What Was I Paying Attention To?

What were you saying? You got boring and I drifted off...

So, I guess I never realized just how bad, how short, my attention span is. Well, for those of you that don't know me, and even for those that do, I have ADD. (explains a lot, doesn't it?) Well, I won't get all clinical about it, particularly because I couldn't. Wouldn't know what to say. But to put it simply, ADD (attention-deficit disorder) is just something that affects the way the brain is wired, and in most cases, it makes it hard to concentrate on any one thing for very long. Or, in some cases, concentrating on something to the point of pretty much ignoring all other stimuli, e.g. hunger, thirst, other people, and life-threatening natural disasters.

Anyways, here I am, sitting at my computer, watching a movie. It seems that every 10-15 minutes, I need to walk away and DO something else. Now, since this is a movie that I haven't seen before, and it's just starting to bug me. I'm just glad no-one else is watching it with me, hell, if it's bugging me... Even right now, I'm doing it! I've been switching to and fro between this and a few other sites. GAH. Well, at least it can be coped with. Just gotta take everything gradually, alternate between tasks. And luckily, mine isn't a bad case... Well, not bad enough, that's for sure.

Well back to my movie...
Geeze. When did I write that? Movie's almost over...

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Gone Campin'

This weekend, I once again don the tan shirt of my youth, and go Camping with my old BoyScout Troop.

Now for those of you that have not experienced the wonders of camping, I cannot tell you how much you are missing out. You do not and will not understand the feeling of true camping unless you go out and do it. For one, before I go on, let me tell you something. RVing, it is not camping. It is very close, but they are not the same. Sitting in a climate-controlled shell with a TV and Flush toilet is not the same as hiking out, setting up a tent, and enjoying the scenery, the latter being infinitely better. That is one rant off my chest.

On to rambling about Camping. (inserting shameless plug) One thing I have done, in my many years in the Scouts, I have been to a wondrous place known as Philmont. Now, as I said above, you cannont truly appreciate something like this unless you have actually done it. Well, Philmont is a ranch in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (part of the Rockies) in New Mexico. First of all, when you first get there, Base Camp is at 6000 ft above sea level. Quite a jump from the 600 ft elevation we have near me.

We get outfitted with our gear, have a shakedown, and after a night a Base, you're on the trail. You hike anywhere from 60 to 100+ miles, typically over 10-12 days. Now you'll tell me, "Why the hell would I want to do that? Can I use my laptop there?" I can only tell you that you are wasting breath asking the latter, but the first is easly answered. This is something that will not only challenge you physically, but also mentally, emotionally. It is no mean feat, carrying eveything you use on your back for two weeks. But the things you will learn about yourself, and those around you will never leave you.

(The top of Mt. Baldy (elev. 12,441 ft.)

Now, you don't need to do something like that, to experience what camping has to offer. There are plenty of Wilderness areas, State forests, and National Parks out there, especially in this country, that you could literally stay at one a week, and not be done for decades. Ask your neighbors, contact your local DNR, borrow a tent, and get out there! Walk away from your computer and do it!

Happy camping.

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Whaaahooooo!!

So, here we are, three weeks later... And I finally got the Grade back. Mind you, there were about thirty of us, and we all had to present our papers. So I went on the school's site today, check all my classes' announcements, and then my grades.

And then I nearly fainted. I had gotten a perfect grade on it!!

A+, 100/100, perfecto, whatever. And who says it's hard to do well in Sociology? It was quite tough presenting, as I, 1) Suck at it, and 2) don't enjoy it. But you do what you gotta do.

In other news....
Been putting in a number of Application, here and there. A temp job for the holidays would suffice, really, but it's hard enough getting even that... Had an interview with UPS, looked kinda promising, and one or two have called saying "we aren't hiring anymore." which is frankly annoying. Neh... One must keep his hopes up.

Words cannot describe...