought this random CD at the OSU bookstore for a buck fifty! It was in the 90% off section. Leona Naess. I like it.

Global Day of Prayer!

Today is the Global Day of Prayer! yes. yes, it is. yay for this glorious day. join with us today as 220 million christians from 156 nations join in together in prayer and intimacy with the Lord. For today, i dont' care who you are, what you believe, or how independant you think you might be, for today, take some time out for sabbath. For reflection, for intimacy, for yourself. Give this day, this one day, to the Lord. My friends, i'll be praying for all of you today, and may God bless you w/ all His blessings he had in store for you.


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