November 20, 2004

• Today is actually day #15, i started a writing streak in my actual journal on Nov. 6th, a day when I re-remembered that I should try to get something from everyday.  So…w/ that in mind, what did I get out of today?

  
  

  Went for a 40min. run this morning.  I’ve been pushing myself to travel, to learn, to find a job I love, to read, to be more social, all over the last few months, but in that time, I have done nothing to push myself physically.  This pisses me off, as a person who loves the outdoors, sports, and the good feeling both physically and mentally from being an active person.  Luckily, my friend Morgan is an avid runner, and dragged me along these last two days…the first days back into fitness are always painful, but I need to keep this streak of fitness going.  I’m a common sense guy…you don’t want to be fat, ask yourself, are you living an active lifestyle? Anyways…the runs in Whistler are beautiful, snowy mountains, makes it easier than running around the suburbs.

  
  

  In the afternoon, we walked into Whistler villiage.  I haven’t bought cd’s in years since the age of burning, but needed some new stuff for the 3+ day busride that begins for me tom., heading back home to Long Island, NY for turkey day.  So…what’d I buy?  Donavon Frankenreiter who I never heard of, but actually have seen play w/ Jack Johnson.  Soundtrack of the movie Igby Goes Down…just remembered liking it…Ben Harper, Welcome to the Cruel World…and the Bueno Vista Social Club, for some sweet latin tunes…but, I’ll tell you one highlight you should all look into.  Jello Biafra “become the media” it’s spoken word.  I learned about this guy on another Greyhound busride…he was once a green party nominee for president.  This guy is funny, entertaining, smart, and passionate.  He hits you w/ all the common sense you can handle. 

  
  

  This week in Whistler has been amazing…in a large part because of the friends I’ve spent time w/.  These two girls I met when in South Africa, have outlooks on life that I’ve never encountered before at home.  You just can’t compare them most college girls, or guys.  Tonight, I cooked my famous lasagna, we had some wine, talked about our travel experiences, and our goals for the future.  I think it may even be a Canadian thing…they’ve never been driven to go to college, and instead have forged their own identities.  There’s no sense of the need to impress, just completely being ourselves all week. I’ve been hiking, talking about life, just being able to basically be the person that I am in Xangaland, the person that I rarely get to be with people.  I’m not good at putting things like this into words, but, the experience and my friends were great…and that was worth trying to write about them. 

  
  

  Man…the real world really kicks the shit out of college.  Real people are just, well…way more real.

  
  

  I predict the rest of this year will be a personal effort for me to continue to move towards my desired lifestyle…to befriend people w/ similar values and interests as me, to live in beautiful outdoorsy places, to be physically active and doing bad-ass things like mountaineering, climbing/bouldering, white water canoeing, you name it.  I want to start getting excited about music again, and seeing more live shows (OAR and John Butler Trio are playing the day after thanksgiving in NYC…i need to get my arse to that show)

  
  

  Anyways…i won’t be able to post for the next 3 days…if you’re curious where i’ll be, go to greyhound.com and check out the route from Vancouver to New York, i leave Whistler to Van. tom afternoon, and leave to NY at around 6pm tom…

  
  

  Heblucas…when you get this, i hope you’re working on that article for StudLife
  Friends and family (oddly enough…i don’t know if any really check this, i think you xanga strangers know more about me than most people) will see you Thankgiving weekend
  Everyone else…will hopefully catch up over next weekend… I appreciate all of your comments, and those who read but don’t leave comments, i can think of a couple of people, i hope i’m still keeping you entertained while you’re at work…

  
  

  and he’s ON THE ROAD again…

  
  

  -Dan

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