September 7, 2005

• Topic: Kayak polo…day 7 of streak of goodness

  
  

  Well…I must say, I owe a lot of my recent emotions to kayaking.  Still, I’d be lying if I led you to believe from my posts that all is well.  Basically, I’m trying to make the most of my life situation, but…I still allow myself to torture myself mentally w/ desiring things that are either in the past, or lay distant in the future.

  
  

  So, I played some kayak polo in the Hudson yesturday, which was quite fun.  Only about 6 people.  Nothing compares to white water paddling though, not only in the adrenaline rush, not only in the fact that you’re completely in the action all the time, but mostly, for the social aspect.  The bonding on the river, coaching others and relying on others for help, the lunch breaks, the dinner after, the camping experience, the drives to and from the river.  Kayak polo was fun…but the experience was a bit brief and shallow.

  
  

  After polo, got invited to a bar where this guy Tim Gamble who runs the volunteer boathouse that runs kayaking trips in the Hudson, was buying everyone a beer and showing a 30min. Japanese documentary done of him and the boathouse.  W/in the first 30sec., there was a shot of me getting into a boat a few weeks ago there.  I was a bit shocked, not realizing what the filming was for that day.  This marks the 2nd time I’ve been clipped briefly on int’l tv, South Africa also did a special on Outward Bound when I worked there last year, and I used about about 5-10sec. of fame then.

  
  

  This weekend I’m visiting college friends in Chicago.  I can’t fuckin’ wait…I haven’t had a proper night of drinking w/ true friends in ages.  This weekend is going to be a bit of a time-warp I think.

  
  

  I think tonight I want to watch Agassi play…

  
  

   

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