It's another day and frankly I'm still bored. That being the case, how about a little stream of consciousness blogging. I haven't done this in a while. Heck I've only done it once before. But then again, I haven't done much blogging lately anyway. So I might as well babble some... It takes up the time.
I should have thrown in some games or something. I have a couple big tote boxes full of board games that were in the back of my car a week ago... scratch that. They were in the back of my car up until a week ago. They had been there for a few weeks. I'm pretty lazy and had just left them there since, well, Thanksgiving.
Heck of a way to take care of my things, huh? This is why I can't have nice things. It's probably also the same reason I shouldn't have bought a house. My yard looks like crap. It's tiny, but I am horrible at taking care of it. The lawn need mowing, there are leaves everywhere. It generally looks like crap. I should talk to the neighbor kid and get him to mow it again. He's done it some in the past, but as weather has been wet he hasn't been doing it the last few.
I get so sick of the rain some times. It's been so gloomy in Eugene lately. I don't think we've had but a day or two of dry weather in the last 2 months. Sunshine comes in 1 or 2 hour blocks if your lucky. I don't think I've actually seen the sun in a week. Damn clouds. I feel like I'm growing mold.
I'd like to be out doing something. I know I did the same last year. If you were to go back and check the archive I know last January I was whining about being caught in the house then as well. I get cabin fever something horrible every year. I'd like to go hiking to tell you the truth.
I nearly grabbed the pack and headed out a couple of weeks ago. It was raining but I know a shelter that is in good shape, and would be more than dry enough to keep me happy. I was on the verge of going for it when I realized that by sleeping bag isn't rated that low. I'm pretty sure I'd have frozen to death. I can handle a little cold, but I know I've gotten cold in that bag in late August. I guess I could just buy a winter bag.
What's worse, if I buy a new winter bag I'll have got get another ground pad too. I'm using a short length Thermarest trail lite pad at the moment. With nothing under my legs, I don't know that I'd ever be comfortable in the winter. A thicker pad might be nicer too. My father is working with one of the inflatable pads at the moment that is pretty sweet.
Oh and since I'm spending the cash I suppose I'll need a 4 season tent too. My newest tent is pretty nice, but it is only a three season. Again, if I was under the shelter I wouldn't have to worry about snow load... But why let that stop me. I need something I can sit up in properly anyway.
On a totally unrelated subject, I think I should write a book. I have a few ideas bouncing around the back of my head. Nothing with any substance, but they are indeed there. The problem is, anything I ever write sounds way better in my head than it does on the page. 1:00 in the morning, lying in bed, half awake, the material I compose always sounds bad ass. When it's on the page, no, not so much... Maybe I'll make it a cook book...
Enough already.
More to come later I'm sure.
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