cowboy

this afternoon i got a break from cubicle fever and got to do something new. for the very first time, i participated in a golf tournament at work! it was really fun. we did a whole 18-holes. it was very tiring, i think we played for 6 hours. i got very hungry three-quarters of the way thru. thankfully they provided us with a big bbq at the end, that was great. it was fun because i got paired with frank, ferrence and carpooler paul. they'd all played before, but i was a complete novice – other than my trips to the driving range i'd never played golf. i really like to wack the ball with all my might, but that doesn't usually bode well. i realize this, i know it's not about how hard you hit the ball, it's about form and yada yada yada. i had a big handicap because i kept wanting to hit the ball similarly to how one hits a baseball. i can see how golf is a game that takes a lot of practise. the course was really zig-zaggy, frank said other courses are set up differently and you can't see the other ranges. but at least they had it arranged so that where we were teeing off we could only see the flag we were aiming at. the course was pretty beautiful, and i imagine it's amazing at the height of autumn. i'm not a great golfer, i'm borderline bad, but it was my first time, and i think having fun is the most important part. the guys were good to play with because they're not competitive and they were really patient with me. my right arm is very sore because i accidentally miss the ball a lot when i swing. i think all the phantom shots tired me out much faster than 18-holes of golf normally should. golfing is weird, but i like it. i love the bent grass.

i really like how rachel L always makes herself do things she hates. she arrived with bren at storytellers tonight stating that she hates writing and didn't want to do it, and that was exactly why she was there. there's something to be said about tackling dislikes/discomfort dead-on. i can learn a thing or two from her about that.

i'd have to say, things are significally better now that we let that poor elephant out of the room. the walls have been torn down and it is running free.

he's out. he's out. he's out!

as i walked the greens at the golf course today, i was thinking how marvelous it was being away from my computer. i don't miss the internet at all when separated from it. it made me want to do away with my email completely. it don't think that's feasible, but maybe i can start by turning off my notifier and only checking it once or twice a day instead.

you wanted to be shameless – you didn't want to want to.