Whew, I think a brief recap of the last two months is in order:
- worked a youth retreat up in the mountains
- camping
- more driving
- more soccer
- more surfing
- more music
To put it into perspective, I think I have only one weekend left in the year where I do not have something planned. And next year is filling up fast.
Sure beats being bored.
Last weekend I went out for one last shot at surfing for the year. I had gone out the weekend before, and the camping was cold beyond belief. Not just sort of cold, but bitter and clammy. The kind where everything feels damp. On a brighter note, the surfing was pretty good. The sun was out, and the waves were pretty smooth. It was one of those days where its just good to be out on the water with a friend. That, and walking around in a wetsuit and with a surfboard you just look cool, which is really the important bit.
In contrast, this last weekend, the wind was horrendous. Being out on the water was just one huge mass of foam, white water, violent waves, and a mixture of sun and rain. It was awesome, but the surfing itself was horrendous. That, and a bunch of stuff was stolen out of one of the cars, so we decided to forgo camping and call it a day. What a great world we live in, sometimes.
Last regular season soccer match last night. I got into the city early to have dinner with some friends. As we were walking to the stadium, we ran into a friend that I met playing indoor soccer with, which always amazes me how that can happen in a large city. After the match I pulled on a Celtic FC jersey (they won today and have jumped to the top of the League!) and a few of us headed out to the usual Irish pub. We had hardly sat down, when a guy came over to take a look at my jersey. He was from England, and was with a couple of guys from Ireland, and he shared a deep love for Celtic FC. Soon we were shaking hands, singing songs, swapping stories.
And that’s the reason I love soccer.
Took a long weekend here to go out adventuring with a good friend out on the Olympic Peninsula. As we were throwing some random supplies together on Thursday morning, the power went out. Asking at the front office, they told us that powere was out all over the area and that they were evacuating hospitals and shopping centers. Her best guess is that it was the Zombie Apocalypse. I called around people I knew in the area (my car was running on fumes and I was hoping to find a gas station with power). Nobody answered. Zombies it was.
I am ruined.