Going Home

Don't get me wrong, I want to go home, but now I really just want to leave this. I wasn't lying in my previous, but there are just some things that suck here.

We got our first snow over the weekend. The day after there was more ice than snow. All of this kind of signifies the end of my outdoor cycling time, which has been my main release. So really, my main outlet is blocked. I feel kind of trapped.

With my skateboard up here now, I have been into that a little more now, although I incurred a nice-sized abrasion on my left knee. Still, I think I will throw caution to the wind and work on my skating more.

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So the first half of this post was sitting on Blogger as a draft for a couple days and there has been some change since.

I have crystallized my plan to get home; in the form of a ride from my good friend Caolan (thanks again, buddy). So it looks like I'll be heading back to the desert starting around 3 or 4 pm. I'll be back late (or early).


(Me with a really old camera at a really old place I went to a few days ago)

So I am getting to a point where I'm not so excited about leaving, but I am just as excited about getting back to the desert (Katy says it's boring). I am going to miss my NAU people a bunch, but I will have to deal with that in my own time. Now that Chelsey is talking to me again I cannot think of anyone here that I don't like.

I am going to especially miss Olivia and my SSN guys, though. Olivia got me the complete first season of the Flight of the Conchords on DVD (if you do not know who I am talking about, search them on Youtube). So I am super stoked about watching all the episodes. And thank you again Olivia, the Flight of the Conchords are... amazing! Now I have to get my gift together for her... which might be a bit difficult.



As far as school goes, I am on the last leg of completing my English paper, I have to get a C or better on my CIS exam (which is a chapter test and I have never scored under 90% on all my previous exams), 90% or better on my math test (something I can do if I don't make any of my stupid mistakes), and at least a D or better on my management final (of which the questions are directly from our quizzes), so everything looks good.

Goin' Easy

So things are better for me now. Much better than last post. I am looking forward to the coming days and weeks, being school and then not. I trimmed my unruly (but second place for most beautiful) beard within the first five minutes of December and I kinda like the look. I am going to roll with it for a bit and see what it looks like in a couple weeks. But, yeah, life is generally good and the beard is definitely good.

coming home

Today I am heading back to the desert for the first time since I left. It will be interesting to see how everything there has changed and how I have changed in comparison to everyone I know in the desert. I get to see my mom and my sister for the first time I left and of course my dad, even though I saw him last week.

Mainly I am excited about seeing Michael Webb. I having been praying and praying for his recovery and I just hope to God that he answered my prayers.

Everything else is just a bonus. I get to see Chandler and Cody for sure, but maybe even more people, depending if our paths cross or not.

Birthday Synopsis

This weekend I celebrated my 19th birthday, for the first time away from home. Luckily, a big part of home came to me: my dad. He is off for November, so he decided to come up and see me on my birthday. He also came up because he has never been to NAU before.

Friday I gave my dad the campus tour (a tour that ends all other tours). Along with that, it was a good time to catch up with my old man. I then took my dad to one of my favorite restaurants in Flag, Buffalo Wild Wings. All very good for catching up, again. Moving to the more practical, we went to Walmart to get some stuff. Now I have plenty on fluids (Dr. Pepper, Mt. Dew, and Red Bull) to last me until Thanksgiving. We also went to Barnes and Noble and I got two (sweet!) Bicycling magazines (Nov and Dec). I tired him out over the course of the day, so I said goodnight (day) to him around 6 pm.

For no apparent reason and almost instantaneously, James and I declared movie night and we took over the movie room to watch "Pitch Black," which was awesome because it is sci-fi and Vin Diesel. Following the movie, we traveled to the carnival night where various games and food items were offered at no cost. My friend, Olivia, won an iPod nano. Pretty sweet. That night lasted until 4:45 am (my birthday).

The next morning (my birthday) I woke up around 7:45 because of my roommate getting up early to do some band stuff. On little sleep I started my birthday day. I treated (subjected) my dad to the doob food and then we wandered around Flagstaff with little direction. Flagstaff is conducive to that sort of thing.

We got ready for my dad heading back home around 6, me giving him stuff that I wanted to go back to Palm Desert. We said our goodbyes and he dropped Olivia and I at Oreganos, where my birthday dinner was going down.

Nick and Denver got a good group of IV people and we had a great time. I left my number for the waitress as the "B-day boy." I haven't gotten a call, yet.

We headed back to Denver's apartment were we watched "Transformers" and ate ice cream cake.

Winding down, I watched "The Cronicles of Riddick" with Tyler and Jake before dropping into bed. I slept until what Chelsea claims to be around noon. It could be true. I did very little on Sunday, except talk to Eric. I love Eric. I also talked to Sasha for the first time since what may be when I went to college. Always a good thing.

I am writing this post as I chat with Chandler and think about the upcoming week. I've got little to do and I am thinking about my upcoming journey back home this Friday. I am excited about seeing Michael Webb and Chandler, among others, but especially those two. Time is flying by and I am just trying to pick up the pieces.

For Michael

I received word today that my good friend Michael Webb was in a plane crash yesterday. Michael was in the process of getting his pilot's license. More information at the Desert Sun blog.

I just ask that everyone who knows Michael (or not) to pray for his recovery and for his family as they cope with the accident.

Building on Shifting Sand

The blog is growing with blog posts each week, and the sidebar is following suit.

As of this post, I have added the third link to the sidebar, to Webb's blog, naturally. I am a fan of Webb's blog. It is a bit sporadic, but that is compared to my blogging pedigree. It is a good read, especially if you know Webb or someone of his type (or mine, for that matter).

Back to this blog, Making Headway. I like the way it has come together thus far, but there is something larger on the horizon, that if it comes into existence, would radically alter Making Headway from what it is now.

Because of the far-away-seeming nature of this new thing, I cannot divulge much detail at this time. I can tell you that it will be worth your time if it comes to fruition. It will shadow the awesomeness of Making Headway, but in a good way. I guess this is all a forewarning for something that if it never sees the light of day, no one would ever miss. I hope, though, that this will come to meet the world, someday soon, but not too soon.

Stay tuned. Making Headway will stay for the time being and you will know when it has no longer become viable... if that ever happens.