Are journeys of learning....

Really. Today I went out walking after I got home from church, and I learned a bunch of stuff...like, every fifth bush you pass taller than 5 feet and wider than 3 feet, a jackrabbit will pop out and run off. I also learned that rock walls are so much fun to climb, despite the scrapes they leave on your hands. Another thing I realized is that I should never, ever pick up a cactus, no matter how interesting or dead or un-spiky it looks. Yeah, I'm serious.

My favorite thing, though, is that I learned that when you come to a trench in the ground caused by natural water erosion that is almost five feet wide and easily that deep, it's not a good idea to try to jump it.

Why? Because I'll succeed and boost my ego, of course!

I learn things the hard way.

My life has been pretty quiet since my last journal. Finally finished the Lord of the Rings trilogy (Tolkein is my hero for being able to write all that), played Star Wars: KotOR three times (Light Side Scoundrel/Sentinel female, Dark Side Soldier/Guardian female, Light Side Scout/Consular male) in about two weeks, experimented with clay (and burned it...and my fingers), and found the second season of Stargate: Atlantis on DVD without it having a $50 price tag on it ($15 - thank you, Wal-Mart!).

Despite the quiet, though, I'm still exhausting myself with exercise and work and family issues. Beats me why I went out for a five-or-so-mile walk plus interesting desert obstacles when I'm this tired.

But you know what makes me happy? Now, I get a week off for Thanksgiving. Thank you, stupid American school system, for giving too much time off. Thank you, America, for making such a big deal about a pointlessly commercialized holiday. Thank you, me, for living in America.

Maybe now I can catch up with my writing or do something, you know, important!


"Speak softly and carry a big stick." ~ Teddy Roosevelt

Ladies and gentlemen, those are the words of a genius.





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