Recovery Day Mar 31 2010

hey guys hurt myself pretty good mountain biking today dont really have the energy t talk about it today will bring you up to date tomorow.

DOMINOS! Mar 30 2010

So I can not explain it but I got the sudden urge to play dominos today. I haven’t played them since the fine days of camping with my dad back when he had his camper. It is something about matching up numbers then being able to set something up that topples over that’s very satisfying. Which remind me if you have not scene the new ok go video that is a 4 min chain reaction you have to see it. It is mind blowing. I am not sure if I felt like I was on a trip of some sort or whether my mind was just overloading with awesomeness. It took me like three times to absorb it to the point where I didn’t feel like I was going cross eyed. Other then that today was filled with new music. NBA 2k10 has the best soundtrack ever all the artists pretty much are awesome. I heard one song then listened to the entire play list and was floored. Anyways happy Friday.

Pooped The Bed Mar 29 2010

Well today I kind of shit the bed cam home feel asleep for 4 hours now im up and atom and ready to go to sleep. At least tomorrow is Friday. Have a good one.

colder Then My Heart If You Can Imagine Mar 28 2010

I hate Sundays I mean hitting the snooze button is pretty awesome but they always seem to go by to fast. Is that even a logical complaint. When I got home I was tired but a quick 10 min nap defs helped. It gave me an adrenaline boost for some reason so I went for a sprint workout. It just started to rain at the end of it. Speaking of which coming home was gross. It was the hardest rain I have ever experienced. I was not wearing my skull cap and it made my head hurt it was so hard (that’s what she said). Sorry had to do it. Once I got home from my run spent a long time stretching and having a nice cold bath. Afterwards felt amazing like your floating. Remember if life is worth living it is worth recording.

Millitary Future Mar 27 2010

Good evening. Pretty standard day nothing to out of the normal. Spent a little time working on the touring bike getting it ready to go. Not so pumped that tomorrow is supposed to be gross all day. I spent most of my down time today re-looking into my future career in the forces. I think this weekend I will spend some time and go down the recruiting office in new west. Cheers.

Dancing Kitteh Mar 26 2010

Well the snooze button took over this morning. I wanted to wake up early and go for a run. Instead I woke up at 10:30 sore as heck from my run yesterday and said to myself well I missed the boat on that one. Let me just say I hate the late shift. I got home at 8:30 after dropping my fenders on the ground putting the first scratch in them, and was way to lazy/ tired to make dinner. So I took the lazy way out. After eating it was like 9:30 so I decided to install my fenders which was actually a lot easier then everyone said it was going to be. 11 o’clock rolled up pretty quick and now its time to got to sleep. Night.

Goin Down the Hard Road Mar 25 2010

Sundays are the best. It was nice to wake up nice and late then do nothing. Sat and relaxed then figured man I am being way to last come on kevan just get off of school. So kev calls says he did not want to ride which kind of sucked but I understand it was rainy and gross. So I went for my first run in a long time. Man did it suck. I had a high average speed but I paid for it in my cool down. Anyways I am off to bed get some rest for a beautiful 11:30 till 8 shift. The only nice thing is that I can wake up at the same time and get my workout out of the way. Night.

If You Dont Rebuild The Jedi's Win Mar 24 2010

I am going to keep it short today because I am super tired. Went for a training ride weighted down on the bike. It sucked to say the least. Getting up sfu with a bike that was 100pounds was something new. Next step is to try to get my fenders installed and a way to keep it upright when I leave the bike. I think they call it a kickstand. Once I got home I was a little tired but did not want to waste a beautiful day. Plus mid afternoon naps mean that I will wake up hella sweaty and gross. Instead I decided to go mountain biking and get sweaty and gross. Makes sense right… The trails were actually pretty nice. I kept running into this Australian guy who kept talking to himself. He was nice though which made it alright. I did not say this but thought it “As long as your not arguing with yourself”. After the hockey game it is time to catch up on some old college humour episodes. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

TGIF Mar 23 2010

So today was a little bit rough. Let the drama consume my day which sucks. On the plus side when you are upset it makes a nap feel that much better. I am pretty excited to go for a good weighted ride on my bike tomorrow should be pretty tiring and mind blowing. Pretty stoked it’s the weekend today seemed to crawl by at work because I was thinking about the end of the day. Also my muscles are a little sore because we spent most of the day moving crap around upstairs which was rough. TGIF. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Touring Soon Mar 22 2010

What a stellar day it didn’t rain which it was supposed to and I got in the lst of my touring gear. I have never been happier to see the purolator guy. It was a bit of a struggle but I managed to get eric to install my front rack for me and we managed to throw on my bags at the last minute. When I got home though I had to spend some serious time getting them to fit right so that they don’t rattle and fit nicely which is harder then it sounds to do. And as we speak I just realized I forgot about the pizza sitting in my room! Anyways if life is worth living its worth recording.

