long weekend! what to do, what to do! study? party? stay in? MAN, I don’t want to do ANYTHING!!! >=O people are going to vegas, people are going skiing.. and frankly, I just want to stay home and veg. I have to clean the apartment too.. it’s my turn. =P
did I tell you i love my apartment? I love my apartment. My roommates are awesome, our place is really clean and comfortable, I’m finally making it more homely for meself (put up my travis poster and put my books on my bookshelf. whoohoo!), and everyone here loves candles. I am furiously taking notes on how to decorate my future places of residence. (candles, check… cute heart shaped lights, check…christmas lights, check… wow, these are all lights! goodness, lighting makes a difference!)
so I hung out with one of my working-world friends last night. he’s at a major crossroads in terms of what he wants to do next with his career. it’s the first time in his life he’s ever straight out not know what he wants to do next with his life, and he’s kind of freaked out. to be honest, it freaks me out. I have the urge to tell him, “HEY! it’s MY job to be confused about my life, dammit!”
hahaha, i’m kidding. but I honestly feel for him. It’s never a fun position to be in when you have to turn your sights to a new goal, when you’re forced back into rethinking your goals and into seeking something new, something inspirational enough to drive you forward. I personally think my friend will be fine: he’s very smart, very talented, a quick study, and people like him. whatever he does, he’ll succeed. the question is.. which thing will he do?
other updates: I’ve been a’running (though not tonight cuz I was hanging out with my friend), and i went to wooden on monday to attempt to shimmy up the rock wall. only for me, it’s never “shimmy up.” It’s more along the lines of “flailing up.” I mean.. honestly, I know i’m not the best climber, but I was never so blatently BAD in any other time I’ve gone indoor climbing! granted, I took on some trickier routes that required a lot more use of the natural contours of the rock (which means a LOT more trusting of your shoes and your belayer… and not just prancing about hand- and foot-holds and whatnot) and hence spent a LOT more time just kinda hanging and trying to figure out how i’d get to the next hold. oh good gracious, my arms were SOOOOO SOOOOORE for days after. *oof* but freaking A… I can do 5.8 climbs at planet granite, and I sure as heck do 5.6’s at wooden. the staffer there (tony) said that the courses were probably underrated since “we have some great climbers here,” which made me feel a bit better, but at the same time still made me mad enough to be pretty eager to hit the wall again. Grr, those people think they’re way better than they are! WRAWR!!
if anyone wants to climb with me, lmk. a quarterly pass for the wall is only $15!! you just go three times all quarter, and it pays for itself! what a steal of a deal!!!
anyway, because today is the 18th of january, it is crispy’s birthday. he is 22 years of age. say happy birthday to him if ya have a chance.