OK, I’m gonna head home for the day, being my roommates apartment, since I am currently homeless.  Tonight, being Thur. night, I will be going to the infamous Blueberry Hill on the Loop, share a few pitchers, catch up with some old friends before I head back to NY this weekend.  I spent a good portion of today driving around downtown St. Louis, and it’s a friggin’ beautiful city, and so easy to get around compared to NY.  I took a bunch of photos of the arch, the 3 sports stadiums, and what will probably be some blurry highway shots of the city. 

I’m gonna write this in the hope that my writing career takes off, but hopefully this is one of the few times that nobody knows this link exists.  I’ll probably tell one person a day, till I build the confidence and direction to go all out, and try and make a name for myself as a writer, and a proactive mother-f####er who is tired of hearing people blame anyone but themselves for making the most of it.  SEIZE THE DAY PEOPLE!!! 

And enjoy the continuously updated pictures.  This thing is like having a free website, and so far I don’t know of any content limits. WOO-HOO!!!

OUTWARD BOUND CRAZINESS

OK, Now I’m starting to have a lot of fun with this.  I can write, which I love doing, and post some of the 600 pictures I took in a way that people might actually look at them.  Show me something XANGA!!!

TABLE ROCK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

YUP, I ACTUALLY CLIMBED THIS SUCKER, ALL 500 FEET!!!

HERE IT IS AGAIN, SAME MOUNTAIN, DIFFERENT WEATHER

AND NOW IT’S NOWHERE TO BE FOUND

AND ONE MORE FOR GOOD LUCK

DAMN

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS UN-EDITED.  IT WAS LIKE WEARING TINTED GLASSES

AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT

HERE’S A PICTURE OF JUSTIN AND ME

SAME PEOPLE, DIFFERENT SETTING

HERE’S A PERFECTLY DONE BEAR HANG, BY BRIAN ZIMBLER

AND FOR SOME ADVENTURE, JON ON THE TYROLENE TRAVERSE

I WISH I KNEW HOW I TOOK THIS PICTURE, JONAH AND BUG

SLEEPING CANOES

MY BOY JON, WHO IS NOW WORKING FOR HURRICANE ISLAND OB SCHOOL DOING A 3-MONTH CANOEING PROGRAM WITH ADJUDICATED YOUTH

AND TEXAS PETE, THE ULTIMATE IN FOOD REPAIR

AND, YOU’VE ALL BEEN DYING TO KNOW, HOW WE DID IT, NOTHING LIKE SITTING ON THE MAGINC GROOVER 

AH. THE POWER OF CHEESE

ARE YOU SURE THIS THING IS SAFE TO WALK ACROSS???

 

Hey,

So what I’m hoping will come of this blog thing, since I’ve been on it for all of 1 hour and nothing is happening, is to find a network that I’m sure exists of people who are part of a network that is working either on school reform and making schools more engaging places, or anyone who is involved with publications that would cover those kinds of topics.

If you’re looking for someone genuinely looking to use this blog thing to build a grassroots movement for better and more meaningful lives, get in touch w/ me.

MY OUTDOOR LEADER CREW

MY OUTWARD BOUND INSTRUCTS, SPEED AND ANNE MARIE

MY HOME FOR MY 36-HOUR SOLO, NICE PLACE TO GET SOME THINKING DONE

 

So, why don’t I just dive into this.  People ask what I’m doing right now.  I feel like I’ve been on vacation since I graduated from college last May.  Right now I’m in St. Louis, visiting friends from school.  I just got back from a 45-day Outward Bound trip in North Carolina, and I’m under 2 weeks away from traveling to South Africa, where I’m going to be volunteering as an assistant instructor for Outward Bound there.  So, I’ll admit I’m living a pretty awesome life right now.

I’m also trying to get some writing done.  Not just this blog stuff, which I think is awesome, but article too that might get published somewhere.  I’m a total idealist, and want more people to see the world as I do, which wouldn’t be an evil thing, as you can see I’m having fun, and doing some pretty productive and helpful things with my life.

What I’d really love to do, long term, is be a leading force in education reform.  I hated school, especially college.  I mean, the social stuff I loved, but classes and assignments, I felt like I was wasting my life away.  But I got out finally, and now I’m doing the things I love, and I sort of have a mission in life to help others to do the things in life they love, which would mean not spending 4 years after high school moaning about the bs that is much of college.

OK, that was my first real go at blogs…kind of strange to think about what stage of your life you’re in when you find something like this, and to realize just how much stuff is out there that this little ol’ internet is going to help bring together.  Aight, let’s publish this baby!!!

OK, this is #2, woo-hoo, i’m on a roll now

Hey, this is post #1, let’s see if this thing works