A Little Pissed Mar 21 2010

So today sucked got to work and was pumped to see my bud and go for bubble tea. Work ends and she does not show so I wait for 30 mins no dice. So I have to walk home. Luckly my moms came and picked me up. A little pissed but shit happens ii understand.

Get Down Saturday Night Mar 20 2010

Well I got nothing done today. I went to work came home and didn’t know where the time went. On the plus side I am feeling even better and my legs have felt really good on the bike the past couple days. Anyways I am going to get back to watching my movie S.W.A.T. is on the tv and is managing to keep my attention.

Metting Old Friends Mar 19 2010

So today was eventful. My body decided that 3:30 in the morning was a good time to wake up. And then that 9am was a good time to wake up again. So I Had a total of about 5 minutes to get ready for work this morning which really sucked. Once home from work I figured it would be an average night but Kristi gave me a call to go visit mia at work. So we get to socializing a bit and Dillon and Jessi. It was really nice to see and spend time with everyone. It was nice not to be a hermit crab for the night. Now the only part that blew was the fact that I forgot my key so I got home and literally stood in one place for the better part of an hour. It was actually a hard challenge not to move from a set location. Had a lot of time to think of what a dumbass I am that’s for sure. Anyways if life is worth living its worth recording.

Bikes and Ghosts Mar 18 2010

Well thankfully my health bar is back up to about 80% all I need now is a one up and I will be set. I started off the day by going to the elementary school to practice setting up my tent and base camp for the trip. My timing however was horrid. I just got everything set up when the lunch bell rings. So here I am in the back corner of the playground with a huge ass tent set-up and this supervisor all up on my balls. Now on top of that I had little kids running around. In retrospect it was actually pretty funny.

After that kev and I went back up to sfu for a better ride this time. After getting lost and trying to find parking we got it rolling. Ripped three trails and caught the bus at the bottom instead of pedaling up the hill. It was super fun. On the last lap I started to feel comfortable on the bike. I am no pro, I would not even call myself good… but I would say that I am mediocre.

Wrapped up the night with a canucks game and some ghosts stories. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Better But Not The Best Mar 17 2010

Today defs had its highs and lows. This whole being sick thing really sucks not going to lie. I found that a little retail therapy helped when I got the rest of my gear to load down my bike for the trip. Pretty pumped hopefully the order gets here before the weekend. We then went into town to go pick up my Olympic torch which was as awesome as I thought it would be. However I was a little distracted by my stomach. I was hungry as a beaver. The shitty Chinese food that we had actually tasted pretty awesome at that point. After that I felt like hibernating a little but alas we had to pick up ali from the train station. It is good to see her again almost feels like having a sister again. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Sick Mar 16 2010

So it is going to be short today. It was a little rough my cold got a lot worse. I almost left work early which ever happens. Once home I ate some dinner then chilled. Right now I am currently trying to sleep but can not because I am sweating like a beaver. Remember if life is worth living it is worth recording.

Hippies and the Olympics Mar 15 2010

So I woke up with a little tickle in my throat which sucks because it means I caught what was going around the shop. So I started to take benilin which might I say is redic how crazy it makes you feel. It says none drowsy but holy cats at work for the first 4 hours I felt like a hippy at a music festival I was so loosy goosy. On the plus side I got the stellar news that my step brother came through with an Olympic torch for me. Super pumped on that because it is possible the most bitchin souvenir ever. Other then that a pretty chill day trying my hardest to sleep as much as possible and nip this cold in the butt. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Evan vs Crocodile Mar 14 2010

Holy cats daylight savings sucks. An hour less of sleep feels like someone kicked you right in the balls. What was even worse was I got home stoked on a nap and my stepbrothers family came over. Now this is a good thing because I LOVE my nephew Austin and they decided to bring crocodile beese over as well for a visit. Austin was awesome as usual. I am scared of that kid when he gets older he already has so much whit to him. Once the hockey game came on we were all pretty run down so he jumped on me and just rested on my chest was pretty awesome. It made me feel like a good uncle. So they left and I watched the rest of the game upstairs. I was 100% until I started playing the game of “o I will just close my eyes for a second”. That second turned into 3 hours. Now I am ready for bed. If life is worth living its worth recording.

Day Light savings... Sigh Mar 13 2010

Happy eve of daylight savings. Which means sleep in day tomorrow becomes a regular day. On the plus side I look like a genius now because I didn’t change my clock before so now I am on time. Ali left to go back to whistler today which kinda sucked but any more time here and I would be stuck pulling hair out of the drains again. And the canucks had a stellar game as well. Anyways if life is worth living its worth recording.

