The "It's Been a While" Post
I'll try to recap the summer.
August:I
had my first ace in disc golf. It was during a tournament and the director was
photographing me at the time.It was a
272 foot long Par 4. The shot looked long and left until it banked right in. The
photos are of me throwing the ace and then retrieving the disc, a Z-Wildcat for
anyone who knows disc types.
There were BBQs and my birthday, which
involved losing the Heather in a Go-Kart race. A slower woman on the track got
nervous, swerved right in front of my as I tried to pass her. I plowed into the
guard rail and Heather took the lead for good. Next time I will have my
revenge!September:The
big event for September was Kelly and Jared's wedding. The only issue was that I
was just getting over a cold and I starting coughing and sneezing during the
ceremony. I was able to keep my dry throat nicely moisturized in beer the rest
of the night.
Heather and I also went the Common
Ground Fair for the first time in several years. There's a photo of me with a
killer beast that I took with my phone. The weather was supposed to be bad but
it actually held off and we had a great time. I got a beautiful handmade wooden
cutting board and Heather bought some jewelry or something. The food is all
organic which led to the logic that it's okay to jam your face with fried food
since it's
organic.October:Heather
and I hosted a final BBQ and had a fair number of people over. We ended the
night around the firepit, which we also used when we camped in the backyard
earlier. I forgot to get the camera out, so you'll just have to imagine it. For
the record, the vegetarian made some damn good burgers for
everyone!Mom, Pat and his girlfriend
Mary visited (was that actually in September?) Anyway, they hit terrible traffic
all weekend and the weather was iffy but it was still nice to see (and meet)
everyone.At the end of the month,
Heather and I hit the road for Vermont to visit Rick and Kristin in their
awesome new house. Other than almost driving off of their road on a very sharp
turn while looking for house numbers in the dark, it was a great trip. They have
amazing closet space and a wonderful view of the woods. They also have a library
but not a butler.In a related note to
that trip, I finally gave in and purchased a new computer. My old one just
wasn't keeping up and with the increased time I spend working from home and
doing freelance work, I needed something new. Besides the speed issue, the old
monitor had just died and one of the hard drives is crapping out. In Vermont,
there's an Apple reseller who had refurbished laptops in stock. The price was
great, especially for Apple, so I got one. I've been spending a lot of time
setting up and transferring a ton of files and such. I've also got a proper
backup system in place, since I almost lost data with the drive
dying.November:Finally,
the 12th Annual Brewer's Festival was Nov. 4th. Kelly and I (along with a a huge
crowd of other drinkers) attended for the 7th straight year. I again didn't have
my camera but did get some photos with my phone. It was a great time and having
a large group was great. How we all managed to stay fairly close most of the
night, I don't know. When I get a hold of more of the photos taken that night
(with real cameras), I'll post them up here. Not surprisingly, they're a lot
like all of the other photos ever taken at the
event.Upcoming:Besides
various holiday plans, Heather and I are getting married. It's on New Years and
then we're off to Arizona and San Francisco for a couple of weeks. Then,
hopefully in July or so, we're off to Alaska for two more
weeks.With the new computer, I'm
finally able to make these posts from home and not work. I'm also able to more
easily get my photos organized and therefore make these posts. I hope to be
better about posting here on a regular basis. I feel there's so much in the past
few months that I've left out and since this is as much a journal for me to
refer back to as it is a way to keep people who I don't see often updated on
what's going on, I'm kind of
disappointed.So, if anyone reading
this wants to email me with a reminder of something I've left out, I'd really
appreciate it.
Posted: Sun - November 12, 2006 at 12:23 PM
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Published On: Nov 13, 2006 08:47 PM
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