Happy Cows having a Happy Breakfast

Clayton, CA

As the sun rose over the Clayton hills, this herd joined for breakfast.

that white fluffy stuff

Many people have heard me complain about my dear desire to be in a snow environment. I miss the crisp air and the sledding and the way a fresh snow quiets the birds and cleans out the air. I love how gently it falls and how it coats everything in a wintry wonderland. I love how you can get creative in snow just like a 4 year-old and his side kick tiger. However, I wasn't exactly sure what it was about snow that I truly miss the most, until tonight.

I ate too much sugar last night and then stayed up watching Little Miss Sunshine into the wee hours, so I ended up sleeping most of the day and not doing a whole lot of anything. On days like today - I tend to drink a lot of water and watch TV on my computer. As that water processes - I become over hydrated.

Tonight as I was emptying my bladder it occurred to me what I miss most about the snow. No matter how hard I tried tonight to write my name in the bowl with my stream - there just wasn't any lasting effects. But when you are in the snow (as long as you were taught cursive in school) you can spell a lot of different things. You can draw a heart and write cursive initials. You can bad mouth the president of the United States. You can even stream out your list of favorite beverages. All of this can be done with a full bladder and a fresh powder of snow. And I have decided that that is what I miss most about the snow. I miss being able to express myself in white and yellow.

New Couch

Antioch, CA

Well...new to me anyway. My dad gave me his old white couch so now we have more seating in our apt. Now if only we had an X-box...

Chocolate

Antioch, CA

Tonight is the Temple Hill Tech Thank You Dinner/Potluck. I made Tater Tot Casserole and chocolate chip cheesecake. This is the glaze that goes on top of the cheesecake.

(BTC)

Home Depot Whore

San Jose, CA

That's right - for just $19 an hour you too can get the Home Depot Whore. This old girl has given more men rides that anyone else. She'll let you ride her and drop off a load as long as you can pay her the $19 an hour. And she don't discriminate either*: young guys, old guys, and even guys that are riding something else that just can't handle their load. This is one equal opportunity whore. She'll even let a team of guys ride her, as long as they pay for $19 an hour.

*No fat guys - 3000 pound limit

Winking Sea Lion

Lodi, CA

For my birthday I thought it would be fun to go to the Zoo. I preferred to go to one without animals on the attack, so I went to the Micke Grove Zoo in Lodi.

As you can see from the beyond the cut pictures, This guy was nice enough to turn his head and wink at me. How could any other picture be PAD except a winking Sea Lion.

BTW - Post #200

(BTC)

Resolutions

It's that time of the year again. It's time to make resolutions. My resolutions for this past year were the three basic (eat right, exercise, and read more) and then the two additional ones (graduate and get a job). I managed to do all of those but the exercise one. (Though, I recently found out that I'm back down to 190. Who would have thought that a seditary lifestyle would help me lose weight!!)

The year before was to write to my grandmother more, which thankfully I did because she passed away before 2006 was over.

This year I'm trying to figure out what my goals should be. I will of course add the obvious three but I'm trying to figure out who I want to be by Jan 1 2009. This is a hard process. I have no expectations for this year. I don't know if I'm staying where I'm living or if I'm going to become a gypsy and move around some more. I don't know if the job will work out and I'll have reasons to stick around. I don't know if I will find a girl that likes me for me and I like her for her and we can get married. I just don't know what the year holds, so I'm not sure what goals to set. I think I can go as far to say that I don't know my level of devotion to 2008. I was semi dedicated to my goals in 2007. I was very strongly dedicated to my goals in 2006. But what to do with 2008 - I'm just not sure. Am I dedicated to 2008 enough to have lofty goals (become a better Mormon, get rock hard abs, or cure cancer) or do I need more simplified goals (eat salad three times a week, read A book, or post a photo a day for all of 2008)? I'm just not sure.

So for now I will just be sure to commit to 2 goals:

Eat right
Exercise more

Maybe as the year progresses I'll be able to tell you more.