Gross Ride To Work Mar 12 2010

So the ride to work was pretty redic. I was running 3 minutes late so I left in a panic and forgot my front light and rear fender… and it was dark and raining. But hey I had rain gear so all was good. The only thing I was really thinking of was holy cats I really hope I don’t get a flat because I have about 8 inches of thread showing. Which means it is thread then tube so anything can pop it. Now you would think I would change the tire but f that im gunna ride that mother till it blows. So expect in the next couple days a not so happy blog from me. Other then that had some pizza, and chatted with jasmin. It was nice to hear from her and good to know she is still breathing. Remember if life’s worth living its worth recording.

Snowy Sunday Mar 11 2010

Got a lot done today with the family. We went to MEC (unfortunately) and picked up a travel pillow and a good compass. The we went to coast mountain and got a ground sheet of my tent. Which may sound small but that means I can now erect my tent without freaking out about putting needless wear on it. I was also pleasantly sup prised when going through my sleeping bag and repacking it to find a beauty of a compression sack. Now I will only need like 3 more bags and I am good to go. It is pretty crazy to think that with a map and some bags on my bike I could leave. It is getting close super pumped. Other then that mom had friends over who cackled the night away. As long as they are having a good time then I am golden. Gunna hit the rack early tonight so that I am well rested for another beautiful rainy Monday (Friday). Remember if life is worth living it is worth recording. P.S. forgot to mention my mountain bike ride today with kev. We were driving up to Burnaby mountain and I said hey where is the snow and rain. No sooner did I say that did it start to dump rain and snow at the top of the trail. The first drop I was a little scary but with low tire pressure and a lot of balls managed to get through it.

Mud, Sweat, and Family Mar 10 2010

So today was a little tiring spent most of the day up burke mountain. I was going to go ride Burnaby Mountain with rhys but mother nature decided to throw a curve ball and decided to snow. The trails were pretty scary today because everything was nice and wet. After two laps of the lower trails I decided to go up a little further and managed to hit snow. Now I have to say that there is something strangely satisfying about biking in the snow (as little as it might have been). After doing the upper trail I did one more loop then made my way down the mountain via an old closed down trail called Galloway. It was pretty sweet because no one rides it now so it is getting overgrown. Adds a little extra spice to the sense of adventure.

Once home I wanted to nap but I couldn’t which kinda sucked. On the plus side my sister came down from whistler so it is a full house. Even if we are not as close as we used to be when she used to live here it is nice to have someone who is a bit easier to relate to then my parents. The even stranger feeling is writing and thinking of this while she is sitting directly behind me. That was the day. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

TGIF Mar 9 2010

Thank god it is Friday felt like today took forever. At least it did not snow, and tomorrow will be even better because it will be mountain biking day. Short and simple today just another average day. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Military Life Mar 8 2010

So the past couple days have got me back to thinking about the military. I want to enter my trip with a blank mind and let it form me into my future self. Realistically though it would be a great career and one that would let me see and experience all the world has to offer. As well as have the extremes of life. Extremes highs and extreme lows. Thank god tomorrow is Friday not stoked it is supposed to snow but slush happens. That was a really lame joke. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Good Morning Sunday Mar 7 2010

Happy hump day. Really a pretty chill day nothing really to note of other then sleep. Something about tora tora tora always puts me to sleep. Although a very historic and actuate movie man is it dry for the first 2 hours. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Beautiful Day For War Mar 6 2010

It felt good to unwind tonight. I have been a little stressed with day to day life. I have no clue why though. Life is simple I work, come home eat, and play. Really in that routine there is nothing stressful. Anyways that’s beside the point because it is dealt with. I Unwound with a couple good war flicks. First up Was The Hurt locker which is up for best picture and I can understand why. One thing he said during the movie that really made sense is that as a child we love so many things from out pyjamas to the mobile over our heads. As we get older we start to love less. Lover fewer and fewer things and by the time we are adults we love one or two things. That’s got me thinking that even today I love very few things. I enjoy a lot but love very little. Something to work on? Maybe. But it really is not something you can force it either happens or it doesn’t I can’t really prepare to love something or someone that connection just has to be there. Or it has to be taken away to realize it.

I enjoy these ramblings they force me to think about the thoughts that flash threw my head. The ideas that come and go and if I am lucky enough to snag one I can analyize it a little closer. I think it helps to keep me a little more level headed.

Enough rambling I am going to get back to watching black hawk down (my favourite war movie of all time). Have a good night and remember if life is worth living it si worth recording.

