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August 26, 2005
The Common Desk
Interesting ...August 25, 2005
Am I A Schizo?
Recently, I've noticed some odd behavior. This time it's not somebody else's, but unfortunately, it's mine. This odd behavior I'm speaking of is talking to myself. I don't know why, but apparently my inner-dialogue has escaped the prison of my mind and is on the lam. I'm just wondering if this is something to be concerned with? Should I loose my dogs and capture this missing prisoner?
I've asked myself (audibly, of course) why I've begun talking to myself and I guess it's because I spend so much time alone. This is not some call for attention or anything, it's just a fact. I drive to work alone, sit at my desk alone, drive home alone, excercise alone, ride my bike alone. I would say that 95% of my life I'm by myself. Is that normal? How much time do you spend by yourself?
I found this page on Schizophrenia and it says that signs are "talking to oneself or no one in particular." Another bad sign is that apparently it usually "develops in people between fifteen and thirty."
One piece of irony: growing up, my sisters and I would make fun of my mom for talking to herself. Maybe it's genetic.
August 16, 2005
Exploring Downtown
On Saturday, I awoke early and set out on my bike at a good pace. My primary goal was to time the ride to my office so I could begin commuting there regularly. My secondary goal was to spend at least a couple of hours in the saddle of my bike. I achieved both. It took about 25 minutes of riding at an average pace, not pushing real hard, but not taking it easy. Once I left my office, I explored downtown. In the 20 plus years I've lived in Salt Lake I've never really spent any time just poking around looking for interesting things. I ended up spending about two hours on bike just cruising around the city alleyways, poking into as many nooks and crannies as I could. I found a lot of really interesting things and decided I would come back later that day with my camera and take some photos.
So, after about three and a half hours (achieving my second goal), I returned home. Upon returning, I called my friend Nate and told him to come over and bring his gorgeous 400+ horsepower Toyota Supra.
As usual, both of our cars were shined up and looking good. So, we went to several of the places I had found and had a little photoshoot of our cars. Thus, I present to you my favorites from our small excursion downtown.
August 12, 2005
Stingers Game
August 10, 2005
The Narrows
Thursday morning after eating one half a bagel and a chai latte, Brian, Joel and I caught the 6:30 shuttle to the top of The Narrows, a privately owned area called Chamberlain's Ranch. Our companions on the hour and a half ride were three college students from North Carolina on a roadtrip before returning to school.
» My Narrows pictures on Flickr
» Here's a good description if you are interested in doing the Narrows
August 08, 2005
Candid Photo of Me Telling an Embarrassing Story
August 02, 2005
Better (Cover) Than The Original
Tristan Prettyman's cover of Britney Spears'
Check out her new album, it's prettygood.
August 02, 2005
Backpacking
In roughly 24 hours, I'll be heading down to hike The Narrows in Zion with my friend Brian. I'm really excited to get out of town. I've been so consumed with the usual summer goings-on that I haven't been able to do much outdoor, besides the usual two-five hour adventures in and around the canyons by Salt Lake. But that all changes this week as Brian and I will backpack about 16 miles in 24 hours time. Expect some average photos of some above-average scenery upon my return ...