Exercising, HARD.

I went skiing at Gore Mountain with my dad and cousin today, plus a couple of guys they work with at Boston Scientific. I had a blast. Amazingly, I was the only one in the group that didn't fall, but when presented with the prospects of going down Lies (a double-diamond), I chickened out, and that's the only place my dad and his friends fell. I would have done it, but they had all the snow machines blasting out fresh snow on it and you couldn't see where the hell you were going through it, plus it was foggy for most of the morning anyway. I went down a diamond run while they were making snow and it scared the crap out of me. All in all, I had a blast, and I can't wait to go back again. I have to go at least once more before school starts.

Speaking of school, only...17 or so days until classes start again. I realized today that I'm going to have to eat school food again, and that thought makes me sad. It's nice to eat on a schedule, but man, there's so much that I won't eat there anymore that it's hard to come up with a lunch or dinner sometimes.

I could NOT sleep last night. It was awful. I didn't fall asleep until almost three...and my dad woke me up at six...so I was pretty tired. I handled it like a man, but I'm pretty exhausted now. I need to get on a normal sleep pattern before Oswego gets at me. I can't start my first day of classes all sleepy.

I could really, really go for some pizza right now. The food at Gore was ridiculously overpriced and NOT satisfying, at all. $10.70 for three SMALL chicken fingers, some cold fries that did not hit the spot, and a large Barqs that was admittedly delightful. Next time I'll bring my own bagged lunch and carry it in my coat. That way, I can eat it on the lift and not have to stop.

I realized today that I really like skiing because I don't think about ANYTHING while skiing. I just ski, and ski HARD. I focus on the feel of the skis underneath me, the terrain ahead of me, and not stuff going on in my life. It's nice. My minds clear. I sing to myself if I'm on an easy run, but most of the time it's very quiet in my head, and I like that.

I told my dad that I would go mountain biking with him this summer. I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. It's going to be hard as hell, but I think I can really get something out of it. I'll never do that road biking that he does, but I think I could enjoy mountain biking a little. Plus, it'll keep me in shape during the summer, which is another plus.

I think I'm going to get a gym membership at Oswego, too. I need to get in some shape. While I'm perfectly satisfied with the way I look, I'd like to have a little more upper body strength, and maybe get a little fat off my stomach. I don't really care about the shape of my legs, but I'd like to get a little stronger. I don't think my parents will mind paying for that, either, just as long as I use it. I'm sure Anthony will work out with me, and I think Zach's thinking about getting one too, so there'll be someone around to go with.

Alright, so that's the end of this entry. I never know what to say at the end of entries, and I just kind of ramble on a good bye speech.

Like now.

Good day.