New Nephews Name = Crocodile Mar 5 2010

So I did not sleep all that great last night because I was super pumped on being an uncle again. It turns out it was a boy my mom laughed at me when she found out I didn’t ask. I was in a weirdly happy mood today at work. So much so that one customer who I have never met in my life but gave off the kinda cool vibe he said he was thinking of taking his son up to whistler for the summer. I responded by saying are you taking him up for the std’s or the mountain biking. We all had a really good laugh. After he composed himself with a dead serious face he said he is not taking him up there anymore. Which only made the situation more funny. The new guy was pretty sweet as well. I have to day I think once we get these new guys sorted that we will have the best staff to date.

One home I rocked a nap while boiling water and didn’t wake up. Stupid and dangerous I know and now my kettle is pretty damn black. So my kimchi was a little late. I was simply to lazy to even try to make anything tonight because the family was out visiting the unnamed child who Austin my other nephew has named crocodile. I have to say crocodile beese has a pretty awesome ring to it. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

It All Makes Sense Mar 4.5 2010

I AM AN UNCLE AGAIN. I jsut got the call my step brother Mark had another baby. Does that explain everything? I have no clue. But what an amazing night. I was so excited I woke up my mom and didnt een ask the gender. p.s. If ths does not make sense read the previous entry.

A Few Words To Sum Up A Big Day Mar 4 2010

I do not know how to put this but I am going to try my best. Today is a big day in my life It started simple enough going for a nice mountain bike ride spending some much needed time in the saddle. It is something about bashing through a trail with no technique that calms the soul. Instead of the bus I decided to take the hard way home and pedal. Again I took the long way instead of the direct route. I didn’t realize this when I made this choice because all I thought was I want to visit Dave and visit the guys at the shop like I usually do. At some point during that ride home it my brain started to work (a rarity I know). I got to thinking how does Dave do it. He is happy as a clam working at a bike store for someone else. He is happy being normal. He is at lat least from what I see enjoying the moment. Now I have big goals in life that I will achieve but I think when it all comes to pass that I may be happy being this normal. Being average. Working hard at something I enjoy.

I came home with this thought fresh in my head. When you are in a weird mood weird things happen. And just like that a sudden urge to clean came over me. I spent what little time I had cleaning even though I was dog tired. I decided that I wanted to see avatar tonight and decided to call Kristi. I didn’t think anything off this at the time. Maybe it didn’t mean a thing and I am over analyzing everything. We hit every red light. I mean every red light along the way as if this mechanical world was telling us to slow down and think.

The movie was awesome it wasn’t the hottest for plot but it was defiantly a spectacle to behold. The car ride home was something else though. Kristi and I spent the whole time talking. Not about anything in particular but everything centred around this world. That was the thing this movie centred around its world. I am now realizing that money isn’t everything. We all say this but it takes a day like today to realize it. Now do not get me wrong I am still going to work my ass off to make myself the best but I will not forget my where my bed lays. I know you are thinking to yourself “Evan has lost his mind”. This is probly the case. I am not a wizard of words, and I defiantly did not phrase this exactly how my brain thought it. I hope these few paragraphs are something we can look back on. This was defiantly a day worth recording, and as such I am going to end it with an old cliché. Sartre used to say that a man is what he does......his true self is dictated by his actions...and not only his but by acting for himself he acts for the whole of humanity....
is a man defined by his actions?

I am perplexed and do not know what to make of this late night rambling at this moment in time. I am confused. I do not know whats next. I do not know how tomorow will compare. I am not prepared. I am excited to see what the future will bring.

Mud and The Dentist Mar 3 2010

Hello god this is Evan here I would like to thank you for Saturdays because that means I can sleep in. now I am not a religious man but holy cats sleep is nice. I felt awesome today. I have hair on my head, and slowly growing out of my chest… no comment. Another good thing was the dentist. Horary for x-ray and a cleaning. Why is it that they make those x-ray blocks that go in your mouth the least ergonomic shape known to man? My mouth is not a square why is the piece in a square shape? Ripped it home on the commuter bike and went for a nice solo mtb ride. Got all nice and muddy and jumped in the shower. My bathroom was a mess to say the least mud everywhere. So out came the mop. All in all great day. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Evan vs. The Urge To Buy A Bike Mar 2 2010

Pretty raging Friday. I went to work came home ate, and had a nap. On a more exciting note The Gorillaz are coming out with a new album and the new song is off the chain. I personally think its one of there best yet. I also spent some time looking mountain bikes. Unfortunately I have caught the bug. I find myself itching to get mountain biking again even after just finishing a ride. It is making getting motivated to get on the trainer harder. I have to find a solution to this problem or else I am f’ed. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.

Everyday Average Life March 1 2010

So today was a little weird. It was the first day back to my regular life. The first thing on my mind was what the heck am I going to do with my time. However that conundrum was quickly solved when I got home from work. I decided dinner, a nap, and a core workout would be a good way to kick of this new everyday average life. Relaxing is the word I would use, so much so that I almost forgot to write my blog for the day. Remember if life is worth living its worth recording.