sweet

Some things are really sweet. Chocolate, music, good friends, and heavily sugared coffee are a few worth mentioning. It seems that as days sweep over, I either knowingly or subconsciously have begun to collect these fixations in some spurt of neurological function. Its like zoning in and out of a lecture and waking up just in time to catch the most important part. Of course there too will always be inconsistencies we wish to forget. I am not saying I wish to be rid of those altogether, just perhaps that they would ache less. One can argue they add more flavor to who we are. So I guess that there's anomal(not sure if thats a real word) value to the negatives we collect. They carry lessons. I find more though, that its those sweet bits that keep me going presently. Don't just let them pass up, thoroughly take note of them. You are gonna want to smile about about them later, less they go sour. Anyway I am not really sure what I am going with this, thanks for reading if you did. Well, you obviously did if you got this far. Right?

sailing trip... take two

Awww summer, what greatness you behold. Every summer has its completely ridiculous adventures and moments. Its a time to completely lose yourself, or find yourself. It depends I guess. I decided a long time ago I would try to do something different every summer, no matter how incredible or terrible a previous one may have been. So of course being in Florida would be out of the question...

This summer I have made some general arrangements for myself. Its important not to get too particular with plans because like waves, they change. Through a crew-finder website, I was able to get picked up by a captain and his 36t sailboat called Shibumi. I know this sounds familiar....I tried to do something like this last summer in the Sly Dog but it ended in disaster. Second time's the charm eh? Definitely an interesting name for a boat though, Shibumi, kinda fun to say too. If all goes well we will be sailin from Texas area, through the Panama canal, and up the Pacific coast of Central America to Mexico...hopefully. From there, there being wherever I get dropped off, I have to find my way solo up California. I actually really look forward to this hike in the trip, being international is such a curious place to be. When I get to the great Californias, I will begin my pre-arranged job as a sailing instructor on Catalina Island. My actual title will be specialist and which sounds way sweeter, so maybe I'll just go by that description instead for now on. Ill be there until about mid-August. Funny that sailing seems to be the theme this year.

I think the people is what I look forward to most. I love people, especially ones I havn't met yet from other cultures. I think that making a story for oneself, first involves hearing the stories of others.